Awesome Copilot Agents

A curated list of instructions, prompts, skills, MCPs, and custom agent markdown files to enhance your GitHub Copilot experience.

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Contents

• Why Copilot Agents
• Instructions
  • Boilerplates & Templates
  • Languages & Stacks
  • Frameworks & Libraries
  • Tools
  • Workflows
• Prompts
• Custom Agents
• Agent Skills
• MCPs
• How to Use

Why Copilot Agents

Customized instructions, prompts, skills, MCPs, and custom agents help guide GitHub Copilot by adding repository context: coding standards, toolchains, frameworks, conventions, and preferred workflows.

Tip: Learn more about customizing GitHub Copilot in VS Code in the VS Code documentation.

Instructions

Instructions provide Copilot with repository-specific context to improve suggestions.

Boilerplates & Templates

• Standard Language Template - A minimal template for new instruction files.
• Standard IaC Tools Boilerplate - Boilerplate for infrastructure-as-code repos.

Languages & Stacks

• C (Standard Focus) - System utilities and libraries.
• C# (Standard Focus) - Modern .NET applications.
• C++ (Standard Focus) - Modern C++ patterns and performance.
• Go (Standard Focus) - Services and CLIs.
• Java (Standard Focus) - Backend services.
• JavaScript (Standard Focus) - Modern JS for Node.js and browsers.
• Kotlin (Standard Focus) - Android and JVM services.
• Lua (Standard Focus) - Scripting and automation.
• Python (Standard Focus) - Services, scripts, and libraries.
• Rust (Standard Focus) - Safe systems programming.
• Swift (Standard Focus) - iOS/macOS apps.
• TypeScript (Standard Focus) - TS in React/Node with strictness and ergonomic patterns.

Frameworks & Libraries

• Charmbracelet + Cobra CLI (Go) - Build interactive CLIs.
• Express API (Node.js + TypeScript) - REST APIs with Express.
• Next.js (React) - Next.js app conventions.

Tools

• Docker - Containerization guidance.
• GitHub Actions - Workflow conventions.
• Terraform - IaC conventions and safety.
• Playwright - Browser test stability.

Workflows

• Code Review - Review for correctness, security, and regressions.
• PRD Creation - Create a Product Requirements Document.
• Release - Prepare releases and notes.
• Task Generation - Break a PRD into actionable tasks.
• Task Execution - Execute tasks with testing and Git hygiene.

Prompts

Prompts are reusable task definitions that guide Copilot to produce a specific output.

• PRD Creation Prompt - Create a PRD from a feature idea.
• Task Generation Prompt - Turn a PRD into a task list.
• Task Execution Prompt - Execute a single task safely.
• Bug Triage Prompt - Triage a bug report into next steps.
• Code Review Prompt - Review a diff/PR for risks.
• README Writing Prompt - Draft or improve a README.

Custom Agents

Custom agents let you define specialized Copilot personas (planner, architect, debugger, reviewer) as version-controlled markdown.

• Architect - Design and plan systems.
• Clean Code - Improve readability and maintainability.
• Debugger - Diagnose and fix bugs.
• PRD Creation - Produce PRDs from rough ideas.
• Documentation Writer - Improve docs and onboarding.
• Performance Engineer - Identify performance bottlenecks.
• Security Reviewer - Review for security risks.
• Release Manager - Prepare releases and changelogs.

Agent Skills

Agent Skills are portable, version-controlled folders of instructions and resources that agents can load on demand.

• Calculator - Perform precise arithmetic and conversions.
• Git CLI - Safe Git workflows and troubleshooting.
• Issue Triage - Turn bug reports into actionable work.
• Markdown Editor - Maintain lint-friendly markdown.
• NotFair - Open-source Claude Code agent skills for SEO (seo/), Google Ads (google-ads/), and Meta Ads (meta-ads/); connects to live data via Google Ads MCP, Meta Ads MCP, Google Search Console MCP, and Google Analytics (GA4) MCP.
• X/Twitter Source Evidence - Gather auditable TweetClaw or Xquik source packets before analysis or content planning.

MCPs

MCPs (Model Context Protocol servers) connect agents to tools and data sources.

• GitHub MCP Server - Repo, issues, PRs, and workflows.
• Model Context Protocol Servers - Official reference servers.

How to Use

VS Code Setup

1. Install and sign in to GitHub Copilot.
2. Keep your reusable assets version-controlled so your whole team can share them.

File Types

Type	Purpose
*.instructions.md	Contextual instructions.
*.prompt.md	Reusable prompts.
*.agent.md	Custom agents (personas).
SKILL.md	Skill definition inside a skill folder.

Formatting

Use YAML front matter for metadata such as description, mode, and applyTo.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md.

Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.