VS Code Copilot skills
VS Code Copilot skills are SKILL.md files Copilot Chat loads from ~/.copilot/skills. That path is Copilot's, not the VS Code extensions folder. Add myagents to MCP config, then ask Copilot Chat to install a catalog slug.
A marketplace VSIX and a Copilot skill are different installs. This page covers agent skills Copilot Chat loads for a matching job. User MCP lives in user mcp.json. Workspace MCP lives in .vscode/mcp.json. Personal skills go to ~/.copilot/skills. A repo-scoped copy can also live at .github/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md.
Skill format: VS Code Copilot docs.
How to install a Copilot skill in VS Code
- Add the servers.myagents HTTP block to user mcp.json (every window) or .vscode/mcp.json (this repo).
- In Copilot Chat, ask for install_skill with the slug. If tools are hidden, attach the myagents server from the chat tool picker.
- Confirm when Copilot shows ~/.copilot/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md. For a project checkout, copy the same file to .github/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md.
Open the SKILL.md path in the editor. Reload the window if Copilot Chat still misses it. Configure Chat → Skills should list the name. Agents go to ~/.copilot/agents/<slug>.md.
mkdir -p ~/.copilot/skills/<slug> and save SKILL.md, then reload VS Code. Frontmatter needs name and description. Repo copies use .github/skills/<slug>/.
Popular skills
View allCopilot Chat talks to this catalog through MCP after the server is in mcp.json. The six skills below are install leaders. None of them are VS Code Marketplace extensions.
agent-context-maintainer
One source of truth for AI coding agent instructions — scaffolds AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md and a layered .agents/ structure, and updates them without clobbering hand-written rules.
agent-inspect
Local evidence debugger and trajectory-test toolkit for TypeScript AI agents: inspect causal runs, catch wrong tool paths in CI, and share safe offline evidence.
agent-notion-template-docs
Make your AI agent write documents like Notion — Codex & Claude Code skill that locks document structure & Notion visual style
agent-ready-skills
Installable skills for using Agent Ready (https://agent-ready.dev) — the agent-readability scanner. Two skills: agent-ready-api (REST) and agent-ready-mcp (MCP server).
agent-skill-wannengcopy
Evidence-first website copy-remix skill for agent workflows
agent-skills-vrc-udon
Skills, rules, and validation hooks that teach AI coding agents to generate correct UdonSharp code
Popular agents
View allCopilot agent markdown lives in ~/.copilot/agents. install_agent writes those files on the same server as skills.
First Principles Thinking
First principles problem-solving specialist
GDPR and CCPA Compliance
GDPR and CCPA privacy compliance specialist
Growth Loops
Growth loop and PLG mechanics specialist
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA compliance specialist for healthcare SaaS vendors
Content Quality Editor
AI content quality specialist using unslop to strip AI writing patterns before publishing
Visual Asset Generator
Visual asset generation specialist using prompt-to-asset MCP across 30+ image models
Click a card for the slug, then finish in Copilot Chat. VS Code Copilot skills on this list do not install from the Extensions view.