Building a Windows Productivity Tool Using GitHub Copilot CLI

This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge

What I Built

I built a small productivity tool called PowerShell Helper.

While working on Windows, I often switch between Bash-enabled terminals and PowerShell. I keep missing the common Bash commands that I use daily, and I usually end up either installing Bash, Googling the PowerShell equivalent, or asking an AI tool questions like:

“How do I curl a URL in PowerShell?”

This constant context switching breaks flow.

So I built PowerShell Helper — a lightweight CLI tool that lets me describe what I want in plain English and instantly get the correct PowerShell command along with a simple explanation.

It’s a small tool, but it solves a real daily pain point for me.

Demo

GitHub repository:

https://github.com/amarpreetbhatia/powershell-helper

The tool runs directly from the command prompt or PowerShell.

Example usage:

• Convert a natural language task into a PowerShell command
• See a short explanation so you actually learn the command instead of just copying it

My Experience with GitHub Copilot CLI

This was the most impressive part of the project.

I built this entire tool in about 15 minutes, without opening any IDE.

Everything was done using a simple command prompt and GitHub Copilot CLI.

Copilot CLI helped me:

• Generate the initial PowerShell script structure
• Refine the command output to be clear and beginner-friendly
• Add small safety and usability improvements
• Quickly draft documentation without overthinking it

What I really liked is how Copilot CLI fits naturally into the terminal workflow. Instead of switching between editor, browser, and AI chat, I stayed in the CLI the whole time.

This project showed me how Copilot CLI isn’t just for writing code — it’s a powerful way to think, build, and ship small productivity tools very quickly.