agent-customization

microsoft/vscode

SkillLoads cleanly

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Create, update, review, fix, or debug VS Code agent customization files (.instructions.md, .prompt.md, .agent.md, SKILL.md,…

Scores
out of 100 · grade A

2026-08-22

Works

40% of the score

100/100

Loads cleanly: valid frontmatter, required fields present, no dangling references.

Maintained

25% of the score

100/100

no commits in the last 12 weeks

Adopted

20% of the score

72/100

189,118 stars on the source repo.

Documented

15% of the score

57/100

No usage example or code block.
629-word body.
Ships 6 bundled files.

Loads cleanly. Every structural check Claude Code needs to register this passed. Last commit today.

Install

npx skills add microsoft/vscode/agent-customization

What it says it does

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Create, update, review, fix, or debug VS Code agent customization files (.instructions.md, .prompt.md, .agent.md, SKILL.md, copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md). USE FOR: saving coding preferences; troubleshooting why instructions/skills/agents are ignored or not invoked; configuring applyTo patterns; defining tool restrictions; creating custom agent modes or specialized workflows; packaging domain knowledge; fixing YAML frontmatter syntax. DO NOT USE FOR: general coding questions (use default agent); runtime debugging or error diagnosis; MCP server configuration (use MCP docs directly); VS Code extension development. INVOKES: file system tools (read/write customization files), ask-questions tool (interview user for requirements), subagents for codebase exploration. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: For quick YAML frontmatter fixes or creating a single file from a known pattern, edit the file directly — no skill needed.

Every number above came out of reading the file and its repository. Nothing is a judgement call, nothing is a model’s opinion, and nothing can be paid for. The full method is published. Source last committed 2026-08-22.

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