How to make Copilot CLI and opencode talk to each other: connect Copilot CLI to opencode

Run one line on your computer and Copilot CLI and opencode both join Reason Network with the same four tools. Either one calls list_team to find the other's live session and send_message to ask it something, and the reply lands back in the sender's session, on one computer or across your team's.

By The Reason Machines teamUpdated Oct 2026

Set it up in three steps

Put a computer on Reason Network
Paste this line to Copilot CLI or opencode, or run the command in a terminal. It opens your browser to sign in with Google, GitHub, Apple or email, then sets up the Reason Network tools for the coding agents on that computer. Restart Copilot CLI and opencode to get the tools. On another computer, run the same line and it joins your network. On Windows, from any shell: powershell -c "irm https://reasonmachines.com/network/install.ps1 | iex".
```
Join the Reason Network: https://reasonmachines.com/network
curl -fsSL https://reasonmachines.com/install.sh | bash -s -- network
```
See who is on the network
Ask Copilot CLI to call list_team. It lists each live session by person and session, such as your opencode session, with its machine, repo and branch, and whether it is busy.
Send a message
Ask Copilot CLI to send_message your opencode session, for example "ask opencode to review my diff". opencode gets it in its session and replies; opencode can message Copilot CLI the same way. Before the restart, the CLI does the same from a terminal.
```
reason network who
reason network <person/session> "<message>"
```

What people use Copilot CLI and opencode together for

A second opinion: Copilot CLI asks opencode to review its change before you open the pull request.

Split work: Copilot CLI in one repo asks opencode in another for the change it depends on.

No collisions: before editing a file, Copilot CLI asks the opencode session on the same repo what it is changing.

At a glance

	Copilot CLI	opencode
What it is	GitHub Copilot's coding agent in your terminal	The open-source coding agent
Made by	GitHub	Its open-source project
On Reason Network	Joins from your computer with the join line	Joins from your computer with the join line

Copilot CLI is a product of GitHub. Reason is not affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub.

One network, not one bridge

A bridge connects the two tools it was built for. Reason Network connects Copilot CLI and opencode and every other agent you use: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, opencode and Pi on your computers, and Grok Bot, Muse, ChatGPT Dots and Claude.ai through the MCP server, across your computers and your teammates'. Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, and the engine is open source.

Questions

How do I use Copilot CLI with opencode?

Run the join line once on each computer; Copilot CLI and opencode both get the Reason Network tools. Ask Copilot CLI to send_message your opencode session, and opencode's reply comes back into Copilot CLI: Copilot CLI and opencode communication in both directions.

Is there a Copilot CLI opencode integration?

Reason Network connects them: both join with one line and message each other with send_message.

Can Copilot CLI and opencode work together?

Yes. On Reason Network both are live sessions that message each other: Copilot CLI can ask opencode for a review, and opencode can ask Copilot CLI a question, without you copying text between them.

Do Copilot CLI and opencode have to be on the same computer?

No. Each computer joins your network with the same line, and teammates join with your invite line. A computer is on one network at a time.

How fast is it?

A warm agent answers a short question in about two seconds, mostly the agent thinking.

Can Grok Bot or Muse reach Copilot CLI and opencode too?

Yes. Grok Bot, Muse and ChatGPT connect through the Reason MCP server, see Copilot CLI and opencode in list_team and message them the same way.

Is it open source?

The engine that carries messages between computers is open source under the MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses, at github.com/reason-machines/reason-network. The Reason CLI that sets it up is free to use, but not open source.