MicrosoftCopilot instructionsedge-ai
microsoft/edge-ai/.github/copilot-instructions.md
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MicrosoftCopilot instructionsMicrosoftCopilot instructionsagentic-agile-template
microsoft/agentic-agile-template/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Stub: The full Copilot instructions have moved. See the path below. This stub remains at .github/copilot-instructions.md because GitHub auto-discovers it from that path. The adapter's quickstart.md explains how to copy the full content here when adopting this template in a downstream repo. This project uses a three-layer adapter architecture: a universal core, platform-specific adapters (platform-adapters/), and optional tool-specific files like this one. See AGENTS.md in the repository root — it is the universal entry point for all AI agents and…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsagentic-agile-template / github-copilot
microsoft/agentic-agile-template/platform-adapters/agent-tools/github-copilot/copilot-instructions.md
This file provides GitHub Copilot with project-specific context. For the universal cross-agent entry point used by this project, see AGENTS.md. [Describe your project here]
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsvscode-pylint
microsoft/vscode-pylint/.github/copilot-instructions.md
No summary in the file. Open it to read it.
MicrosoftCopilot instructionswebui
microsoft/webui/.github/copilot-instructions.md
You are working on WebUI, a high-performance server-side rendering framework written in Rust that operates without JavaScript runtimes. It separates static and dynamic content at build time into a binary protocol that enables fast rendering in any host language. Read and internalize these instructions at the start of every session. They are non-negotiable. Before suggesting or applying any change, read these files - they are the ground truth: Before creating any commit, run: This executes, in order: license-headers → fmt…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsMicrosoft-AI-Decision-Framework
microsoft/Microsoft-AI-Decision-Framework/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Overall guidelines about the project.
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsvscode-powerquery-sdk
microsoft/vscode-powerquery-sdk/.github/copilot-instructions.md
This repository contains the VS Code extension for the "Power Query Connector SDK". This document provides context to help GitHub Copilot assist with development tasks, particularly converting test frameworks and creating regression tests. Required Process: - Plan First: When given a complex task, before changing any code, analyze the task and then create a .task.md to describe step by step how you will implement the task. Ask the user to review the plan. Revise the plan based on feedback. -…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsAgents-for-js
microsoft/Agents-for-js/.github/copilot-instructions.md
The Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for JavaScript/TypeScript (successor to BotFramework SDK v4) — a framework for building agents across M365, Teams, Copilot Studio, and Webchat. It is an npm-workspaces monorepo (packages/* and test-agents/) using *ES modules* ("type": "module", module: node16) and TypeScript project references. Requires *Node.js 20+** (CI runs Node 24; --env-file requires Node 20.6+). Run a single test (the runner is node:test with tsx, not jest/mocha): Run npm run repo:doctor after structural, package, documentation, build-reference, dependency, API-baseline, test-agent, Docker,…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsagent-forge / reference
microsoft/agent-forge/src/cli/reference/copilot-instructions.md
This file guides the GitHub Copilot CLI (the generation engine) to produce artifacts in the correct format. All generated files are VS Code-compatible and also work in GitHub Copilot CLI at runtime. Unrecognized tool names are ignored, enabling cross-product compatibility. At runtime, GitHub Copilot (in VS Code and Copilot CLI) disco
MicrosoftCopilot instructionskiota-dotnet
microsoft/kiota-dotnet/.github/copilot-instructions.md
When working on code that consumes the Kiota .NET libraries, or when encountering build errors after a version update, refer to docs/upgrade-guide-v1-to-v2.md for breaking changes, migration steps, and compiler error mappings between v1.x and v2.x. Always use conventional commits format when creating commits. Follow this structure: The scope should indicate the package or area affected (e.g., abstractions, http, serialization-json). If a commit introduces a breaking change, add BREAKING CHANGE: in the footer or append ! after the type/scope:
MicrosoftCopilot instructionschartifact
microsoft/chartifact/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Welcome to the Chartifact codebase! This document provides essential guidance for AI coding agents to be productive in this repository. Chartifact is a low-code framework for creating interactive, data-driven documents such as dashboards, reports, and presentations. Below are the key aspects to understand: Chartifact consists of several interoperating modules:
MicrosoftCopilot instructionscat-agent-skills
microsoft/cat-agent-skills/.github/copilot-instructions.md
