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How to use Omni Copilot: what you can do with it

What is Omni Copilot? A VS Code extension that adds the models from your OmniRoute server to the GitHub Copilot Chat model picker.

How do I use it? Run npm install -g omniroute in a terminal; then run omniroute and open the dashboard at http://localhost:20128 to add your providers or use the built-in free ones; in VS Code, search the Extensions view for "OmniRoute" and install the extension. Full steps below.

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  • Add OmniRoute models to your Copilot Chat picker

    Install OmniRoute and this extension, then tick the models you want in Copilot Chat.

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    Using the diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot README, set up the OmniRoute extension for a VS Code install located at <vscode-profile-path>. Confirm the OmniRoute server answers at http://localhost:20128 and report the number of models listed in the status-bar or Activity Bar panel. Verify that at least one OmniRoute model appears in the Copilot Chat model picker after Manage Models is used.

  • Point Copilot Chat at a remote OmniRoute server

    Use a home server, VPS or tunnel running OmniRoute as the model source for VS Code.

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    Using the diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot README, configure the extension to use the remote OmniRoute server at <server-url>. Save the connection and report the live model count shown by Save & Test. Verify that the status-bar dot shows the server as reachable and that the API key is not written into settings.json.

  • Set reasoning effort for thinking models in Chat

    Control how hard reasoning models think by choosing an effort tier in chat or in settings.

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    Using the diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot README, set omnicopilot.defaultReasoningEffort to <effort-level> in the VS Code settings for <workspace-path>. Report which models the setting applies to. Verify that an explicit choice in the chat UI overrides the setting.

  • Configure Codex, Claude Code and Cursor for OmniRoute

    Generate ready-to-use OmniRoute profiles for your coding CLIs from one VS Code command.

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    Using the diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot README, run the Configure Coding CLI flow for <tool-name> on this machine. Report the profile file or launch command it produced. Verify that the generated profile points to the OmniRoute server URL in omnicopilot.baseUrl.

Quick start with Omni Copilot

  1. Check you have what it needs: VS Code 1.104 or later, or a VS Code fork such as Cursor, Windsurf or VSCodium; Node.js with npm, to install the OmniRoute CLI; A running OmniRoute server, local or remote, with at least one provider configured or the built-in free ones.
  2. Open diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Run npm install -g omniroute in a terminal.
  4. Run omniroute and open the dashboard at http://localhost:20128 to add your providers or use the built-in free ones.
  5. In VS Code, search the Extensions view for "OmniRoute" and install the extension.
  6. Open Copilot Chat, click the model picker, choose Manage Models, select OmniRoute and tick the models you want.

These steps come from our top use case, Add OmniRoute models to your Copilot Chat picker, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forDevelopers who use VS Code or a VS Code fork and want Copilot Chat to run on models from many providers, including free tiers.
  • Why it is hot139 stars, launched 74 days ago
  • LanguageTypeScript
  • Sourcegithub.com/diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.104 or later, or a VS Code fork such as Cursor, Windsurf or VSCodium
  • Node.js with npm, to install the OmniRoute CLI
  • A running OmniRoute server, local or remote, with at least one provider configured or the built-in free ones

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Questions about Omni Copilot

What is Omni Copilot?

A VS Code extension that adds the models from your OmniRoute server to the GitHub Copilot Chat model picker. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniCopilot.

How do I use Omni Copilot?

Run npm install -g omniroute in a terminal; then run omniroute and open the dashboard at http://localhost:20128 to add your providers or use the built-in free ones; in VS Code, search the Extensions view for "OmniRoute" and install the extension. The use cases on this page give the full steps and a copy-paste agent prompt for each job.

Who is Omni Copilot for?

Developers who use VS Code or a VS Code fork and want Copilot Chat to run on models from many providers, including free tiers.

What can I do with Omni Copilot?

4 use cases so far, for example: Add OmniRoute models to your Copilot Chat picker; Point Copilot Chat at a remote OmniRoute server; Set reasoning effort for thinking models in Chat. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Omni Copilot?

VS Code 1.104 or later, or a VS Code fork such as Cursor, Windsurf or VSCodium; Node.js with npm, to install the OmniRoute CLI; A running OmniRoute server, local or remote, with at least one provider configured or the built-in free ones.

What are alternatives to Omni Copilot?

Other hot AI repos in Software and DevOps: Deep Infer, Harness2, Orca, Opencode, Graphify.

Is Omni Copilot safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.