Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from Erikote04/Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill. It costs 984 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for creating and reviewing Agent Skills that follow Swift API design guidance and the Agent Skills format.

In plain words
What is it for?
Checking SKILL.md metadata, reviewing skill structure, applying progressive disclosure, and maintaining Swift API design documentation.
Why use it?
They help keep skill files valid, focused, clear, and organised so agents can load only the information they need.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is Erikote04/Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill 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 Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill configures →

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.github/copilot-instructions.md · 78 lines

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GitHub Copilot Instructions: Agent Skills Expert (Swift API Design Guidelines)

Review changes as an Agent Skills expert, focusing on the Agent Skills open format specification and ensuring this repository stays a Swift API design-guidelines-focused, clarity-first, convention-aligned 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-api-design-guidelines-skill/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-api-design-guidelines-skill/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-api-design-guidelines-skill/references/*.md.
  • References should be linked from SKILL.md so agents discover them naturally.

Repository Constraints (Keep This Skill “On Mission”)

  • Swift API design focus: prioritize naming, argument labels, terminology, documentation comments, and conventions.
  • No architecture mandates: do not prescribe MVVM/MVC/VIPER/coordinators/routers or project folder structures.
  • No tooling walkthroughs: avoid IDE/tool step-by-step instructions.
  • Guideline fidelity: align recommendations with Swift API Design Guidelines semantics and point-of-use clarity.
  • Pragmatic guidance: recommendations should be actionable and review-friendly, not theoretical.

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Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Erikote04/Swift-API-Design-Guidelines-Agent-Skill (29 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 984 tokens to every session, about $0.0049 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.

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