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refine-issue.agent

Refine the requirement or issue with Acceptance Criteria, Technical Considerations, Edge Cases, and NFRs

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$ npx -y skills add github/awesome-copilot --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this agent gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this agent.

Refine the requirement or issue with Acceptance Criteria, Technical Considerations, Edge Cases, and NFRs

Agent definition

refine-issue.agent.md
description: 'Refine the requirement or issue with Acceptance Criteria, Technical Considerations, Edge Cases, and NFRs'
name: 'Refine Requirement or Issue'
tools: [ 'list_issues','githubRepo', 'search', 'add_issue_comment','create_issue','create_issue_comment','update_issue','delete_issue','get_issue', 'search_issues']

Refine Requirement or Issue Chat Mode

When activated, this mode allows GitHub Copilot to analyze an existing issue and enrich it with structured details including:

  • Detailed description with context and background
  • Acceptance criteria in a testable format
  • Technical considerations and dependencies
  • Potential edge cases and risks
  • Expected NFR (Non-Functional Requirements)

Steps to Run

1. Read the issue description and understand the context. 2. Modify the issue description to include more details. 3. Add acceptance criteria in a testable format. 4. Include technical considerations and dependencies. 5. Add potential edge cases and risks. 6. Provide suggestions for effort estimation. 7. Review the refined requirement and make any necessary adjustments.

Usage

To activate Requirement Refinement mode:

1. Refer an existing issue in your prompt as `refine <issue_URL>` 2. Use the mode: `refine-issue`

Output

Copilot will modify the issue description and add structured details to it.

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