creating-copilot-packages

SKILL.md

GitHub Copilot uses natural language markdown instructions. Repository-wide instructions use plain markdown with NO frontmatter. Path-specific instructions use YAML frontmatter with applyTo field.

| Repository-wide | .github/copilot-instructions.md | None (plain markdown) | | Path-specific | .github/instructions/.instructions.md | Required (applyTo field) |

| Frontmatter in repo-wide | Repository-wide uses NO frontmatter | | Missing .instructions.md suffix | Path-specific files must end with .instructions.md | | Missing applyTo field | Path-specific requires applyTo in frontmatter | | Generic advice | Focus on project-specific patterns | | No code examples | Show concrete patterns from your project |

Use when creating GitHub Copilot instructions - provides repository-wide and path-specific formats, applyTo patterns, excludeAgent options, and natural language markdown style Source: pr-pm/prpm.

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