ReactSentinel: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

ReactSentinel copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from edgarbnt/ReactSentinel. It costs 741 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions define an autonomous workflow for completing a software sprint through GitHub, Jira, and coding tools. Jira is a system for tracking work items, while a branch is an isolated line of code changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them to identify sprint tickets, choose their order, create one sprint branch, update Jira through its connected tools, implement the work, run tests, and document delivery.
Why use it?
They give the agent a fixed order of operations and require progress updates, evidence, and a single shared branch, reducing confusion during multi-ticket work.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is edgarbnt/ReactSentinel's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on ReactSentinel 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 ReactSentinel configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to edgarbnt/ReactSentinel. 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/edgarbnt/ReactSentinel/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/edgarbnt/ReactSentinel

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.github/copilot-instructions.md · 56 lines

How it starts

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GitHub Instructions — Sprint Work (Autonomous Mode, Live Jira & Reporting)

Objective

This document defines the operating procedure for completing an entire sprint autonomously. You must execute all parent tickets sequentially without interruption, keep the Jira board updated in real-time via the Atlassian MCP server, and document the final delivery.

General Principles

  • Complete Autonomy: Once the sprint is launched, process all identified tickets one after another without waiting for validation to move to the next one.
  • Single Branch: Create one single branch for the entire sprint (e.g., sprint/sprint-name). Work exclusively on this branch.
  • Jira-Driven: Systematically use the mcp-atlassian server tools to read ticket details and update their status.
  • Context-Mode Usage: Prioritize ctx_* tools for analyzing logs or the codebase. Use Bash only for Git actions and test execution.

Execution Order

  1. Planning: Identify all parent tickets for the sprint.
  2. Sequencing: Validate the execution order (via Jira ID, priority, or logical dependencies).
  3. Branching: Create the unique sprint branch from the reference branch (main or develop).
  4. Continuous Execution: Process parent tickets fluidly and without pauses between tickets.

Workflow per Parent Ticket

For each parent ticket, strictly follow this lifecycle:

1. Jira Update (Start)

  • Move the parent ticket and its first sub-task to "In Progress" (or equivalent) via mcp-atlassian.

2. Implementation and Validation

  • Implement sub-tasks one by one.
  • After each sub-task:
    • Test the functional behavior (not just compilation).
    • If successful, use mcp-atlassian to move the sub-task to the "Done" column.
    • Make an intermediate commit on the sprint branch.
  • A sub-task is only considered finished if its test is validated and its Jira status is updated.

3. Parent Finalization

Once all sub-tasks of a parent are validated:

  • Jira Closure: Move the parent ticket to the "Done" column via mcp-atlassian.
  • Push: Push the sprint branch to the remote repository to secure progress.
  • Transition: Immediately create/start the next parent ticket and repeat from step 1.

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  1. 1mo ago First seen · 56 lines · 741 tokens per session scan A 0da827babcbf

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ReactSentinel copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository edgarbnt/ReactSentinel (1 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 741 tokens to every session, about $0.0030 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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