Context
The Copilot CLI environment has 55+ skills and custom agents available. Agents should be aware of these when their work intersects with a skill's domain. The Coordinator routes to skills when relevant.
Key Skills for This Project
MAUI Development
| Skill |
Use For |
maui-current-apis |
Always-on guardrail for API currency — prevents deprecated APIs |
maui-collectionview |
CollectionView: data display, layouts, selection, grouping |
maui-data-binding |
XAML bindings, compiled bindings, MVVM |
maui-custom-handlers |
Custom handlers, property mappers, platform-specific views |
maui-dependency-injection |
DI registration, lifetime selection, testability |
maui-gestures |
Tap, swipe, pan, pinch, drag-and-drop |
maui-animations |
View animations, easing, rotation, scale |
maui-app-lifecycle |
App states, backgrounding, resume |
maui-app-icons-splash |
App icons, splash screens, SVG conversion |
maui-deep-linking |
Android App Links, iOS Universal Links |
maui-file-handling |
FilePicker, app data storage |
maui-geolocation |
GPS/location features |
maui-graphics-drawing |
Custom drawing, GraphicsView, canvas |
maui-accessibility |
Screen reader, SemanticProperties, VoiceOver/TalkBack |
maui-authentication |
WebAuthenticator, OAuth 2.0, social login |
maui-bootstrap-theme |
MauiBootstrapTheme styling, StyleClass, theme switching |
Blazor Hybrid & MauiReactor
| Skill |
Use For |
maui-hot-reload-diagnostics |
Hot Reload troubleshooting (C#, XAML, Blazor) |
hotreload-sentinel |
AI-assisted hot reload monitoring and bug reports |
Aspire & Backend
| Skill |
Use For |
aspire |
Orchestrate Aspire apps — run, stop, debug, manage resources |
maui-aspire |
MAUI + Aspire integration, service discovery, HttpClient setup |
entra-id-aspire-authentication |
Add Entra ID/Azure AD auth to Aspire apps |
entra-id-aspire-provisioning |
Provision Entra ID app registrations |
Testing & Debugging
| Skill |
Use For |
e2e-testing |
E2E testing via Aspire + Playwright/MAUI debugging |
maui-ai-debugging |
Build, deploy, inspect MAUI apps as AI agent |
appium-automation |
Cross-platform mobile UI testing |
Content & Documentation
| Skill |
Use For |
maui-docs-author |
Author .NET MAUI docs in docs-maui repo |
dotnet-blog-author |
Draft .NET blog posts |
maui-sample-creator |
Create sample projects |
changelog-triage |
Triage commits/PRs for docs gaps |
Custom Agents
| Agent |
Use For |
.NET MAUI Guidance |
Modern controls, XAML best practices, layout/perf rules |
MauiReactor Guidance |
MVU, C# fluent UI, state updates, navigation |
designer |
UI/UX design, accessibility, theme consistency |
language-tutor |
Evidence-based SLA methods for learning features |
language-learning-architect |
Exercise design, progress tracking, gamification |
troubleshooter |
Structured debugging for .NET MAUI bugs |
localize |
String resources and UI localization |
csharp-dotnet-janitor |
Code cleanup, modernization, tech debt |
Squad-local skills (project-specific, in .squad/skills/)
These live in the repo and are invisible to general-purpose Copilot agents unless explicitly loaded. When spawning Squad agents (Wash, Kaylee, Scribe, etc.), reference these by path so the agent reads them before working.
