github/awesome-copilot

GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant built into editors like VS Code. Out of the box it helps you write code, but many developers want it to behave differently, following specific coding standards automatically, performing specialized tasks, or connecting to external tools and services. The problem is that figuring out how to customize Copilot is scattered and hard to discover. This repository solves that by being a community-maintained catalog of ready-made customizations anyone can pick up and use. The collection is organized into several categories. Agents are specialized Copilot personalities that integrate with external services via MCP servers (a protocol that lets AI assistants connect to tools like databases, APIs, or file systems). Instructions are rules applied automatically to specific types of files, for example, telling Copilot to always follow a particular style guide when editing Python files. Skills are self-contained bundles of instructions and assets for specific tasks. Hooks are automated actions that trigger at certain points during a Copilot session. Agentic workflows are AI-powered automation scripts for GitHub Actions. Plugins bundle several agents and skills into a single installable package, making it easy to add a whole workflow in one step. You would use this repository when you want to get more out of GitHub Copilot without building everything from scratch. For example, if you want Copilot to automatically enforce your team's security practices, generate commit messages in a particular format, or integrate with your project management tool, there is likely an existing agent or skill here you can install with a single command. The tech stack is primarily Python (for tooling around the collection) along with Markdown files that define the agents, instructions, and skills themselves. Installation requires the GitHub Copilot CLI or a compatible VS Code extension.