chore: publish from main

AGENTS.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Awesome GitHub Copilot repository is a community-driven collection of custom
 - **Skills** - Self-contained folders with instructions and bundled resources for specialized tasks
 - **Hooks** - Automated workflows triggered by specific events during development
 - **Workflows** - [Agentic Workflows](https://github.github.com/gh-aw) for AI-powered repository automation in GitHub Actions
-- **Plugins** - Installable packages that group related agents, commands, and skills around specific themes
+- **Plugins** - Installable packages that group related agents, hooks, and skills around specific themes
 
 ## Repository Structure
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ All agent files (`*.agent.md`) and instruction files (`*.instructions.md`) must
 - plugin.json must have `name` field (matching the folder name)
 - plugin.json must have `description` field (describing the plugin's purpose)
 - plugin.json must have `version` field (semantic version, e.g., "1.0.0")
-- Plugin content is defined declaratively in plugin.json under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` using source-only composition fields (`agents`, `commands`, `hooks`, `skills`, and `extensions`). Source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI. This namespace is stripped from the served manifest — conventional directory discovery handles the materialized content in spec mode.
+- Plugin content is defined declaratively in plugin.json under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` using source-only composition fields (`agents`, `hooks`, `skills`, and `extensions`). Source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI. This namespace is stripped from the served manifest — skills use the standard `skills/` directory and Copilot-specific content uses `com.github.copilot/`.
 - The `marketplace.json` file is automatically generated from all plugins during build
 - Plugins are discoverable and installable via GitHub Copilot CLI
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ When adding a new agent, instruction, skill, hook, workflow, or plugin:
 **For Plugins:**
 
 1. Run `npm run plugin:create -- --name <plugin-name>` to scaffold a new plugin
-2. Define agents, commands, hooks, skills, and reusable extensions under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` in `plugin.json`
+2. Define agents, hooks, skills, and reusable extensions under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` in `plugin.json`
 3. Edit the generated `plugin.json` with your metadata
 4. Run `npm run plugin:validate` to validate the plugin structure
 5. Run `npm run build` to update README.md and marketplace.json

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ Canvas extensions live in `extensions/<extension-id>/` as reusable source compon
 
 ### Adding Plugins
 
-Plugins group related agents, commands, and skills around specific themes or workflows, making it easy for users to install comprehensive toolkits via GitHub Copilot CLI.
+Plugins group related agents, hooks, and skills around specific themes or workflows, making it easy for users to install comprehensive toolkits via GitHub Copilot CLI.
 
 1. **Create your plugin**: Run `npm run plugin:create` to scaffold a new plugin
 2. **Follow the naming convention**: Use descriptive, lowercase folder names with hyphens (e.g., `python-web-development`)
-3. **Define your content**: List agents, commands, hooks, skills, and reusable extensions under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` in `plugin.json`
+3. **Define your content**: List agents, hooks, skills, and reusable extensions under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` in `plugin.json`
 4. **Test your plugin**: Run `npm run plugin:validate` to verify your plugin structure
 
 #### Creating a plugin
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ plugins/my-plugin-id/
 └── README.md                   # Plugin documentation
 ```
 
-> **Note:** Plugin content is defined declaratively in plugin.json under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot`. Source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI. This repository namespace is removed from the served manifest.
+> **Note:** Plugin content is defined declaratively in plugin.json under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot`. Source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI. Skills are emitted under `skills/`; Copilot-specific agents, hooks, and extensions are emitted under `com.github.copilot/`. This repository namespace is removed from the served manifest.
 
 #### plugin.json example
 
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ plugins/my-plugin-id/
   "extensions": {
     "com.github.awesome-copilot": {
       "agents": ["./agents/my-agent.md"],
-      "commands": ["./commands/my-command.md"],
       "skills": ["./skills/my-skill/"]
     }
   }
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ plugins/my-plugin-id/
 
 #### Plugin Guidelines
 
-- **Declarative content**: Plugin content is specified under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` — source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI
+- **Declarative content**: Plugin content is specified under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot` — source files live in top-level directories and are materialized into plugins by CI. Skills use the standard `skills/` directory; Copilot-specific content uses `com.github.copilot/`.
 - **Valid references**: All paths referenced in plugin.json must point to existing source files in the repository
 - **Reusable extensions**: Curated plugins can bundle extensions by adding `./extensions/<name>` paths under `extensions.com.github.awesome-copilot.extensions`; the same extension can be listed by multiple plugins
 - **Instructions excluded**: Instructions are standalone resources and are not part of plugins

eng/clean-materialized-plugins.mjs

@@ -7,25 +7,35 @@ import { ROOT_FOLDER } from "./constants.mjs";
 
 const PLUGINS_DIR = path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "plugins");
 const EXTENSIONS_DIR = path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "extensions");
+const COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR = "com.github.copilot";
+const AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE = "com.github.awesome-copilot";
 const MATERIALIZED_SPECS = {
   agents: {
-    path: "agents",
+    paths: [path.join(COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR, "agents"), "agents"],
     restore(dirPath) {
       return collectFiles(dirPath).map((relativePath) => `./agents/${relativePath}`);
     },
   },
-  commands: {
+  hooks: {
-    path: "commands",
+    paths: [path.join(COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR, "hooks"), "hooks"],
     restore(dirPath) {
-      return collectFiles(dirPath).map((relativePath) => `./commands/${relativePath}`);
+      return collectDirectoriesContainingFile(dirPath, "hooks.json")
+        .map((relativePath) => `./hooks/${relativePath}/`);
     },
   },
   skills: {
-    path: "skills",
+    paths: ["skills"],
     restore(dirPath) {
       return collectSkillDirectories(dirPath).map((relativePath) => `./skills/${relativePath}/`);
     },
   },
+  extensions: {
+    paths: [path.join(COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR, "extensions"), "extensions"],
+    restore(dirPath) {
+      return collectDirectoriesContainingFile(dirPath, "extension.mjs")
+        .map((relativePath) => `./extensions/${relativePath}`);
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 function copyDirRecursive(src, dest) {
@@ -78,22 +88,19 @@ export function restoreManifestFromMaterializedFiles(pluginPath) {
 
   let changed = false;
   for (const [field, spec] of Object.entries(MATERIALIZED_SPECS)) {
-    if (Array.isArray(plugin[field])) {
+    const materializedPath = spec.paths
-      const sortedEntries = sortPluginEntries(plugin[field]);
+      .map((subdir) => path.join(pluginPath, subdir))
-      if (!arraysEqual(plugin[field], sortedEntries)) {
+      .find((candidate) => fs.existsSync(candidate) && fs.statSync(candidate).isDirectory());
-        plugin[field] = sortedEntries;
+    if (!materializedPath) {
-        changed = true;
-      }
-    }
-
-    const materializedPath = path.join(pluginPath, spec.path);
-    if (!fs.existsSync(materializedPath) || !fs.statSync(materializedPath).isDirectory()) {
       continue;
     }
 
     const restored = spec.restore(materializedPath);
-    if (!arraysEqual(plugin[field], restored)) {
+    const composition = plugin.extensions?.[AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE];
-      plugin[field] = restored;
+    if (!arraysEqual(composition?.[field], restored)) {
+      plugin.extensions ??= {};
+      plugin.extensions[AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE] ??= {};
+      plugin.extensions[AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE][field] = restored;
       changed = true;
     }
   }
@@ -112,7 +119,8 @@ function cleanPlugin(pluginPath) {
   }
 
   let removed = 0;
-  for (const { path: subdir } of Object.values(MATERIALIZED_SPECS)) {
+  for (const { paths } of Object.values(MATERIALIZED_SPECS)) {
+    for (const subdir of paths) {
       const target = path.join(pluginPath, subdir);
       if (fs.existsSync(target) && fs.statSync(target).isDirectory()) {
         const count = countFiles(target);
@@ -121,6 +129,12 @@ function cleanPlugin(pluginPath) {
         console.log(`  Removed ${path.basename(pluginPath)}/${subdir}/ (${count} files)`);
       }
     }
+  }
+
+  const copilotContentPath = path.join(pluginPath, COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR);
+  if (fs.existsSync(copilotContentPath) && fs.readdirSync(copilotContentPath).length === 0) {
+    fs.rmdirSync(copilotContentPath);
+  }
 
   return { removed, manifestUpdated };
 }
@@ -230,6 +244,24 @@ function collectSkillDirectories(dir, rootDir = dir) {
   return skillDirs.sort();
 }
 
+function collectDirectoriesContainingFile(dir, fileName, rootDir = dir) {
+  const directories = [];
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const entryPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(entryPath, fileName))) {
+      directories.push(toPosixPath(path.relative(rootDir, entryPath)));
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    directories.push(...collectDirectoriesContainingFile(entryPath, fileName, rootDir));
+  }
+  return directories.sort();
+}
+
 function arraysEqual(left, right) {
   if (!Array.isArray(left) || !Array.isArray(right) || left.length !== right.length) {
     return false;
@@ -238,10 +270,6 @@ function arraysEqual(left, right) {
   return left.every((value, index) => value === right[index]);
 }
 
-function sortPluginEntries(entries) {
-  return [...entries].sort((left, right) => left.localeCompare(right));
-}
-
 function toPosixPath(filePath) {
   return filePath.split(path.sep).join("/");
 }

eng/generate-website-data.mjs

@@ -618,10 +618,9 @@ function generatePluginsData(gitDates, resourceIndex = {}) {
         }
       }
 
-      // Build items list from spec fields (agents, commands, skills, mcpServers)
+      // Build items list from supported composition fields.
       const items = [
         ...agentItems,
-        ...(composition.commands || []).map((p) => ({ kind: "prompt", path: p })),
         ...(composition.skills || []).map((p) => ({ kind: "skill", path: p })),
         ...extensionItems,
         ...mcpItems,

eng/materialize-plugins.mjs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const PLUGINS_DIR = path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "plugins");
 const EXTENSIONS_DIR = path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "extensions");
 const COPILOT_NAMESPACE = "com.github.copilot";
 const AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE = "com.github.awesome-copilot";
+const COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR = COPILOT_NAMESPACE;
 
 /**
  * Recursively copy a directory.
@@ -49,9 +50,6 @@ function resolveSource(relPath) {
   if (relPath.startsWith("./hooks/")) {
     return path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "hooks", relPath.replace(/^\.\/hooks\//, ""));
   }
-  if (relPath.startsWith("./commands/")) {
-    return path.join(ROOT_FOLDER, "commands", relPath.replace(/^\.\/commands\//, ""));
-  }
   return null;
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ export function materializePlugins() {
     const composition = metadata.extensions?.[AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE] ?? {};
 
     // Process repository composition fields.
-    for (const field of ["agents", "commands", "hooks", "skills"]) {
+    for (const field of ["agents", "hooks", "skills"]) {
       const entries = composition[field];
       if (!Array.isArray(entries)) continue;
       for (const relPath of entries) {
@@ -129,7 +127,10 @@ export function materializePlugins() {
           warnings++;
           continue;
         }
-        const dest = path.join(pluginPath, relPath.replace(/^\.\//, "").replace(/\/$/, ""));
+        const relativeDestination = relPath.replace(/^\.\//, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
+        const dest = field === "skills"
+          ? path.join(pluginPath, relativeDestination)
+          : path.join(pluginPath, COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR, relativeDestination);
         fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(dest), { recursive: true });
         if (fs.statSync(src).isDirectory()) copyDirRecursive(src, dest);
         else fs.copyFileSync(src, dest);
@@ -153,17 +154,16 @@ export function materializePlugins() {
         warnings++;
         continue;
       }
-      // Extensions are conventional plugin content and belong under the
+      const dest = path.join(pluginPath, COPILOT_CONTENT_DIR, "extensions", extensionName);
-      // plugin's top-level extensions directory, not the client namespace.
-      const dest = path.join(pluginPath, "extensions", extensionName);
       copyDirRecursive(src, dest);
       totalExtensions++;
     }
 
     // Emit a spec-compliant served manifest for the marketplace branch.
-    // Source manifests keep composition fields (agents and skills)
+    // Source manifests keep repository composition fields for build tooling.
-    // for build tooling. The served manifest retains only Agent Plugins v1.0.0 fields
+    // The served manifest retains only Agent Plugins v1.0.0 fields; standard
-    // so the runtime uses conventional directory discovery for all content.
+    // skills are discovered from skills/, while Copilot-specific content is
+    // discovered from com.github.copilot/.
     const SPEC_FIELDS = new Set(["$schema", "name", "version", "description", "author",
       "homepage", "repository", "license", "keywords", "extensions"]);
     const AGENT_PLUGINS_SCHEMA = "https://agent-plugins.org/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json";

eng/update-readme.mjs

@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ function generatePluginsSection(pluginsDir) {
       : 0;
     const itemCount =
       (composition.agents || []).length +
-      (composition.commands || []).length +
       (composition.skills || []).length +
       extensionReferences +
       implicitExtension;
@@ -869,7 +868,6 @@ function generateFeaturedPluginsSection(pluginsDir) {
             : 0;
           const itemCount =
             (composition.agents || []).length +
-            (composition.commands || []).length +
             (composition.skills || []).length +
             extensionReferences +
             implicitExtension;

eng/validate-plugins.mjs

@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ function validateSpecPaths(plugin) {
   const errors = [];
   const specs = {
     agents: { prefix: "./agents/", suffix: ".md", repoDir: "agents", repoSuffix: ".agent.md" },
-    commands: { prefix: "./commands/", suffix: ".md", repoDir: "commands", repoSuffix: ".md" },
     hooks: { prefix: "./hooks/", suffix: "/", repoDir: "hooks", repoFile: "README.md" },
     skills: { prefix: "./skills/", suffix: "/", repoDir: "skills", repoFile: "SKILL.md" },
   };
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ function validateExtensionReferences(plugin, pluginDir) {
 
 function validateCompositionNamespace(plugin) {
   const errors = [];
-  const compositionFields = ["agents", "commands", "hooks", "mcpServers", "skills"];
+  const compositionFields = ["agents", "hooks", "mcpServers", "skills"];
   const extensions = plugin.extensions;
   const composition = extensions?.[AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE];
 
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ function validatePlugin(folderName) {
 
   // Rule 5b: license (shared with external plugins). Non-SPDX is a warning, not an error.
   const warnings = [];
-  for (const field of ["agents", "commands", "hooks", "mcpServers", "skills"]) {
+  for (const field of ["agents", "hooks", "mcpServers", "skills"]) {
     if (plugin[field] !== undefined) {
       errors.push(`${field} must be moved to extensions["${AWESOME_COPILOT_NAMESPACE}"].${field}`);
     }
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ function validatePlugin(folderName) {
   errors.push(...licenseResult.errors);
   warnings.push(...licenseResult.warnings);
 
-  // Rule 6: agents, commands, skills paths
+  // Rule 6: agents, hooks, and skills paths
   const specErrors = validateSpecPaths(plugin);
   errors.push(...specErrors);