Copilot CLI Troubleshooting: Authentication, Access, Policies, and Recovery/Set a fine-grained token for CLI auth
Export a supported token into the current shell.
Section: Authentication troubleshooting
Set a fine-grained token for CLI auth
bash
bash
export COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN=PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENExplanation
Use a supported fine-grained token rather than a classic PAT.
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