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README.md

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## 📋 Custom Instructions
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Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices:
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> 💡 **Usage**: Copy these instructions to your `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file or create task-specific `.github/.instructions.md` files in your workspace's `.github/instructions` folder.
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Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices.
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### How to Use Custom Instructions
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the instruction you want to use
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- Download the `*.instructions.md` file and manually add it to your project's instruction collection
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**To Use/Apply:**
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- Copy these instructions to your `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file in your workspace
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- Create task-specific `.github/.instructions.md` files in your workspace's `.github/instructions` folder
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- Instructions automatically apply to Copilot behavior once installed in your workspace
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## 🎯 Reusable Prompts
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Ready-to-use prompt templates for specific development scenarios and tasks, defining prompt text with a specific mode, model, and available set of tools.
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> 💡 **Usage**: Use `/prompt-name` in VS Code chat, run `Chat: Run Prompt` command, or hit the run button while you have a prompt open.
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### How to Use Reusable Prompts
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the prompt you want to use
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- Download the `*.prompt.md` file and manually add it to your prompt collection
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**To Run/Execute:**
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- Use `/prompt-name` in VS Code chat after installation
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- Run the `Chat: Run Prompt` command from the Command Palette
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- Hit the run button while you have a prompt file open in VS Code
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## 🧩 Custom Chat Modes
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Custom chat modes define specific behaviors and tools for GitHub Copilot Chat, enabling enhanced context-aware assistance for particular tasks or workflows.
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> 💡 **Usage**: Create new chat modes using the command `Chat: Configure Chat Modes...`, then switch your chat mode in the Chat input from _Agent_ or _Ask_ to your own mode.
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### How to Use Custom Chat Modes
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the chat mode you want to use
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- Download the `*.chatmode.md` file and manually install it in VS Code using the Command Palette
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**To Activate/Use:**
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- Import the chat mode configuration into your VS Code settings
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- Access the installed chat modes through the VS Code Chat interface
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- Select the desired chat mode from the available options in VS Code Chat
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Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices:`,
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instructionsUsage: `> 💡 **Usage**: Copy these instructions to your \`.github/copilot-instructions.md\` file or create task-specific \`.github/.instructions.md\` files in your workspace's \`.github/instructions\` folder.`,
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instructionsUsage: `Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices.
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### How to Use Custom Instructions
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the instruction you want to use
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- Download the \`*.instructions.md\` file and manually add it to your project's instruction collection
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**To Use/Apply:**
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- Copy these instructions to your \`.github/copilot-instructions.md\` file in your workspace
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- Create task-specific \`.github/.instructions.md\` files in your workspace's \`.github/instructions\` folder
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- Instructions automatically apply to Copilot behavior once installed in your workspace`,
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promptsSection: `## 🎯 Reusable Prompts
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Ready-to-use prompt templates for specific development scenarios and tasks, defining prompt text with a specific mode, model, and available set of tools.`,
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promptsUsage: `> 💡 **Usage**: Use \`/prompt-name\` in VS Code chat, run \`Chat: Run Prompt\` command, or hit the run button while you have a prompt open.`,
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promptsUsage: `### How to Use Reusable Prompts
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the prompt you want to use
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- Download the \`*.prompt.md\` file and manually add it to your prompt collection
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**To Run/Execute:**
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- Use \`/prompt-name\` in VS Code chat after installation
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- Run the \`Chat: Run Prompt\` command from the Command Palette
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- Hit the run button while you have a prompt file open in VS Code`,
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chatmodesSection: `## 🧩 Custom Chat Modes
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Custom chat modes define specific behaviors and tools for GitHub Copilot Chat, enabling enhanced context-aware assistance for particular tasks or workflows.`,
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chatmodesUsage: `> 💡 **Usage**: Create new chat modes using the command \`Chat: Configure Chat Modes...\`, then switch your chat mode in the Chat input from _Agent_ or _Ask_ to your own mode.`,
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chatmodesUsage: `### How to Use Custom Chat Modes
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**To Install:**
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- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the chat mode you want to use
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- Download the \`*.chatmode.md\` file and manually install it in VS Code using the Command Palette
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**To Activate/Use:**
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- Import the chat mode configuration into your VS Code settings
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- Access the installed chat modes through the VS Code Chat interface
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- Select the desired chat mode from the available options in VS Code Chat`,
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footer: `## 📚 Additional Resources
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