| Skill |
Use For |
maui-ios-dx24-install |
iOS publish to DX24 — preemptive wake/unlock + NWError 57 retry-once recipe |
blazor-activity-layout-shell |
Building a new Blazor activity page — copy VocabQuiz shell verbatim, anti-patterns from publishes #5–#9 |
agent-progress-diagnostic |
Decide whether a long-running background agent is hung vs. making progress |
maui-devflow-blazor-hybrid |
DevFlow + Blazor Hybrid integration, tunnel issues |
dotnet-sdk-detection |
4-layer SDK selection diagnostic before claiming "SDK isn't installed" |
ef-dual-provider-migrations |
EF migrations affecting both PostgreSQL (API) and SQLite (mobile) |
single-flight-async |
SemaphoreSlim + cached Task? to collapse duplicate in-flight async ops |
async-single-flight-testing |
xUnit pattern for testing exactly-one-call semantics under concurrent load |
activity-audio-playback |
Audio playback patterns in activity pages |
activity-audit-checklist |
Pre-ship audit checklist for activity pages |
activity-picker-gating |
Activity picker visibility/gating rules |
adding-smart-resources |
Adding smart-resource integrations |
aspire-maui-bundle-shim |
Aspire + MAUI bundle shim |
aspire-orphan-recovery |
Recover orphaned Aspire processes |
aspnetcore-azure-monitor |
ASP.NET Core + Azure Monitor wiring |
auth-e2e-testing |
End-to-end auth testing |
azure-predeploy-validation |
Pre-deploy validation gates for Azure |
blazor-hybrid-firstrender-jsinit |
First-render JS init in Blazor Hybrid |
blazor-localization |
Localization in Blazor Hybrid pages |
blazor-nav-state-preservation |
Navigation state preservation in Blazor |
blazor-readonly-mode |
Readonly mode patterns |
empty-table-startup-diagnostic |
Diagnose empty-table-on-startup issues |
grader-override-pattern |
Grader override pattern for activities |
maui-azure-monitor |
MAUI + Azure Monitor wiring |
mcp-tool-discovery |
MCP tool discovery patterns |
number-content-seeding |
Number-content seeding for NumberDrill |
paired-prompt-ui |
Paired-prompt UI pattern |
project-conventions |
Repo-wide conventions |
resource-id-decoupling / resourceid-decoupling |
Resource ID decoupling |
sqlite-migration-generation |
Generate SQLite migrations |
sqlite-migration-history-reconcile |
Reconcile SQLite migration history |
structured-import-results |
Structured import result handling |
Usage Pattern
When spawning an agent, include relevant skill references:
If .squad/skills/ has relevant SKILL.md files, read them before working.
Relevant Copilot skill: {skill-name} — invoke if needed for domain guidance.
Anti-Patterns
- Don't invoke skills for simple tasks — skills add overhead
- Don't invoke multiple overlapping skills — pick the most specific one
- Don't forget maui-current-apis — it catches deprecated API usage
1---2name: available-copilot-skills3description: Copilot CLI skills and custom agents available in this environment4---56## Context78The Copilot CLI environment has 55+ skills and custom agents available. Agents should be aware of these when their work intersects with a skill's domain. The Coordinator routes to skills when relevant.910## Key Skills for This Project1112### MAUI Development13| Skill | Use For |14|-------|---------|15| `maui-current-apis` | Always-on guardrail for API currency — prevents deprecated APIs |16| `maui-collectionview` | CollectionView: data display, layouts, selection, grouping |17| `maui-data-binding` | XAML bindings, compiled bindings, MVVM |18| `maui-custom-handlers` | Custom handlers, property mappers, platform-specific views |19| `maui-dependency-injection` | DI registration, lifetime selection, testability |20| `maui-gestures` | Tap, swipe, pan, pinch, drag-and-drop |21| `maui-animations` | View animations, easing, rotation, scale |22| `maui-app-lifecycle` | App states, backgrounding, resume |23| `maui-app-icons-splash` | App icons, splash screens, SVG conversion |24| `maui-deep-linking` | Android App Links, iOS Universal Links |25| `maui-file-handling` | FilePicker, app data storage |26| `maui-geolocation` | GPS/location features |27| `maui-graphics-drawing` | Custom drawing, GraphicsView, canvas |28| `maui-accessibility` | Screen reader, SemanticProperties, VoiceOver/TalkBack |29| `maui-authentication` | WebAuthenticator, OAuth 2.0, social login |30| `maui-bootstrap-theme` | MauiBootstrapTheme styling, StyleClass, theme switching |3132### Blazor Hybrid & MauiReactor33| Skill | Use For |34|-------|---------|35| `maui-hot-reload-diagnostics` | Hot Reload troubleshooting (C#, XAML, Blazor) |36| `hotreload-sentinel` | AI-assisted hot reload monitoring and bug reports |3738### Aspire & Backend39| Skill | Use For |40|-------|---------|41| `aspire` | Orchestrate Aspire apps — run, stop, debug, manage resources |42| `maui-aspire` | MAUI + Aspire