Copilot Review Init

Create or refine GitHub Copilot review instruction files for a specific repository. Focus on repo-grounded copilot-instructions.md and scoped *.instructions.md files that improve pull request review quality without wasting character budget.

Trigger boundaries

Use this skill when you need to:

• Create or revise .github/copilot-instructions.md
• Create, split, or tighten .github/instructions/*.instructions.md
• Decide root vs scoped review rules, monorepo/package scoping, applyTo, or excludeAgent
• Debug why Copilot review ignores, misroutes, or weakly follows instruction files

Do not use this skill when:

• You are reviewing a PR directly instead of authoring Copilot review instructions
• You are creating non-Copilot agent files such as CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or generic review docs
• You want generic best-practice prose without grounding it in the target repository

Start with the smallest relevant reference set