microsoft/vscode - Page 2

doc-comments

Update doc comments

feedback-learning

Classify and record explicit corrective feedback without turning skills or instructions into append-only knowledge dumps.

setup-environment

First Time Setup

sweeper-implement

Implement a VS Code Sweeper agent-ready issue — fetch the sweeper's review record from its state repo, implement the change in the current vscode checkout from the review's brief (an implement-ready record) or from an approved sweeper-plan file, validate the…

sweeper-plan

Plan a VS Code Sweeper agent-ready issue with the maintainer — fetch the sweeper's review record from its state repo, put the review's open decisions to the maintainer, and write a plan file (.sweeper/plans/issue-<n>.md) for them to edit in their editor; it…

ci-artifact-testing

Use when validating an upstream pull request or dependency fix against VS Code tests using GitHub Actions CI build artifacts instead of building locally. Covers finding compatible binaries, verifying PR and merge-commit provenance, selecting a candidate…

code-review

Review code changes for correctness, regressions, and unintended scope. Use when reviewing a pull request, branch, commit, patch, or local diff, including when invoked with /code-review.

create-draft-pr

Create a draft pull request for the current session. Use when the user wants to open a draft PR with the session's changes.

create-pr

Create a pull request for the current session. Use when the user wants to open a PR with the session's changes.

build-champ-triage

Find out why a build has failed

migrate-issues

migrate GitHub issues from one repository to another

codenotify

codenotify

component

Help author a component specification for an agent.

fixissueno

fixIssueNo

issue-grouping

Group similar issues.

update-instructions

update-instructions

ux-theming

VS Code theming, color tokens, widget styles, focus indicators, and high-contrast theme support. Use when registering colors, styling widgets with theme tokens, or ensuring HC/focus compliance.

agent-customization

**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…

azure-pipelines

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-feedback

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.

fix-ci

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.

code-review

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.

chronicle

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-hook

Create a hook (.json) to enforce policy or automate agent lifecycle events.

init

Generate or update chat customization files for AI coding agents

heap-snapshot-analysis

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,…

cpu-profile-analysis

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-run-commands

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-agent

Create a custom agent (.agent.md) for a specific job.

create-instructions

Create an instructions file (.instructions.md) for a project rule or convention.

create-prompt

Create a reusable prompt file (.prompt.md) for a common task.

create-skill

Create a reusable skill (SKILL.md) that packages a workflow.

merge

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

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.

sync-upstream

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-pr

Update the pull request for the current session. Use when the user wants to push new changes to an existing PR.

commit

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'.

update-skills

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…

author-contributions

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…