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Regenerate copilot-instructions.md for GitHub Copilot with vendor-specific content only

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$ npx -y skills add jmagly/aiwg --skill aiwg-regenerate-copilot --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill 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.
  • Slash command/aiwg-regenerate-copilot

Context preview

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

Regenerate copilot-instructions.md for GitHub Copilot with vendor-specific content only

SKILL.md

aiwg-regenerate-copilot.SKILL.md
namespace: aiwg
name: aiwg-regenerate-copilot
platforms: [all]
description: Regenerate copilot-instructions.md for GitHub Copilot with vendor-specific content only

Regenerate copilot-instructions.md

Regenerate the `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file for GitHub Copilot integration, analyzing current project state while preserving team directives and organizational requirements.

**Hook file approach (default):** Generates `AIWG-copilot.md` and adds `@AIWG-copilot.md` directive to copilot-instructions.md if @-link is supported. Note: Copilot @-link support is unverified — defaults to full inject until confirmed (see #444).

**Full inject (`--full-inject`):** Embeds AIWG content inline with AIWG markers.

**Vendor-specific filtering:** This command includes ONLY GitHub Copilot patterns and agent references, reducing context pollution. Other vendor content is referenced but not inlined.

Core Principle

**Team content is preserved. AIWG content is updated. Only Copilot-specific content is inlined.**

Parameters

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | `--no-backup` | Skip creating backup file | | `--dry-run` | Preview changes without writing | | `--show-preserved` | List all detected preserved content and exit | | `--full` | Full regeneration, preserve nothing (destructive) |

Execution Steps

Step 1: Create Backup

Unless `--no-backup` specified:

1. Check if `.github/copilot-instructions.md` exists 2. If exists, copy to `.github/copilot-instructions.md.backup-{YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS}` 3. Report backup location

Step 2: Extract Preserved Content

Same preservation patterns as other platforms:

1. **Explicit Preserve Blocks**: `<!-- PRESERVE -->` ... `<!-- /PRESERVE -->` 2. **Preserved Section Headings**: Team *, Org *, Definition of Done, etc. 3. **Inline Directives**: Lines with directive keywords

Step 3: Analyze Project

  • Languages and package managers
  • Development commands
  • Test framework
  • CI/CD configuration (especially `.github/workflows/`)
  • Directory structure
  • Existing `.github/agents/` configuration

Step 4: Detect AIWG State

Check installed frameworks by scanning:

  • `.github/agents/` for custom agents (YAML format)
  • `.github/copilot/` for Copilot configuration
  • `.github/workflows/` for CI/CD workflows

Read registry for framework versions.

Step 5: Generate copilot-instructions.md

**Document Structure:**

# GitHub Copilot Instructions

Project instructions for GitHub Copilot AI assistance.

## Project Overview

{Description from README.md or package.json}

## Tech Stack

- **Language**: {detected languages}
- **Framework**: {detected frameworks}
- **Package Manager**: {npm/yarn/pnpm/etc.}

## Development Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `npm install` | Install dependencies |
| `npm run build` | Build project |
| `npm test` | Run tests |

## Project Structure

src/ → Source code test/ → Test files docs/ → Documentation .github/ → GitHub configuration


## Code Conventions

{Project-specific conventions}

---

## Team Directives

<!-- PRESERVED SECTION -->

{ALL PRESERVED CONTENT}

<!-- /PRESERVED SECTION -->

---

## AIWG Framework Integration

This project uses AIWG SDLC framework with GitHub Copilot.

### Custom Agents

**Agents are deployed to `.github/agents/` as YAML files.**

Invoke via @-mention in Copilot Chat:

```text
@architecture-designer Design system architecture for authentication
@security-architect Review security implementation
@test-engineer Generate comprehensive test suite
@code-reviewer Review pull request for quality

**Available agents:**

  • `architecture-designer` - System architecture and technical decisions
  • `security-architect` - Security design and threat modeling
  • `test-engineer` - Test suite creation and strategy
  • `code-reviewer` - Code quality and security review
  • `devops-engineer` - CI/CD and deployment automation
  • `project-manager` - Project planning and tracking

**Full agent catalog:** .github/agents/ or @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/agents/

Copilot Coding Agent

For automated issue resolution: 1. Navigate to an issue in GitHub 2. Assign to **Copilot** 3. Copilot analyzes and creates a PR

Natural Language Workflow Requests

Request AIWG workflows using natural language in Copilot Chat:

| Request | Maps To | |---------|---------| | "run security review" | flow-security-review-cycle | | "check project status" | project-status | | "transition to elaboration" | flow-inception-to-elaboration | | "start iteration 2" | flow-iteration-dual-track | | "generate tests for auth" | generate-tests + test-engineer | | "review this PR" | pr-review + code-reviewer |

**Full workflow patterns:** @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/docs/simple-language-translations.md

Project Artifacts

{If .aiwg/ exists:}

| Category | Location | |----------|----------| | Requirements | @.aiwg/requirements/ | | Architecture | @.aiwg/architecture/ | | Planning | @.aiwg/planning/ | | Testing | @.aiwg/testing/ | | Security | @.aiwg/security/ |

Full Reference

**AIWG Installation:** `~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/`

**Framework Documentation:**

  • SDLC Complete: @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/README.md
  • All Workflows: @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/
  • All Agents: @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/agents/

**Core References:**

  • Orchestrator: @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/prompts/core/orchestrator.md
  • Agent Design: @~/.local/share/ai-writing-guide/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/prompts/agents/design-rules.md

**Multi-vendor setup?**

  • Claude Code: CLAUDE.md
  • Cursor: .cursorrules
  • Warp: WARP.md
  • Other platforms: AGENTS.md

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