Agent365-python: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

Agent365-python copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from microsoft/Agent365-python. It costs 515 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

GitHub Copilot instructions for the Microsoft Agent 365 Python SDK, including rules for reviewing Python files. Copyright headers identify ownership and licensing, while the Kairo check looks for an unwanted legacy keyword.

In plain words
What is it for?
Checking Python code for the Kairo keyword, verifying Microsoft copyright headers, and suggesting corrections during code review.
Why use it?
They help reviewers catch naming leftovers and missing legal headers before code is accepted.

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Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is microsoft/Agent365-python's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on Agent365-python 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 Agent365-python configures →

About the project

Microsoft Agent 365 SDK is a Python software development kit for building agents that work with Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot Studio, and Webchat. Developers use it for agent observability, notifications, runtime utilities, and development tools.

microsoft/Agent365-python · 41 stars · on GitHub

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Sonnet 5.5 $0.00103 $0.00103
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Security

Grade A, and why

Agent365-python 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 1mo 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 · 68 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 68 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

GitHub Copilot Instructions for Agent365-python

Code Review Rules

Rule 1: Check for "Kairo" Keyword

  • Description: Scan code for any occurrence of the keyword "Kairo"
  • Action: If "Kairo" is found in any code file:
    • Flag it for review
    • Suggest removal or replacement with appropriate terminology
    • Check if it's a legacy reference that needs to be updated
  • Files to check: All .py files in the repository

Rule 2: Verify Copyright Headers

  • Description: Ensure all Python files have proper Microsoft copyright headers
  • Action: If a .py file is missing a copyright header:
    • Add the Microsoft copyright header at the top of the file
    • The header should be placed before any imports or code
    • Maintain proper formatting and spacing
Required Copyright Header Format
# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
# Licensed under the MIT License.

Implementation Guidelines

When Reviewing Code:
  1. Kairo Check:

    • Search for case-insensitive matches of "Kairo"
    • Review context to determine if it's:
      • A variable name
      • A comment reference
      • An import statement
      • A string literal
    • Suggest appropriate alternatives based on the context
  2. Header Check:

    • Verify the first non-empty, non-shebang lines of Python files
    • If missing, prepend the copyright header
    • Ensure there's a blank line after the header before other content
    • Do not add headers to:
      • __init__.py files that are intentionally empty
      • Generated files (if marked as such)
Example of Proper File Structure:
# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
# Licensed under the MIT License.

"""Module docstring goes here."""

import os
import sys

# Rest of the code...

Auto-fix Behavior

When Copilot detects violations:

  • Kairo keyword: Suggest inline replacement or flag for manual review
  • Missing header: Automatically suggest adding the copyright header

Read the full file on GitHub · 68 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.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 68 lines · 515 tokens per session scan A 67ceb119ae73

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Agent365-python copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository microsoft/Agent365-python (41 stars, last pushed 2d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 515 tokens to every session, about $0.0021 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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