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Copilot instructions4 starsChanged 11 days agoMITView on GitHub

Always-loaded project anchor. Read this first. Contains project identity, non-negotiables, commands, and pointer to ROUTER.md for full context.

43 other projects use a version of this, 4 of them edited.

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The file

We split this copilot-instructions.md into the rules it gives an agent

7 rules. 0 are common, 6 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 38 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 6

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 1

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  • could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
  1. Distinctive:

    Not a tagline — a factual description of what the software does.

    line 12
  2. Distinctive:

    Never write database queries outside of the repository layer

    line 20
  3. Distinctive:

    Never commit secrets or API keys

    line 21
  4. Distinctive:

    Always handle errors explicitly — no silent failures -->

    line 22
  5. Distinctive:

    Use the actual commands from this codebase — not placeholders.

    line 27
  6. Distinctive:

    After meaningful work, run GROW:

    line 35
  7. Very specific:

    Write: bump last_updated on changed scaffold files and run mex log when rationale matters

    line 39

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 38 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
Files
copilot-instructions.md

[Project Name]

What This Is

<!-- One sentence. What does this project do? Length: 1 sentence maximum. Not a tagline — a factual description of what the software does. Example: "A REST API for managing inventory across multiple warehouse locations." -->

Non-Negotiables

<!-- Hard rules the agent must never violate. Not preferences — rules. These are the things that, if broken, cause real damage to the codebase. Length: 3-7 items maximum. More than 7 means the list has not been prioritised. Example: - Never write database queries outside of the repository layer - Never commit secrets or API keys - Always handle errors explicitly — no silent failures -->

Commands

<!-- The exact commands needed to work on this project. Include: run dev server, run tests, run linter, build. Use the actual commands from this codebase — not placeholders. Example: - Dev: `npm run dev` - Test: `npm test` - Lint: `npm run lint` - Build: `npm run build` -->

After Every Task

After meaningful work, run GROW:

  • Ground: what changed in reality?
  • Record: update .mex/ROUTER.md and relevant .mex/context/ files
  • Orient: create or update a .mex/patterns/ runbook if this can recur
  • Write: bump last_updated on changed scaffold files and run mex log when rationale matters

Navigation

At the start of every session, read .mex/ROUTER.md before doing anything else. For full project context, patterns, and task guidance — everything is there.

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