This repository serves as the organizational baseline for GitHub Copilot instructions, prompts, and chat modes specifically adopted for AB-Lindex. It provides standardized configurations, best practices, and custom prompts to ensure consistent and effective use of GitHub Copilot across our development teams.

Choose one of the following methods to install the GitHub Copilot Baseline configuration:

Clone the repository and copy the configuration files directly to your project:

1. Clone to temporary directory and copy .github folder:

   💡 Note: If git is not installed on Windows, you can install it with: winget install Microsoft.Git

   Windows (PowerShell):

   # Clone to temp directory
   git clone https://github.com/AB-Lindex/github-copilot.git $env:TEMP\copilot-baseline
   
   # Copy .github folder to your project (run from your project root)
   Copy-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\copilot-baseline\.github" -Destination "." -Recurse -Force
   
   # Clean up temp directory
   Remove-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\copilot-baseline" -Recurse -Force

   macOS/Linux (Bash/Zsh):

   # Clone to temp directory
   git clone https://github.com/AB-Lindex/github-copilot.git /tmp/copilot-baseline
   
   # Copy .github folder to your project (run from your project root)
   cp -r /tmp/copilot-baseline/.github .
   
   # Clean up temp directory
   rm -rf /tmp/copilot-baseline

2. Verify installation: Check that .github/chatmodes/, .github/instructions/, and .github/prompts/ directories now exist in your project with the baseline files.

To use the Install Copilot Baseline prompt in your VS Code environment:

1. Create the prompts directory (if it doesn't exist):

   • Windows + VS Code: %AppData%\Code\User\prompts\
     Open a terminal or the Run dialog and run the following command:

     cmd /c "mkdir %AppData%\Code\User\prompts"

   • Windows + Visual Studio: chatmodes not supported yet

2. Download the prompt file:

   • Navigate to install-copilot-baseline.prompt.md (right-click and "Open in new tab" recommended)
   • Click the Download button ( ⤓ ) in the top right of the file view
   • Save the file to your desired prompts directory (see step 1)

3. Use the prompt: Type /install-copilot-baseline in GitHub Copilot Chat to use the install-prompt.

   💡 Tip: You can re-run /install-copilot-baseline anytime to get the latest updates from this repository and ensure you have the most current chat modes, instructions, and prompts.

This repository contains:

• Chat Modes: Specialized AI assistants for specific development scenarios
• Instructions: Guidelines for code formatting and development practices
• Prompts: Meta-prompts that help discover and suggest additional GitHub Copilot resources

Most of the chat modes and prompts in this repository are adapted from github.com/github/awesome-copilot with modifications to better align with our organization's specific needs and workflows. We extend our gratitude to the GitHub Copilot community for their excellent contributions to the ecosystem.

• Review the baseline instructions in .github/instructions/
• Use the provided chat modes from .github/chatmodes/
• Follow our organization's coding standards and best practices

• Always review generated code for security vulnerabilities
• Ensure compliance with your organization's coding standards
• Test generated code thoroughly before committing
• Document any modifications made to generated code

• Be specific about requirements and constraints
• Include context about existing codebase and patterns
• Reference relevant baseline instructions
• Iterate and refine prompts for better results

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add your improvements
4. Submit a Pull Request

Follow existing structure and include examples for new instructions.