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Add Copilot device-code login to the CLI
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Enable Copilot and add config login exit codes
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
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Expand Up @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;

use codexbar::core::{
FetchContext, ManualEmptyCookiePolicy, ProviderAccountData, ProviderFetchResult, ProviderId,
ProviderMetadata, RateWindow, SourceMode, TokenAccount, TokenAccountStore,
instantiate_provider,
ProviderMetadata, RateWindow, SourceMode, TokenAccountStore, instantiate_provider,
};
use codexbar::locale;
use codexbar::login::{self, LoginOutcome, LoginPhase};
use codexbar::providers::copilot::login::{finish_device_login, start_device_login};
use codexbar::providers::copilot::{CopilotApi, device_flow::CopilotDeviceFlow};
use codexbar::secure_file::{self, SecureFileStatus};
use codexbar::settings::{
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113 changes: 3 additions & 110 deletions apps/desktop-tauri/src-tauri/src/commands/system.rs
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Expand Up @@ -351,57 +351,14 @@ async fn run_cli_provider_login(

async fn run_copilot_device_login(app: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
let flow = CopilotDeviceFlow::new();
let device = flow
.start_flow()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("GitHub device login failed: {e}"))?;
let device = start_device_login(&flow).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;

open_url_in_browser(device.verification_url_to_open())?;

let token = flow
.wait_for_token(&device.device_code, device.interval, device.expires_in)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("GitHub device login failed: {e}"))?;

let api = CopilotApi::new();
let identity = api.fetch_identity_with_token(&token, None).await.ok();
let plan = api
.fetch_usage_with_token(&token, None, None)
.await
.ok()
.and_then(|usage| usage.login_method);

let login = identity.as_ref().map(|identity| identity.login.clone());
let label = match (login.as_deref(), plan.as_deref()) {
(Some(login), Some(plan)) => format!("{login} ({plan})"),
(Some(login), None) => login.to_string(),
(None, Some(plan)) => plan.to_string(),
(None, None) => "GitHub Copilot".to_string(),
};

let store = TokenAccountStore::new();
let mut data = store
.load_provider(ProviderId::Copilot)
.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
let identity_id = identity.as_ref().and_then(|identity| identity.id);
let existing_index =
find_existing_copilot_account(&api, &data.accounts, identity_id, login.as_deref()).await;

if let Some(index) = existing_index {
data.accounts[index].token = token;
data.accounts[index].label = label;
data.accounts[index].external_identifier = identity_id.map(copilot_external_identifier);
data.set_active(index);
} else {
let mut account = TokenAccount::new(label, token);
account.external_identifier = identity_id.map(copilot_external_identifier);
account.mark_used();
data.add_account(account);
data.set_active(data.accounts.len().saturating_sub(1));
}

store
.save_provider(ProviderId::Copilot, &data)
finish_device_login(&flow, &api, &store, &device)
.await
.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;

let _ = app.emit(
Expand All @@ -411,59 +368,6 @@ async fn run_copilot_device_login(app: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<(), String>
Ok(())
}

async fn find_existing_copilot_account(
api: &CopilotApi,
accounts: &[TokenAccount],
identity_id: Option<u64>,
login: Option<&str>,
) -> Option<usize> {
if let Some(identity_id) = identity_id
&& let Some(index) = find_copilot_account_by_identity(accounts, identity_id)
{
return Some(index);
}

let mut label_fallback = None;
for (index, account) in accounts
.iter()
.enumerate()
.filter(|(_, account)| account.external_identifier.is_none())
{
if let Some(identity_id) = identity_id {
match api.fetch_identity_with_token(&account.token, None).await {
Ok(resolved_identity) if resolved_identity.id == Some(identity_id) => {
return Some(index);
}
Ok(resolved_identity) if resolved_identity.id.is_some() => continue,
_ => {}
}
}

if label_fallback.is_none() && copilot_label_matches_login(account, login) {
label_fallback = Some(index);
}
}

label_fallback
}

fn find_copilot_account_by_identity(accounts: &[TokenAccount], identity_id: u64) -> Option<usize> {
let external_identifier = copilot_external_identifier(identity_id);
accounts.iter().position(|account| {
account.external_identifier.as_deref() == Some(external_identifier.as_str())
})
}

fn copilot_external_identifier(identity_id: u64) -> String {
format!("github:user:{identity_id}")
}

fn copilot_label_matches_login(account: &TokenAccount, login: Option<&str>) -> bool {
login.is_some_and(|login| {
account.label == login || account.label.starts_with(&format!("{login} ("))
})
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
Expand All @@ -489,15 +393,4 @@ mod tests {
Some("https://openrouter.ai/activity")
);
}

