ai-dev-gallery: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

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ai-dev-gallery copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from microsoft/ai-dev-gallery. It costs 1,211 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of coding guidelines for Microsoft’s AI Dev Gallery, a Windows desktop app that demonstrates local artificial-intelligence features. It explains the project structure, technology choices, and review standards.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when reviewing or changing C#, WinUI 3, Windows App SDK, ONNX Runtime, or WinML code and samples in the repository.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents project-specific rules for spotting security, performance, and implementation problems that general coding rules may miss.

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Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

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

About the project

AI Dev Gallery is an open-source Windows application that teaches developers how to add AI features using local models and APIs. Windows developers use its interactive samples to explore models and export C# Visual Studio projects.

microsoft/ai-dev-gallery · 1,515 stars · on GitHub

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Nothing to install: this file belongs to microsoft/ai-dev-gallery. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/ai-dev-gallery

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.github/copilot-instructions.md · 147 lines

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Repository Overview

AI Dev Gallery is a WinUI 3 desktop application showcasing local AI capabilities for Windows developers. It features interactive samples powered by local AI models, and enables exporting standalone Visual Studio projects.

Tech Stack: C#, WinUI 3, Windows App SDK, ONNX Runtime, WinML, .NET 9.0

PR Review Focus Areas

Security

  • Check for hardcoded secrets, API keys, or credentials
  • Verify Limited Access Features (LAF) tokens are not committed
  • Ensure model URLs point to trusted sources (HuggingFace, GitHub)
  • Verify telemetry events don't log sensitive data (user paths, usernames)

Performance

  • Ensure model inference runs on background threads (Task.Run)
  • Verify proper disposal of InferenceSession and other resources
  • Check for memory leaks in image processing code

Sample Implementation Standards

When reviewing PRs that add or modify samples:

  1. Class Structure

    • Must inherit from BaseSamplePage
    • Must have [GallerySample] attribute with all required properties
    • Must override LoadModelAsync(SampleNavigationParameters) or LoadModelAsync(MultiModelSampleNavigationParameters)
    • Must register Unloaded event handler for cleanup
  2. [GallerySample] Attribute Requirements

    • Name: Display name (required)
    • Model1Types: Array of supported model types (required)
    • Scenario: Must reference a ScenarioType from scenarios.json
    • Id: Unique GUID (required)
    • Icon: Segoe MDL2 glyph (required)
    • NugetPackageReferences: Array of needed packages
    • SharedCode: Array of SharedCodeEnum values if using shared utilities
  3. Model Loading Pattern

    • Call sampleParams.NotifyCompletion() when initialization finishes
    • Use await sampleParams.GetIChatClientAsync() for language models
    • Use sampleParams.WinMlSampleOptions for WinML EP configuration
    • Handle exceptions with ShowException(ex, message)
  4. Resource Cleanup

    public MySample()
    {
        this.Unloaded += (s, e) => CleanUp();
        this.InitializeComponent();
    }
    
    private void CleanUp()
    {
        _session?.Dispose();
        _cts?.Cancel();
        _cts?.Dispose();
    }
    

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ai-dev-gallery copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository microsoft/ai-dev-gallery (1,515 stars, last pushed 12d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,211 tokens to every session, about $0.0048 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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