github/awesome-copilot
GitHub's first-party collection of Copilot customizations: instruction files, agent definitions, skills, and chat modes, community-contributed under vendor review. Agentiquette scores it 71/100 (A-tier), methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07.
Key facts
| Category | Instruction set |
|---|---|
| License | MIT |
| Maintainer | GitHub |
| Compatible agents | copilot |
| File patterns | SKILL.md |
| Triggering | auto-trigger |
| GitHub metrics | 36,268 stars · 4,516 forks · 21 open issues (fetched 2026-07-07) |
| Last commit | 2026-07-07 |
| Created | 2025-06-11 |
Editorial analysis
What an aggregator looks like with an owner: contributions are reviewed, the issue queue is actually processed (21 open against this adoption is remarkable), and entries follow enforced templates. Content quality still varies by contributor, but the floor is far higher than community lists. The best single source for Copilot-specific instruction patterns.
Risks
Copilot-shaped by definition; patterns transfer to other runtimes but file formats do not always.
Evidence notes: Maintenance: same-day commits, tiny issue backlog. Documentation: enforced contribution templates raise the floor. Reliability: entries are reviewed but not tested. Eval readiness: no verification story per entry.
Install and first run
Copy the relevant .github/copilot-instructions.md or agent files into your repo.Alternatives in this category
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Is github/awesome-copilot good?
github/awesome-copilot scores 71/100 (A-tier) on Agentiquette's methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07. Strengths and weaknesses are in the editorial analysis; the score is explained dimension by dimension in the scorecard.
What is github/awesome-copilot for?
GitHub's first-party collection of Copilot customizations: instruction files, agent definitions, skills, and chat modes, community-contributed under vendor review.
Is github/awesome-copilot maintained?
Last commit 2026-07-07, 21 open issues at fetch time (2026-07-07). Maintenance is scored at 92 of 100.
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