From 30c7e48ec7c717c7dac4030f069ea902b761b670 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:26:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From 61928bca427b0bdc80a8ba52ce6ad7627ad35ecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:34:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Implement YAML configuration system for toggling prompts,
 instructions, and chat modes

Co-authored-by: AstroSteveo <34114851+AstroSteveo@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .gitignore                 |   9 ++
 .schemas/config.schema.yml |  71 ++++++++++++
 CONFIG.md                  | 185 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                  |  31 +++++
 apply-config.js            | 230 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 awesome-copilot.js         |  93 +++++++++++++++
 generate-config.js         | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++
 package.json               |   3 +
 8 files changed, 747 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .schemas/config.schema.yml
 create mode 100644 CONFIG.md
 create mode 100755 apply-config.js
 create mode 100755 awesome-copilot.js
 create mode 100755 generate-config.js

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4dd47dd..49c1b03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ Copilot-Processing.md
 
 # macOS system files
 .DS_Store
+
+# Configuration files (user-specific)
+awesome-copilot.config.yml
+*.config.yml
+test-config.yml
+test-apply-config.yml
+
+# Test output directories
+test-output/
diff --git a/.schemas/config.schema.yml b/.schemas/config.schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f94643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.schemas/config.schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Schema for awesome-copilot configuration file
+$schema: "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
+title: "Awesome Copilot Configuration"
+description: "Configuration file to enable/disable prompts, instructions, chat modes, and collections"
+type: object
+
+properties:
+  version:
+    type: string
+    description: "Config file format version"
+    default: "1.0"
+    
+  project:
+    type: object
+    description: "Project-specific settings"
+    properties:
+      name:
+        type: string
+        description: "Project name"
+      description:
+        type: string
+        description: "Project description"
+      output_directory:
+        type: string
+        description: "Directory where files should be copied (default: .github)"
+        default: ".github"
+    
+  prompts:
+    type: object
+    description: "Enable/disable specific prompts"
+    additionalProperties:
+      type: boolean
+      
+  instructions:
+    type: object
+    description: "Enable/disable specific instructions"
+    additionalProperties:
+      type: boolean
+      
+  chatmodes:
+    type: object
+    description: "Enable/disable specific chat modes"
+    additionalProperties:
+      type: boolean
+      
+  collections:
+    type: object
+    description: "Enable/disable entire collections (will enable/disable all items in collection)"
+    additionalProperties:
+      type: boolean
+
+required: ["version"]
+
+examples:
+  - version: "1.0"
+    project:
+      name: "My Awesome Project"
+      description: "A project using awesome-copilot customizations"
+      output_directory: ".github"
+    prompts:
+      create-readme: true
+      generate-tests: false
+    instructions:
+      typescript-best-practices: true
+      testing-standards: false
+    chatmodes:
+      architect: true
+      dba: false
+    collections:
+      frontend-web-dev: true
+      csharp-dotnet-development: false
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diff --git a/CONFIG.md b/CONFIG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b423e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONFIG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+# Configuration File System
+
+The Awesome Copilot repository now supports a configuration file system that allows you to easily manage which prompts, instructions, chat modes, and collections are included in your project.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Generate a Configuration File
+
+```bash
+# Generate default configuration file
+node awesome-copilot.js init
+
+# Or generate with a specific name
+node awesome-copilot.js init my-project.config.yml
+```
+
+This creates a YAML configuration file with all available items set to `false` by default.
+
+### 2. Enable Desired Items
+
+Edit the configuration file to set items to `true` that you want to include:
+
+```yaml
+version: "1.0"
+project:
+  name: "My Project"
+  description: "A project using awesome-copilot customizations"
+  output_directory: ".github"
+prompts:
+  create-readme: true
+  editorconfig: true
+  generate-tests: false
+instructions:
+  typescript-best-practices: true
+  testing-standards: true
+  react: false
+chatmodes:
+  architect: true
+  dba: false
+  specification: true
+collections:
+  frontend-web-dev: true
+  csharp-dotnet-development: false
+```
+
+### 3. Apply Configuration
+
+```bash
+# Apply default configuration file
+node awesome-copilot.js apply
+
+# Or apply specific configuration file  
+node awesome-copilot.js apply my-project.config.yml
+```
+
+This will copy the enabled files to your project's `.github` directory (or the directory specified in the config).
