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Official agent skill

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills

by github in github/awesome-copilot

Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and…

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Install Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills

skills CLI
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills .claude/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills
GitHub stars
40k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
880 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
417
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and…

  • Works in 12 steps: Fetch Available Skills: Extract skills… → Scan Local Skills: Discover existing… → Extract Descriptions: Read front matter… → …
  • Tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents
  • SKILL.md covers Process, Context Analysis Criteria, Output Format and Local Skills Discovery Process, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and identifying outdated skills that need updates.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Codebase knowledge for agents. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents

Example prompts

  • “/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills”

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Fetch Available Skills: Extract skills list and descriptions from awesome-copilot README.skills.md. Must use #fetch tool.
  2. Scan Local Skills: Discover existing skill folders in .github/skills/ folder
  3. Extract Descriptions: Read front matter from local SKILL.md files to get name and description
  4. Fetch Remote Versions: For each local skill, fetch the corresponding SKILL.md from awesome-copilot repository using raw GitHub URLs (e.g…
  5. Compare Versions: Compare local skill content with remote versions to identify
  6. Analyze Context: Review chat history, repository files, and current project needs
  7. Compare Existing: Check against skills already available in this repository
  8. Match Relevance: Compare available skills against identified patterns and requirements
  9. Present Options: Display relevant skills with descriptions, rationale, and availability status including outdated skills
  10. Validate: Ensure suggested skills would add value not already covered by existing skills
  11. Output: Provide structured table with suggestions, descriptions, and links to both awesome-copilot skills and similar local skills
  12. Download/Update Assets: For requested skills, automatically

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7cce7cf. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 880 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from github/awesome-copilot at commit 7cce7cf, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 880 words, ~2,018 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills
description
Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and identifying outdated skills that need updates.

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills

Analyze current repository context and suggest relevant Agent Skills from the GitHub awesome-copilot repository that are not already available in this repository. Agent Skills are self-contained folders located in the skills folder of the awesome-copilot repository, each containing a SKILL.md file with instructions and optional bundled assets.

Process

  1. Fetch Available Skills: Extract skills list and descriptions from awesome-copilot README.skills.md. Must use #fetch tool.
  2. Scan Local Skills: Discover existing skill folders in .github/skills/ folder
  3. Extract Descriptions: Read front matter from local SKILL.md files to get name and description
  4. Fetch Remote Versions: For each local skill, fetch the corresponding SKILL.md from awesome-copilot repository using raw GitHub URLs (e.g., https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md)
  5. Compare Versions: Compare local skill content with remote versions to identify:
    • Skills that are up-to-date (exact match)
    • Skills that are outdated (content differs)
    • Key differences in outdated skills (description, instructions, bundled assets)
  6. Analyze Context: Review chat history, repository files, and current project needs
  7. Compare Existing: Check against skills already available in this repository
  8. Match Relevance: Compare available skills against identified patterns and requirements
  9. Present Options: Display relevant skills with descriptions, rationale, and availability status including outdated skills
  10. Validate: Ensure suggested skills would add value not already covered by existing skills
  11. Output: Provide structured table with suggestions, descriptions, and links to both awesome-copilot skills and similar local skills AWAIT user request to proceed with installation or updates of specific skills. DO NOT INSTALL OR UPDATE UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO.
  12. Download/Update Assets: For requested skills, automatically:
    • Download new skills to .github/skills/ folder, preserving the folder structure
    • Update outdated skills by replacing with latest version from awesome-copilot
    • Download both SKILL.md and any bundled assets (scripts, templates, data files)
    • Do NOT adjust content of the files
    • Use #fetch tool to download assets, but may use curl using #runInTerminal tool to ensure all content is retrieved
    • Use #todos tool to track progress

Context Analysis Criteria

🔍 Repository Patterns:

  • Programming languages used (.cs, .js, .py, .ts, etc.)
  • Framework indicators (ASP.NET, React, Azure, Next.js, etc.)
  • Project types (web apps, APIs, libraries, tools, infrastructure)
  • Development workflow requirements (testing, CI/CD, deployment)
  • Infrastructure and cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)

🗨️ Chat History Context:

