MicrosoftSkillgithub-copilot-upgrader
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/.agents/skills/github-copilot-upgrader/SKILL.md
Use this to update the Github Copilot CLI/SDK
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MicrosoftSkillMicrosoftSkilllaunch
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/.agents/skills/launch/SKILL.md
Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include 'automate VS Code', 'interact with chat', 'test the UI', 'take a screenshot', 'launch with debugging'.
MicrosoftSkillagent-customization
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/agent-customization/SKILL.md
**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Create, update, review, fix, or debug VS Code agent customization files (.instructions.md, .prompt.md, .agent.md, SKILL.md, copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md). USE FOR: saving coding preferences; troubleshooting why instructions/skills/agents are ignored or not invoked; configuring applyTo patterns; defining tool restrictions; creating custom agent modes or specialized workflows; packaging domain knowledge; fixing YAML frontmatter syntax. DO NOT USE FOR: general coding questions (use default agent); runtime debugging or error diagnosis; MCP server configuration (use MCP docs directly); VS Code extension development. INVOKES: file system tools (read/write customization files), ask-questions tool (interview user for requirements), subagents for codebase exploration. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: For quick YAML frontmatter fixes or creating a single file from a known pattern, edit the file directly — no skill needed.
MicrosoftSkillinit
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/init/SKILL.md
Generate or update chat customization files for AI coding agents
MicrosoftSkillproject-setup-info-context7
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/project-setup-info-context7/SKILL.md
Comprehensive setup steps to help the user create complete project structures in a VS Code workspace. This tool is designed for full project initialization and scaffolding, not for creating individual files. When to use this tool: when the user wants to create a new complete project from scratch; when setting up entire project frameworks (TypeScript projects, React apps, Node.js servers, etc.); when initializing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with full structure; when creating VS Code extensions with proper scaffolding; when setting up Next.js, Vite, or other framework-based projects; when the user asks for \"new project\", \"create a workspace\", or \"set up a [framework] project\"; when you need to establish a complete development environment with dependencies, config files, and folder structure. When NOT to use this tool: when creating single files or small code snippets; when adding individual files to existing projects; when making modifications to existing codebases; when the user asks to \"create a file\" or \"add a component\"; for simple code examples or demonstrations; for debugging or fixing existing code. This tool provides complete project setup including folder structure creation, package.json and dependency management, configuration files (tsconfig, eslint, etc.), initial boilerplate code, development environment setup, and build and run instructions. Use other file creation tools for individual files within existing projects.
MicrosoftSkillproject-setup-info-local
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/project-setup-info-local/SKILL.md
Comprehensive setup steps to help the user create complete project structures in a VS Code workspace; this tool is designed for full project initialization and scaffolding, not for creating individual files. When to use this tool: user wants to create a new complete project from scratch; setting up entire project frameworks (TypeScript projects, React apps, Node.js servers, etc.); initializing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with full structure; creating VS Code extensions with proper scaffolding; setting up Next.js, Vite, or other framework-based projects; user asks for "new project", "create a workspace", "set up a [framework] project"; need to establish a complete development environment with dependencies, config files, and folder structure. When NOT to use this tool: creating single files or small code snippets; adding individual files to existing projects; making modifications to existing codebases; user asks to "create a file" or "add a component"; simple code examples or demonstrations; debugging or fixing existing code. This tool provides complete project setup including: folder structure creation; package.json and dependency management; configuration files (tsconfig, eslint, etc.); initial boilerplate code; development environment setup; build and run instructions. Use other file creation tools for individual files within existing projects.
MicrosoftSkilltroubleshoot
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/assets/prompts/skills/troubleshoot/SKILL.md
Investigate unexpected chat agent behavior by analyzing direct debug logs in JSONL files. Use when users ask why something happened, why a request was slow, why tools or subagents were used or skipped, or why instructions/skills/agents did not load.
MicrosoftCopilot instructionsvscode / copilot
microsoft/vscode/extensions/copilot/.github/copilot-instructions.md
scenario-based testing - **`notebooks/`**: Jupyter notebooks for performance analysis and ML experiments #### Assets & Documentation - **`assets/`**: Icons, fonts, and visual resources - **`CONTRIBUTING.md`**: Architecture documentation and development guide ### Key Source Directories #### `src/extension
MicrosoftSkillaccessibility
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/accessibility/SKILL.md
Primary accessibility skill for VS Code. REQUIRED for new feature and contribution work, and also applies to updates of existing UI. Covers accessibility help dialogs, accessible views, verbosity settings, signals, ARIA announcements, keyboard navigation, and ARIA labels/roles.
MicrosoftSkillagent-host-e2e-tests
microsoft/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.
MicrosoftSkillauto-perf-optimize
microsoft/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.
MicrosoftSkillchat-pet-sprite-creation
microsoft/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.
MicrosoftSkillcode-review
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/code-review/SKILL.md
Review code changes for correctness, regressions, and unintended scope. Use when reviewing a pull request, branch, commit, patch, or local diff, including when invoked with /code-review.
MicrosoftSkillcomponent-fixtures
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/component-fixtures/SKILL.md
Use when creating or updating component fixtures for screenshot testing, or when designing UI components to be fixture-friendly. Covers fixture file structure, theming, service setup, CSS scoping, async rendering, and common pitfalls.
MicrosoftSkillcustomizations-in-the-agent-host
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/customizations-in-the-agent-host/SKILL.md
Architecture and hard-won debugging lessons for customization enablement (plugins, MCP servers, agents, skills, instructions) in the agent host. Use when changing how customizations are discovered, published, enabled/disabled, or handed to a provider SDK; when a customization shows the wrong enabled state in the UI; or when a disabled MCP server or plugin is still reaching the model.
MicrosoftSkilldoc-comments
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/doc-comments/SKILL.md
Update doc comments
MicrosoftSkillfeature-tryouts
microsoft/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.
MicrosoftSkillfeedback-learning
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/feedback-learning/SKILL.md
Classify and record explicit corrective feedback without turning skills or instructions into append-only knowledge dumps.
MicrosoftSkillheap-snapshot-analysis
microsoft/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.
MicrosoftSkillpolicy-and-managed-settings
microsoft/vscode/.github/skills/policy-and-managed-settings/SKILL.md
Use whenever adding, modifying, or reviewing any Copilot, agent, LLM, AI, tool, permission, sandbox, MCP, model, telemetry, feature-gate, setting, configuration, or enterprise control—especially anything an organization or administrator may need to manage. Start here to decide whether it belongs in runtime managed settings, a typed SDK contract, VS Code configuration policy, extension policy, or a split implementation. Run on every new Copilot/agent/LLM control and ANY change that adds a `policy:` field.
Agent instruction files
What are agent instruction files?
Plain text files in a repository that tell a coding agent how the project works: commands to run, conventions to follow and things to avoid. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, cursor rules and skills are the common kinds.
CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?
CLAUDE.md is read by Claude Code. AGENTS.md is an open format that Codex, Cursor and other agents read. Many projects keep one and point the other at it.
What is a skill?
A folder with a SKILL.md that describes one capability, such as filling PDFs or reviewing code. The agent loads it only when the task calls for it.
Can I search my own team's files too?
Your agents already can, over MCP, limited to the files you're allowed to read. Searching them from this page is coming.