
Add educational comments to the file specified, or prompt asking for file to comment if one is not provided.
Setup and initialization guide for developing AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) applications in Python. This skill enables users to configure environment prerequisites, create new CDK projects, manage dependencies, and deploy to AWS.
Instrument a webapp to send useful telemetry data to Azure App Insights
Analyze a screen recording of a manual process and produce targeted, working automation scripts. Extracts frames and audio narration from video files, reconstructs the step-by-step workflow, and proposes automation at multiple complexity levels using tools already installed on the user machine.
Analyze Azure resources used in the app (IaC files and/or resources in a target rg) and optimize costs - creating GitHub issues for identified optimizations.
Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. Use this skill when the user asks for a diagram of their Azure resources or help in understanding how the resources relate to each other.
Cloud design patterns for distributed systems architecture covering 42 industry-standard patterns across reliability, performance, messaging, security, and deployment categories. Use when designing, reviewing, or implementing distributed system architectures.
Use this skill when someone wants to learn GitHub Copilot CLI from scratch. Offers interactive step-by-step tutorials with separate Developer and Non-Developer tracks, plus on-demand Q&A. Just say "start tutorial" or ask a question! Note: This skill targets GitHub Copilot CLI specifically and uses CLI-specific tools (ask_user, sql, fetch_copilot_cli_documentation).
Technology-agnostic blueprint generator for creating comprehensive copilot-instructions.md files that guide GitHub Copilot to produce code consistent with project standards, architecture patterns, and exact technology versions by analyzing existing codebase patterns and avoiding assumptions.
Guide for using the Microsoft Fluent UI Blazor component library (Microsoft.FluentUI.AspNetCore.Components NuGet package) in Blazor applications. Use this when the user is building a Blazor app with Fluent UI components, setting up the library, using FluentUI components like FluentButton, FluentDataGrid, FluentDialog, FluentToast, FluentNavMenu, FluentTextField, FluentSelect, FluentAutocomplete, FluentDesignTheme, or any component prefixed with "Fluent". Also use when troubleshooting missing providers, JS interop issues, or theming.
GitHub CLI (gh) comprehensive reference for repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions, projects, releases, gists, codespaces, organizations, extensions, and all GitHub operations from the command line.
Create new Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot from prompts or by duplicating this template. Use when asked to "create a skill", "make a new skill", "scaffold a skill", or when building specialized AI capabilities with bundled resources. Generates SKILL.md files with proper frontmatter, directory structure, and optional scripts/references/assets folders.
Microsoft Store Developer CLI (msstore) for publishing Windows applications to the Microsoft Store. Use when asked to configure Store credentials, list Store apps, check submission status, publish submissions, manage package flights, set up CI/CD for Store publishing, or integrate with Partner Center. Supports Windows App SDK/WinUI, UWP, .NET MAUI, Flutter, Electron, React Native, and PWA applications.
Generate ASCII art diagrams using PlantUML text mode. Use when user asks to create ASCII diagrams, text-based diagrams, terminal-friendly diagrams, or mentions plantuml ascii, text diagram, ascii art diagram. Supports: Converting PlantUML diagrams to ASCII art, Creating sequence diagrams, class diagrams, flowcharts in ASCII format, Generating Unicode-enhanced ASCII art with -utxt flag
Surgical code refactoring to improve maintainability without changing behavior. Covers extracting functions, renaming variables, breaking down god functions, improving type safety, eliminating code smells, and applying design patterns. Less drastic than repo-rebuilder; use for gradual improvements.
Refactor given method `${input:methodName}` to reduce its cognitive complexity to `${input:complexityThreshold}` or below, by extracting helper methods.
Install npm packages in a Docker sandbox environment. Use this skill whenever you need to install, reinstall, or update node_modules inside a container where the workspace is mounted via virtiofs. Native binaries (esbuild, lightningcss, rollup) crash on virtiofs, so packages must be installed on the local ext4 filesystem and symlinked back.
Universal SQL code review assistant that performs comprehensive security, maintainability, and code quality analysis across all SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle). Focuses on SQL injection prevention, access control, code standards, and anti-pattern detection. Complements SQL optimization prompt for complete development coverage.
Universal SQL performance optimization assistant for comprehensive query tuning, indexing strategies, and database performance analysis across all SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle). Provides execution plan analysis, pagination optimization, batch operations, and performance monitoring guidance.
Write a coding standards document for a project using the coding styles from the file(s) and/or folder(s) passed as arguments in the prompt.
Build agentic applications with GitHub Copilot SDK. Use when embedding AI agents in apps, creating custom tools, implementing streaming responses, managing sessions, connecting to MCP servers, or creating custom agents. Triggers on Copilot SDK, GitHub SDK, agentic app, embed Copilot, programmable agent, MCP server, custom agent.
Prompt for generating an AGENTS.md file for a repository
Create an llms.txt file from scratch based on repository structure following the llms.txt specification at https://llmstxt.org/
Create a README.md file for the project
Comprehensive guide for configuring and managing GitHub Dependabot. Use this skill when users ask about creating or optimizing dependabot.yml files, managing Dependabot pull requests, configuring dependency update strategies, setting up grouped updates, monorepo patterns, multi-ecosystem groups, security update configuration, auto-triage rules, or any GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) supply chain security topic related to Dependabot.
