troy: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Local Workspace Rules

• .local/ is gitignored. Agent Grep and Glob cannot search it, even with an explicit path. .cursorignore !.local/** does not fix those tools. Use Read/Write with an explicit path, or Shell (Get-ChildItem, Select-String, rg --no-ignore-vcs). A zero Grep/Glob result does not mean .local is empty.
• Treat .local/ as private workspace-only context.
• Do not expose .local/ details or related-repository context in public-facing instructions or responses unless the user asks for them.
• Keep private workspace-only guidance, partner or outreach rules, and related-repository cross-references in .local/.instructions/*.instructions.md, not in tracked repo instruction files.
• Troy is a monorepo. When local guidance refers to Troy, Troy Server, Troy Client, Troy Client Daemon, or Troy Installer, keep the target package explicit.
• Treat support, partner, or outreach inquiries as first-class engineering work.
• These inquiries may require code inspection, reproduction, remediation, product explanation, or patches.
• Do not assume an inquiry is explanation-only.
• Diagnose whether the issue is configuration, expected behavior, a defect, a documentation gap, or a feature gap before recommending action.
• Fix the cause, not the symptom.
• Prefer the smallest safe remediation that prevents end-user issues.
• If the issue cannot be resolved from current context, gather the missing evidence or ask precise follow-up questions.

Load .local instruction files

.local/.instructions/*.instructions.md is not auto-injected. Do not Read them all.

1. From the repo root, extract YAML frontmatter only (commands below).
2. Read the files whose applyTo matches the current paths, or whose description matches the task. Files with no applyTo still match on description.
3. Do not paste the extract or private bodies into chat.

Windows

Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath '.local/.instructions' -Filter '*.instructions.md' | ForEach-Object {
	$raw = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($_.FullName)
	if ($raw -match '(?s)\A---\r?\n(.+?)\r?\n---') {
		Write-Output ("FILE: {0}`n{1}`n" -f $_.Name, $Matches[1].Trim())
	}
}