awesome-copilot
WHEN TO USE
- When looking for community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations for GitHub Copilot.
- When needing to install plugins or agentic workflows from the Awesome Copilot marketplace.
- When seeking examples of Copilot hooks, skills, or recipes for working with Copilot APIs.
WHEN NOT TO USE
- When configuring built-in Copilot features unrelated to community plugins or awesome-copilot resources.
Project Overview
The Awesome GitHub Copilot repository is a community-driven collection of custom agents and instructions designed to enhance GitHub Copilot experiences across various domains, languages, and use cases. The project includes:
- Agents - Specialized GitHub Copilot agents that integrate with MCP servers.
- Instructions - Coding standards and best practices applied to specific file patterns.
- Skills - Self-contained folders with instructions and bundled resources for specialized tasks.
- Hooks - Automated workflows triggered by specific events during development.
- Workflows - Agentic Workflows for AI-powered repository automation in GitHub Actions.
- Plugins - Installable packages that group related agents, commands, and skills around specific themes.
Repository Structure
Awesome Copilot Repository structure:
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├── agents/ # Custom GitHub Copilot agent definitions (.agent.md files)
├── instructions/ # Coding standards and guidelines (.instructions.md files)
├── skills/ # Agent Skills folders (each with SKILL.md and optional bundled assets)
├── hooks/ # Automated workflow hooks (folders with README.md + hooks.json)
├── workflows/ # Agentic Workflows (.md files for GitHub Actions automation)
├── plugins/ # Installable plugin packages (folders with plugin.json)
├── docs/ # Documentation for different resource types
├── eng/ # Build and automation scripts
└── scripts/ # Utility scripts
Core Process
Install a Plugin
Attempt direct installation. For most users, the Awesome Copilot marketplace is already registered:
copilot plugin install <plugin-name>@awesome-copilotFallback for older versions or custom setups. If the marketplace is unknown, register it first:
copilot plugin marketplace add github/awesome-copilot copilot plugin install <plugin-name>@awesome-copilot
Resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| 🤖 Agents | Specialized Copilot agents that integrate with MCP servers |
| 📋 Instructions | Coding standards applied automatically by file pattern |
| 🎯 Skills | Self-contained folders with instructions and bundled assets |
| 🔌 Plugins | Curated bundles of agents and skills for specific workflows |
| 🪝 Hooks | Automated actions triggered during Copilot agent sessions |
| ⚡ Agentic Workflows | AI-powered GitHub Actions automations written in markdown |
| 🍳 Cookbook | Copy-paste-ready recipes for working with Copilot APIs |
References
- Awesome Copilot llms.txt (Overview, Learning Hub, Agents, Instructions, Skills)
- awesome-copilot's AGENTS.md
Related skills
- copilot-cli: Use this skill to interact with GitHub Copilot CLI for command execution and automation.
Source: Cogni-AI-OU/cogni-ai-agentic-collections — distributed by TomeVault.