GitHub Copilot Custom Agents

A collection of custom GitHub Copilot agents and skills that developers can use to enhance their coding experience.

What are Custom Agents?

GitHub Copilot allows you to create custom agents that follow your specific instructions and workflows. These agents can be tailored for:

• Specific programming languages and frameworks
• Code review patterns
• Testing strategies
• Documentation styles
• Development workflows

Directory Structure

.github/
├── agents/     # Custom agent configurations
└── skills/     # Custom skill definitions

Available Agents

How to Use

1. Copy the agent configuration files to your own repository's .github/agents/ directory
2. Configure GitHub Copilot to use these agents, specifically the Tools section.
3. Start coding with your custom workflows!

Contributing

To add your own custom agents:

1. Create a new .md file in the appropriate directory
2. Follow the template structure
3. Include clear instructions and examples
4. Submit a pull request

Templates

See the templates/ directory for agent and skill templates.

References

Official GitHub Copilot Docs - https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/coding-agent/create-custom-agents?search-overlay-input=GitHub+Copilot+workflow&search-overlay-ask-ai=true

Bringing Anthropic Skills to GitHub Copilot https://tiberriver256.github.io/ai%20and%20technology/skills-catalog-part-1-indexing-ai-context/

Acknowledgements

Shoutout to Ahmad Khaleel's gitdiagram project on Github