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⇱ Integrating GitHub Copilot CLI with NetSuite data via CData CLI

Integrating GitHub Copilot CLI with NetSuite data via CData CLI

👁 Justin Floyd
Justin Floyd
Product Business Analyst
CData CLI gives AI coding agents direct, command-line-native access to CData Drivers across hundreds of data sources, allowing agents to manage licenses, configure connections, run SQL queries, and explore schema metadata, all without leaving the terminal.

GitHub Copilot CLI is the terminal interface for GitHub Copilot, giving developers direct access to an AI agent without leaving the command line. It can autonomously complete multi-step tasks driven by natural language instructions, including reading and modifying files, running shell commands, managing pull requests on GitHub, and delegating work to specialized custom agents. Its support for agent skills and custom instructions makes it well-suited for structured, tool-driven workflows, making it a natural fit for connecting to external data sources through CData CLI.

By describing your data goals in plain language, GitHub Copilot CLI can handle the full setup process, from driver configuration and license activation to connection creation and query execution, without manual intervention at each step.

This article details step-by-step directions for how to connect NetSuite data to GitHub Copilot CLI through CData CLI.

Prerequisites

  1. GitHub Copilot CLI installed
  2. CData CLI installed
  3. Access to NetSuite

About NetSuite Data Integration

CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from Oracle NetSuite. Customers use CData connectivity to:

  • Access all editions of NetSuite, including Standard, CRM, and OneWorld.
  • Connect with all versions of the SuiteTalk API (SOAP-based) and SuiteQL, which functions like SQL, enabling easier data querying and manipulation.
  • Access predefined and custom reports through support for Saved Searches.
  • Securely authenticate with Token-based and OAuth 2.0, ensuring compatibility and security for all use cases.
  • Use SQL stored procedures to perform functional actions like uploading or downloading files, attaching or detaching records or relationships, retrieving roles, getting extra table or column info, getting job results, and more.

Customers use CData solutions to access live NetSuite data from their preferred analytics tools, Power BI and Excel. They also use CData's solutions to integrate their NetSuite data into comprehensive databases and data warehouse using CData Sync directly or leveraging CData's compatibility with other applications like Azure Data Factory. CData also helps Oracle NetSuite customers easily write apps that can pull data from and push data to NetSuite, allowing organizations to integrate data from other sources with NetSuite.

For more information about our Oracle NetSuite solutions, read our blog: Drivers in Focus Part 2: Replicating and Consolidating ... NetSuite Accounting Data.


Getting Started


Step 1: Download the skill (one-time setup)

Always use CData CLI with the official skill.

  1. The official CData CLI Skill is available on GitHub and installs through npx skills in the terminal: 
    npx skills add CDataSoftware/cli-skills
  2. Follow the prompts in the terminal to install for GitHub Copilot. 👁 Install for GitHub Copilot

Step 2: Set up the project directory

Create a project directory to contain all project files.

  1. Navigate to the directory within the terminal and start a session with the copilot command: 👁 Start a session
    👁 GitHub Copilot CLI UI

Step 3: Establish the driver and connection

Describe what you want to accomplish in this session with the CLI and NetSuite data.

I would like to build a command line app that connects to NetSuite data and checks for updates from SalesOrder. Make sure to include data from important columns like CustomerName and SalesOrderTotal.

This prompt automatically loads the skill and kicks off the following process. You can always manually prompt the agent for each of the following steps.

  1. Driver setup: GitHub Copilot CLI checks for an existing CData NetSuite driver, or searches and downloads a new one: 
    • cdatacli drivers list
    • cdatacli drivers search --driver "NetSuite"
    • cdatacli drivers download --artifact-id <artifact-id>
  2. Activation: Activate the NetSuite driver with a single command for a trial or full license: 
    • cdatacli drivers activate "NetSuite" --name "<name>" --email "<email>" --trial
    • cdatacli drivers activate "NetSuite" --name "<name>" --email "<email>" --key "<product-key>"
  3. Establish the NetSuite connection: Check for existing NetSuite connections or create a new one: 
    • cdatacli connection list
    • cdatacli connection create --driver NetSuite --name my_netsuite_connection --connectionstring "Prop1=value1;Prop2=value2;..."
  4. Create a NetSuite skill (if applicable): CData provides driver instructions for popular sources. You can use these to generate a source-specific skill file that guides the agent through best practices for the driver.
    • Run the following command and save the output to your skills directory, either at the project level or globally. (Note: If you receive a "No instructions available for NetSuite" message, no driver instructions exist for this source. You can continue using the main driver skill.) 
      cdatacli drivers skill "NetSuite" > ~/skills/cdata-netsuite/SKILL.md

Step 4: Query NetSuite data

With the CData driver fully configured, your agent can now execute queries and write code against live NetSuite data: 

cdatacli query sql --connection my_netsuite_connection --sql "SELECT * FROM SalesOrder"

Query NetSuite data directly from your terminal with CData CLI

GitHub Copilot CLI and CData CLI together give your AI coding agent a direct path to live NetSuite data without custom middleware, scheduled syncs, or manual setup at each step. Describe your goal in plain language, and the agent handles driver configuration, connection setup, and query execution from start to finish in the terminal.

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