This repo is a gallery of reusable Agent Skills. Contributors add one submission under submissions/<slug>/ (a metadata.json sidecar plus exactly one payload — an unpacked SKILL.md skill, a .zip, or a Scout .json); CI generates the published page and download bundle. See CONTRIBUTING.md and submissions/README.md for the full rules. When reviewing a pull request, check the following in addition to CI: These checks are a merge gate, not a copy-edit. Skills are human-authored prose and code; treat the author's wording,…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsOmex
microsoft/Omex/.github/copilot-instructions.md
This is a collection of shared .NET extensions and utilities for building scalable, distributed systems at Microsoft. The codebase follows a modular architecture with multiple NuGet packages, each serving specific purposes in service orchestration, telemetry, health monitoring, Service Fabric integration, and feature management. All extensions follow this consistent pattern: See src/Hosting/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs for the canonical example. Use IAccessor<T> for late-bound dependencies not available during DI container build (especially Service Fabric contexts): See src/Abstractions/Accessors/Accessor.cs and src/Hosting.Services/HostBuilderExtensions.cs Health checks use decorator pattern instead…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsagentic-factory-hack
microsoft/agentic-factory-hack/.github/copilot-instructions.md
This repo is used for a workshop/exercise. If such folders exist in the workspace, treat them as off-limits. This workshop must work reliably with smaller models (e.g., GPT-5-mini). Follow these constraints: Add brief comments explaining C#-specific idioms: - ?? and ??= operators (null coalescing) - Primary constructors - await using (like Python's async with)
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsatlas-design
microsoft/atlas-design/.github/copilot-instructions.md
The Atlas Design System is a CSS-first framework powering Microsoft Learn. It's a monorepo with eight workspaces: css, js, site, integration, extension, and three plugins. CSS-first philosophy: JavaScript is added only when required for accessibility or as lightweight web components. Most UI patterns should be achievable with CSS alone. Token flow: CSS variables are defined in css/src/tokens/, exported to JSON/TS via npm run build:tokens, and consumed by other packages. Property order (enforced by Stylelint): Required practices: Required for changes to…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionstyger
microsoft/tyger/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Tyger is a REST API and CLI for remote signal processing. It accepts streaming input, runs containerized user code on Kubernetes (cloud) or Docker (local), and exposes the results via WORM data streams ("buffers"). It is deployed as an ASP.NET Core control-plane service, a data plane service in local mode, plus a set of Go-based CLIs and sidecars. Always read the surrounding code before changing it, and prefer minimal, targeted edits that match the conventions described below. - .NET SDK…
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsdbt-fabricspark
microsoft/dbt-fabricspark/.github/copilot-instructions.md
🛑 DO NOT ADD UNNECESSARY COMMENTS IN THE CODE 🛑 A dbt adapter that lets dbt-core build SQL models against Apache Spark in Microsoft Fabric. It connects to Fabric Lakehouses via the Livy API (or a local Livy in the devcontainer for offline work) and ships materializations for table, view, incremental, seed, snapshot, and materializedlakeview. Auto-detects schema-enabled vs non-schema lakehouses (four-part/three-part vs two-part naming) and supports cross-lakehouse writes via database overrides on a single profile. CI (.github/workflows/ci.yml) runs
MicrosoftCopilot instructionswinget-studio
microsoft/winget-studio/.github/copilot-instructions.md
WinGet Studio (experimental) is a Windows app for authoring and testing WinGet Configuration files (DSC-based Configuration as Code) without needing deep DSC expertise up front. It lets users create/edit configuration files and run "get", "set", and "test" against installed DSC resources. Apply the WinGet configuration file to provision your dev environment: Run tests via Visual Studio Test Explorer against WinGetStudio.Tests.MSTest, or dotnet test from the command line.
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsomnichannel-chat-sdk
microsoft/omnichannel-chat-sdk/.github/copilot-instructions.md
When creating pull requests, follow these guidelines:
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsteams.py
microsoft/teams.py/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Microsoft Teams SDK for Python is a comprehensive SDK for building Microsoft Teams applications, bots, and AI agents using Python. This is a monorepo with workspace structure containing core packages and test applications. Always reference these instructions first and fallback to search or bash commands only when you encounter unexpected information that does not match the info here. ALWAYS manually validate changes by running at least one complete test application scenario:
About Copilot instructions
What is copilot-instructions.md?
Repository-wide instructions for GitHub Copilot, kept in .github/copilot-instructions.md.
What should it contain?
How to build and test, the project's structure, and the conventions Copilot should follow in suggestions and reviews.
Does it replace AGENTS.md?
No. Copilot's coding agent also reads AGENTS.md, so many projects keep the shared rules there.
Which ones worked?
Open a file to see its discussion. Reports from people and their agents are coming.