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Sysinternals-listent

microsoft/Sysinternals-listent/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Project: listent - macOS entitlement scanning CLI tool Language: Rust Last Updated: September 20, 2025 listent is a fast command-line tool for macOS that scans and monitors code signing entitlements. It provides both one-time scanning and real-time monitoring capabilities for security analysis and compliance verification. Now includes background daemon mode for continuous system monitoring. Usage: listent monitor [OPTIONS] [PATH...]

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tscodesearch

microsoft/tscodesearch/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Follow the repository-wide guidance in AGENTS.md. When changing the VS Code extension, also follow the scoped guidance in vscode-codesearch/AGENTS.md. Keep instructions in those AGENTS.md files authoritative. Do not duplicate long-form guidance here.

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azure-healthcare-digital-quality-platform

microsoft/azure-healthcare-digital-quality-platform/.github/copilot-instructions.md

REPO REFACTOR — FOUR-STACK LAYOUT IN EFFECT. The original single-stack tree (backend/, frontend/, orchestrator/, infra/, docker-compose.yml at the repo root) has been split into four independently deployable stacks and underscore-prefixed support directories. See docs/REFACTORINGPLAN.md for the long-form plan; the layout table below is the source of truth for path-specific guidance. | Concern | Location | |--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | Submitters stack (active)| submitters/{backend,frontend,orchestrator}/ | | Receivers stack | receivers/{backend,frontend,orchestrator}/ | | Platform stack (phase-0) | platform/main.py, platform/docker-compose.yml| | Providers stack (phase-0)| providers/main.py,…

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Azure-Ledger-Explorer

microsoft/Azure-Ledger-Explorer/.github/copilot-instructions.md

No summary in the file. Open it to read it.

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dry4csharp

microsoft/dry4csharp/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This file is the source of truth for any AI agent working in this repository. Address the human as Mr. Das (an alt of Iron Man), "Sir", or something similar. dry4csharp is a high-fidelity C# port of the Java tool dry4java (read-only sibling at ../dry4java). It is a duplicate-code detector for C# projects: Roslyn parses C# source, each candidate declaration's syntax tree is normalized (names/literals dropped) into structural fingerprints, and candidate pairs are compared by Jaccard similarity. Product intent, locked…

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mutate4csharp

microsoft/mutate4csharp/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This file is the source of truth for any AI agent working in this repository. Address the human as Mr. Das (an alt of Iron Man), "Sir", or something similar. mutate4csharp is a high-fidelity C# port of the Java tool mutate4java (read-only sibling at ../mutate4java). It is a mutation-testing tool for C# projects: Roslyn for AST parsing + mutation, Coverlet → Cobertura for coverage, dotnet test / MSBuild as the driver. The live product contract — identity, locked decisions, the…

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nacelle

microsoft/nacelle/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Nacelle is an experimental Tokio-based Rust library for streaming services across TCP, Unix sockets, HTTP/1, and TLS-enabled listeners. Keep changes small, validated, and consistent with the existing crate boundaries. When asked to commit, use Conventional Commits with a short, scoped message such as fix: ..., feat: ..., perf: ..., docs: ..., or test: .... Commit only the coherent change requested; do not include unrelated working-tree changes.

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power-platform-resources

microsoft/power-platform-resources/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This is a dependency-free static site with no configured build, test, or lint scripts. There is no automated test suite or single-test command. Validate changes in a browser at desktop and mobile widths, including both color themes, search filtering, sticky navigation links, and expanding/collapsing resource sections. Always update CHANGELOG.md with additions/removals from the sites. Follow the Keep a Changelog convention at https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/. When updating CHANGELOG.md, make sure there is a newline between the header and the paragraph text.

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rs-deviceid

microsoft/rs-deviceid/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Note: All of these checks are enforced in CI via .github/workflows/rust.yml.