+
+## Configuration File Format
+
+### Top-level Structure
+
+```yaml
+version: "1.0"                    # Required: Config format version
+project:                          # Optional: Project metadata
+  name: "My Project"              # Project name
+  description: "Project desc"     # Project description  
+  output_directory: ".github"     # Where to copy files (default: .github)
+prompts: {}                       # Enable/disable prompts
+instructions: {}                  # Enable/disable instructions
+chatmodes: {}                     # Enable/disable chat modes
+collections: {}                   # Enable/disable collections
+```
+
+### Individual Items
+
+Set any item to `true` to include it, `false` to exclude it:
+
+```yaml
+prompts:
+  create-readme: true             # Include this prompt
+  generate-tests: false           # Exclude this prompt
+```
+
+### Collections
+
+Collections are special - when you enable a collection, it automatically includes all items in that collection:
+
+```yaml
+collections:
+  frontend-web-dev: true          # Includes all prompts, instructions, and chat modes in this collection
+```
+
+## Output Structure
+
+When you apply a configuration, files are organized as follows:
+
+```
+.github/
+├── copilot/
+│   ├── *.prompt.md             # Prompts for /awesome-copilot commands
+│   └── *.chatmode.md           # Chat modes for VS Code
+└── instructions/
+    └── *.instructions.md       # Instructions that auto-apply to coding
+```
+
+## NPM Scripts
+
+You can also use npm scripts instead of the CLI:
+
+```bash
+# Generate configuration
+npm run config:init
+
+# Apply configuration
+npm run config:apply
+
+# Access CLI
+npm run config help
+```
+
+## Examples
+
+### Frontend React Project
+
+```yaml
+version: "1.0"
+project:
+  name: "React Frontend"
+  output_directory: ".github"
+collections:
+  frontend-web-dev: true
+prompts:
+  create-readme: true
+  editorconfig: true
+chatmodes:
+  specification: true
+```
+
+### Backend .NET Project
+
+```yaml
+version: "1.0"
+project:
+  name: ".NET API"
+  output_directory: ".github"
+collections:
+  csharp-dotnet-development: true
+instructions:
+  testing-standards: true
+prompts:
+  create-specification: true
+```
+
+### Full Stack Project
+
+```yaml
+version: "1.0"
+project:
+  name: "Full Stack App"
+  output_directory: ".github"
+collections:
+  frontend-web-dev: true
+  csharp-dotnet-development: true
+  database-data-management: true
+chatmodes:
+  architect: true
+  specification: true
+```
+
+## Migration from Manual Approach
+
+If you were previously copying files manually:
+
+1. Remove manually copied files from your `.github` directory
+2. Run `node awesome-copilot.js init` to create a config file
+3. Edit the config to enable the same items you were using manually
+4. Run `node awesome-copilot.js apply` to get a clean, managed setup
+
+## Benefits
+
+- **Centralized Management**: One file controls all your Copilot customizations
+- **Version Control Friendly**: Config file tracks what's enabled in your project
+- **Easy Updates**: Re-run apply command after pulling awesome-copilot updates
+- **Collection Support**: Enable entire curated sets with one setting
+- **Clean Organization**: Files are organized in proper directory structure
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26a678e..62d626f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,37 @@ To make it easy to add these customizations to your editor, we have created a [M
 
 ## 🔧 How to Use
 
+There are two ways to use awesome-copilot customizations in your project:
+
+### 🎛️ Configuration File Approach (Recommended)
+
+Use our configuration system to manage all customizations in one place:
+
+1. **Clone the repository** to your local machine or include it as a git submodule
+2. **Generate a configuration file** with all available options:
+   ```bash
+   node awesome-copilot.js init
+   ```
+3. **Edit the configuration** to enable the items you want:
+   ```yaml
+   collections:
+     frontend-web-dev: true      # Enable entire collection
+   prompts:
+     create-readme: true         # Enable specific prompts
+   instructions:
+     typescript-best-practices: true
+   ```
+4. **Apply the configuration** to copy files to your project:
+   ```bash
+   node awesome-copilot.js apply
+   ```
+
+See [CONFIG.md](CONFIG.md) for detailed configuration documentation.
