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README.md

GitHub Copilot Integration

Language: English | 繁體中文 | 简体中文

Version: 2.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-01-13

This directory provides resources for integrating Universal Dev Standards with GitHub Copilot.

Overview

GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant built into GitHub and popular IDEs. This integration provides custom instructions to help Copilot generate higher quality, standards-compliant code and documentation.

Resources

File Description
copilot-instructions.md Custom instructions for Copilot Chat
COPILOT-CHAT-REFERENCE.md Chat prompt templates
skills-mapping.md Claude Code skills mapping

Quick Start

Option 1: Project Level (Recommended)

Copy the instructions file to your project:

# Create .github directory if needed
mkdir -p .github

# Copy instructions file
cp integrations/github-copilot/copilot-instructions.md .github/copilot-instructions.md

Option 2: Download via curl

mkdir -p .github
curl -o .github/copilot-instructions.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AsiaOstrich/universal-dev-standards/main/integrations/github-copilot/copilot-instructions.md

Option 3: UDS CLI

# Install UDS CLI
npm install -g universal-dev-standards

# Initialize with Copilot integration
uds init
# Select "GitHub Copilot" when prompted

Configuration

VS Code

  1. Install GitHub Copilot Extension
  2. Ensure .github/copilot-instructions.md exists in project root
  3. Copilot Chat will automatically use the instructions

GitHub Web (github.com)

  1. Navigate to your repository
  2. Ensure .github/copilot-instructions.md exists
  3. Use Copilot Chat in the GitHub web interface

JetBrains IDEs

  1. Install GitHub Copilot plugin
  2. Ensure .github/copilot-instructions.md exists in project root
  3. Copilot Chat will automatically use the instructions

Limitations

GitHub Copilot has certain limitations compared to other AI coding tools:

Configuration Hierarchy

Level Location Support
Project .github/copilot-instructions.md ✅ Supported
Global User settings ❌ Not supported
Subdirectory N/A ❌ Not supported
Runtime override N/A ❌ Not supported

Feature Comparison

Feature Copilot Claude Code Gemini CLI
Project instructions ✅ ✅ ✅
Global configuration ❌ ✅ ✅
Slash commands ❌ ✅ (18 skills) ❌
MCP support ❌ ✅ ❌
Custom skills ❌ ✅ ✅
Multi-file context ⚠️ Limited ✅ ✅
Code generation ✅ ✅ ✅
Chat interface ✅ ✅ ✅

Workarounds

Since Copilot doesn't support slash commands, use Chat prompts instead:

Claude Code: /commit
Copilot:     "Generate a commit message following Conventional Commits..."

Claude Code: /review
Copilot:     "Review this code following the code review checklist..."

Claude Code: /tdd
Copilot:     "Help me implement using TDD (Red-Green-Refactor)..."

See COPILOT-CHAT-REFERENCE.md for complete prompt templates.

Included Standards

The copilot-instructions.md file includes these standards:

Standard Description
Anti-Hallucination Evidence-based analysis, source attribution
Commit Standards Conventional Commits format
Code Review 10-category checklist, comment prefixes
TDD Guidelines Red-Green-Refactor cycle, FIRST principles
Test Coverage 7 dimensions framework
Check-in Standards Pre-commit quality gates
Requirement Writing INVEST criteria, user story format

Verify Integration

To verify the instructions are loaded:

  1. Open Copilot Chat in your IDE
  2. Ask: "What standards should I follow for commit messages?"
  3. Copilot should reference Conventional Commits format

Related Standards

Version History

Version Date Changes
2.0.0 2026-01-13 Major enhancement: Added README, Chat reference, skills mapping; Enhanced instructions with TDD, coverage, review sections
1.0.1 2025-12-24 Added: Related Standards, Version History, License sections
1.0.0 2025-12-23 Initial GitHub Copilot integration

License

This document is released under CC BY 4.0.
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