# Copilot CLI: a self-paced course for partner consultants

A four-lesson, ~70-minute introduction to GitHub Copilot CLI for **partner consultants in business-oriented roles.** Account managers, sellers, delivery managers, marketing, business development, engagement managers. Adapted from GitHub's [Copilot CLI for Beginners](https://gh.io/copilot-cli-course).

The participant experience lives at **[the course landing page](index.html)**. This README is the editable overview for anyone browsing the source.

## Who this is for

The business side of partner consulting. People whose day is decks, briefings, partner emails, customer follow-ups, status updates, RFP work. Not coding.

If you build the solutions (architects, engineers, developers), see the [Frontier Consultancy](https://github.com/JW-Sthlm/frontier-consultancy) materials. That's the technical AI-first track. This is the commercial one.

## Lessons

| # | Lesson | Time | What you'll be able to do |
|---|--------|------|---------------------------|
| 1 | [Why CLI for consulting work](why-cli-for-partner-work.html) | 10 min | Decide if this is for you. Understand the "operator on demand" model. |
| 2 | [Your first conversations](your-first-conversations.html) | 20 min | Summarize, rewrite, draft, all from your terminal. |
| 3 | [Files as context](files-as-context.html) | 20 min | Drop in an RFP, a transcript, a partner deck. Get back analysis. |
| 4 | [MCP power-ups](mcp-power-ups.html) | 20 min | Pull from email, calendar, files, GitHub via natural language. |

## Before you start

1. **A laptop** running Windows, macOS, or Linux.
2. **A personal GitHub account** at [github.com/signup](https://github.com/signup). Free.
3. **GitHub Copilot Free** activated at [github.com/settings/copilot](https://github.com/settings/copilot). Also free. Includes the CLI.
4. **About 15–30 minutes** to install the tools. The [setup guide](../setup.html) walks you through it.

No coding experience needed. If you can install software and follow numbered steps, you can complete this course.

## Visual markers across lessons

- 📖 **Plain English aside.** Extra context for non-technical readers. Click to expand.
- ⚠️ **Common trap.** Pause and read. These come from real workshops.

## How this differs from the GitHub original

The [GitHub original on Learning Hub](https://awesome-copilot.github.com/learning-hub/cli-for-beginners/) is excellent, but written for developers building a Python book app. This version:

- Uses consulting scenarios throughout. RFP triage, partner briefings, deal narratives, marketing briefs.
- Strips the developer prerequisites. No Node experience assumed, no Python knowledge needed.
- Focuses on the four lessons that deliver 80% of the value for non-coding roles.
- Calls out data boundaries (NDA content, partner data) explicitly.

The source course is referenced where it goes deeper than we need to.

## If you get stuck

1. Open [`reference/troubleshooting.md`](../reference/troubleshooting.md). Known issues with known fixes.
2. Open an issue on the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/JW-Sthlm/ai-operator-intro/issues).

## What you'll be able to do by the end

- Open a terminal, talk to Copilot, get useful output back.
- Drop a partner doc in, get a structured analysis out.
- Pull from your email, calendar, and files via natural language.
- Use Copilot CLI as an operator that handles real tasks. Not as a chatbot.

## License and attribution

Adapted from [GitHub's Copilot CLI for Beginners](https://gh.io/copilot-cli-course) (MIT). Re-skinned for partner consultants in business-oriented roles.

Community and partner enablement material. Not an official Microsoft or GitHub product.