#[test]
fn copilot_stored_identity_precedes_legacy_label_match() {
let legacy = TokenAccount::new("octocat (Pro)", "old-token");
let mut identified = TokenAccount::new("Renamed account", "known-token");
identified.external_identifier = Some(copilot_external_identifier(123));

let accounts = vec![legacy.clone(), identified];
assert_eq!(find_copilot_account_by_identity(&accounts, 123), Some(1));
assert!(copilot_label_matches_login(&legacy, Some("octocat")));
}
}
55 changes: 55 additions & 0 deletions docs/CLI.md
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Expand Up @@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ codexbar config disable cursor --json
codexbar config set-source --provider codex --source cli
printf '%s' $env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY | codexbar config set-api-key -p openrouter --stdin
codexbar config claude-code-credentials status --json
codexbar config login --provider copilot
codexbar config preferences export --file C:\temp\codexbar-preferences.json
codexbar config preferences import --file C:\temp\codexbar-preferences.json
codexbar config validate
Expand All @@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ codexbar config validate
| `enable`, `disable` | Turns a provider on or off and saves the setting. |
| `set-source` | Saves a provider's usage source (`--source auto\|web\|cli\|oauth`) without changing whether it is enabled. `auto` returns to the default. |
| `set-api-key` | Stores a provider API key. `--stdin` reads it from stdin. `--no-enable` stores it without enabling the provider. |
| `login` | Signs in to GitHub Copilot with GitHub's device-code flow. Only `--provider copilot` is supported. See [Sign in to Copilot from the CLI](#sign-in-to-copilot-from-the-cli). |
| `path` | Shows the configuration file paths. |
| `preferences export`, `preferences import` | Exports or imports portable preferences. See [CONFIGURATION.md](./CONFIGURATION.md#portable-preferences). |
| `claude-code-credentials` | `allow`, `deny` or `status`. |
Expand All @@ -380,6 +382,59 @@ codexbar config validate

`config preferences import` changes the saved settings. Restart a running CodexBar afterwards.

### Sign in to Copilot from the CLI

```powershell
codexbar config login --provider copilot
codexbar config login --provider copilot --json
```

`config login` starts GitHub's device-code flow for GitHub Copilot. It prints the verification URL and a one-time code, then waits while you approve the code in your browser. The code expires after the lifetime GitHub returns, and the command stops when it does.

Text output is two lines and then a confirmation:

```text
https://github.com/login/device
ABCD-1234
Connected
```

The token is never printed. Once you approve the code, the account is saved the same way the desktop app's Copilot sign-in saves it. The account is matched by GitHub identity, so signing in again updates the existing account instead of adding a second one. Its label is the GitHub login, with the plan in brackets when GitHub reports one.

A successful login also turns the Copilot provider on in settings, as the macOS app does. The desktop app's sign-in does not change the enabled state, so enable Copilot there yourself if you use that path.

`--json` prints one JSON object per line, using upstream's field names:

| Line | Shape |
| --- | --- |
| Code issued | `{"status":"authorization_pending","verificationURI":"https://github.com/login/device","userCode":"ABCD-1234","expiresIn":900}` |
| Approved and saved | `{"status":"authorized"}`. This line is written only after the account is saved and Copilot is enabled. |
| Cancelled (Ctrl-C) | `{"status":"cancelled"}` |
| Failed | `{"status":"failed","reason":"denied","error":"GitHub device login failed: Access denied by user"}`. `reason` is one of the values in the exit code table below. |

Text mode prints the URL and code, then `Connected` on success. Errors go to stderr as `Error: <message>`. Ctrl-C ends the login with `Error: Login cancelled.` and exit code `7`.

