openfoodfacts-mcp-server: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/copilot-instructions.md

openfoodfacts-mcp-server copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server. It costs 435 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository-specific instructions for an open-source Go server that connects coding agents to OpenFoodFacts, a food-product database. They describe the project layout, coding standards, development steps, and checks for testing, linting, and building.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when adding or changing Go code, writing unit tests, checking code quality, or building the server.
Why use it?
They help an agent follow the repository's conventions and use the right commands when changing the project.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on openfoodfacts-mcp-server 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 openfoodfacts-mcp-server configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server. 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/noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server

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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 · 35 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 35 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

GitHub Copilot Guidelines

This is a Go based repository that is a MCP server for OpenFoodFacts.

Code Standards

Development Flow

  • Test: script/test
  • Lint: script/lint
  • Build: script/build

Note: script/build --single-target can be used when iterating on changes rapidly as it will only build the current target which is faster than building all targets.

Repository Structure

  • cmd/*: Main entry point
  • internal/: Logic related to the core functionality of the MCP server
  • script/: Scripts for building, testing, and releasing the project
  • .github/: GitHub Actions workflows for CI/CD
  • vendor/: Vendor directory for Go modules (committed to the repository for reproducibility)

Key Guidelines

  1. Follow Go best practices and idiomatic patterns
  2. Maintain existing code structure and organization
  3. Use dependency injection patterns where appropriate
  4. Write unit tests for new functionality. Use table-driven unit tests when possible. Use testify for assertions.
  5. When responding to code refactoring suggestions, function suggestions, or other code changes, please keep your responses as concise as possible. We are capable engineers and can understand the code changes without excessive explanation. If you feel that a more detailed explanation is necessary, you can provide it, but keep it concise.
  6. When suggesting code changes, always opt for the most maintainable approach. Try your best to keep the code clean and follow DRY principles. Avoid unnecessary complexity and always consider the long-term maintainability of the code.
  7. When writing unit tests, always strive for 100% code coverage where it makes sense. Try to consider edge cases as well.
  8. Always strive to keep the codebase clean and maintainable. Avoid unnecessary complexity and always consider the long-term maintainability of the code.
  9. Always strive for the highest level of code coverage with unit tests where possible.
  10. Keep your responses and summary messages short, and very concise. Don't over explain unless asked to in your "what I did" summaries.

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openfoodfacts-mcp-server copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository noot-app/openfoodfacts-mcp-server (2 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 435 tokens to every session, about $0.0022 per session on Opus 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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