What is template-mcp copilot-instructions.md?

A set of development rules for a Python Model Context Protocol server. Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is a standard way for AI agents to connect to tools and data.

Use it when working on the mariotaddeucci/template-mcp project. It covers uv package management, Python 3.12 or newer, Ruff checks, Taskipy commands, and pre-commit checks.

It gives contributors shared rules for dependencies, formatting, linting, testing, and task commands. This reduces differences in how the project is developed and checked.

How mariotaddeucci/template-mcp configures GitHub Copilot

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to mariotaddeucci/template-mcp. 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/mariotaddeucci/template-mcp/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Clone the repo

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mariotaddeucci/template-mcp

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

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README.md

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Per session 1,021 This file is loaded in full into every session.

When invoked 1,021 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	$0.01021	$0.01021
Opus 5.5	$0.00408	$0.00408
Sonnet 5.5	$0.00204	$0.00204
Haiku 4.5	$0.00102	$0.00102

Measured 2mo ago against content hash 1b01a41b6e4c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

template-mcp 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 · 102 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 102 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

GitHub Copilot Instructions

Project Overview

This project is a secure MCP (Model Context Protocol) server using FastMCP and Eunomia Authorization. It will become public, so follow security and documentation best practices.

Package Management

Use uv: Use uv as the package manager for all Python dependencies and tool installations
Python Version: Requires Python >= 3.12 as specified in pyproject.toml
Ruff: Use Ruff as the official formatter and linter for code quality and consistency
Taskipy: Use Taskipy with uv for task automation via uv run task <task-name>

Development Tools

Code Quality

Ruff as Formatter: Use uv run ruff format to format code according to project standards
Ruff as Linter: Use uv run ruff check to lint code and catch potential issues
Pre-commit integration: Ruff should be configured to run before commits for consistent code quality

Task Automation

Taskipy integration: Use Taskipy for common development tasks
Task execution: Run tasks using uv run task <task-name> format
Common tasks: Examples include uv run task lint, uv run task format, uv run task test
Custom tasks: Define project-specific tasks in pyproject.toml under [tool.taskipy.tasks]

Workflow and Task Management

Pre-Task Checklist

Before starting tasks:

Check for existing approved PRs related to your intended work
Review open issues to avoid duplication of effort
If approved PRs exist, perform squash merge using GitHub MCP tools
Update local branch with latest changes from main branch

Task Execution Rules

One task at a time: Execute only one task at a time
Complete verification: Ensure all steps are successfully completed before marking task as done
Use GitHub MCP: Utilize GitHub MCP tools for opening issues and pull requests

Git Workflow

Branch Management

Never commit directly to main/master: Always create separate branches for features or fixes
Branch naming: Use descriptive branch names (e.g., feat/setup-mcp-server, fix/auth-middleware)
Pull requests required: All changes must go through PR review process

Read the full file on GitHub · 102 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 · 102 lines · 1,021 tokens per session scan A 1b01a41b6e4c

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template-mcp copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository mariotaddeucci/template-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,021 tokens to every session, about $0.0041 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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