Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to SamErde/TheCleaners. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SamErde/TheCleaners/main/.github/copilot-instructions.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SamErde/TheCleanersWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/samerde/thecleaners/copilot-instructions)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/samerde/thecleaners/copilot-instructions"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/samerde/thecleaners/copilot-instructions/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/samerde/thecleaners/copilot-instructions"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/samerde/thecleaners/copilot-instructions.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>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 | $0.00598 | $0.00598 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00239 | $0.00239 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00120 | $0.00120 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00060 | $0.00060 |
Grade A, and why
TheCleaners 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 24d 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 63 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
PowerShell Coding Standards
- Always use approved PowerShell verbs for function names (get, set, new, start, remove, update, etc.)
- Use Pascal case for all function names, variables, and parameters
- Follow OTBS (One True Brace Style) formatting
- Include one blank line at the end of every script
- Remove all trailing spaces
- Use proper cmdlet binding and parameter validation
- Always include comment-based help for functions
General Coding Guidelines
- Always add meaningful comments for complex logic
- Prefer explicit error handling over silent failures
- Include unit tests for all new functions
Response Preferences
- Include brief explanations of why a particular approach is recommended
- When suggesting refactoring, explain the benefits
- Provide both the solution and alternative approaches when applicable
Security Guidelines
- Never hardcode credentials or API keys
- Always validate input parameters
- Implement proper authentication and authorization checks
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- fix: 🐛 Bug fix in PowerShell code
- docs: 📚 Help documentation, comment-based help
- style: 🎨 Code formatting, OTBS compliance, Pascal case fixes
- refactor: ♻️ Code restructuring, approved verb compliance
- test: ✅ Pester tests, unit tests
- build: 🛠️ Module manifest, build scripts
- ci: 🤖 Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions for PowerShell
- chore: 🧹 Module organization, file cleanup
- perf: ⚡ Performance improvements in cmdlets or functions
- revert: ⏪ Reverting changes in PowerShell scripts or modules
- packaging: 📦 Packaging changes, module version updates
- security: 🔒 Security-related changes, input validation, authentication
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.
- 24d ago First seen · 63 lines · 598 tokens per session scan A da09c36072e4
TheCleaners copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository SamErde/TheCleaners (9 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 598 tokens to every session, about $0.0024 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 2026-10-02.
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