### Exit codes

| Exit code | Meaning | Final `--json` line |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `0` | Signed in. The account is saved and Copilot is enabled. | `{"status":"authorized"}` |
| `1` | Any other failure: network error, GitHub server error, or a settings or token store write error. Usually nothing is saved. If only the settings write that enables Copilot fails, the account is already saved and the error says `Signed in and saved the account, but could not enable Copilot`; running the login again updates that account. | `{"status":"failed","reason":"error",...}` |
| `5` | The user denied the request on GitHub (`access_denied`). Nothing is saved. | `{"status":"failed","reason":"denied",...}` |
| `6` | The device code expired before approval (`expired_token`). Nothing is saved. | `{"status":"failed","reason":"expired",...}` |
| `7` | Stopped with Ctrl-C before the account was saved. Nothing is saved. | `{"status":"cancelled"}` |
| `64` | Invalid arguments, including an unsupported `--provider`. No network call is made. | None; the error goes to stderr |

Only exit code `0` guarantees both that the credential was saved and that Copilot is enabled. Codes `5`, `6`, `7` and `64` mean nothing was saved; code `1` can follow a saved account, as described above.

Polling follows the interval GitHub returns. Each `slow_down` response adds 5 seconds for the rest of the login. GitHub's `access_denied` and `expired_token` responses end the login with the friendly errors above, and nothing is saved.

Other providers fail before any network call: `Login is only supported for copilot. Use --provider copilot.`

The login always signs in on github.com. This port has no GitHub Enterprise host option for the login flow, and the desktop app's sign-in behaves the same way.

For tests and proof runs, `CODEXBAR_GITHUB_BASE_URL` replaces both GitHub roots with one origin. The device-code requests (`/login/device/code`, `/login/oauth/access_token`) and the identity and usage requests (`/user`, `/copilot_internal/user`) all go there. Only `https://` URLs, or loopback `http://` URLs (`127.0.0.1`, `localhost`, `[::1]`), with no path, query or credentials are accepted. Anything else is ignored with a warning, and the default GitHub roots are used. The variable also applies to the desktop app's Copilot sign-in and usage fetches, so unset it for normal use.

