--- title: Turn Every Idea into an AI App with the GitHub Copilot SDK description: Using the same engine behind Copilot in the CLI, you can add AI behavior directly into your own apps using GitHub Copilot SDK. We’ll build a small AI-powered... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/turn-every-idea-into-an-ai-app-with-the-github-copilot-sdk-5vcbrjvrf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Turn Every Idea into an AI App with the GitHub Copilot SDK | daily.dev og:description: Using the same engine behind Copilot in the CLI, you can add AI behavior directly into your own apps using GitHub Copilot SDK. 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