Agent skills for GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot reads SKILL.md skills, the same open format used by other coding agents. SkillsPicker lists 86,803 open-license skills from 5,854 public repos and matches them to your project.
Project folder: .github/skills/ or .agents/skills/
Personal folder: ~/.copilot/skills/
Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-agent-skills
Install a skill for GitHub Copilot:
npx skills add owner/repo --skill skill-name --agent github-copilot
Let GitHub Copilot find skills for you
Add the SkillsPicker MCP server. Then ask: "Find agent skills for this project." The agent derives tags from local files and sends tags, not code.
.vscode/mcp.json:
{ "servers": { "skillspicker": { "type": "http", "url": "https://skillspicker.com/mcp" } } }Top 3 skills that work on any stack
4109 skills in the database cover testing, code review, debugging, planning or git without tying you to a framework. Our top 3:
1. superpowers
Runs 14 numbered engineering protocols in one pack , brainstorm, spec, plan, scaffold, TDD red-green-refactor, systematic debugging, refactoring, code...
npx skills add alebgl77/claude-inc --skill superpowers --agent github-copilot
2. roast-my-code
Comprehensive code review in roast style.
npx skills add sakimyto/roast-my-code --skill roast-my-code --agent github-copilot
3. slicewise
A disciplined loop for implementing, fixing, refactoring, or unblocking a single feature or slice in an existing codebase.
npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill slicewise --agent github-copilot
Get the list for your exact project
These 3 fit the stack in general. A scan reads your repo or description, shows the match count and 2 picks free, and the full curated list (up to 30 picks with install commands, reasons and overlap notes) costs $9 once.
Questions
Where does GitHub Copilot load skills from?
Project skills go in .github/skills/ or .agents/skills/ and personal skills in ~/.copilot/skills/. See the GitHub Copilot docs: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-agent-skills
How do I install a skill in GitHub Copilot?
Run the install command with --agent github-copilot, for example: npx skills add owner/repo --skill name --agent github-copilot. Or copy the skill folder with its SKILL.md into .github/skills/ or .agents/skills/.
Which skills should I use with GitHub Copilot?
It depends on your stack. Our database lists 86,803 open-license SKILL.md skills. 4109 of them help with testing, code review, debugging, planning or git on any stack. Scan your project for a ranked list.
By stack
Next.js skillsReact skillsPython skillsFastAPI skillsDjango skillsReact Native and Expo skillsSupabase skillsRust skillsGo skillsdata science (Python, Jupyter, pandas) skillsVue and Nuxt skillsAngular skillsSvelte and SvelteKit skillsTailwind CSS skillsNode.js and Express skillsLaravel skillsRuby on Rails skillsSpring Boot skillsJava skills.NET and C# skillsC++ skillsiOS and SwiftUI skillsSwift skillsAndroid and Jetpack Compose skillsFlutter and Dart skillsTerraform skillsKubernetes skillsMongoDB skillsPyTorch skillsHugging Face skillsApache Airflow skillsdbt skillsShopify skillsWordPress skillsSalesforce skillsn8n skillsSolidity and smart contracts skills
Other agents
Skills for Claude CodeSkills for CursorSkills for CodexSkills for GitHub Copilot