+
+### 📁 Manual File Approach
+
+Browse the collections and manually copy files you want to use:
+
 ### 🎯 Prompts
 Use the `/` command in GitHub Copilot Chat to access prompts:
 ```
diff --git a/apply-config.js b/apply-config.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b535f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apply-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const { parseCollectionYaml } = require("./yaml-parser");
+
+/**
+ * Simple YAML parser for configuration files
+ */
+function parseConfigYaml(filePath) {
+  try {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+    const lines = content.split("\n");
+    const result = {};
+    let currentSection = null;
+    
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      const trimmed = line.trim();
+      
+      // Skip comments and empty lines
+      if (!trimmed || trimmed.startsWith("#")) continue;
+      
+      // Handle key-value pairs
+      if (trimmed.includes(":")) {
+        const colonIndex = trimmed.indexOf(":");
+        const key = trimmed.substring(0, colonIndex).trim();
+        let value = trimmed.substring(colonIndex + 1).trim();
+        
+        // Remove quotes if present
+        if ((value.startsWith('"') && value.endsWith('"')) || 
+            (value.startsWith("'") && value.endsWith("'"))) {
+          value = value.slice(1, -1);
+        }
+        
+        // Handle sections (no value)
+        if (!value) {
+          currentSection = key;
+          if (!result[currentSection]) {
+            result[currentSection] = {};
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Handle boolean values
+          if (value === "true") value = true;
+          else if (value === "false") value = false;
+          
+          if (currentSection) {
+            result[currentSection][key] = value;
+          } else {
+            result[key] = value;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error parsing config file ${filePath}: ${error.message}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply configuration and copy enabled files to project
+ */
+async function applyConfig(configPath = "awesome-copilot.config.yml") {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    console.error(`Configuration file not found: ${configPath}`);
+    console.log("Run 'node generate-config.js' to create a configuration file first.");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const config = parseConfigYaml(configPath);
+  if (!config) {
+    console.error("Failed to parse configuration file");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log("Applying awesome-copilot configuration...");
+  
+  const rootDir = __dirname;
+  const outputDir = config.project?.output_directory || ".github";
+  
+  // Create output directory structure
+  ensureDirectoryExists(outputDir);
+  ensureDirectoryExists(path.join(outputDir, "copilot"));
+  ensureDirectoryExists(path.join(outputDir, "instructions"));
+  
+  let copiedCount = 0;
+  const summary = {
+    prompts: 0,
+    instructions: 0,
+    chatmodes: 0,
+    collections: 0
+  };
+
+  // Process collections first (they can enable individual items)
+  const enabledItems = new Set();
+  if (config.collections) {
+    for (const [collectionName, enabled] of Object.entries(config.collections)) {
+      if (enabled) {
+        const collectionPath = path.join(rootDir, "collections", `${collectionName}.collection.yml`);
+        if (fs.existsSync(collectionPath)) {
+          const collection = parseCollectionYaml(collectionPath);
+          if (collection && collection.items) {
+            collection.items.forEach(item => {
+              enabledItems.add(item.path);
+            });
+            summary.collections++;
+            console.log(`✓ Enabled collection: ${collectionName} (${collection.items.length} items)`);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Process prompts
+  if (config.prompts) {
+    for (const [promptName, enabled] of Object.entries(config.prompts)) {
+      if (enabled) {
+        const sourcePath = path.join(rootDir, "prompts", `${promptName}.prompt.md`);
+        if (fs.existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+          const destPath = path.join(outputDir, "copilot", `${promptName}.prompt.md`);
+          copyFile(sourcePath, destPath);
+          copiedCount++;
+          summary.prompts++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Process instructions
+  if (config.instructions) {
+    for (const [instructionName, enabled] of Object.entries(config.instructions)) {
+      if (enabled) {
+        const sourcePath = path.join(rootDir, "instructions", `${instructionName}.instructions.md`);
+        if (fs.existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+          const destPath = path.join(outputDir, "instructions", `${instructionName}.instructions.md`);
+          copyFile(sourcePath, destPath);
+          copiedCount++;
+          summary.instructions++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Process chat modes
+  if (config.chatmodes) {
+    for (const [chatmodeName, enabled] of Object.entries(config.chatmodes)) {
