Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill copilot-instructions.md

Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from AvdLee/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill. It costs 1,068 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Review instructions for creating Agent Skills, a file-based format that gives coding agents reusable task guidance, with a focus on Swift Testing. They define required files, metadata rules, and how to organize detailed references.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when reviewing or designing Swift Testing skills, checking SKILL.md metadata, or organizing skill content into concise instructions and reference files.
Why use it?
They help catch invalid skill structure, unclear triggering descriptions, and documentation that is too large or poorly organized.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/avdlee/swift-testing-agent-skill/copilot-instructions
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AvdLee/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill

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Grade A, and why

Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill 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 4d 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 · 85 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 85 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

GitHub Copilot Instructions: Agent Skills Expert (Swift Testing)

Review changes as an Agent Skills expert, focusing on the Agent Skills open format specification and ensuring this repository stays a Swift Testing-focused, migration-friendly, modern-testing skill.

Core Agent Skills Principles

Format Compliance

  • SKILL.md required: Every skill directory must contain a SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter.
  • YAML frontmatter requirements:
  • name: non-empty, <= 64 chars, lowercase letters/numbers/hyphens only.
  • description: non-empty, <= 1024 chars, clearly states what the skill does and when to use it.
  • Progressive disclosure: keep SKILL.md as the primary entrypoint; move deep dives into swift-testing-expert/references/.
  • Filesystem-based design: content should be organized so agents can load only what they need (metadata -> instructions -> references).

Skill Content Organization (Progressive Disclosure)

Level 1: Metadata (always loaded)

  • YAML frontmatter should be concise and trigger-relevant.

Level 2: Instructions (loaded when triggered)

  • swift-testing-expert/SKILL.md body should contain workflows, checklists, decision trees, and quick references.
  • Avoid turning SKILL.md into an encyclopedia; prefer linking out to references.

Level 3: Resources (loaded as needed)

  • Topic-specific guidance lives in swift-testing-expert/references/*.md.
  • References should be linked from SKILL.md so agents discover them naturally.

Swift Testing Repository Constraints (Keep This Skill "On Mission")

  • Swift Testing-first: guidance should prioritize import Testing, @Test, suites, traits, tags, and macro-based expectations.
  • Migration-aware: allow XCTest coexistence and incremental migration, but keep XCTest usage scoped to unsupported areas (UI automation, XCTMetric, Objective-C tests).
  • No architecture mandates: do not prescribe app architectures or project structures.
  • No broad IDE walkthroughs: mention workflows only when they directly improve test outcomes.
  • Modern APIs and semantics:
  • Prefer #expect/#require over legacy assert families in Swift Testing code.
  • Use @available on tests where relevant; do not apply @available to suite types.
  • Call out default parallel execution and isolation requirements.
  • Accuracy over novelty: do not invent unsupported APIs or migration shortcuts.

Read the full file on GitHub · 85 lines

Changes

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  1. 4d ago First seen · 85 lines · 1,068 tokens per session scan A e90541610ef6

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Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository AvdLee/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill (444 stars, last pushed 27d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,068 tokens to every session, about $0.0053 per session on Opus 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 2026-08-30.