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How to Setup Github Copilot CLI Using OpenRouter FREE API Key in Terminal to Build Unlimited Apps
Aug 14, 2026
@echo off
set COPILOT_PROVIDER_TYPE=openai
set COPILOT_PROVIDER_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
set COPILOT_PROVIDER_API_KEY=
set COPILOT_MODEL=openrouter/free
copilot
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0:00
Uh, hello guys. In this video, I'll show
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you how to set up a GitHub Copilot to
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actually use free models which are
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available in OpenRouter.
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OpenRouter, if you don't know, it's a
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free website providing a free API key.
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So, GitHub Copilot is not free, as you
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all know. It's a paid subscription CLI.
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So, I will show you how to set it up
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from scratch. So, first of all, create
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an account on OpenRouter. It's totally
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free. Simply log in
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using your Google account.
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I've already done that. And then you
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need to go to the credits
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inside your account.
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And then go to API keys. So, right here,
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just create a free API key.
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So, if you see the models right here,
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there are
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10,000 plus models. So, every time a new
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model is released by any company, it is
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actually released on OpenRouter. So,
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right in the search bar, you can search
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for free models.
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So, we will be using these free models
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in GitHub Copilot CLI.
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So, in the bracket, as you see, free
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free. So, these are all the free models
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which are there inside OpenRouter.
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Uh, now to create the API key, it's very
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simple. You simply give it a name and
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click on create. So, this will actually
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give you your API key right here. Simply
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copy this API key.
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And the next step that you need to do,
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go to your terminal,
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go to VS Code, and in whichever
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directory you were actually making the
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project, just create a file here,
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start-copilot
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.markdown.
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It will be a simple markdown file,
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start-copilot.md.
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So, make sure that you have Git- GitHub
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Copilot installed. So, I'm assuming that
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you have installed this GitHub Copilot.
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And I have given this code in the
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description of the video.
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So, simply
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copy this code from the description of
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the video.
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And paste it inside this file. So, these
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actually
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we are setting the provider, some
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environment variables to open AI.
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Then we are setting this
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base URL which is open router.
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And right here in the third property,
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you need to submit this API key.
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This API key that you created, simply
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copy this API key.
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And directly paste it.
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So, after you paste this API key
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the configuration is complete. We are
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using open router {slash} free.
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And now restart your terminal. Simply
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type
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uh copilot.
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And now the CLI will open.
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So, as you see copilot has opened it.
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Uh simply type a message, "Hi."
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So, you will now see the copilot will
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respond to you.
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We are actually using free models from
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open router.
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As you type the message, it will respond
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to you.
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>> [snorts]
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>> So, this will be the session which will
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be 0% right here. It will get increased
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as you use the model.
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So, now as you see, it responded to us,
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"How Hi, how can I help you today?"
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So, I will simply say, "Build an
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application, build a advanced
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image to PDF web app with all options.
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Uh create a index.html file."
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So, I submitted a prompt right here. I
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want a advanced image to PDF web
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application with all the options. Create
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a index.html file. So, I submitted this
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prompt.
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So, now it will create this application.
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Uh once it completes, you will get a
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notification. Your file will be created.
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So in this easy way, this is a complete
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setup that I showed you step by step. So
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create your account on OpenRouter.
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Create API key. Uh just create this
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file.
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Start copilot.markdown.
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Simply paste the code. I have given the
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code in the description.
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So now as you can see, it is thinking
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about this.
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So I've given this code in the
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description. Simply replace this API key
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that you will get from OpenRouter.
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And you can easily use GitHub Copilot
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for totally free using OpenRouter
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free models. So it is actually
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planning it as you can see.
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So it exactly lists out what the
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application is all about. And it is
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creating the file now.
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So as you see guys, it created the
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application. 352 lines of code. It
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actually
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created this index.html file as you see.
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With this easy way, you can create any
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kind of application. Just list out the
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framework
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in the prompt. This is your image to PDF
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application which is built
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using this free model of OpenRouter
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directly in the terminal. So in this
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easy way, you can set it up. GitHub
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Copilot to actually use OpenRouter.
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So this is a step-by-step video. Thank
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you very much for watching this video.
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