Generate comprehensive rollout plans with preflight checks, step-by-step deployment, verification signals, rollback procedures, and communication plans for infrastructure and application changes
Create a tldr page from documentation URLs and command examples, requiring both URL and command name.
Generates a comprehensive and best-practice-oriented .editorconfig file based on project analysis and user preferences.
Update Azure Verified Modules (AVM) to latest versions in Bicep files.
Create, update, refactor, explain, or review Semantic Kernel solutions using shared guidance plus language-specific references for .NET and Python.
Use Copilot Spaces to provide project-specific context to conversations. Use this skill when users mention a "Copilot space", want to load context from a shared knowledge base, discover available spaces, or ask questions grounded in curated project documentation, code, and instructions.
Analyze Azure resource health, diagnose issues from logs and telemetry, and create a remediation plan for identified problems.
Three-layer verification pipeline for AI output. Extracts verifiable claims, finds supporting or contradicting sources via web search, runs adversarial review for hallucination patterns, and produces a structured verification report with source links for human review.
Generate a map of all files relevant to a task before making changes
Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP tools from command line.
Generate a complete MCP server implementation optimized for Copilot Studio integration with proper schema constraints and streamable HTTP support
Manage Azure DevOps resources via CLI including projects, repos, pipelines, builds, pull requests, work items, artifacts, and service endpoints. Use when working with Azure DevOps, az commands, devops automation, CI/CD, or when user mentions Azure DevOps CLI.
Step-by-step guide for capturing key application requirements for NoSQL use-case and produce Azure Cosmos DB Data NoSQL Model design using best practices and common patterns, artifacts_produced: "cosmosdb_requirements.md" file and "cosmosdb_data_model.md" file
When user is asking for guidance for which role to assign to an identity given desired permissions, this agent helps them understand the role that will meet the requirements with least privilege access and how to apply that role.
A micro-prompt that reminds the agent that it is an interactive programmer. Works great in Clojure when Copilot has access to the REPL (probably via Backseat Driver). Will work with any system that has a live REPL that the agent can use. Adapt the prompt with any specific reminders in your workflow and/or workspace.
Plan a multi-file refactor with proper sequencing and rollback steps
Intelligent Git Flow branch creator that analyzes git status/diff and creates appropriate branches following the nvie Git Flow branching model.
Prompt and workflow for generating conventional commit messages using a structured XML format. Guides users to create standardized, descriptive commit messages in line with the Conventional Commits specification, including instructions, examples, and validation.
Create optimized multi-stage Dockerfiles for any language or framework
Create, update, refactor, explain, or review Microsoft Agent Framework solutions using shared guidance plus language-specific references for .NET and Python.
Retrieve and display GitHub Copilot usage metrics for organizations and enterprises using the GitHub CLI and REST API.
Set up complete GitHub Copilot configuration for a new project based on technology stack
Performs comprehensive preflight validation of Bicep deployments to Azure, including template syntax validation, what-if analysis, and permission checks. Use this skill before any deployment to Azure to preview changes, identify potential issues, and ensure the deployment will succeed. Activate when users mention deploying to Azure, validating Bicep files, checking deployment permissions, previewing infrastructure changes, running what-if, or preparing for azd provision.
Design Azure infrastructure using natural language, or analyze existing Azure resources to auto-generate architecture diagrams, refine them through conversation, and deploy with Bicep. When to use this skill: - "Create X on Azure", "Set up a RAG architecture" (new design) - "Analyze my current Azure infrastructure", "Draw a diagram for rg-xxx" (existing analysis) - "Foundry is slow", "I want to reduce costs", "Strengthen security" (natural language modification) - Azure resource deployment, Bicep template generation, IaC code generation - Microsoft Foundry, AI Search, OpenAI, Fabric, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, and all Azure services
Execute git commit with conventional commit message analysis, intelligent staging, and message generation. Use when user asks to commit changes, create a git commit, or mentions "/commit". Supports: (1) Auto-detecting type and scope from changes, (2) Generating conventional commit messages from diff, (3) Interactive commit with optional type/scope/description overrides, (4) Intelligent file staging for logical grouping
Convert a text-based document to markdown following instructions from prompt, or if a documented option is passed, follow the instructions for that option.
Diátaxis Documentation Expert. An expert technical writer specializing in creating high-quality software documentation, guided by the principles and structure of the Diátaxis technical documentation authoring framework.
Create agent skills for Microsoft technologies using Learn MCP tools. Use when users want to create a skill that teaches agents about any Microsoft technology, library, framework, or service (Azure, .NET, M365, VS Code, Bicep, etc.). Investigates topics deeply, then generates a hybrid skill storing essential knowledge locally while enabling dynamic deeper investigation.
Review and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions
Helps create, configure, and deploy Azure Static Web Apps using the SWA CLI. Use when deploying static sites to Azure, setting up SWA local development, configuring staticwebapp.config.json, adding Azure Functions APIs to SWA, or setting up GitHub Actions CI/CD for Static Web Apps.
Fetches real-time Azure retail pricing using the Azure Retail Prices API (prices.azure.com) and estimates Copilot Studio agent credit consumption. Use when the user asks about the cost of any Azure service, wants to compare SKU prices, needs pricing data for a cost estimate, mentions Azure pricing, Azure costs, Azure billing, or asks about Copilot Studio pricing, Copilot Credits, or agent usage estimation. Covers compute, storage, networking, databases, AI, Copilot Studio, and all other Azure service families.