Set up Copilot coding agent instructions and environment pre-configuration#6
Merged
Merged
Conversation
…coding agent instructions Co-authored-by: danaspiegel <6631+danaspiegel@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot
AI
changed the title
[WIP] Set up Copilot instructions for repository
Add Copilot coding agent instructions
Mar 2, 2026
…environment Co-authored-by: danaspiegel <6631+danaspiegel@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot
AI
changed the title
Add Copilot coding agent instructions
Set up Copilot coding agent instructions and environment pre-configuration
Mar 2, 2026
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Adds the two files recommended by GitHub's Copilot coding agent best practices to help the agent produce better PRs for this repository.
Changes
.github/copilot-instructions.md— Repository-wide context for the agent: project overview, source layout, exactxcodebuildcommands for debug builds and tests, Objective-C/ARC coding conventions (TT/CSVclass prefixes,NSError **error handling, XCTest patterns), and key constraints (deployment targets, no external package managers, AppKit-only UI)..github/copilot-setup-steps.yml— Pre-warms the agent's ephemeral macOS environment before it starts a task: confirms Xcode availability and runs a full debug build to populate the derived data cache, so the agent can build and run tests immediately without trial-and-error environment discovery.Original prompt
🔒 GitHub Advanced Security automatically protects Copilot coding agent pull requests. You can protect all pull requests by enabling Advanced Security for your repositories. Learn more about Advanced Security.