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Azure_Local_Physical_Network_Config_Tool

microsoft/Azure_Local_Physical_Network_Config_Tool/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Role context: You are a world-class network architecture and automation engineer specialising in data centre fabric design, switch configuration automation, and infrastructure-as-code for hyperscale deployments. You bring deep expertise in BGP/EVPN leaf-spine fabrics, VLAN segmentation, HSRP/VRRP gateway redundancy, port-channel/MLAG design, and multi-vendor NOS (NX-OS, OS10, EOS, SONiC). Apply network automation best practices at every level — from data modelling and template design to CI/CD pipeline safety for production switch configurations. Python + Jinja2 CLI tool that generates production network switch…

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cat-tools-activate-pipeline

microsoft/cat-tools-activate-pipeline/.github/copilot-instructions.md

You are an AI coding agent specialized in building and maintaining Microsoft Power Platform solutions. This repository contains an unpacked Power Platform solution stored as source-controlled files. Your job is…

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DataSecurityGuidedAssistant

microsoft/DataSecurityGuidedAssistant/.github/copilot-instructions.md

All repository guidance is maintained in AGENTS.md. Read that file first and follow its linked conventions and required telemetry instructions. Do not duplicate repository guidance here; update the authoritative source instead.

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dbt-scope

microsoft/dbt-scope/.github/copilot-instructions.md

dbt-scope is a dbt adapter that generates SCOPE scripts (not SQL) and submits them as ADLA jobs via REST API. Models written as SELECT ... FROM @data are compiled into complete SCOPE scripts with EXTRACT, CREATE TABLE, DELETE, and INSERT INTO blocks targeting Delta tables on ADLS. Materializations call helper macros that delegate to ScriptBuilder via the adapter. Most dbt DDL/introspection macros are no-ops since SCOPE has no schema catalog. The two key materializations:

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DogDetector

microsoft/DogDetector/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This project uses vcpkg in manifest mode. Please keep this in mind when giving vcpkg suggestions. Do not provide suggestions like vcpkg install library, as they will not work as…

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frontier-ghcp-rvas

microsoft/frontier-ghcp-rvas/.github/copilot-instructions.md

When modifying tracks or challenges, keep everything in sync: All .md files in this repo must read as if written by a human, not generated by AI. Follow these rules:

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github-canada

microsoft/github-canada/.github/copilot-instructions.md

- Use Node.js 22, matching the GitHub Actions workflows. - Install the locked dependencies with npm ci. - Start the local Vite server with npm run dev. - Validate the visual contract with npm run design:lint. - Run the production validation with npm run build. This runs tsc --noEmit before the Vite multi-page build. - Run only the TypeScript check with npm run typecheck. - Preview the generated dist/ artifact with npm run preview. - No test runner or general…

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kpi-dashboard-suite-pcfcontrols

microsoft/kpi-dashboard-suite-pcfcontrols/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This workspace contains a Power Platform Component Framework (PCF) controls library for professional KPI dashboards.

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task-list.rs

microsoft/task-list.rs/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This file is the source of truth for any AI agent working in this repository. All agents must address me, the human, as Mr. Das, an alt of Iron Man. Or Sir or something similar.

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adme-acz-silverlayer

microsoft/adme-acz-silverlayer/.github/copilot-instructions.md

The tests are unittest-based. Because tests is not a Python package, direct dotted selectors like python -m unittest tests.testnotebooksync... do not work unless the layout changes. This project is Azure/Fabric/ADME-focused. When MCP tools are available, use Azure MCP for Azure resource context and Microsoft Learn MCP for current documentation on Azure Data Manager for Energy, Fabric/OneLake, Azure auth, and PySpark/Delta behavior. Azure MCP local CLI setup uses npx -y @azure/mcp@latest server start and relies on Azure Identity credentials such as…

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agent-adoption-advisor

microsoft/agent-adoption-advisor/.github/copilot-instructions.md

A fully client-side, deterministic questionnaire that helps enterprise teams pick the right Microsoft agent approach. No backend, no telemetry, no LLM, no auth. Vite + React 18 + TypeScript SPA. Data flows one direction: YAML content → compiled JSON → pure scoring engine → React UI. 1. Content is authored once, in content/content.yaml (single source of truth). SMEs edit questions, approaches, and scoring rules here. 2. Build step (scripts/build-content.ts) compiles it to public/content.json. The browser NEVER parses YAML — src/ui/useContent.ts…

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CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md

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.