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Find and read timestamped process logs from Code OSS dev builds, including main.log, renderer.log, extension host logs, and agenthost.log. For bundles produced by Export Agent Host Debug Logs, use agent-host-logs.
Symbolicate a native VS Code crash dump (.dmp) using electron-minidump. Use when given a crash dump file, asked to symbolicate a crash, resolve missing method names in a native crash backtrace, or attach Electron/Insiders/Stable symbol files. VS Code team…
Use when validating Azure DevOps pipeline changes for the VS Code build. Covers queueing builds, checking build status, viewing logs, and iterating on pipeline YAML changes without waiting for full CI runs.
Act on user feedback attached to the current session. Use when the user submits feedback on the session's changes via the Submit Feedback button.
Investigate and fix CI failures on a pull request. Use when CI checks fail on a PR branch — covers finding the PR, identifying failed checks, downloading logs and artifacts, extracting the failure cause, and iterating on a fix. Requires the `gh` CLI.
Fix the failed CI checks for the current session. Use when the user requests a CI fix via the Fix Checks button in the Changes toolbar.
Perform a code review of the current session's changes. Use when the user requests a code review via the Run Code Review button in the Changes toolbar.
Analyze Copilot session history for standup reports, usage tips, session search, and session reindexing. Use when the user asks for a standup, daily summary, usage tips, workflow recommendations, wants to search or find past sessions by keyword/file/PR, wants…
Create a hook (.json) to enforce policy or automate agent lifecycle events.
Generate or update chat customization files for AI coding agents
Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues. Use when reviewing event listeners, DOM handlers, lifecycle callbacks, or fixing leak reports. Covers addDisposableListener, Event.once, MutableDisposable, DisposableStore, and onWillDispose patterns.
Investigate unexpected chat agent behavior by analyzing direct debug logs in JSONL files. Use when users ask why something happened, why a request was slow, why tools or subagents were used or skipped, or why instructions/skills/agents did not load.
Launch and automate VS Code Insiders with the Copilot Chat extension using @playwright/cli via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when you need to interact with the VS Code UI, automate the chat panel, test the extension UI, or take screenshots. Triggers include…
Use when the user wants to run the vscode.dev server locally and exercise the VS Code workbench or Agents window in the integrated browser against the local `microsoft/vscode` sources. Covers starting the dev server, the `vscode-quality=dev` URL,…
Analyze V8 heap snapshots to investigate memory leaks and retention issues. Use when given .heapsnapshot files, asked to compare before/after snapshots, asked to find what retains objects, or investigating why objects survive GC. Provides snapshot parsing,…
Use this to update the Github Copilot CLI/SDK
Analyze V8/Chrome CPU profiles (.cpuprofile) and DevTools trace files (Trace-*.json). Use when: profiling performance, investigating slow functions, comparing code paths, finding bottlenecks, analyzing timeToRequest, understanding call trees from sampling…
Generate or modify run commands for the current session. Use when the user wants to set up or update run commands that appear in the session's Run button.
Create a custom agent (.agent.md) for a specific job.
Create an instructions file (.instructions.md) for a project rule or convention.
Create a reusable prompt file (.prompt.md) for a common task.
Create a reusable skill (SKILL.md) that packages a workflow.
Merge changes from the topic branch to the merge base branch. Use when the user wants to merge their session's work back to the base branch.
Sync the current session branch with its upstream branch, or publish the current session branch to a remote. Use when the user asks to sync a branch, pull latest changes, rebase onto upstream, push current branch, publish branch, or set upstream.
Use when running unit tests in the VS Code repo. Covers the runTests tool, scripts/test.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/test.bat (Windows), and their supported arguments for filtering, globbing, and debugging tests.
Update a stale session branch by rebasing onto the latest origin. Use when the upstream has moved significantly and the session needs to catch up, resolving conflicts by preserving upstream changes and adapting session work to fit.
Update the pull request for the current session. Use when the user wants to push new changes to an existing PR.
Commit staged or unstaged changes with an AI-generated commit message that matches the repository's existing commit style. Use when the user asks to 'commit', 'commit changes', 'create a commit', 'save my work', or 'check in code'.
Comprehensive setup steps to help the user create complete project structures in a VS Code workspace. This tool is designed for full project initialization and scaffolding, not for creating individual files. When to use this tool: when the user wants to…
Comprehensive setup steps to help the user create complete project structures in a VS Code workspace; this tool is designed for full project initialization and scaffolding, not for creating individual files. When to use this tool: user wants to create a new…
Create or update repository skills and instructions when major learnings are discovered during a session. Use when the user says "learn!", when a significant pattern or pitfall is identified, or when reusable domain knowledge should be captured for future…
Get the current search results from the Search view in VS Code
How to install a VS Code extension from an extension ID. Useful when the user wants to add new capabilities to their VS Code environment by installing extensions.
Identify all files a specific author contributed to on a branch vs its upstream, tracing code through renames. Use when asked who edited what, what code an author contributed, or to audit authorship before a merge. This skill should be run as a subagent — it…