+      if (enabled) {
+        const sourcePath = path.join(rootDir, "chatmodes", `${chatmodeName}.chatmode.md`);
+        if (fs.existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+          const destPath = path.join(outputDir, "copilot", `${chatmodeName}.chatmode.md`);
+          copyFile(sourcePath, destPath);
+          copiedCount++;
+          summary.chatmodes++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Process items from enabled collections
+  for (const itemPath of enabledItems) {
+    const sourcePath = path.join(rootDir, itemPath);
+    if (fs.existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+      const fileName = path.basename(itemPath);
+      let destPath;
+      
+      if (fileName.endsWith('.prompt.md') || fileName.endsWith('.chatmode.md')) {
+        destPath = path.join(outputDir, "copilot", fileName);
+      } else if (fileName.endsWith('.instructions.md')) {
+        destPath = path.join(outputDir, "instructions", fileName);
+      }
+      
+      if (destPath && !fs.existsSync(destPath)) {
+        copyFile(sourcePath, destPath);
+        copiedCount++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Generate summary
+  console.log("\n" + "=".repeat(50));
+  console.log("Configuration applied successfully!");
+  console.log("=".repeat(50));
+  console.log(`📂 Output directory: ${outputDir}`);
+  console.log(`📝 Total files copied: ${copiedCount}`);
+  console.log(`🎯 Prompts: ${summary.prompts}`);
+  console.log(`📋 Instructions: ${summary.instructions}`);
+  console.log(`💭 Chat modes: ${summary.chatmodes}`);
+  console.log(`📦 Collections: ${summary.collections}`);
+  
+  if (config.project?.name) {
+    console.log(`🏷️  Project: ${config.project.name}`);
+  }
+  
+  console.log("\nNext steps:");
+  console.log("1. Add the files to your version control system");
+  console.log("2. Use prompts with /awesome-copilot command in GitHub Copilot Chat");
+  console.log("3. Instructions will automatically apply to your coding");
+  console.log("4. Import chat modes in VS Code settings");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensure directory exists, create if it doesn't
+ */
+function ensureDirectoryExists(dirPath) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true });
+    console.log(`📁 Created directory: ${dirPath}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Copy file from source to destination
+ */
+function copyFile(sourcePath, destPath) {
+  fs.copyFileSync(sourcePath, destPath);
+  console.log(`✓ Copied: ${path.basename(sourcePath)}`);
+}
+
+// CLI usage
+if (require.main === module) {
+  const configPath = process.argv[2] || "awesome-copilot.config.yml";
+  applyConfig(configPath).catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error applying configuration:", error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = { applyConfig, parseConfigYaml };
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diff --git a/awesome-copilot.js b/awesome-copilot.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..84f1804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awesome-copilot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const { generateConfig } = require("./generate-config");
+const { applyConfig } = require("./apply-config");
+
+const commands = {
+  init: {
+    description: "Generate a new configuration file",
+    usage: "awesome-copilot init [config-file]",
+    action: async (args) => {
+      const configFile = args[0] || "awesome-copilot.config.yml";
+      generateConfig(configFile);
+    }
+  },
+  
+  apply: {
+    description: "Apply configuration and copy files to project",
+    usage: "awesome-copilot apply [config-file]",
+    action: async (args) => {
+      const configFile = args[0] || "awesome-copilot.config.yml";
+      await applyConfig(configFile);
+    }
+  },
+  
+  help: {
+    description: "Show help information",
+    usage: "awesome-copilot help",
+    action: () => {
+      showHelp();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+function showHelp() {
+  console.log("🤖 Awesome GitHub Copilot Configuration Tool");
+  console.log("=".repeat(50));
+  console.log("");
+  console.log("Usage: awesome-copilot <command> [options]");
+  console.log("");
+  console.log("Commands:");
+  
+  for (const [name, cmd] of Object.entries(commands)) {
+    console.log(`  ${name.padEnd(10)} ${cmd.description}`);
+    console.log(`  ${' '.repeat(10)} ${cmd.usage}`);
+    console.log("");
+  }
+  
+  console.log("Examples:");
+  console.log("  awesome-copilot init                    # Create default config file");
+  console.log("  awesome-copilot init my-config.yml      # Create named config file");
+  console.log("  awesome-copilot apply                   # Apply default config");
+  console.log("  awesome-copilot apply my-config.yml     # Apply specific config");
+  console.log("");
+  console.log("Workflow:");
+  console.log("  1. Run 'awesome-copilot init' to create a configuration file");
+  console.log("  2. Edit the configuration file to enable desired items");
+  console.log("  3. Run 'awesome-copilot apply' to copy files to your project");
