copilot-instructions readme.instructions.md

copilot-instructions readme.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions. It costs 460 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Instructions for writing README files, which are documents that explain a software project and how to use it. They cover repository READMEs as well as READMEs for packages or applications.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when creating or updating a project, package, or app README, including its introduction, installation steps, examples, API information, tests, and references.
Why use it?
They provide a consistent structure and help avoid missing practical information such as setup, usage, testing, dependencies, and contribution guidance.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/thiagoguislotti/copilot-instructions/readme
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

Wrote 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.

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README.md
[![agentmods](https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/thiagoguislotti/copilot-instructions/readme.svg)](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/thiagoguislotti/copilot-instructions/readme)
Your own site
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Per session 460 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 460 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

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.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00460 $0.00460
Opus 5 $0.00230 $0.00230
Sonnet 5 $0.00092 $0.00092
Haiku 4.5 $0.00046 $0.00046

Measured 4d ago against content hash eafc04dd8f3a, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

copilot-instructions readme.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 4d 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/instructions/readme.instructions.md · 41 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 41 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

README Baseline

Use .github/templates/readme-template.md as the default starting point. This file defines the generic README baseline only. If a higher-priority repository-specific README instruction exists, that file may narrow or override section set, order, and examples policy. Do not assemble a README directly from this instruction file; use the template for concrete structure and placeholders.

README Types

Repository README

Focus on repository overview, navigation, build/test entry points, contribution guidance, dependencies, and references. Do not force package-installation sections into the root README when repository-specific rules say otherwise.

Package or App README

Prefer these sections when they are applicable: Introduction, Table of Contents or Contents, Installation, Quick Start, Usage Examples, API Reference, Build and Tests, Contributing, Dependencies, References. If a section does not apply, remove it instead of filling it with weak placeholder text.

Content Expectations

  • Introduction explains problem, context, and technical approach.
  • Features section, when present, uses checkmark bullets.
  • Table of Contents or Contents links the main sections that actually exist in the file.
  • When stable subsections exist under a section, Contents must include nested anchor links for those subsection entries in the same order.
  • The default README template must keep nested Contents items for Usage Examples and API Reference subsections unless those subsections are intentionally removed from the document.
  • Installation shows real setup commands and package references.
  • Quick Start stays minimal and runnable.
  • Usage Examples cover typical and advanced scenarios with real code.
  • API Reference uses real signatures, parameters, and returns.
  • Build and Tests shows real repository commands when the README type requires operational guidance.
  • References link to changelog, related packages, docs, issues, or external technical material.

Read the full file on GitHub · 41 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. 4d ago First seen · 41 lines · 460 tokens per session scan A eafc04dd8f3a

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copilot-instructions readme.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository ThiagoGuislotti/copilot-instructions (2 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 460 tokens to every session, about $0.0023 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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