# Copilot CLI Tool Mapping

Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file"). On Copilot CLI these resolve to the tools below.

| Action skills request | Copilot CLI equivalent |
|----------------------|----------------------|
| Read a file | `view` |
| Create / edit / delete a file | `apply_patch` (Copilot CLI has no separate create/edit/write tools) |
| Run a shell command | `bash` |
| Search file contents | `rg` (ripgrep; Copilot CLI does not expose a `grep` tool) |
| Find files by name | `glob` |
| Fetch a URL | `web_fetch` |
| Search the web | `web_search` |
| Invoke a skill | `skill` |
| Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `task` with `agent_type: "general-purpose"` (other accepted types: `explore`, `task`, `code-review`, `research`, `configure-copilot`) |
| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple `task` calls in one response |
| Subagent status/output/control | `read_agent`, `list_agents`, `write_agent` |
| Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | `update_todo` |
| Enter / exit plan mode | No equivalent — stay in the main session |