integration, service discovery, HttpClient setup |43| `entra-id-aspire-authentication` | Add Entra ID/Azure AD auth to Aspire apps |44| `entra-id-aspire-provisioning` | Provision Entra ID app registrations |4546### Testing & Debugging47| Skill | Use For |48|-------|---------|49| `e2e-testing` | E2E testing via Aspire + Playwright/MAUI debugging |50| `maui-ai-debugging` | Build, deploy, inspect MAUI apps as AI agent |51| `appium-automation` | Cross-platform mobile UI testing |5253### Content & Documentation54| Skill | Use For |55|-------|---------|56| `maui-docs-author` | Author .NET MAUI docs in docs-maui repo |57| `dotnet-blog-author` | Draft .NET blog posts |58| `maui-sample-creator` | Create sample projects |59| `changelog-triage` | Triage commits/PRs for docs gaps |6061### Custom Agents62| Agent | Use For |63|-------|---------|64| `.NET MAUI Guidance` | Modern controls, XAML best practices, layout/perf rules |65| `MauiReactor Guidance` | MVU, C# fluent UI, state updates, navigation |66| `designer` | UI/UX design, accessibility, theme consistency |67| `language-tutor` | Evidence-based SLA methods for learning features |68| `language-learning-architect` | Exercise design, progress tracking, gamification |69| `troubleshooter` | Structured debugging for .NET MAUI bugs |70| `localize` | String resources and UI localization |71| `csharp-dotnet-janitor` | Code cleanup, modernization, tech debt |7273## Squad-local skills (project-specific, in `.squad/skills/`)7475These live in the repo and are **invisible to general-purpose Copilot agents** unless explicitly loaded. When spawning Squad agents (Wash, Kaylee, Scribe, etc.), reference these by path so the agent reads them before working.7677| Skill | Use For |78|-------|---------|79| `maui-ios-dx24-install` | iOS publish to DX24 — preemptive wake/unlock + NWError 57 retry-once recipe |80| `blazor-activity-layout-shell` | Building a new Blazor activity page — copy VocabQuiz shell verbatim, anti-patterns from publishes #5–#9 |81| `agent-progress-diagnostic` | Decide whether a long-running background agent is hung vs. making progress |82| `maui-devflow-blazor-hybrid` | DevFlow + Blazor Hybrid integration, tunnel issues |83| `dotnet-sdk-detection` | 4-layer SDK selection diagnostic before claiming "SDK isn't installed" |84| `ef-dual-provider-migrations` | EF migrations affecting both PostgreSQL (API) and SQLite (mobile) |85| `single-flight-async` | SemaphoreSlim + cached Task<T>? to collapse duplicate in-flight async ops |86| `async-single-flight-testing` | xUnit pattern for testing exactly-one-call semantics under concurrent load |87| `activity-audio-playback` | Audio playback patterns in activity pages |88| `activity-audit-checklist` | Pre-ship audit checklist for activity pages |89| `activity-picker-gating` | Activity picker visibility/gating rules |90| `adding-smart-resources` | Adding smart-resource integrations |91| `aspire-maui-bundle-shim` | Aspire + MAUI bundle shim |92| `aspire-orphan-recovery` | Recover orphaned Aspire processes |93| `aspnetcore-azure-monitor` | ASP.NET Core + Azure Monitor wiring |94| `auth-e2e-testing` | End-to-end auth testing |95| `azure-predeploy-validation` | Pre-deploy validation gates for Azure |96| `blazor-hybrid-firstrender-jsinit` | First-render JS init in Blazor Hybrid |97| `blazor-localization` | Localization in Blazor Hybrid pages |98| `blazor-nav-state-preservation` | Navigation state preservation in Blazor |99| `blazor-readonly-mode` | Readonly mode patterns |100| `empty-table-startup-diagnostic` | Diagnose empty-table-on-startup issues |101| `grader-override-pattern` | Grader override pattern for activities |102| `maui-azure-monitor` | MAUI + Azure Monitor wiring |103| `mcp-tool-discovery` | MCP tool discovery patterns |104| `number-content-seeding` | Number-content seeding for NumberDrill |105| `paired-prompt-ui` | Paired-prompt UI pattern |106| `project-conventions` | Repo-wide conventions |107| `resource-id-decoupling` / `resourceid-decoupling` | Resource ID decoupling |108| `sqlite-migration-generation` | Generate SQLite migrations |109| `sqlite-migration-history-reconcile` | Reconcile SQLite migration history |110| `structured-import-results` | Structured import result handling |111112## Usage Pattern113114When spawning an agent, include relevant skill references:115```116If .squad/skills/ has relevant SKILL.md files, read them before working.117Relevant Copilot skill: {skill-name} — invoke if needed for domain guidance.118```119120## Anti-Patterns121122- **Don't invoke skills for simple tasks** — skills add overhead123- **Don't invoke multiple overlapping skills** — pick the most specific one124- **Don't forget maui-current-apis** — it catches deprecated API usage
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