Using *instructions.md to encourage GitHub Copilot to behave
Read OriginalThis article explains how to use GitHub Copilot's custom instruction files, such as copilot-instructions.md and *.instructions.md, to guide the AI assistant's behavior within a code repository. It covers the evolution of these features, their placement in the .github directory, and provides practical examples to make Copilot's suggestions more aligned with project-specific conventions and tooling.
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