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📋 Custom Instructions

Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices.

How to Use Custom Instructions

To Install:

  • Click the VS Code or VS Code Insiders install button for the instruction you want to use
  • Download the *.instructions.md file and manually add it to your project's instruction collection

To Use/Apply:

  • Copy these instructions to your .github/copilot-instructions.md file in your workspace
  • Create task-specific .github/.instructions.md files in your workspace's .github/instructions folder
  • Instructions automatically apply to Copilot behavior once installed in your workspace
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