# github/awesome-copilot

Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot.

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-copilot
Homepage: https://awesome-copilot.github.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai, github-copilot, prompt-engineering, hacktoberfest, agent-skills, agents, awesome, custom-agents
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:36:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 32
- inputs: {"age_days": 448, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 38283, forks 4846 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:07.351166+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated collection of custom agents, instructions, skills, hooks, workflows, and plugins for GitHub Copilot, browsable via a companion website with search and a Learning Hub. It serves as both an awesome-list of Copilot customization resources and a plugin marketplace installable via the Copilot CLI.

## Use cases
- find custom agents for github copilot
- customize copilot coding standards with instructions files
- install copilot plugins from a marketplace
- learn how to write copilot skills and hooks
- browse community prompt engineering resources for copilot
- set up mcp servers with github copilot agents

## When to choose
- you use GitHub Copilot in VS Code or Copilot CLI and want to customize its behavior
- you need ready-made coding-standard instruction files or specialized agents
- you want curated tutorials on agents, skills, hooks, and MCP servers

## When to avoid
- you don't use GitHub Copilot or GitHub's ecosystem
- you need a standalone AI coding assistant rather than Copilot enhancements
- you want production software rather than configuration and documentation resources

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: prompt-engineering, agent-framework, developer-tools, documentation, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: github-copilot, awesome-list, custom-agents, agent-skills, copilot-instructions, community-resources, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- github/awesome-copilot (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.351166+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:24:56.801382+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.351166+00:00, sha 5eb4eaaea3ed)
  - homepage: https://awesome-copilot.github.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:19.425068+00:00, sha 803a43721792)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.