ai-agent-skills

GitHub Copilot

Simple IDE-independent approach

The simplest portable approach is to give Copilot a short bootstrap prompt such as:

Use the bioconductor AI agent skills from this repository: /path/to/ai-agent-skills.
Start with SKILLS.md to find the best matching skill.
Then read the corresponding skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md file and follow it.
If more than one skill matches, list the options briefly and choose the best fit.

You must also read and adhere to the agent behavior and safe execution standards defined in AGENTS.md.

This is not the same as installed persistent skills, but it is the simplest natural-language pattern that can work across Copilot surfaces and IDEs.

Persistent setup for Copilot Agent in VS Code

Open VS Code, then add the bioconductor skills you want to use to Copilot’s skill locations.

1. Clone the repository if needed:

   git clone https://github.com/bioconductor/ai-agent-skills.git
   

2. Open VS Code user settings.json and add the skill directories you want from SKILLS.md:

   {
     "chat.skillsLocations": [
       "/path/to/ai-agent-skills/skills/create-skill",
       "/path/to/ai-agent-skills/skills/check-bioconductor-skills",
       "/path/to/ai-agent-skills/skills/analyze-r-package"
     ]
   }
   

3. Reload VS Code.

Usage

To confirm the setup worked, ask:

What bioconductor skills do I have?

To use the skills, ask naturally. For example:

Help me create a new skill
Analyze this R package
Create .github/instructions for this package

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