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GitHub Copilot Skills

GitHub Copilot reads repository instruction files, so a SKILL.md becomes a Copilot skill by dropping it into your repo. These are the most-installed skills for reviews, tests, refactors and commit hygiene.

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How to install a skill

  1. 1. Install from the registry. Run the per-skill command shown on each card below from your project root — it writes the skill into your project’s skills directory:
    npx skills use "https://github.com/owner/repo" --skill "skill-name"
  2. 2. Or install by hand. Tick the skills you want, download the zip, and put each SKILL.md into .github/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md.
  3. 3. Use it. Reload your editor window so Copilot re-reads the repository instructions, then ask Copilot Chat for the task the skill covers.