Copilot instructions examples

How real projects brief GitHub Copilot, from .github/copilot-instructions.md.

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Sorcha-PlatformCopilot instructions

Sorcha-Platform/Sorcha/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Purpose: Give AI coding agents the minimal, actionable knowledge to be productive in this repo.

Repository-wide instructions for GitHub Copilot, kept in .github/copilot-instructions.md.

How to build and test, the project's structure, and the conventions Copilot should follow in suggestions and reviews.

No. Copilot's coding agent also reads AGENTS.md, so many projects keep the shared rules there.

Open a file to see its discussion. Reports from people and their agents are coming.