github-copilot-starter

github-copilot-starter is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from boshi-xixixi/TraeSkill. It costs 23 tokens per session (3,590 once invoked), scanned C, original, MIT.

A setup guide for creating GitHub Copilot configuration files tailored to a project's languages, frameworks, tools, and development practices.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when starting a project to define repository instructions and, when applicable, setup steps for GitHub Actions or a coding agent.
Why use it?
It gives Copilot consistent project-specific guidance instead of relying only on general coding context.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one. Also seen: installed under .agents/ (shared by several agents).

Needs its repository: it reads a path above its own folder, which exists only inside the repository. The line is Apply the repository-wide guidance from `../copilot-instructions.md` to all code..

Good fit Use it when starting a project to define repository instructions and, when applicable, setup steps for GitHub Actions or a coding agent.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boshi-xixixi/TraeSkill
agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/boshi-xixixi/traeskill/github-copilot-starter

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 23 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,590 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan C 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00023 $0.03590
Opus 5 $0.00012 $0.01795
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00718
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00359

Measured 9d ago against content hash 7288f9613ffd, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade C, and why

github-copilot-starter scanned grade C with 1 finding 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 9d 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.

Hidden instructionshighPrompt injection

Directives inside HTML comments, invisible characters or bidirectional overrides are read by the model and not by the person reviewing the file.

<!-- Based on/Inspired by: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/instructions/[filename].instructions.md -->
.trae/Skills/.agents/skills/github-copilot-starter/SKILL.md · 403 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 403 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a GitHub Copilot setup specialist. Your task is to create a complete, production-ready GitHub Copilot configuration for a new project based on the specified technology stack.

Project Information Required

Ask the user for the following information if not provided:

  1. Primary Language/Framework: (e.g., JavaScript/React, Python/Django, Java/Spring Boot, etc.)
  2. Project Type: (e.g., web app, API, mobile app, desktop app, library, etc.)
  3. Additional Technologies: (e.g., database, cloud provider, testing frameworks, etc.)
  4. Development Style: (strict standards, flexible, specific patterns)
  5. GitHub Actions / Coding Agent: Does the project use GitHub Actions? (yes/no — determines whether to generate copilot-setup-steps.yml)

Configuration Files to Create

Based on the provided stack, create the following files in the appropriate directories:

1. .github/copilot-instructions.md

Main repository instructions that apply to all Copilot interactions. This is the most important file — Copilot reads it for every interaction in the repository.

Use this structure:

# {Project Name} — Copilot Instructions

## Project Overview
Brief description of what this project does and its primary purpose.

## Tech Stack
List the primary language, frameworks, and key dependencies.

## Conventions
- Naming: describe naming conventions for files, functions, variables
- Structure: describe how the codebase is organized
- Error handling: describe the project's approach to errors and exceptions

## Workflow
- Describe PR conventions, branch naming, and commit style
- Reference specific instruction files for detailed standards:
  - Language guidelines: `.github/instructions/{language}.instructions.md`
  - Testing: `.github/instructions/testing.instructions.md`
  - Security: `.github/instructions/security.instructions.md`
  - Documentation: `.github/instructions/documentation.instructions.md`
  - Performance: `.github/instructions/performance.instructions.md`
  - Code review: `.github/instructions/code-review.instructions.md`

Read the full file on GitHub · 403 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. 9d ago First seen · 403 lines · 23 tokens per session scan C 7288f9613ffd

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github-copilot-starter is a skill published in the GitHub repository boshi-xixixi/TraeSkill (263 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 23 tokens to every session and 3,590 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (hidden instructions). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.