In April 2026, GitHub published a beginner-focused series on GitHub Copilot CLI, showing how developers can use an AI coding assistant directly from the command line. GitHub describes Copilot CLI as bringing agentic AI capabilities into the terminal, where it can understand repositories, generate code, run tests, fix errors, and support iterative development without forcing developers to switch tools. This is more than a productivity feature. It signals a deeper shift: software development is moving from code-first interaction toward intent-driven execution. Instead of starting with files, functions, and command syntax, developers can now begin with natural language: Generate a data API for this analytics module. Review this SQL query for performance issues. Add tests for this data transformation. Convert this API response into a JSON format suitable for charts. For enterprise data teams, this looks like a major reduction in development friction. But there is a catch.…