Policy Compliance Order

Policy Compliance Order

Shared policy-compliance instructions to avoid duplicating the same policy order across multiple agents.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• An agent must declare the repository’s mandatory policy reading order.
• You need to reiterate non-negotiable constraints (e.g., no policy edits, no secrets, no silent skips).
• Multiple agents share the same compliance preamble.

Required Policy Reading Order (Baseline)

1. .github/copilot-instructions.md
2. .github/instructions/general-code-change.instructions.md
3. .github/instructions/general-unit-test.instructions.md
4. Language- or domain-specific policies based on files in scope:
   • Python: .github/instructions/python-code-change.instructions.md, .github/instructions/python-unit-test.instructions.md
   • PowerShell: .github/instructions/powershell-code-change.instructions.md, .github/instructions/powershell-unit-test.instructions.md
   • GitHub Actions: .github/instructions/github-actions.instructions.md (for .github/workflows/*)
   • Any other .github/instructions/*.instructions.md relevant to touched paths

Hard Constraints (Baseline)

• Do NOT modify policy documents under .github/instructions/.
• Do NOT create secrets or .env files unless explicitly requested.
• Prefer repo-defined tasks/commands when running checks.
• If information is missing, proceed with best-effort assumptions and document them.

Extensions (Agent-Specific)

Agents may append additional requirements that are unique to their role (e.g., policy audit templates or epic docs), but should not duplicate the baseline order above.