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Generate Custom Instructions From Codebase

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github·vlatest·backend·MIT

Analyzes codebase to automatically create tailored instructions for improved AI assistant performance within a project.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill generate-custom-instructions-from-codebase -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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github

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Live repository

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  • Declares what it does: failed

    No SKILL.md was found in the skill's directory.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

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    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned github/awesome-copilot at 6c4d33b9cf.

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6c4d33b9cf
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skills/generate-custom-instructions-from-codebase/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill analyzes a codebase to generate custom instructions tailored for AI agents, enabling them to understand and interact with the project's structure, conventions, and specific requirements. It extracts relevant details such as file types, function names, and coding standards from the source code.

When to use it

  • When onboarding new developers or AI agents to a complex codebase
  • To create personalized prompts for AI assistants that align with a project’s unique needs
  • Before deploying an AI agent to ensure it understands the context of the code it will interact with

Key capabilities

  • Parses and interprets code structure
  • Extracts naming conventions and file organization
  • Generates tailored instructions based on codebase analysis

Example prompts

  • "Generate custom instructions for this React project"
  • "Create AI agent guidelines based on the Python backend code"
  • "Analyze the TypeScript files and produce a guide for an assistant to follow"

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure the codebase is well-documented for accurate instruction generation.
  • This skill works best with projects that have clear file structures and consistent coding practices.