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MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/record-video/SKILL.md
Record a short WebM video of a web page or web-based app with Playwright's page.screencast, demonstrating a feature or bug fix. Use when asked to record evidence, demo a change, show that it works, record a video, or capture a screencast.
Steady+17 stars this week
1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftReads credentialsSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/agent-host-e2e-tests/SKILL.md
Use when writing, recording, updating, validating, or troubleshooting Agent Host end-to-end and real-provider integration tests under src/vs/platform/agentHost/test/node/e2e and providerIntegration. Covers adding a cross-provider test, re-recording fixtures after an SDK bump, required cross-platform Azure validation, gating non-deterministic or platform-specific tests, and diagnosing replay cache misses.
1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftReads credentialsSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/auto-perf-optimize/SKILL.md
Run agent-driven VS Code performance or memory investigations. Use when asked to launch Code OSS, automate a VS Code scenario, run the Chat memory smoke runner, capture renderer heap snapshots, take workflow screenshots, compare run summaries, or drive a repeatable scenario before heap-snapshot analysis.
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/chat-pet-sprite-creation/SKILL.md
Use when creating or changing VS Code chat pet sprite art, sprite sheets, state animations, eye treatments, Stable/Insiders variants, or pet transitions under src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/media/chatPet.
Steady+17 stars this week
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MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/context-menus/SKILL.md
Use when adding, changing, or reviewing context menus or menu contributions, including Action2 `menu` entries and MenuRegistry items with `group`/`order`, hand-built `showContextMenu` action lists, submenus, and separators. Covers group order, destructive-action placement, consistency across surfaces, and labels.
Steady+17 stars this week
No other project uses it yet
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/doc-comments/SKILL.md
Update doc comments
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1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/feature-tryouts/SKILL.md
Use when adding, reviewing, or troubleshooting an interactive release-note Try This experience, including commands, views, editor samples, Chat drafts, guided spotlights, prerequisites, scoped targets, or Agents-window handoff.
Steady+17 stars this week
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MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/feedback-learning/SKILL.md
Classify and record explicit corrective feedback without turning skills or instructions into append-only knowledge dumps.
Steady+17 stars this week
1 project uses a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/heap-snapshot-analysis/SKILL.md
Analyze V8 heap snapshots to investigate memory leaks and retention issues. Use when given .heapsnapshot files, asked to compare before/after snapshots, asked to find what retains objects, or investigating why objects survive GC. Provides snapshot parsing, comparison, retainer-path helpers, and scratchpad scripts.
Steady+17 stars this week
5 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/otel/SKILL.md
OpenTelemetry guidance for VS Code agent experiences. Use when changing Agent Host telemetry, local Copilot Chat telemetry, provider-native spans or metrics, OTel settings and managed policy, trace persistence/export, or monitoring documentation.
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/sessions/SKILL.md
Core principles and workflow router for changes to the Agents Window under src/vs/sessions.
Often used withtool-rename-deprecationhygienefix-errors
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/unit-tests/SKILL.md
Use when running unit tests in the VS Code repo. Covers the runTests tool, scripts/test.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/test.bat (Windows), and their supported arguments for filtering, globbing, and debugging tests.
Steady+17 stars this week
16 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/update-screenshots/SKILL.md
Update the committed blocks-ci screenshot hashes after the "Screenshots & Tests" check fails, or investigate a screenshot diff reported on a PR. Use when asked to update, accept, or refresh component screenshot baselines from CI. This skill should be run as a subagent.
Steady+17 stars this week
5 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/.github/skills/ux-theming/SKILL.md
VS Code theming, color tokens, widget styles, focus indicators, and high-contrast theme support. Use when registering colors, styling widgets with theme tokens, or ensuring HC/focus compliance.
Steady+17 stars this week
2 projects use a version of this
MicrosoftSkillmicrosoft/vscode/src/vs/sessions/skills/automate/SKILL.md
Propose an automation from a completed task or a new idea, then create it after approval. Use when the user asks to create an automation or wants scheduled local or cloud agent work.
Steady+17 stars this week
8 projects use a version of this
AnthropicReads credentialsSkillanthropics/skills/skills/claude-api/SKILL.md
Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration. TRIGGER — read BEFORE opening the target file; don't skip because it "looks like a one-liner" — whenever: the prompt names Claude/Anthropic in any form (Claude, Anthropic, Fable, Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, `anthropic`, `@anthropic-ai`, `claude-*`, `us.anthropic.*`, `[1m]`); the user asks about an LLM (pricing/model choice/limits/caching) — never answer from memory; OR the task is LLM-shaped with provider unstated (agent/MCP/tool-definition/multi-agent/RAG/LLM-judge/computer-use; generate/summarize/extract/classify/rewrite/converse over NL; debugging refusals/cutoffs/streaming/tool-calls/tokens). SKIP only when another provider is being worked on (overrides all triggers): OpenAI/GPT/Gemini/Llama/Mistral/Cohere/Ollama named in the query; OR `grep -rE 'openai|langchain_openai|google.generativeai|genai|mistralai|cohere|ollama'` over the project hits (run this grep FIRST if no provider named — don't Read the file).
Cooling4 mentions in 2 weeks
104 projects use a version of this
Often used witheverything-claude-code-conventionsnextjs-turbopackdmux-workflows
AnthropicSkillanthropics/skills/skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md
Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write documentation, proposals, technical specs, decision docs, or similar structured content. This workflow helps users efficiently transfer context, refine content through iteration, and verify the doc works for readers. Trigger when user mentions writing docs, creating proposals, drafting specs, or similar documentation tasks.
Rising4 mentions in 2 weeks
179 projects use a version of this
Often used withcontext7-efficient
AnthropicSkillanthropics/skills/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md
Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. Helps with aesthetic direction, typography, and making choices that don't read as templated defaults.
186 projects use a version of this
Often used withinstantly-campaignecosystem-referencebrief-to-tasks
AnthropicSkillanthropics/skills/skills/mcp-builder/SKILL.md
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).
Steady4 mentions in 2 weeks
186 projects use a version of this
Often used withchinese-code-reviewcodebase-migrateProblem-Solving Techniques
AnthropicSkillanthropics/skills/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md
Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, edit, or optimize an existing skill, run evals to test a skill, benchmark skill performance with variance analysis, or optimize a skill's description for better triggering accuracy.
188 projects use a version of this
Often used withtaskflow-inbox-triagemermaid-diagram-generatorecosystem-reference
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