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Official agent skill

Typespec Create API Plugin

by github in github/awesome-copilot

Generate a TypeSpec API plugin with REST operations, authentication, and Adaptive Cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot

OfficialMITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Typespec Create API Plugin

skills CLI
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill typespec-create-api-plugin -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot typespec-create-api-plugin --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/typespec-create-api-plugin .claude/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin && 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
typespec-create-api-plugin
GitHub stars
40k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
200 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
417
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate a TypeSpec API plugin with REST operations, authentication, and Adaptive Cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot

  • Works in 4 steps: No Authentication (Public APIs) → API Key → OAuth2 → …
  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites
  • SKILL.md covers Requirements, Authentication Options, Function Capabilities and Best Practices, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Typespec Create API Plugin is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Generate a TypeSpec API plugin with REST operations, authentication, and Adaptive Cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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 Documents & Office, covering Cloud office suites and Authentication. It works with Microsoft 365. 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 Cloud office suites
  • Tasks that involve Authentication

Example prompts

  • “/typespec-create-api-plugin”

Workflow steps

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

  1. No Authentication (Public APIs)
  2. API Key
  3. OAuth2
  4. Registered Auth Reference

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 typescript).

    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

Typespec Create API Plugin loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 200 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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). 200 words, ~1,013 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
typespec-create-api-plugin
description
Generate a TypeSpec API plugin with REST operations, authentication, and Adaptive Cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Create TypeSpec API Plugin

Create a complete TypeSpec API plugin for Microsoft 365 Copilot that integrates with external REST APIs.

Requirements

Generate TypeSpec files with:

main.tsp - Agent Definition
typescript
import "@typespec/http";
import "@typespec/openapi3";
import "@microsoft/typespec-m365-copilot";
import "./actions.tsp";

using TypeSpec.Http;
using TypeSpec.M365.Copilot.Agents;
using TypeSpec.M365.Copilot.Actions;

@agent({
  name: "[Agent Name]",
  description: "[Description]"
})
@instructions("""
  [Instructions for using the API operations]
""")
namespace [AgentName] {
  // Reference operations from actions.tsp
  op operation1 is [APINamespace].operationName;
}
actions.tsp - API Operations
typescript
import "@typespec/http";
import "@microsoft/typespec-m365-copilot";

using TypeSpec.Http;
using TypeSpec.M365.Copilot.Actions;

@service
@actions(#{
    nameForHuman: "[API Display Name]",
    descriptionForModel: "[Model description]",
    descriptionForHuman: "[User description]"
})
@server("[API_BASE_URL]", "[API Name]")
@useAuth([AuthType]) // Optional
namespace [APINamespace] {
  
  @route("[/path]")
  @get
  @action
  op operationName(
    @path param1: string,
    @query param2?: string
  ): ResponseModel;

  model ResponseModel {
    // Response structure
  }
}

Authentication Options

Choose based on API requirements:

  1. No Authentication (Public APIs)

    typescript
    // No @useAuth decorator needed

  2. API Key

    typescript
    @useAuth(ApiKeyAuth<ApiKeyLocation.header, "X-API-Key">)

  3. OAuth2

    typescript
    @useAuth(OAuth2Auth<[{
  type: OAuth2FlowType.authorizationCode;
  authorizationUrl: "https://oauth.example.com/authorize";
  tokenUrl: "https://oauth.example.com/token";
  refreshUrl: "https://oauth.example.com/token";
  scopes: ["read", "write"];
}]>)

  4. Registered Auth Reference

    typescript
    @useAuth(Auth)

@authReferenceId("registration-id-here")
model Auth is ApiKeyAuth<ApiKeyLocation.header, "X-API-Key">

Function Capabilities

Confirmation Dialog
typescript
@capabilities(#{
  confirmation: #{
    type: "AdaptiveCard",
    title: "Confirm Action",
    body: """
    Are you sure you want to perform this action?
      * **Parameter**: {{ function.parameters.paramName }}
    """
  }
})
Adaptive Card Response
typescript
@card(#{
  dataPath: "$.items",
  title: "$.title",
  url: "$.link",
  file: "cards/card.json"
})
Reasoning & Response Instructions
typescript
@reasoning("""
  Consider user's context when calling this operation.
  Prioritize recent items over older ones.
""")
@responding("""
  Present results in a clear table format with columns: ID, Title, Status.
  Include a summary count at the end.
""")

Best Practices

  1. Operation Names: Use clear, action-oriented names (listProjects, createTicket)
  2. Models: Define TypeScript-like models for requests and responses
  3. HTTP Methods: Use appropriate verbs (@get, @post, @patch, @delete)
  4. Paths: Use RESTful path conventions with @route
  5. Parameters: Use @path, @query, @header, @body appropriately
  6. Descriptions: Provide clear descriptions for model understanding
  7. Confirmations: Add for destructive operations (delete, update critical data)
  8. Cards: Use for rich visual responses with multiple data items

Workflow

Ask the user:

  1. What is the API base URL and purpose?
  2. What operations are needed (CRUD operations)?
  3. What authentication method does the API use?
  4. Should confirmations be required for any operations?
  5. Do responses need Adaptive Cards?

Then generate:

  • Complete main.tsp with agent definition
  • Complete actions.tsp with API operations and models
  • Optional cards/card.json if Adaptive Cards are needed

© 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/typespec-create-api-plugin of github/awesome-copilot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7cce7cf

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in github/awesome-copilot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Typespec Create API Plugin

What does Typespec Create API Plugin do?

Generate a TypeSpec API plugin with REST operations, authentication, and Adaptive Cards for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Typespec Create API Plugin is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization.

When should I use Typespec Create API Plugin?

Typespec Create API Plugin fits situations like: tasks that involve Cloud office suites; tasks that involve Authentication.

How do I install Typespec Create API Plugin in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Typespec Create API Plugin in Codex?

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

Can I use Typespec Create API Plugin 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 typespec-create-api-plugin -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin, .gemini/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin, .github/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin and .opencode/skills/typespec-create-api-plugin in your project.

What does Typespec Create API Plugin need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Typespec Create API Plugin is instructions for the agent only.

Does Typespec Create API Plugin 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 Typespec Create API Plugin 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 Typespec Create API Plugin use?

Typespec Create API Plugin 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 Typespec Create API Plugin use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Typespec Create API Plugin?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Typespec Create API Plugin: Sap Btp Build Work Zone Advanced (secondsky/sap-skills, 462 stars), Integrations (BuilderIO/agent-native, 7.1k stars), M365 Agent Evaluator (microsoft/work-iq, 1k stars) and Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (OfficeDev/microsoft-365-agents-toolkit, 781 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Typespec Create API Plugin?

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.