Agent skill
Copilot instruction layering
instruction layering with reusable, conditional instruction files
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/rcarmo/agentbox/tree/main/skel/.github/skills/copilot
SKILL.md
Skill: Copilot instruction layering
Goal
Provide a small set of reusable Copilot instruction files that can be copied into new repos and applied conditionally based on project type.
Files
.github/copilot-instructions.md(high-level, Makefile-first).github/instructions/*.instructions.md(stack-specific guidance)
Conventions
- Keep instructions short and actionable.
- Prefer conditional language ("Applies when...") so these files can coexist in mixed repos.
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