plagueho.skills

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Migrate PowerShell Pester v4 tests to Pester v5, covering structural, assertion, and mock changes. WHEN: "upgrade Pester to v5", "migrate Pester v4 to v5", "convert Pester tests to Pester 5", "modernize Pester tests", "Assert-MockCalled to Should -Invoke". INVOKES: run_in_terminal for detection scripts and Invoke-Pester. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: edit one assertion or Invoke-Pester call directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Update Azure Verified Modules (AVM) to their latest versions in Bicep files. Scans for AVM module references, queries the Microsoft Container Registry (MCR) for latest versions, compares using semantic versioning, reviews breaking changes, and applies updates with validation. WHEN: 'update AVM', 'update Bicep modules', 'latest AVM versions', 'update Azure Verified Modules', 'upgrade Bicep dependencies', 'check AVM versions', 'update module versions'. INVOKES: run_in_terminal for MCR API queries and bicep lint. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use az bicep build to validate individual files.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Generate a structured research plan for a Microsoft technology topic, defining scope, research areas, search terms, and output section mapping based on purpose (guide/presentation/lab/demo). WHEN: "create research plan", "plan Microsoft research", "research plan for", "plan technical research", "scope research topic", "define research areas". INVOKES: editFiles. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Create plan.md manually.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Mandatory entry point for all research projects. Validates topic, confirms the plan with the user, scaffolds the folder structure, and initializes the research log before any subagent work begins. This skill is ONLY invoked by the research-microsoft-technology orchestrator agent. INVOKES: create-microsoft-research-plan, research-output-scaffolding, vscode_askQuestions. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Not applicable — this skill must always be used to start research.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Extract structured research notes from a source URL or document into a standardized YAML-frontmatter markdown note. Applies fixed extraction rules for consistent note-taking across all research areas. WHEN: "create research note", "extract research note", "note from URL", "research note template", "take research notes", "extract findings from". INVOKES: microsoft_docs_search, microsoft_docs_fetch, fetch_webpage, editFiles. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Copy the note template and fill manually.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Scaffold the .research/ output folder structure for a research topic, creating note directories per area, log files, and output section placeholders based on the research plan. WHEN: "scaffold research output", "create research folder", "initialize research directory", "set up research workspace", "research output structure", "scaffold .research folder". INVOKES: run_in_terminal for scaffolding scripts. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Create directories manually.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Update CHANGELOG.md and tag a new release from commits since the last version tag. WHEN: "release version", "update changelog", "cut release", "tag release", "ship version", "bump version tag", "prepare release", "new version", "changelog update", "push release". INVOKES: run_in_terminal (git log, git tag, git commit, git push), read_file, replace_string_in_file. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use git tag and git push directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Scaffold AGENTS.md and .github/copilot-instructions.md by analysing repo structure, code patterns, CI pipeline, and conventions. Generates non-overlapping guidance so agents and code review produce compliant code. WHEN: "create AGENTS.md", "add copilot instructions", "onboard repo for Copilot", "generate copilot-instructions.md", "scaffold repo AI instructions", "add agent instructions to my repo". INVOKES: file read, semantic_search, fetch_webpage. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Edit .github/copilot-instructions.md directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Provision Azure User Assigned Managed Identity with OIDC federation and RBAC for passwordless GitHub authentication. WHEN: "set up Azure access for GitHub Actions", "configure managed identity for GitHub", "enable passwordless Azure authentication in CI/CD", "configure OIDC federation GitHub Azure", "Copilot coding agent Azure identity". INVOKES: run_in_terminal for PowerShell. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use az CLI for simple role assignments.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Approve and squash-merge all open Dependabot PRs in parallel, requesting rebase for conflicts and triaging failures. WHEN: "merge dependabot PRs", "auto-merge dependabot", "process dependabot updates", "bulk merge dependabot", "dependabot batch merge", "dependabot sweep", "approve dependabot PRs". INVOKES: runSubagent for parallel processing, GitHub MCP tools. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: use GitHub MCP directly.

**DISCOVERY SKILL** — Identify new or changed Azure service features that may need to be added to an AAC multitenant service-specific guidance document. Searches Azure Updates, What's New pages, and Microsoft Learn to produce a gap report of multitenant-relevant changes since the document's last review date. Use this BEFORE updating a doc; use the review-multitenant-*-doc skills AFTER. WHEN: "discover multitenant updates", "what needs updating in multitenant doc", "find new Azure features for multitenant doc", "audit multitenant currency", "what changed since last review", "multitenant gap analysis", "scan service doc for updates". INVOKES: microsoft-learn MCP, fetch, think tools. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Microsoft Learn MCP directly.

**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Review AAC multitenant approaches docs for accuracy, structure, and product correctness. Produces a review report with severity and confidence ratings. WHEN: "review multitenant approaches doc", "review approaches doc", "review AAC approaches doc", "multitenant approaches review", "check approaches doc structure". INVOKES: microsoft-learn MCP, subagent, search, read. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Microsoft Learn MCP directly.

**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Review Azure Architecture Center multitenant considerations docs for completeness, accuracy, and decision-framework quality. Considerations docs help CTOs and lead architects of SaaS/ISV companies decide if and how to adopt multitenancy. Produces a review report with severity and confidence ratings. WHEN: "review multitenant considerations doc", "review considerations doc", "review AAC considerations doc", "multitenant considerations review", "check considerations doc structure". INVOKES: microsoft-learn MCP, subagent, search, read. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Microsoft Learn MCP directly.

