Analyze a codebase to document its technologies, architecture, dependencies, and implementation patterns. Produce a Markdown reference with optional diagrams, code examples, and guidance for adding features consistently with the existing design.
- Understand an unfamiliar codebase's architecture
- Document components, dependencies, and data flow
- Create guidance for adding features consistently
github/awesome-copilot☆ 40.3KUpdated Oct 23, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Edit patch release notes for GitHub Enterprise Server, correcting typos and style while preserving approved technical facts. Keep repeated notes consistent across versions and update known issue source comments so future releases inherit the same edits.
- Proofread approved patch release notes
- Keep repeated notes consistent across versions
- Update source comments for known issues
github/docs☆ 21.1KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Edit and validate Bazel build settings using conventions specific to CodeQL development. Follow established helpers for packaging and operating system differences, add dependencies with checksums, and check changed targets while respecting the standalone build setup.
- Edit CodeQL Bazel build files
- Configure packaging for different operating systems
- Add external build dependencies
github/codeql☆ 10.2KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Maintain reference test data and expected results for model-routing audits, which analyze how AI models are selected. Investigate mismatches, update outputs after intentional behavior changes, and add captured workflow runs as new test cases.
- Investigating failures in model-routing reference tests
- Updating expected results after intentional analysis changes
- Adding workflow runs as new reference test cases
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Guide visual changes to an existing documentation site and landing page. Apply defined limits for text width, spacing, navigation, and color so layout updates preserve readable content and a consistent visual style.
- Adjusting documentation page width and spacing
- Choosing where to place a new navigation link
- Updating landing page colors and typography
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Turns collected repository statistics into an eight-panel PNG infographic. It shows pull request outcomes, timing, code changes, and human versus agent activity, with scripts to recalculate figures and check them against available source records.
- Combining repository statistics into one image
- Updating an infographic with newer collected data
- Comparing human and agent contributions to pull requests
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Review cross-platform code and Git commands for filename, path, and shell compatibility issues. Apply shared timestamp utilities, platform-aware path handling, and file-based commit messages when working across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Creating timestamped filenames that work on Windows
- Reviewing path construction and comparison across platforms
- Writing multiline Git commit messages in PowerShell
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Find and select Squad operations through a categorized menu, from managing an AI team and GitHub issues to choosing models and reviewing activity. The skill collects required options and routes requests to CLI commands or the coordinator agent.
- Find the Squad command for a task
- Add team members or change their roles
- Organize and monitor GitHub issues
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Set shared development rules for an agent team: keep specific agent names out of product code, tests, and CI configuration, verify affected tests before finishing, and record lessons learned from mistakes.
- Share development rules across multiple agents
- Keep team-specific agent names out of code and tests
- Check affected tests before declaring work complete
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Set up a Squad agent team in a repository that has no team yet. Propose roles and persistent names, obtain user confirmation, then create team files, shared context, built-in member policies, and merge settings for accumulated records.
- Creating a Squad team in a new repository
- Choosing agent roles for a project’s technology stack
- Giving new agents shared project context
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Choose how an AI team handles each task, from a direct coordinator answer to parallel work by several agents. Includes decision criteria, example requests, and a short assignment template for small tasks.
- Choosing between a direct answer and an agent assignment
- Delegating a small edit with a short prompt
- Assigning complex work to multiple agents
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Consult Squad’s file ownership and authority rules to decide where state belongs, who may read or write it, and which source takes precedence. Distinguish authoritative configuration from append-only histories and reference material.
- Decide where Squad state or decisions should be stored
- Check who may read or write a particular file
- Resolve conflicts between file contents
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Prepare architecture proposals before implementation so the team can agree on a direction. Organize evidence, technical choices, effects on existing work, risks, and the first release’s scope into a document with clear recommendations and decision owners.
- Proposing a major architecture change
- Replanning milestones after a foundation change
- Comparing technical options before seeking approval
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Convert SKILL.md files into SSL JSON, a structured format describing invocation conditions, workflow stages, and individual actions. Receive a validation report covering format errors, invalid references, and rejected outputs.
- Converting skill documents into structured JSON
- Reviewing skill stages and individual actions
- Checking workflow references and transitions
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Set up personal AI agents that join Squad sessions across projects. Manage their roles in a user configuration directory, inspect the combined team, and use agents that read project state and offer advice without writing to it.
- Use the same advisory agents across projects
- Add or remove personal agents
- Check project and personal agents in one roster
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Manage rejected work in an AI team by assigning revisions to a different agent. Defines author lockouts, independent revision requirements, specialist escalation, and when the coordinator must ask the user to resolve a deadlock.
- Reassigning revisions after a review rejection
- Bringing in an agent with specialist expertise
- Checking that a revision author is eligible
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Document project-specific development rules for an AI agent using a starter template. It provides sections for error handling, testing, code style, file organization, examples, and practices to avoid, ready to fill with actual conventions.
- Documenting project-specific development rules
- Organizing testing and error-handling conventions
- Recording code examples and practices to avoid
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Guide changes to the Squad CLI using its established coding conventions. Covers Node.js built-ins, standard tests, readable errors, cross-platform paths, and initialization and upgrade behavior that preserves user-owned files.
- Modify the Squad CLI following existing conventions
- Review initialization and upgrade file handling
- Check paths for Windows, macOS, and Linux
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Learn how to start an AI team with Squad in Copilot CLI. This reference explains how to invoke the coordinator agent, find the command catalog, and initialize a new project while avoiding common invocation mistakes.
- Learn how to invoke the Squad agent
- Find the catalog of available operations
- Check how to initialize a new project
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Review technical claims and deliverables by checking evidence and testing alternative explanations. Confirm that references and API endpoints exist, then report verified, unverified, or contradicted claims alongside evidence and an overall review verdict.
- Check claims in technical documents
- Verify URLs, package names, and API endpoints
- Review another agent's deliverables
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Follow Squad's Git workflow from issue branches through pull requests and cleanup. It covers development from dev, isolated directories for parallel issues, coordinated changes across repositories, and promotion to preview, insiders, and stable releases.
- Starting issue work and opening a pull request to dev
- Working on multiple issues in separate Git worktrees
- Coordinating dependent changes across repositories
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Coordinate work across independent Squad installations by discovering their capabilities and delegating tasks across repositories. It guides context sharing, acceptance criteria, and progress tracking, while distinguishing persistent Squad teams from temporary groups of agents.
- Finding another Squad with the capabilities a task requires
- Handing off work for features that span repositories
- Tracking delegated infrastructure or support requests
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Adapt Squad agent coordination to the available Copilot interface. Detect supported tools, choose how to launch helper agents and collect results, and use file-based state for workflows that must work across interfaces.
- Adapting agent coordination between CLI and VS Code
- Launching multiple helper agents in VS Code
- Managing shared state without the CLI-only SQL tool
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Official · GitHub CopilotFreeSummary Coordinate work across AI agents with shared rules for locating team files, recording decisions and their reasons, and requesting help. It also defines who owns revisions after a reviewer rejects an artifact.
- Locate team files across separate working directories
- Record decisions that affect other agents
- Request input from another specialist
github/gh-aw☆ 5.4KUpdated Oct 22, 2026