### Separate config file (`CODEXBAR_CONFIG`)

```powershell
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106 changes: 106 additions & 0 deletions rust/src/cli/config.rs
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Expand Up @@ -5,12 +5,24 @@
use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
use serde::Serialize;
use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
use std::future::Future;
use std::io::Write;
use std::path::Path;

use super::usage::OutputFormat;
use crate::core::{ProviderId, SourceMode, TokenAccountStore, instantiate_provider};
use crate::providers::copilot::CopilotApi;
use crate::providers::copilot::device_flow::CopilotDeviceFlow;
use crate::providers::copilot::login::{
SavedCopilotAccount, finish_device_login, start_device_login,
};
use crate::settings::{ApiKeys, ManualCookies, PreferencesDocument, Settings};

mod login;

pub use login::ConfigLoginError;
use login::{ConfigLoginEvent, LoginFailure, report_outcome, write_event};

/// Arguments for the config command
#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
pub struct ConfigArgs {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -74,6 +86,13 @@ pub enum ConfigCommand {
#[arg(long = "no-enable")]
no_enable: bool,
},
/// Log in to a provider through its own device flow (GitHub Copilot only)
Login {
#[command(flatten)]
target: ConfigProviderArg,
#[command(flatten)]
output: ConfigOutputArgs,
},
/// Show configuration file paths
Path,
/// Export or import portable preferences (no secrets, no machine state)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -202,6 +221,9 @@ pub async fn run(args: ConfigArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
stdin,
no_enable,
} => set_api_key(target.name(), api_key.as_deref(), stdin, !no_enable).await,
ConfigCommand::Login { target, output } => login(target.name(), output)
.await
.map_err(anyhow::Error::from),
ConfigCommand::Path => show_paths().await,
ConfigCommand::Preferences { action } => transfer_preferences(action),
ConfigCommand::ClaudeCodeCredentials { action, output } => {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -771,6 +793,90 @@ fn resolve_api_key_input(api_key: Option<&str>, read_from_stdin: bool) -> anyhow
Ok(value)
}

/// Run `config login`. Only GitHub Copilot has a CLI login flow.
async fn login(provider: &str, output: ConfigOutputArgs) -> Result<(), ConfigLoginError> {
let id = parse_provider(provider).map_err(ConfigLoginError::usage)?;
if id != ProviderId::Copilot {
return Err(ConfigLoginError::usage(
"Login is only supported for copilot. Use --provider copilot.",
));
}
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Move the Copilot-specific login code out of the shared CLI module.

The repository guidelines say: "Keep provider-specific logic inside rust/src/providers/<name>/. Shared paths have no cross-provider branching".

This change adds Copilot-specific code to shared CLI files:

  • rust/src/cli/config.rs: the id != ProviderId::Copilot branch, enable_copilot, run_copilot_login, and copilot_steps.
  • rust/src/cli/config/login.rs: impl From<CopilotLoginError> for ConfigLoginError.

Put the Copilot orchestration and the error mapping in rust/src/providers/copilot/. Keep only the generic event, exit-code, and reporter types in cli/config/login.rs.

For the provider check, add a typed field or a trait method with a default. For example, add supports_cli_login with a default of false. Then config.rs dispatches without naming ProviderId::Copilot.

As per coding guidelines: "Keep provider-specific logic inside rust/src/providers/<name>/. Shared paths have no cross-provider branching; when shared code needs a provider-specific answer, add a typed field or a trait method with a default."

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Review comment at @rust/src/cli/config.rs around lines 797 - 803:
Update the login flow so shared CLI code does not branch on ProviderId::Copilot:
add a provider capability with a default of false and have login dispatch
through it. Move Copilot orchestration, including enable_copilot,
run_copilot_login, copilot_steps, and CopilotLoginError mapping, into the
Copilot provider module; keep cli/config/login.rs limited to generic login
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let flow = CopilotDeviceFlow::new();
let api = CopilotApi::new();
let store = TokenAccountStore::new();
run_copilot_login(
&flow,
&api,
&store,
output.is_json(),
&mut std::io::stdout().lock(),
login::ctrl_c(),
enable_copilot,
)
.await
.map(|_| ())
}

/// Turns the Copilot provider on after a saved login. Only `config login`
/// does this; the desktop sign-in keeps its current behavior.
fn enable_copilot() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let mut settings = Settings::load();
settings.enable_provider(ProviderId::Copilot);
settings.save()
}

/// Runs the Copilot device login and writes progress to `out`. In JSON mode
/// each event is one line; in text mode the URL and code are two lines.
///
/// The account is saved before `enable` runs, and `enable` runs before the
/// `authorized` event. `cancel` (Ctrl-C in the CLI) is checked first, so once
/// it fires the flow stops before it can save anything else.
async fn run_copilot_login(
flow: &CopilotDeviceFlow,
api: &CopilotApi,
store: &TokenAccountStore,
json: bool,
out: &mut impl Write,
cancel: impl Future<Output = ()>,
enable: impl FnOnce() -> anyhow::Result<()>,
) -> Result<SavedCopilotAccount, ConfigLoginError> {
let result = tokio::select! {
biased;
() = cancel => Err(ConfigLoginError::new(LoginFailure::Cancelled, "Login cancelled.")),
saved = copilot_steps(flow, api, store, json, out) => saved,
};
let result = result.and_then(|mut saved| {
enable().map_err(|error| {
ConfigLoginError::other(format!(
"Signed in and saved the account, but could not enable Copilot: {error}"
))
})?;
saved.enabled = true;
Ok(saved)
});
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report_outcome(json, out, result)
}

async fn copilot_steps(
flow: &CopilotDeviceFlow,
api: &CopilotApi,
store: &TokenAccountStore,
json: bool,
out: &mut impl Write,
) -> Result<SavedCopilotAccount, ConfigLoginError> {
let device = start_device_login(flow).await?;
write_event(
out,
json,
&ConfigLoginEvent::pending(
&device.verification_uri,
&device.user_code,
device.expires_in,
),
)?;
Ok(finish_device_login(flow, api, store, &device).await?)
}

/// Show configuration file paths
async fn show_paths() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
println!("Configuration paths:");
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