acreadiness-generate-instructions
/acreadiness-generate-instructions — write AI agent instructions
Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, regenerate, or refresh their custom instructions for AI coding agents (Copilot, Claude, etc.). This is the Generate step in AgentRC's Measure → Generate → Maintain loop and the single highest-leverage action for the AI Tooling pillar.
Output options
VS Code recognises several instruction file types — AgentRC generates the most common ones:
| File | Scope | When to use |
|---|---|---|
.github/copilot-instructions.md |
Always-on, whole workspace | Default — VS Code Copilot's native instruction file |
AGENTS.md |
Always-on, whole workspace | Multi-agent repos (Copilot + Claude + others) |
.github/instructions/*.instructions.md |
Scoped by applyTo glob |
Per-area / per-language rules in monorepos |
CLAUDE.md |
Claude-specific | Add via --claude-md (nested only) |
Strategies
flat(default) — single.github/copilot-instructions.mdat the chosen path. Simple, easy to review.nested— hub at.github/copilot-instructions.md+ per-topic detail files at.github/instructions/<topic>.instructions.md, each with anapplyToglob so VS Code only loads the topic when it's relevant. Better for large or multi-stack repos.
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