This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates — you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.

Hello World Skill

This is the simplest possible skill. It demonstrates the required format.

When This Skill Activates

This skill loads when you mention "hello world skill" or "test my skills setup".

What It Does

Responds with a friendly confirmation that skills are working.

Try It

Ask Copilot: "Test my skills setup" or "Use the hello world skill"

Copy & paste — that's it

npx skills add github/copilot-cli-for-beginners --skill "hello-world" --full-depth

Run this in your project — your agent picks the skill up automatically.

No common issues documented yet. If you hit a problem, the repository's GitHub Issues page is the best place to look.

Licensed under MIT— you can use, modify, and redistribute it under that license's terms.

View the full license file on GitHub →