Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager. 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/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/main/.github/copilot-instructions.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vscarpenter/gsd-task-managerWrote 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/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/copilot-instructions)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/copilot-instructions"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/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/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/copilot-instructions"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager/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 | $0.02764 | $0.02764 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.01106 | $0.01106 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00553 | $0.00553 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00276 | $0.00276 |
Grade A, and why
gsd-task-manager 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 22d 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 — 150 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Copilot Instructions for GSD Task Manager
This guide enables AI coding agents to work productively in the GSD Task Manager codebase. Follow these project-specific conventions and workflows for best results.
Architecture Overview
Core Stack
- Next.js 16 App Router: All routes in
app/. Matrix view:app/(matrix)/page.tsx. Dashboard:app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx. PWA install:app/(pwa)/install/page.tsx. - Client-side only: No server rendering. All components use
"use client". - Data Layer: IndexedDB via Dexie v4 (
lib/db.ts, current schema v13). CRUD inlib/tasks.ts. Live queries viauseTasks()hook (lib/use-tasks.ts). - Quadrant System: Tasks classified by
urgent/importantbooleans → 4 quadrants. Logic inlib/quadrants.ts. - Schema Validation: Zod schemas in
lib/schema.tsfor all data types.
Database Schema (v13)
- Tables:
tasks,archivedTasks,smartViews,notificationSettings,syncQueue,syncMetadata,deviceInfo,archiveSettings,syncHistory,appPreferences - Task Fields: Core (id, title, description, urgent, important, quadrant, completed, completedAt, dueDate, createdAt, updatedAt) + Advanced (recurrence, tags, subtasks, dependencies, notifyBefore, snoozedUntil, estimatedMinutes, timeSpent, timeEntries)
- Indexes: Performance-critical indexes on
quadrant,completed,dueDate,completedAt,createdAt,updatedAt,*tags,*dependencies,notificationSent - Migrations: Schema changes always require migration in
lib/db.ts. SeeDATABASE_ARCHITECTURE.mdfor full ERD. - Schema change checklist: Zod schema changes typically require updates in three places:
lib/constants/schema.ts(add/update limits),taskDraftSchemainlib/schema.ts, andtaskRecordImportSchemainlib/schema.ts(a separate definition that uses.strip()— not derived from the draft schema for validation rules).
Key Architectural Decisions
- PocketBase cloud sync: Optional cloud sync via self-hosted PocketBase server. Tasks stored as plaintext (user owns the server). OAuth authentication with Google/GitHub.
- Last-write-wins conflict resolution: Conflicts resolved using
client_updated_attimestamps. BFS algorithm prevents circular dependencies in task graph. - Modular components: Large files split into <300 line modules. Example:
lib/sync/has 20+ focused modules vs monolithic sync engine. - Pure analytics functions: All metric calculations in
lib/analytics/are side-effect-free for testability and composability. - Transaction-based batch operations:
lib/bulk-operations.tsensures atomicity (all-or-nothing) for multi-task updates.
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.
- 22d ago Changed 15b9ae875e18
- 2mo ago First seen · 150 lines · 2,764 tokens per session scan A 96efa1d85857
gsd-task-manager copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager (40 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 2,764 tokens to every session, about $0.0111 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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