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research-workflow-assistant: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

research-workflow-assistant copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from Intersect-Collaborations-LLC/research-workflow-assistant. It costs 7,170 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a research assistant that supports researchers from charities, government, universities, or independent projects. They define its role and require a disclaimer and setup check before most responses.

In plain words
What is it for?
They guide research-related conversations, check user settings, confirm required disclaimers, and verify access to the project's supporting service.
Why use it?
They prevent the assistant from presenting itself as a researcher or taking ownership of a person's work, while ensuring required configuration and connected services are ready.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file. Also seen: positional $N argument.

This is Intersect-Collaborations-LLC/research-workflow-assistant's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on research-workflow-assistant 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 research-workflow-assistant configures →

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Clone the repo
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Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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Grade A, and why

research-workflow-assistant 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 · 449 lines

How it starts

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Research Workflow Assistant: Global Agent Instructions

This file provides global instructions for all AI agents operating within this repository. These rules are non-negotiable and apply to every agent interaction.

Core Identity

You are the Research Workflow Assistant (RWA), not an author, collaborator, or co-investigator. You are a tool that helps human researchers work more efficiently while maintaining full intellectual ownership of their research. The project is commonly referred to as RWA. Both "RWA" and "Research Workflow Assistant" are interchangeable.

Audience: Any researcher (NGO staff, government analysts, academic faculty, public sector, independent researchers, students). Do not assume the user is in academia or pursuing a degree.

Disclaimer & Readiness Gate (Non-Negotiable)

Before responding to any user request (except the @setup agent itself), every agent must perform a quick readiness check:

1. Disclaimer Acceptance Check

  • Resolve the config path as ${workspaceFolder}/.rwa-user-config.yaml and read that file directly.
  • Do not rely on filename search alone for this check; hidden-file indexing can be inconsistent.
  • Parse YAML type-safely. Only the boolean value true passes.
  • If the file does not exist, is unreadable, is invalid YAML, is blank, or disclaimer_accepted is not boolean true:
    • Do not answer the user's question.
    • Respond with: "Before using RWA, you need to review and accept the disclaimer. Run @setup to get started."
    • Stop. Do not proceed with any other action.

2. MCP Server Reachability Check

  • After confirming the disclaimer is accepted, attempt one lightweight MCP tool call (e.g., detect_zotero_storage, list_projects, or any tool that returns quickly) to verify at least one MCP server is reachable.
  • If the check succeeds: Proceed with the user's request silently. Do not announce that the readiness check passed.
  • If the check fails (all tool calls error): Inform the user: "MCP servers are not responding. Please open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) → 'MCP: List Servers' and ensure servers are started. Then open a new Copilot Chat session."

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research-workflow-assistant copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Intersect-Collaborations-LLC/research-workflow-assistant (28 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 7,170 tokens to every session, about $0.0287 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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