Copilot instructions examples

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

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GitHubCopilot instructions

awesome-copilot

github/awesome-copilot/.github/copilot-instructions.md

The following instructions are only to be applied when performing a code review. Use .github/skills/code-review/SKILL.md for repository-fit, differentiation, provenance, validation, and editorial-quality review criteria. Apply the deterministic file-format checks below as well. Frontmatter must be valid YAML and satisfy the required fields, types, lengths, and naming rules. Accept any valid YAML scalar style (plain, single-quoted, double-quoted, literal, or folded); do not flag a value solely because it is not single-quoted. Only apply to files that end in .prompt.md Only apply…

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GitHubReads credentialsCopilot instructions

github-mcp-server

github/github-mcp-server/.github/copilot-instructions.md

This is the GitHub MCP Server, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI tools to GitHub's platform. It enables AI agents to manage repositories, issues, pull requests, workflows, and more through natural language. Key Details: - Language: Go 1.27.3+ (~38k lines of code) - Type: MCP server application with CLI interface - Primary Package: github-mcp-server (stdio MCP server - this is the main focus) - Secondary Package: mcpcurl (testing utility - don't break it, but not the priority)…

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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.