**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Review Azure Architecture Center multitenant service-specific documentation for accuracy, structure, and correctness. Produces a review report with severity and confidence ratings. WHEN: "review multitenant service doc", "review service doc", "review AAC service doc", "multitenant service review", "review service-specific doc", "check service doc structure". INVOKES: microsoft-learn MCP, subagent, search, read. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Microsoft Learn MCP directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Optimize GitHub Copilot resources such as prompts, skills, agents, and instructions for minimal token count, clarity, and AI readability. WHEN: "optimize tokens", "reduce prompt size", "minimize token count", "shrink prompt", "optimize Copilot resources", "reduce verbosity", "improve readability". INVOKES: file read, file edit tools. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: manual find-and-replace of filler words.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Evaluates review comments on a GitHub Pull Request, classifying each by validity, category, impact, and risk, then recommends whether to apply, consider, or skip. WHEN: "evaluate PR comments", "review PR feedback", "triage review comments", "evaluate PR reviews", "PR comment evaluation", "should I apply this review comment". INVOKES: GitHub PR read tools, file reading tools. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: read individual PR review comments via GitHub MCP tools directly.

**ANALYSIS SKILL** — Review documents for compliance with AI-optimized content guidelines. Evaluates accuracy, metadata tagging, structure, tone, accessibility, and AI-friendly formatting. WHEN: "review content for AI readiness", "AI content audit", "check document for AI best practices", "content readiness review", "is this document AI-ready", "evaluate content quality for AI". FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Read the document and assess each criterion directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Generate structured Learning Pathway documents for Microsoft technologies, progressing L100–L400. WHEN: "create a learning pathway", "build a training plan", "generate a study guide", "produce a skilling roadmap", "design a learning journey". INVOKES: microsoft_docs_search, microsoft_docs_fetch, github_repo MCP tools. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use Microsoft Learn MCP directly to look up individual training modules.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Scaffold a dotfiles template repository in a GitHub Organization from an existing workspace. Scans for shell, git, editor, and package configs; interviews the user via vscode_askQuestions; generates bootstrap installers. WHEN: "create dotfiles repo", "dotfiles from project", "generate dotfiles", "bootstrap dotfiles", "dotfiles template repo", "export dotfiles". INVOKES: run_in_terminal, vscode_askQuestions, gh CLI. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Manually copy config files.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Replicate VS Code Insiders profiles and extensions into VS Code stable. Discovers profiles, diffs extensions, installs missing ones, optionally removes extras. Supports dry-run and selective sync. WHEN: \"sync VS Code profiles\", \"copy profiles from Insiders\", \"replicate Insiders profiles\", \"sync extensions to stable\", \"mirror Insiders profiles\". INVOKES: run_in_terminal for PowerShell/Shell. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use VS Code CLI directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Convert legacy .NET project files (.csproj, .fsproj, .vbproj) to modern SDK-style format. WHEN: "modernize .NET project", "upgrade csproj to SDK-style", "migrate to SDK-style project", "convert legacy .NET project", "non-SDK-style project upgrade". INVOKES: file system tools for project file analysis. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Edit the project file XML directly.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Convert an existing GitHub Copilot prompt file (.prompt.md) into a conformant Agent Skill (SKILL.md) following the agentskills.io specification. Evaluates prompt suitability before conversion and scaffolds the full skill directory. WHEN: "convert prompt to skill", "turn prompt into skill", "make skill from prompt", "prompt to skill", "upgrade prompt to skill", "transform prompt to skill", "migrate prompt to skill". INVOKES: run_in_terminal for scaffolding scripts. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Manually create the SKILL.md file.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Suggest and install GitHub Copilot Custom Agents from the awesome-copilot repository, detecting duplicates and outdated local agents. WHEN: "suggest copilot agents", "find awesome copilot agents", "check for agent updates", "install agents from awesome-copilot", "discover new copilot agents". INVOKES: githubRepo MCP tool, fetch tool. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use githubRepo MCP directly to browse the agents list.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Suggest and install GitHub Copilot instruction files from the awesome-copilot repository, detecting duplicates and outdated local instructions. WHEN: "suggest copilot instructions", "find awesome copilot instructions", "check for instruction updates", "install instructions from awesome-copilot", "discover new copilot instructions". INVOKES: githubRepo MCP tool, fetch tool. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use githubRepo MCP directly to browse the instructions list.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Suggest and install GitHub Copilot prompt files from the awesome-copilot repository, detecting duplicates and outdated local prompts. WHEN: "suggest copilot prompts", "find awesome copilot prompts", "check for prompt updates", "install prompts from awesome-copilot", "discover new copilot prompts". INVOKES: githubRepo MCP tool, fetch tool. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use githubRepo MCP directly to browse the prompts list.

**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Suggest and install GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository, detecting duplicates and outdated local skills. WHEN: "suggest copilot skills", "find awesome copilot skills", "check for skill updates", "install skills from awesome-copilot", "discover new copilot skills". INVOKES: githubRepo MCP tool, fetch tool. FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Use githubRepo MCP directly to browse the skills list.