[IMPORTANT] Use TaskCreate to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ATTENTION ask user whether to skip.Critical Thinking Mindset — Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination.
AI Mistake Prevention — Failure modes to avoid on every task: - Check downstream references before deleting. Deleting components causes documentation and code staleness cascades. Map all referencing files before removal. - Verify AI-generated content against actual code. AI hallucinates APIs, class names, and method signatures. Always grep to confirm existence before documenting or referencing. - Trace full dependency chain after edits. Changing a definition misses downstream variables and consumers derived from it. Always trace the full chain. - Trace ALL code paths when verifying correctness. Confirming code exists is not confirming it executes. Always trace early exits, error branches, and conditional skips — not just happy path. - When debugging, ask "whose responsibility?" before fixing. Trace whether bug is in caller (wrong data) or callee (wrong handling). Fix at responsible layer — never patch symptom site. - Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing. Before changing any constant, limit, flag, or pattern: read comments, check git blame, examine surrounding code. - Verify ALL affected outputs, not just the first. Changes touching multiple stacks require verifying EVERY output. One green check is not all green checks. - Holistic-first debugging — resist nearest-attention trap. When investigating any failure, list EVERY precondition first (config, env vars, DB names, endpoints, DI registrations, data preconditions), then verify each against evidence before forming any code-layer hypothesis. - Surgical changes — apply the diff test. Bug fix: every changed line must trace directly to the bug. Don't restyle or improve adjacent code. Enhancement task: implement improvements AND announce them explicitly. - Surface ambiguity before coding — don't pick silently. If request has multiple interpretations, present each with effort estimate and ask. Never assume all-records, file-based, or more complex path.
Quick Summary
Goal: Synchronize Claude Code and GitHub Copilot configurations to maintain feature parity across both AI dev tools.
Workflow:
- Understand — Read current configs (CLAUDE.md, copilot-instructions.md, agents, workflows)
- Research — Search for latest features across both platforms
- Compare — Identify gaps in skills, prompts, agents, or instructions
- Sync — Implement changes in both platforms maintaining compatibility
Key Rules:
- Copilot reads
.claude/skills/automatically (backward compatibility) - Both platforms read
.github/prompts/*.prompt.mdand.github/agents/*.md - Always update both
CLAUDE.mdand.github/copilot-instructions.md+.github/instructions/*.instructions.mdfor instruction changes
Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).
AI Dev Tools Sync
Synchronize Claude Code and GitHub Copilot configurations to maintain feature parity.
When to Use
Activate this skill when:
- User asks to update Claude Code or Copilot setup
- User wants to add/modify skills, prompts, agents, or instructions
- User wants both tools to work similarly
- User asks about AI dev tool configuration
Quick Reference
| Claude Code | GitHub Copilot | Location |
|---|---|---|
| SKILL.md | SKILL.md | .claude/skills/ + .github/skills/ |
| SKILL.md | prompts/*.prompt.md | .claude/skills/ + .github/prompts/ |
| agents/*.md | agents/*.md | .github/agents/ (shared) |
| workflows/*.md | - | .claude/workflows/ |
| CLAUDE.md | copilot + instructions/ | Root + .github/ |
| - | chatmodes/*.chatmode.md | .github/chatmodes/ |
Sync Process
Step 1: Understand Current Setup
Read these files to understand current configuration:
.claude/workflows/orchestration-protocol.md
.claude/workflows/primary-workflow.md
.github/copilot-instructions.md
.github/instructions/*.instructions.md
.github/AGENTS.md
CLAUDE.mdStep 2: Research Latest Features
Search web for:
- "GitHub Copilot features setup 2026"
- "GitHub Copilot custom instructions agents skills prompts"
- "GitHub Copilot agent mode workspace context"
See references/copilot-features.md for feature catalog.
Step 3: Identify Sync Opportunities
Compare capabilities and identify gaps:
- Skills missing in one platform
- Inconsistent prompt/instruction behavior
- Agent definitions that differ
Step 4: Implement Changes
For each change:
- Skills: Create in both
.claude/skills/and.github/skills/ - Prompts: Create in both
.claude/skills/and.github/prompts/ - Instructions: Update
CLAUDE.md+.github/copilot-instructions.md+.github/instructions/*.instructions.md - Agents: Update
.github/agents/(shared by both)
Compatibility Notes
- Copilot reads
.claude/skills/automatically (backward compatibility) - Both read
.github/prompts/*.prompt.md - Both read
.github/agents/*.md - Both read
AGENTS.mdin root or.github/ - Both support path-based instruction files via
applyToin frontmatter
References
Closing Reminders
- MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION break work into small todo tasks using
TaskCreateBEFORE starting - MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION search codebase for 3+ similar patterns before creating new code
- MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION cite
file:lineevidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act) - MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION add a final review todo task to verify work quality
- MUST ATTENTION apply critical thinking — every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: never present guess as fact.
- MUST ATTENTION apply AI mistake prevention — holistic-first debugging, fix at responsible layer, surface ambiguity before coding, re-read files after compaction.
[TASK-PLANNING] Before acting, analyze task scope and systematically break it into small todo tasks and sub-tasks using TaskCreate.