Agent Skills
Instruction packs that give your AI agent know-how. Three different kinds — pick the right one below.
✦ Standalone skills4,610
Self-contained. Install one into any project and it works on its own — no other software needed.
🧰 Tool add-ons1,006
Come bundled with a specific tool and only work together with it — they teach your agent how to operate that tool.
cloud-design-patterns
✓★ 36,202by github
Cloud design patterns for distributed systems architecture covering 42 industry-standard patterns across reliability, performance, messaging, security, and deployment categories. Use when designing, reviewing, or implementing distributed system architectures.
commit-message-storyteller
✓★ 36,202by github
Analyzes git diffs or staged changes and generates narrative commit messages that explain WHY a change was made, not just what changed — following Conventional Commits format. Use when asked to "write a commit message", "generate a commit", "describe my changes", "what should I commit this as", "commit this", "summarize my diff", or "help me commit". Works with git diff output, staged files, or plain descriptions of changes.
containerize-aspnetcore
✓★ 36,202by github
Containerize an ASP.NET Core project by creating Dockerfile and .dockerfile files customized for the project.
content-management-systems
✓★ 36,202by github
Workflow for building and modifying content management systems across WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Drupal, WooCommerce, Joomla, HubSpot CMS Hub, Webflow, Adobe Experience Manager, and similar platforms. Use when working on CMS themes, plugins, apps, modules, admin panels, media uploads, content models, editors, markdown pipelines, or static export workflows.
context-map
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate a map of all files relevant to a task before making changes
conventional-commit
✓★ 36,202by github
Prompt and workflow for generating conventional commit messages using a structured XML format. Guides users to create standardized, descriptive commit messages in line with the Conventional Commits specification, including instructions, examples, and validation.
copilot-cli-quickstart
✓★ 36,202by github
Use this skill when someone wants to learn GitHub Copilot CLI from scratch. Offers interactive step-by-step tutorials with separate Developer and Non-Developer tracks, plus on-demand Q&A. Just say "start tutorial" or ask a question! Note: This skill targets GitHub Copilot CLI specifically and uses CLI-specific tools (ask_user, sql, fetch_copilot_cli_documentation).
copilot-sdk
✓★ 36,202by github
Build agentic applications with GitHub Copilot SDK. Use when embedding AI agents in apps, creating custom tools, implementing streaming responses, managing sessions, connecting to MCP servers, or creating custom agents. Triggers on Copilot SDK, GitHub SDK, agentic app, embed Copilot, programmable agent, MCP server, custom agent.
copilot-spaces
✓★ 36,202by github
Use Copilot Spaces to provide project-specific context to conversations. Use this skill when users mention a "Copilot space", want to load context from a shared knowledge base, discover available spaces, or ask questions grounded in curated project documentation, code, and instructions.
copilot-usage-metrics
✓★ 36,202by github
Retrieve and display GitHub Copilot usage metrics for organizations and enterprises using the GitHub CLI and REST API.
create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-plan
✓★ 36,202by github
Create GitHub Issues from implementation plan phases using feature_request.yml or chore_request.yml templates.
create-github-issues-for-unmet-specification-requirements
✓★ 36,202by github
Create GitHub Issues for unimplemented requirements from specification files using feature_request.yml template.
creating-oracle-to-postgres-migration-bug-report
✓★ 36,202by github
Creates structured bug reports for defects found during Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration. Use when documenting behavioral differences between Oracle and PostgreSQL as actionable bug reports with severity, root cause, and remediation steps.
dataverse-python-advanced-patterns
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate production code for Dataverse SDK using advanced patterns, error handling, and optimization techniques.
dataverse-python-production-code
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate production-ready Python code using Dataverse SDK with error handling, optimization, and best practices
dataverse-python-quickstart
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate Python SDK setup + CRUD + bulk + paging snippets using official patterns.
dataverse-python-usecase-builder
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate complete solutions for specific Dataverse SDK use cases with architecture recommendations
debian-linux-triage
✓★ 36,202by github
Triage and resolve Debian Linux issues with apt, systemd, and AppArmor-aware guidance.
devops-rollout-plan
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate comprehensive rollout plans with preflight checks, step-by-step deployment, verification signals, rollback procedures, and communication plans for infrastructure and application changes
documentation-writer
✓★ 36,202by github
Diátaxis Documentation Expert. An expert technical writer specializing in creating high-quality software documentation, guided by the principles and structure of the Diátaxis technical documentation authoring framework.
dotnet-upgrade
✓★ 36,202by github
Ready-to-use prompts for comprehensive .NET framework upgrade analysis and execution
doublecheck
✓★ 36,202by github
Three-layer verification pipeline for AI output. Extracts verifiable claims, finds supporting or contradicting sources via web search, runs adversarial review for hallucination patterns, and produces a structured verification report with source links for human review.
draw-io-diagram-generator
✓★ 36,202by github
Use when creating, editing, or generating draw.io diagram files (.drawio, .drawio.svg, .drawio.png). Covers mxGraph XML authoring, shape libraries, style strings, flowcharts, system architecture, sequence diagrams, ER diagrams, UML class diagrams, network topology, layout strategy, the hediet.vscode-drawio VS Code extension, and the full agent workflow from request to a ready-to-open file.
email-drafter
✓★ 36,202by github
Draft and review professional emails that match your personal writing style. Analyzes your sent emails for tone, greeting, structure, and sign-off patterns via WorkIQ, then generates context-aware drafts for any recipient. USE FOR: draft email, write email, compose email, reply email, follow-up email, analyze email tone, email style.
exam-ready
✓★ 36,202by github
Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam. Extracts key definitions, points, keywords, diagrams, exam-ready sentences, and practice questions strictly from the provided material.
excalidraw-diagram-generator
✓★ 36,202by github
Generate Excalidraw diagrams from natural language descriptions. Use when asked to "create a diagram", "make a flowchart", "visualize a process", "draw a system architecture", "create a mind map", or "generate an Excalidraw file". Supports flowcharts, relationship diagrams, mind maps, and system architecture diagrams. Outputs .excalidraw JSON files that can be opened directly in Excalidraw.
eyeball
✓★ 36,202by github
Document analysis with inline source screenshots. When you ask Copilot to analyze a document, Eyeball generates a Word doc where every factual claim includes a highlighted screenshot from the source material so you can verify it with your own eyes.
finnish-humanizer
✓★ 36,202by github
Detect and remove AI-generated markers from Finnish text, making it sound like a native Finnish speaker wrote it. Use when asked to "humanize", "naturalize", or "remove AI feel" from Finnish text, or when editing .md/.txt files containing Finnish content. Identifies 26 patterns (12 Finnish-specific + 14 universal) and 4 style markers.
first-ask
✓★ 36,202by github
Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
flowstudio-power-automate-monitoring
✓★ 36,202by github
Pro+ subscription required. Tenant-wide Power Automate monitoring using the FlowStudio MCP cached store: failure rates, run-health trends, maker/app inventory, inactive owners, and compliance/health reports. Use only for aggregated tenant views. For one environment, one flow, run control, or root-cause debugging, use flowstudio-power-automate-mcp, flowstudio-power-automate-debug, or the server monitor-flow bundle. Requires FlowStudio for Teams or MCP Pro+.