Copilot instructions examples

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

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sagemaker-python-sdk

aws/sagemaker-python-sdk/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Guidance for GitHub Copilot working in this repository — the source of the Amazon SageMaker Python SDK. This repository keeps its AI-agent guidance in a single source of truth, AGENTS.md, following the AGENTS.md convention. Copilot instructions do not support file imports, so read AGENTS.md at the repository root and follow it. Key points from that file (see AGENTS.md for the authoritative, complete version): - v3 by default. The current major version is v3 (pip install sagemaker). SDK v3 is a…

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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?

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