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Suggest Awesome Github Copilot Instructions

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github·vlatest·ai-ml·MIT

Generate highly effective GitHub Copilot instructions to unlock its full potential for coding tasks.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-instructions -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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This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • 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

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    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.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

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skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-instructions/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill provides curated instructions and tips to help users get the most out of GitHub Copilot. It includes examples, best practices, and use cases for leveraging AI-powered code suggestions in various programming languages and environments.

When to use it

  • You're new to GitHub Copilot and want guidance on how to start using it effectively.
  • You need advanced tips or tricks to improve your coding workflow with Copilot.
  • You're looking for examples of prompts that yield the best results from Copilot.
  • You want to understand how to customize or optimize Copilot's behavior in different scenarios.

Key capabilities

  • Offers practical examples and use cases for GitHub Copilot.
  • Includes tips for improving productivity with AI-assisted coding.
  • Provides guidance on setting up and using Copilot effectively.
  • Shares best practices for working with different programming languages and frameworks.

Example prompts

  • "How can I use GitHub Copilot to generate a React component?"
  • "What are some advanced GitHub Copilot tips for Python developers?"
  • "Can you show me how to write a prompt that gets the most accurate code suggestions from Copilot?"

Tips & gotchas

  • Make sure you have GitHub Copilot installed and activated in your IDE.
  • The effectiveness of Copilot can vary based on the context and clarity of your prompts, so be specific when possible.