openclaw-cn: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

.github/instructions/copilot.instructions.md

openclaw-cn copilot.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from YeSongYun/openclaw-cn. It costs 574 tokens per session, scanned A, a copy of openclaw copilot.instructions.md, MIT.

A set of coding instructions for the OpenClaw project, which is written mainly in TypeScript and uses pnpm, Vitest, and other development tools. It explains where existing utilities live and how the project is built, checked, and tested.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when adding or changing OpenClaw features, utilities, command-line output, tests, builds, formatting, or project infrastructure.
Why use it?
It reduces duplicate code and keeps changes consistent with the project's established patterns. It also points developers to the correct source files for formatting, terminal output, progress indicators, and themes.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file. Also seen: built for openclaw.

This is YeSongYun/openclaw-cn's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on openclaw-cn 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 openclaw-cn configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to YeSongYun/openclaw-cn. 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/YeSongYun/openclaw-cn/main/.github/instructions/copilot.instructions.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/YeSongYun/openclaw-cn

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

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Grade A, and why

openclaw-cn 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 1mo ago.

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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.

Origin

This is a copy

89% identical to openclaw copilot.instructions.md — 10 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.github/instructions/copilot.instructions.md · 65 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

OpenClaw Codebase Patterns

Always reuse existing code - no redundancy!

Tech Stack

  • Runtime: Node 22+ (Bun also supported for dev/scripts)
  • Language: TypeScript (ESM, strict mode)
  • Package Manager: pnpm (keep pnpm-lock.yaml in sync)
  • Lint/Format: Oxlint, Oxfmt (pnpm check)
  • Tests: Vitest with V8 coverage
  • CLI Framework: Commander + clack/prompts
  • Build: tsdown (outputs to dist/)

Anti-Redundancy Rules

  • Avoid files that just re-export from another file. Import directly from the original source.
  • If a function already exists, import it - do NOT create a duplicate in another file.
  • Before creating any formatter, utility, or helper, search for existing implementations first.

Source of Truth Locations

Formatting Utilities (src/infra/)

  • Time formatting: src\infra\format-time

NEVER create local formatAge, formatDuration, formatElapsedTime functions - import from centralized modules.

Terminal Output (src/terminal/)

  • Tables: src/terminal/table.ts (renderTable)
  • Themes/colors: src/terminal/theme.ts (theme.success, theme.muted, etc.)
  • Progress: src/cli/progress.ts (spinners, progress bars)

CLI Patterns

  • CLI option wiring: src/cli/
  • Commands: src/commands/
  • Dependency injection via createDefaultDeps

Import Conventions

  • Use .js extension for cross-package imports (ESM)
  • Direct imports only - no re-export wrapper files
  • Types: import type { X } for type-only imports

Code Quality

  • TypeScript (ESM), strict typing, avoid any
  • Keep files under ~700 LOC - extract helpers when larger
  • Colocated tests: *.test.ts next to source files
  • Run pnpm check before commits (lint + format)
  • Run pnpm tsgo for type checking

Stack & Commands

  • Package manager: pnpm (pnpm install)
  • Dev: pnpm openclaw ... or pnpm dev
  • Type-check: pnpm tsgo
  • Lint/format: pnpm check
  • Tests: pnpm test
  • Build: pnpm build

Read the full file on GitHub · 65 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. 1mo ago First seen · 65 lines · 574 tokens per session scan A 1a66e12d7b35

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openclaw-cn copilot.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository YeSongYun/openclaw-cn (56 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 574 tokens to every session, about $0.0023 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 89% identical to openclaw copilot.instructions.md, differing in 10 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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