Heldinhow/awesome-copilot

When to Use

• Browse available Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot
• Search for specific skill by name or category
• Fetch detailed instructions for a specific skill
• Understand what bundled assets a skill includes
• Find skills for specific technologies or workflows

How Agent Skills Work

Agent Skills are self-contained folders with instructions and bundled resources that enhance AI capabilities for specialized tasks. Each skill contains a SKILL.md file with detailed instructions that agents load on-demand.

Structure:

• Each skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md instruction file
• Skills may include helper scripts, code templates, or reference data
• Skills follow the Agent Skills specification for maximum compatibility

Skill Categories

Development Workflows

• autoresearch - Autonomous iterative experimentation loop
• boost-prompt - Interactive prompt refinement workflow
• context-map - Generate map of relevant files before making changes
• create-implementation-plan - Create implementation plan files
• create-specification - Create specification files optimized for AI
• git-commit - Intelligent git commit with conventional messages
• git-flow-branch-creator - Git Flow branch creation

Microsoft & Azure

• aspire - Aspire distributed applications
• azure-deployment-preflight - Bicep deployment validation
• azure-devops-cli - Azure DevOps management
• azure-pricing - Azure cost estimation
• azure-resource-health-diagnose - Azure resource diagnosis
• azure-resource-visualizer - Mermaid architecture diagrams
• azure-role-selector - Least privilege Azure role guidance
• azure-static-web-apps - Azure Static Web Apps deployment
• appinsights-instrumentation - Azure App Insights telemetry

GitHub & Code Management

• create-github-action-workflow-specification - GitHub Actions specs
• create-github-issue-feature-from-specification - GitHub Issues from specs
• create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-plan - Bulk issue creation
• create-github-pull-request-from-specification - PRs from specs
• dependabot - Dependabot configuration
• gh-cli - GitHub CLI comprehensive reference
• github-issues - GitHub issues management
• github-copilot-starter - GitHub Copilot setup

Cloud & Infrastructure

• aws-cdk-python-setup - AWS CDK Python setup
• az-cost-optimize - Azure cost optimization
• cloud-design-patterns - 42 distributed system patterns
• import-infrastructure-as-code - Azure to Terraform import
• devops-rollout-plan - Deployment rollout plans

.NET & C#

• aspnet-minimal-api-openapi - ASP.NET Minimal APIs
• containerize-aspnet-framework - ASP.NET Framework containerization
• containerize-aspnetcore - ASP.NET Core containerization
• csharp-async - C# async best practices
• csharp-docs - C# XML documentation
• csharp-mcp-server-generator - C# MCP server generation
• csharp-mstest, csharp-nunit, csharp-tunit, csharp-xunit - Unit testing
• dotnet-best-practices - .NET best practices
• dotnet-design-pattern-review - Design pattern review
• dotnet-upgrade - .NET framework upgrade
• ef-core - Entity Framework Core

Java & JVM

• java-add-graalvm-native-image-support - GraalVM Native Image
• java-docs - Javadoc best practices
• java-junit - JUnit 5 testing
• java-mcp-server-generator - Java MCP server
• java-refactoring-extract-method - Extract method refactoring
• java-springboot - Spring Boot best practices
• create-spring-boot-java-project - Spring Boot project skeleton
• create-spring-boot-kotlin-project - Spring Boot Kotlin skeleton

Python & Data

• datanalysis-credit-risk - Credit risk data pipeline
• eval-driven-dev - Eval-driven development for LLM apps
• dataverse-python-advanced-patterns - Dataverse SDK advanced
• dataverse-python-production-code - Dataverse production code
• dataverse-python-quickstart - Dataverse SDK quickstart
• bigquery-pipeline-audit - BigQuery pipeline audit

Documentation & Writing

• documentation-writer - Diátaxis documentation framework
• create-readme - README creation
• create-llms - llms.txt file creation
• create-tldr-page - tldr page from docs
• markdown-to-html - Markdown to HTML conversion
• convert-plaintext-to-md - Plaintext to Markdown

Architecture & Planning

• architecture-blueprint-generator - Architecture documentation
• breakdown-epic-arch - Epic technical architecture
• breakdown-epic-pm - Epic PRD creation
• breakdown-feature-implementation - Feature implementation plan
• breakdown-feature-prd - Feature PRD
• breakdown-plan - Issue planning and automation
• breakdown-test - Test planning
• create-architectural-decision-record - ADR creation
• folder-structure-blueprint-generator - Folder structure analysis
• code-exemplars-blueprint-generator - Code quality scanning
• copilot-instructions-blueprint-generator - Copilot instructions

Testing

• javascript-typescript-jest - Jest best practices
• playwright - E2E testing
• pytest - Python testing
• codeql - CodeQL security scanning
• doublecheck - AI output verification

Specialized Skills

• agent-governance - AI agent governance and trust controls
• agentic-eval - AI agent evaluation
• ai-prompt-engineering-safety-review - Prompt safety review
• chrome-devtools - Browser automation
• cli-mastery - GitHub Copilot CLI training
• codeql - Security code scanning
• copilot-sdk - GitHub Copilot SDK
• declarative-agents - Microsoft 365 Copilot agents
• game-engine - Web game development
• mcp-cli - MCP server CLI interface
• excalidraw-diagram-generator - Excalidraw diagrams

Linux Triage

• arch-linux-triage - Arch Linux issues
• centos-linux-triage - CentOS issues
• debian-linux-triage - Debian issues
• fedora-linux-triage - Fedora issues

Go-to-Market (GTM)

• gtm-0-to-1-launch - Product launch
• gtm-ai-gtm - AI product positioning
• gtm-board-and-investor-communication - Board communication
• gtm-developer-ecosystem - Developer programs
• gtm-enterprise-account-planning - Enterprise sales
• gtm-enterprise-onboarding - Enterprise onboarding
• gtm-operating-cadence - Meeting rhythms
• gtm-partnership-architecture - Partner ecosystems
• gtm-positioning-strategy - Market positioning
• gtm-product-led-growth - PLG strategies
• gtm-technical-product-pricing - Technical pricing

Fetching a Skill

To fetch a specific skill from the awesome-copilot repository:

1. Use WebFetch to get the skill content from:

   https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/raw/refs/heads/main/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md
   

2. Or browse the full catalog at:

   https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/docs/README.skills.md
   

Bundled Assets

Some skills include additional files:

| Skill | Assets | |-------|--------| | aspire | references/*.md - Architecture, CLI, dashboard docs | | azure-devops-cli | references/*.md - Advanced usage, pipelines, repos | | cli-mastery | references/*.md - 8 learning modules | | cloud-design-patterns | references/*.md - 42 pattern references | | codeql | references/*.md - CLI, SARIF, workflow config | | copilot-usage-metrics | *.sh - Metric gathering scripts | | excalidraw-diagram-generator | references/*.md, scripts/*.py, templates/ | | game-engine | assets/*.md, references/*.md - Game templates | | github-issues | references/*.md - Issue fields, templates |

Resources

• Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot
• Skills Catalog: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/docs/README.skills.md
• Agent Skills Spec: https://agentskills.io/specification