SkillsMar 29, 2026·1 min read

GitHub Copilot Official Customization Collection

Official GitHub Copilot customization: agents, skills, instructions, plugins, hooks, and agentic workflows. Plus documentation for custom instructions.

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Quick Use

Use it first, then decide how deep to go

This block should tell both the user and the agent what to copy, install, and apply first.

Browse the awesome-copilot repository and install any plugin:

# Copilot uses .github/ directory for customization
mkdir -p .github
# Add custom instructions
echo "Follow TypeScript best practices" > .github/copilot-instructions.md

Intro

Official GitHub Copilot customization resources — community-contributed but GitHub-maintained collection of agents, skills, instructions, plugins, hooks, and agentic workflows. Plus the official documentation for custom instructions at repo, org, and personal levels. 27,500+ GitHub stars.

Customization Levels

Repository Instructions

Create .github/copilot-instructions.md for repo-wide coding standards:

Always use TypeScript strict mode.
Prefer functional components with hooks.
Write tests for all new functions.

Path-Specific Instructions

Create .instructions.md files with applyTo patterns:

---
applyTo: "src/api/**"
---
Use Express.js patterns. Validate all inputs with Zod.

Personal Instructions

~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md for your personal coding preferences.

Organization Instructions

Set via GitHub organization settings for team-wide standards.

Official Plugins

Automate This — Turn any process into an automated workflow
Azure Cloud Development — Azure cost optimization, resource health, IaC
Context Engineering — Context mapping and refactoring planning
Clojure Interactive Programming — REPL-driven development

Agentic Workflows

AI-powered GitHub Actions defined in markdown — automate issue triage, PR reviews, release notes, and more directly from your repository.

Source & Thanks

Author: GitHub Repository: awesome-copilot — ⭐ 27,500+ Docs: docs.github.com/copilot/customizing-copilot License: MIT

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