Use it when updating the template repository or an ioBroker adapter, preparing a pull request, changing versions, or running the included tests.

It gives contributors a shared checklist for pull requests and helps keep version information, tests, and user documentation consistent.

How DrozmotiX/ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions configures GitHub Copilot

Q: What is ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions copilot-instructions.md?

A maintenance guide and template for ioBroker adapter projects, with rules for versioning, changelogs, tests, and documentation. ioBroker is a platform for connecting and automating smart-home devices.

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to DrozmotiX/ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions. 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/DrozmotiX/ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Clone the repo

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DrozmotiX/ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

README.md

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Your own site

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Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.

Your own site · 80×15

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Per session 1,791 This file is loaded in full into every session.

When invoked 1,791 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.

Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

Model	Per session	Once invoked
Fable 5.1	$0.01791	$0.01791
Opus 5.5	$0.00716	$0.00716
Sonnet 5.5	$0.00358	$0.00358
Haiku 4.5	$0.00179	$0.00179

Measured 2mo ago against content hash 4b0efac5621e, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions 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 2mo 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 · 194 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 194 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

ioBroker Copilot Instructions Template Repository

Version: 0.5.7

This file contains instructions for maintaining this template repository.

Quick Reference

Key Files:

template.md - Main template for ioBroker adapters
CHANGELOG.md - Version history
config/metadata.json - Version registry
scripts/manage-versions.sh - Version management

Common Commands:

./scripts/manage-versions.sh update X.Y.Z  # Update version
./scripts/manage-versions.sh check          # Verify consistency
./tests/test-runner.sh                      # Run tests

PR Requirements (Mandatory)

Every PR MUST include:

Version Bump - Use ./scripts/manage-versions.sh update X.Y.Z
- PATCH (X.Y.Z+1): Bug fixes, docs, minor changes
- MINOR (X.Y+1.0): New features (backwards compatible)
- MAJOR (X+1.0.0): Breaking changes
CHANGELOG.md Entry - Add under ## **WORK IN PROGRESS**
- Format: - (author) **TYPE**: Description (Fixes #XX)
- Types: NEW, ENHANCED, FIXED, TESTING, CI/CD
Test Suite - Run ./tests/test-runner.sh before committing
Documentation - Update README.md if user-facing changes

Development Guidelines

Template Updates:

Focus on ioBroker adapter development needs
Use proven patterns from real projects
Include practical examples with code
Test with actual adapter projects

Code Standards:

Modern JavaScript/TypeScript (ES2020+)
Follow ioBroker conventions
Include error handling

Testing:

Add tests for new functionality
Cover success, error, and edge cases
Update TESTING.md if needed

Version Management

Main version tied to template version
Component versions managed independently
All version changes must increment (no downgrades)
Changes trigger automated deployment to main

Quality Checks

Before submitting PR:

Version bumped
CHANGELOG.md updated with issue reference
Tests pass (./tests/test-runner.sh)
Consistency verified (./scripts/manage-versions.sh check)
Documentation updated if needed

Read the full file on GitHub · 194 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

2mo ago First seen · 194 lines · 1,791 tokens per session scan A 4b0efac5621e

Subscribe to this mod's changes

ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository DrozmotiX/ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions (3 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,791 tokens to every session, about $0.0072 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 2026-08-31.

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ioBroker-Copilot-Instructions: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot