Run with GitHub Copilot

Overview

You can run Ask Akto with GitHub Copilot as the underlying AI model using the Bring Your Own Model configuration. This lets you power your on-prem Ask Akto assistant with GitHub Copilot instead of Anthropic Claude.

You can use this integration only with on-premises deployments.

Before You Begin

Make sure you have:

• A running self-hosted Ask Akto deployment if you don't have one yet, follow the Self-Hosted Deployment guide first

• Your GitHub Copilot access with a valid API key

• Admin access to your Akto dashboard

• The following variable added to your Akto API Security Dashboard env file, and the service restarted to apply it:

  AKTO_MCP_SERVER_URL=<your-agentic-testing-server-url>

Although the env var is named AKTO_MCP_SERVER_URL, the value should point to your Agentic Testing module URL.

Configuration

1

Generate Your GitHub Copilot API Key

You need a GitHub fine-grained personal access token to authenticate with GitHub Copilot. Here's how to generate one:

1. Go to github.com and click your profile picture → Settings

2. Scroll to the bottom of the left sidebar and click Developer settings

3. Go to Personal access tokens → Fine-grained tokens

4. Click Generate new token

5. Give your token a recognisable name (e.g., akto-copilot) and set an expiration that suits your policy

6. Under Permissions → Account permissions, add the following three permissions, all set to Read-only:

   • Copilot Chat

   • Copilot Editor Context

   • Copilot Requests

   
7. Click Generate token at the bottom

8. Copy your token immediately- GitHub will only show it once

You'll use this token as your API key in the next step.

2

Configure GitHub Copilot as Your Model

Add your token to Akto so it can call GitHub Copilot:

1. In your Akto dashboard, go to Settings → Integrations → Agents

2. Click Add Model

3. Select GitHub Copilot as the provider

4. Enter a Name, paste your token into the API Key field, and pick a supported Model

5. Click Save.

NOTE

Only models that your GitHub Copilot subscription has access to will work. While configuring, make sure to pick a model that's actually available to you.

3

Update Your Environment File

Open your docker-agentic-testing-dashboard.env file and update it with the values below. These override the defaults you set during the base deployment:

# Leave this empty — you're using GitHub Copilot as your model provider
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=""

NODE_ENV=production
PORT=5500
AGENTIC_MODE=true

MCP_SERVER_URL=<YOUR_AKTO_MCP_SERVER_URL>

# Required when you're using GitHub Copilot
DASHBOARD_URL=<YOUR_AKTO_DASHBOARD_URL>
AKTO_API_KEY=<YOUR_AKTO_API_KEY>

What you need to set (GitHub Copilot specific)

Variable	What to set
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Leave it empty - you're using GitHub Copilot instead. (Used for Claude models when GitHub Copilot is not configured)
AGENTIC_MODE	Must be set to true.
MCP_SERVER_URL	Your Akto MCP server URL.
DASHBOARD_URL	Your Akto Agentic AI Security Dashboard's base URL.
AKTO_API_KEY	Your Akto API key for authenticating with the Akto dashboard. Generate it from Settings → Integrations → Automation → Akto API.

Make sure you add all of the environment variables listed above — including the empty ones like ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="". Missing any of them might cause the service to misbehave or fail to start.

4

Restart Your Services

Restart your services to apply the updated environment file:

docker compose down && docker compose up -d

To confirm everything is running, follow the Verify Connectivity steps from the base deployment guide.

Support

If you need help with the deployment:

• Discord Community: Join our community at discord.gg/Wpc6xVME4s

• Email Support: Contact us at [email protected]

Our team is available 24/7 to assist you with setup, troubleshooting, and best practices.