  • Recent discussions and pain points
  • Feature requests or implementation needs
  • Code review patterns
  • Development workflow requirements
  • Specialized task needs (diagramming, evaluation, deployment)

Output Format

Display analysis results in structured table comparing awesome-copilot skills with existing repository skills:

Awesome-Copilot SkillDescriptionBundled AssetsAlready InstalledSimilar Local SkillSuggestion Rationale
gh-cliGitHub CLI skill for managing repositories and workflowsNone❌ NoNoneWould enhance GitHub workflow automation capabilities
aspireAspire skill for distributed application development9 reference files✅ YesaspireAlready covered by existing Aspire skill
terraform-azurerm-set-diff-analyzerAnalyze Terraform AzureRM provider changesReference files⚠️ Outdatedterraform-azurerm-set-diff-analyzerInstructions updated with new validation patterns - Update recommended

Local Skills Discovery Process

  1. List all folders in .github/skills/ directory
  2. For each folder, read SKILL.md front matter to extract name and description
  3. List any bundled assets within each skill folder
  4. Build comprehensive inventory of existing skills with their capabilities
  5. Use this inventory to avoid suggesting duplicates
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Version Comparison Process

  1. For each local skill folder, construct the raw GitHub URL to fetch the remote SKILL.md:
    • Pattern: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
  2. Fetch the remote version using the #fetch tool
  3. Compare entire file content (including front matter and body)
  4. Identify specific differences:
    • Front matter changes (name, description)
    • Instruction updates (guidelines, examples, best practices)
    • Bundled asset changes (new, removed, or modified assets)
  5. Document key differences for outdated skills
  6. Calculate similarity to determine if update is needed

Skill Structure Requirements

Based on the Agent Skills specification, each skill is a folder containing:

  • SKILL.md: Main instruction file with front matter (name, description) and detailed instructions
  • Optional bundled assets: Scripts, templates, reference data, and other files referenced from SKILL.md
  • Folder naming: Lowercase with hyphens (e.g., azure-deployment-preflight)
  • Name matching: The name field in SKILL.md front matter must match the folder name

Front Matter Structure

Skills in awesome-copilot use this front matter format in SKILL.md:

markdown
---
name: 'skill-name'
description: 'Brief description of what this skill provides and when to use it'
---

Requirements

  • Use fetch tool to get content from awesome-copilot repository skills documentation
  • Use githubRepo tool to get individual skill content for download
  • Scan local file system for existing skills in .github/skills/ directory
  • Read YAML front matter from local SKILL.md files to extract names and descriptions
  • Compare local skills with remote versions to detect outdated skills
  • Compare against existing skills in this repository to avoid duplicates
  • Focus on gaps in current skill library coverage
  • Validate that suggested skills align with repository's purpose and technology stack
  • Provide clear rationale for each suggestion
  • Include links to both awesome-copilot skills and similar local skills
  • Clearly identify outdated skills with specific differences noted
  • Consider bundled asset requirements and compatibility
  • Don't provide any additional information or context beyond the table and the analysis

Icons Reference

  • ✅ Already installed and up-to-date
  • ⚠️ Installed but outdated (update available)
  • ❌ Not installed in repo

Update Handling

When outdated skills are identified:

  1. Include them in the output table with ⚠️ status
  2. Document specific differences in the "Suggestion Rationale" column
  3. Provide recommendation to update with key changes noted
  4. When user requests update, replace entire local skill folder with remote version
  5. Preserve folder location in .github/skills/ directory
  6. Ensure all bundled assets are downloaded alongside the updated SKILL.md

© github, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills of github/awesome-copilot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7cce7cf

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in github/awesome-copilot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills

What does Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills do?

Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and…. Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and identifying outdated skills that need updates.

When should I use Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills?

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills fits situations like: tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents.

How do I install Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills in github/awesome-copilot) into .claude/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills in Codex?

Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills, .gemini/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills, .github/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills and .opencode/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills in your project.

What does Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills is instructions for the agent only.

Does Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills use?

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills?

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Who maintains Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills?

github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/awesome-copilot, which has 39,792 GitHub stars. The repository holds 417 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: github/awesome-copilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.