diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package-lock.json b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d53b9d57986..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@github/copilot",
-  "version": "0.0.328",
-  "lockfileVersion": 3,
-  "requires": true,
-  "packages": {
-    "": {
-      "name": "@github/copilot",
-      "version": "0.0.328",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "keytar-forked-forked": "^7.10.2",
-        "node-pty": "npm:@devm33/node-pty@^1.0.8"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "copilot": "index.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=22"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/keytar-forked-forked": {
-      "version": "7.10.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keytar-forked-forked/-/keytar-forked-forked-7.10.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ipErTUO1NPXmngYhnMrda0yOIOPSNbVJ2BRjk3kNozLx3UmGICnzCfEDemuLY6HgP+rV0c9F+Opt+89+Ydbw6w==",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "node-addon-api": "^8.3.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/node-addon-api": {
-      "version": "8.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-8.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/bRZty2mXUIFY/xU5HLvveNHlswNJej+RnxBjOMkidWfwZzgTbPG1E3K5TOxRLOR+5hX7bSofy8yf1hZevMS8A==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^18 || ^20 || >= 21"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/node-pty": {
-      "name": "@devm33/node-pty",
-      "version": "1.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@devm33/node-pty/-/node-pty-1.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5yzbTTywkaFk1iRwte2aWEpyDfcpDjCofVD1BiOUQI+fsCvp/+RdJnB4jgnULrdlWOEWuBf+bg4/NZKVApPhoQ==",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "node-addon-api": "^7.1.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/node-pty/node_modules/node-addon-api": {
-      "version": "7.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-7.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5m3bsyrjFWE1xf7nz7YXdN4udnVtXK6/Yfgn5qnahL6bCkf2yKt4k3nuTKAtT4r3IG8JNR2ncsIMdZuAzJjHQQ==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package.nix
index 2006f6db64d3..89d99bd3cd4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-copilot-cli/package.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 {
   lib,
-  buildNpmPackage,
+  stdenv,
   fetchzip,
+  nodejs,
+  makeBinaryWrapper,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "github-copilot-cli";
   version = "0.0.328";
 
@@ -14,15 +17,25 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-9oTaVjvwyS8KY8N5kUEiAs+l6vEd/BZ0AGJI0p9Jie0=";
   };
 
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-WK6t3IW4uF+MDu7Y5GRinbm8iDcYB8RhJ15GE9VBcjQ=";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeBinaryWrapper ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    cp ${./package-lock.json} package-lock.json
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/node_modules/@github/copilot
+    cp -r . $out/lib/node_modules/@github/copilot
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    makeBinaryWrapper ${nodejs}/bin/node $out/bin/copilot \
+      --add-flags "$out/lib/node_modules/@github/copilot/index.js"
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  dontNpmBuild = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--generate-lockfile" ]; };
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
     description = "GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal";