Add GitHub Copilot instructions for file reference formatting #291
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Establishes guidelines for AI assistants to avoid guessing file paths and instead provide searchable file references.
Changes
.github/copilot-instructions.mdwith three core directives:repo:user/repo filenamesyntax for GitHub search compatibilityExample
Instead of providing potentially incorrect paths:
Use searchable references:
This ensures file references remain valid across repository restructuring and users can reliably locate files via GitHub search.
Original prompt
✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.