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web3/internet-computer/.github/instructions/general.instructions.md

innovation-lab-examples general.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from fetchai/innovation-lab-examples. It costs 184 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for an Internet Computer backend written in TypeScript with the Azle development kit; the backend is a web API tested with Jest.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when modifying the backend, formatting TypeScript, regenerating Candid interfaces, or deciding how to test and review a change.
Why use it?
It gives contributors shared rules for formatting code, handling interface changes, getting help from AI, and testing changes.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is fetchai/innovation-lab-examples's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on innovation-lab-examples 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 innovation-lab-examples configures →

About the project

Fetch.ai Innovation Lab Examples is a collection of runnable Python projects demonstrating autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, and agent-based workflows. It is intended for beginners, builders, and hackathon participants working with technologies such as uAgents, ASI:One, Agentverse, MCP, A2A, LangChain, CrewAI, Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI.

fetchai/innovation-lab-examples · 1,170 stars · on GitHub · innovationlab.fetch.ai

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What it actually says

General Instructions

Project Context

  • This is an Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) project using Typescript for canister development with Azle Development Kit.
  • The backend is tested with Jest.
  • There isn't a frontend, since this is a Web API project.

Code Quality & Formatting

  • We use prettier for formatting and linting TypeScript code.
  • Run npm run format for formatting typescript.

AI Assistance

  • Before implementing new features, consider asking human a few clarification questions.
  • If you would like to go beyond the scope of the prompt, please ask the human for permission first.
  • When finishing a significant change, please PAUSE and ask the human for review and permission to continue.

Development Commands

Backend Changes

# Regenerate candid after interface changes
dfx generate
Changes

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  1. 2mo ago First seen · 32 lines · 184 tokens per session scan A 1412675519c2

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innovation-lab-examples general.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository fetchai/innovation-lab-examples (1,170 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 184 tokens to every session, about $0.0007 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 2026-08-30.

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