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## 📋 Custom Instructions
Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices:
> 💡 **Usage**: Copy these instructions to your `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file or create task-specific `.github/.instructions.md` files in your workspace's `.github/instructions` folder.
Team and project-specific instructions to enhance GitHub Copilot's behavior for specific technologies and coding practices.
### How to Use Custom Instructions
**To Install:**
- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the instruction you want to use
- Download the `*.instructions.md` file and manually add it to your project's instruction collection
**To Use/Apply:**
- Copy these instructions to your `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file in your workspace
- Create task-specific `.github/.instructions.md` files in your workspace's `.github/instructions` folder
- Instructions automatically apply to Copilot behavior once installed in your workspace
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## 🎯 Reusable Prompts
Ready-to-use prompt templates for specific development scenarios and tasks, defining prompt text with a specific mode, model, and available set of tools.
> 💡 **Usage**: Use `/prompt-name` in VS Code chat, run `Chat: Run Prompt` command, or hit the run button while you have a prompt open.
### How to Use Reusable Prompts
**To Install:**
- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the prompt you want to use
- Download the `*.prompt.md` file and manually add it to your prompt collection
**To Run/Execute:**
- Use `/prompt-name` in VS Code chat after installation
- Run the `Chat: Run Prompt` command from the Command Palette
- Hit the run button while you have a prompt file open in VS Code
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## 🧩 Custom Chat Modes
Custom chat modes define specific behaviors and tools for GitHub Copilot Chat, enabling enhanced context-aware assistance for particular tasks or workflows.
> 💡 **Usage**: Create new chat modes using the command `Chat: Configure Chat Modes...`, then switch your chat mode in the Chat input from _Agent_ or _Ask_ to your own mode.
### How to Use Custom Chat Modes
**To Install:**
- Click the **VS Code** or **VS Code Insiders** install button for the chat mode you want to use
- Download the `*.chatmode.md` file and manually install it in VS Code using the Command Palette
**To Activate/Use:**
- Import the chat mode configuration into your VS Code settings
- Access the installed chat modes through the VS Code Chat interface
- Select the desired chat mode from the available options in VS Code Chat
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