cordyceps: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

cordyceps copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from adam-s/cordyceps. It costs 5,321 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of coding rules for building a Chrome extension with the Cordyceps browser-control engine and Chrome's extension APIs.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps map page, element, and network operations to Cordyceps and Chrome APIs while following extension security and permission limits.
Why use it?
It prevents implementations from relying on unsupported browser automation libraries or unsafe dynamic code in an extension.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is adam-s/cordyceps's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on cordyceps itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything cordyceps configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to adam-s/cordyceps. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adam-s/cordyceps/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/adam-s/cordyceps

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

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Per session 5,321 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 5,321 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.05321 $0.05321
Opus 5.5 $0.02128 $0.02128
Sonnet 5.5 $0.01064 $0.01064
Haiku 4.5 $0.00532 $0.00532

Measured 11d ago against content hash e8bb02be8f3e, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

cordyceps copilot-instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 11d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.github/copilot-instructions.md · 569 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 569 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Copilot Instructions

Browser-Use Context Implementation for Chrome Extension

Core Requirements

  • Environment: Chrome extension side panel with custom Cordyceps engine (Playwright-like but Chrome extension compatible)
  • No Playwright Dependencies: Must use Cordyceps APIs and Chrome extension APIs exclusively
  • CSP Compliance: No dynamic code execution, no eval(), no new Function()
  • Extension Limitations: Work within browser security model and extension permissions

API Mapping Guidelines

1. Page Management
// Replace Playwright context/pages with Cordyceps BrowserWindow
// Playwright: context.newPage()
// Cordyceps: browserWindow.newPage()
// Chrome Extension: Use chrome.tabs API for tab management
2. Element Interaction
// Replace Playwright ElementHandle with Cordyceps Locator/ElementHandle
// Playwright: elementHandle.click()
// Cordyceps: locator.click() or elementHandle.click()
// Use existing Cordyceps element interaction patterns
3. Network Monitoring
// Replace Playwright network events with chrome.webRequest
// Playwright: page.on('request', handler)
// Chrome Extension: chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener()
// Implement _waitForStableNetwork using chrome.webRequest API
4. Screenshot Functionality
// Use Cordyceps screenshotter instead of Playwright
// Playwright: page.screenshot()
// Cordyceps: page.screenshot(progress, options)
// Already implemented in Cordyceps system
5. Cookie Management
// Replace Playwright cookies with chrome.cookies API
// Playwright: context.cookies()
// Chrome Extension: chrome.cookies.getAll()
// File operations must use chrome.storage or chrome.downloads
6. Navigation & History
// Use Cordyceps navigation methods
// Playwright: page.goBack()
// Cordyceps: page.goBack(options)
// Leverage existing navigation tracking in Cordyceps

Implementation Patterns

Read the full file on GitHub · 569 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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cordyceps copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository adam-s/cordyceps (24 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,321 tokens to every session, about $0.0213 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-10-26.

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