Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 28 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
No releases published on GitHub; the code date above is the one to trust.
Public since June 2025, a little over 1 year.
40,477 stars and 5,224 forks.
729 commits and 518 new issues in the last 90 days.
557 contributors. 371 pull requests merged in 90 days.
A security policy says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 28 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
GitHub Copilot (an artificial intelligence tool that writes code inside your text editor as you type) can be taught new tricks. This repository holds hundreds of ready-made instructions, custom helper programs, and workflow bundles built by other programmers. You can add them to your setup with a single command to make the assistant follow your exact coding standards. It costs you nothing in money, but you need to spend time picking the rules that fit your projects. Anyone who uses the coding assistant every day will find helpful shortcuts here.
What it is
A curated collection of community-contributed custom agents, coding instructions, skills, and plugins for GitHub Copilot. It gives you drop-in configuration files to automate repetitive tasks and enforce project rules.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want their AI coding assistant to stop making common mistakes, follow specific style guides, or run multi-step development tasks automatically.
Summary (Key Points)from the README
Key features
- Six resource types: The collection covers custom agents, instructions, skills, hooks, workflows, and plugins.
- Website search: The website offers full-text search and filtering across hundreds of resources.
- Learning Hub: Curated articles and walkthroughs cover agents, skills, instructions, hooks, agentic workflows, MCP servers, and the Copilot coding agent.
- Agents with MCP: Specialized agents integrate with MCP servers.
- Instructions by file pattern: Coding standards are applied automatically based on file pattern.
- Self-contained skills: Each skill is a folder with instructions and bundled assets.
- Curated plugins: Plugins bundle agents and skills for specific workflows.
- Cookbook: Copy-paste-ready recipes show how to work with Copilot APIs.
- AI-readable index: A machine-readable `llms.txt` lists all agents, instructions, and skills.
Ways to install
| Platform or method | What it needs | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Install directly from the registered Awesome Copilot marketplace | Copilot CLI or VS Code with the Awesome Copilot marketplace already registered, plus the plugin name | One command |
| Register the marketplace first (older Copilot CLI or custom setup) | Copilot CLI, and the marketplace must be added once before installing | Two commands |
Important
- Third-party sources: The README states that the customizations come from third-party developers, so you should inspect any agent and its documentation before installing it.
- Marketplace errors: If you use an older Copilot CLI version or a custom setup and see an "unknown marketplace" error, you must register `github/awesome-copilot` as a marketplace before installing.
- Plugin names required: The install command needs a specific plugin name, which you find by browsing the website or the docs.
- Version details missing: The README does not state minimum Copilot CLI or VS Code versions beyond the older-version note.
Written by an AI model from the project’s README; not part of the review, and it can be wrong.
- Hundreds of ready-made instructions and plugins contributed by experienced developers.
- Installs directly via the command line with simple marketplace commands.
- Includes a learning hub with tutorials on custom agents and workflow automation.
- Third-party contributions vary in quality and require manual inspection before use.
- Requires an active GitHub Copilot subscription and compatible setup.
- Rules can sometimes conflict if you install too many conflicting plugins at once.
Writing custom AI prompt rules and system instructions from scratch for every project.
GitHub Copilot for code completion and chat inside your editor.
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