How to connect to external CLI server?

[GuoyuHao]

The doc says "The SDK manages the CLI process lifecycle automatically. You can also connect to an external CLI server—see individual SDK docs for details." but I don't find the details.

[github-actions]

Thanks for opening this issue! 👋

I've labeled this as both a question and documentation issue since you're asking about a feature that the docs reference but don't fully explain.

Which SDK are you using (.NET, Go, Node.js, or Python)? That would help us point you to the right documentation or identify where we need to add the missing details.

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[GuoyuHao]

Python, then .Net

[friggeri]

You can run the CLI in server mode and specify a port using the following command: copilot --server --port [number], you can then pass the url to that to the SDK client. For example in Python:

# start the CLI in server mode by running: copilot --server --port=4321
client = CopilotClient({
    "cli_url": "localhost:4321"
})

I agree with you we should add documentation for how to run the CLI in server mode.