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github-copilot-repo-instructions

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Standardize Copilot guidance across your repo

Software Engineering#code review#github copilot#markdown frontmatter#custom instructions#repository configuration#gh api#path-specific rules
Authorpaulnsorensen
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams add and maintain consistent, repository-scoped GitHub Copilot guidance so Copilot Chat, Copilot code review, and the Copilot coding agent follow the same project conventions.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Create repo-wide instruction coverage: Add guidance in .github/copilot-instructions.md to shape Copilot responses across the repository while staying under GitHub’s documented expectations (like keeping it short).
  • Add path-specific rules with globs: Use .github/instructions/<name>.instructions.md files with required applyTo frontmatter so different parts of the codebase get tailored instructions.
  • Audit and configure Copilot code review behavior: Verify and troubleshoot whether PR reviews are using the custom instruction content, including the base-branch behavior and common “Copilot is ignoring us” scenarios.

Quick Start

Add .github/copilot-instructions.md in your repository’s .github/ directory, then commit it on the base branch so Copilot code review and Chat can read it.

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None required

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Name: github-copilot-repo-instructions
Download link: https://github.com/paulnsorensen/skillz-that-grillz/archive/main.zip#github-copilot-repo-instructions

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