Custom instructions Discover a curated collection of custom instructions to enhance your GitHub Copilot experience. Your first custom instructions Create and test your first custom instruction with …

Jul 23, 2025 · With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can hand off tasks for it to work on in the background, freeing you up to concentrate on other things. You can add custom instructions to your …

Learn how to create custom instructions for GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code to ensure AI responses match your coding practices, project requirements, and development standards.

Sep 17, 2025 · Unlocking the Power of GitHub Copilot for .NET Developers with Instruction Files and Prompt Files

Learn how to create and use custom instructions for GitHub Copilot. From repository-wide conventions to path-specific guidance and agent instructions, this guide covers everything you need to tailor …

Aug 4, 2025 · `.copilot-instructions.md` - This Markdown file lives inside the .github/ folder of your repository and defines general guidelines Copilot should follow across the entire project.

Aug 28, 2025 · With custom instructions, you can guide Copilot on how to understand your project as well as how to build, test, and validate its changes. Copilot coding agent, our autonomous …

Jan 7, 2026 · GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions & Custom Agents: A Practical Developer's Guide I recently explored Custom Instructions and Custom Agents in GitHub Copilot. While these features …

Create repository custom instructions files that give Copilot additional context on how to understand your project and how to build, test and validate its changes.

Nov 14, 2025 · Adding new custom instructions Create a copilot-instructions.md file in the .github directory of your repository, or a path-specific *.instructions.md file within the .github/instructions …