+}
+
+function showError(message) {
+  console.error(`❌ Error: ${message}`);
+  console.log("");
+  console.log("Run 'awesome-copilot help' for usage information.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    showHelp();
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  const command = args[0];
+  const commandArgs = args.slice(1);
+  
+  if (!commands[command]) {
+    showError(`Unknown command: ${command}`);
+  }
+  
+  try {
+    await commands[command].action(commandArgs);
+  } catch (error) {
+    showError(error.message);
+  }
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main();
+}
+
+module.exports = { main };
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diff --git a/generate-config.js b/generate-config.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bd4678c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+/**
+ * Generate a configuration file with all available options
+ */
+function generateConfig(outputPath = "awesome-copilot.config.yml") {
+  const rootDir = __dirname;
+  
+  // Get all available items
+  const prompts = getAvailableItems(path.join(rootDir, "prompts"), ".prompt.md");
+  const instructions = getAvailableItems(path.join(rootDir, "instructions"), ".instructions.md");
+  const chatmodes = getAvailableItems(path.join(rootDir, "chatmodes"), ".chatmode.md");
+  const collections = getAvailableItems(path.join(rootDir, "collections"), ".collection.yml");
+
+  // Create config structure
+  const config = {
+    version: "1.0",
+    project: {
+      name: "My Project",
+      description: "A project using awesome-copilot customizations",
+      output_directory: ".github"
+    },
+    prompts: {},
+    instructions: {},
+    chatmodes: {},
+    collections: {}
+  };
+
+  // Populate with all items disabled by default (user can enable what they want)
+  prompts.forEach(item => {
+    config.prompts[item] = false;
+  });
+
+  instructions.forEach(item => {
+    config.instructions[item] = false;
+  });
+
+  chatmodes.forEach(item => {
+    config.chatmodes[item] = false;
+  });
+
+  collections.forEach(item => {
+    config.collections[item] = false;
+  });
+
+  // Convert to YAML format manually (since we don't want to add dependencies)
+  const yamlContent = objectToYaml(config);
+  
+  // Add header comment
+  const header = `# Awesome Copilot Configuration File
+# Generated on ${new Date().toISOString()}
+# 
+# This file allows you to enable/disable specific prompts, instructions, 
+# chat modes, and collections for your project.
+#
+# Set items to 'true' to include them in your project
+# Set items to 'false' to exclude them
+#
+# After configuring, run: node apply-config.js
+#
+
+`;
+
+  const fullContent = header + yamlContent;
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, fullContent);
+  console.log(`Configuration file generated: ${outputPath}`);
+  console.log(`Found ${prompts.length} prompts, ${instructions.length} instructions, ${chatmodes.length} chat modes, ${collections.length} collections`);
+  console.log("\nNext steps:");
+  console.log("1. Edit the configuration file to enable desired items");
+  console.log("2. Run: node apply-config.js to apply the configuration");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all available items in a directory
+ */
+function getAvailableItems(directory, extension) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(directory)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return fs.readdirSync(directory)
+    .filter(file => file.endsWith(extension))
+    .map(file => path.basename(file, extension))
+    .sort();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert object to YAML format (simple implementation)
+ */
+function objectToYaml(obj, indent = 0) {
+  const spaces = "  ".repeat(indent);
+  let yaml = "";
+
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+    if (typeof value === "object" && value !== null) {
+      yaml += `${spaces}${key}:\n`;
+      yaml += objectToYaml(value, indent + 1);
+    } else {
+      const valueStr = typeof value === "string" ? `"${value}"` : value;
+      yaml += `${spaces}${key}: ${valueStr}\n`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return yaml;
+}
+
+// CLI usage
+if (require.main === module) {
+  const outputPath = process.argv[2] || "awesome-copilot.config.yml";
+  generateConfig(outputPath);
+}
+
+module.exports = { generateConfig, getAvailableItems };
+
+// CLI usage
+if (require.main === module) {
+  const outputPath = process.argv[2] || "awesome-copilot.config.yml";
+  generateConfig(outputPath);
+}
+
+module.exports = { generateConfig, getAvailableItems };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e37dca1..8adc6c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   "main": "update-readme.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node update-readme.js",
+    "config:init": "node generate-config.js",
+    "config:apply": "node apply-config.js",
+    "config": "node awesome-copilot.js",
     "contributors:add": "all-contributors add",
     "contributors:generate": "all-contributors generate",
     "contributors:check": "all-contributors check"