Overview
acreadiness-generate-instructions is an open-source integrations skill for GitHub Copilot, published by github. Its author describes it as: “Generate tailored AI agent instruction files via AgentRC instructions command. Produces .github/copilot-instructions.md (default, recommended for Copilot in VS Code) plus optional per-area .instructions.md files with…”. The project has 38k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/acreadiness-generate-instructions`.
What acreadiness-generate-instructions does
Use this skill whenever the user wants to **create**, **regenerate**, or **refresh** their custom instructions for AI coding agents (Copilot, Claude, etc.). This is the *Generate* step in AgentRC's **Measure → Generate → Maintain** loop and the single highest-leverage action for the **AI Tooling** pillar.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for acreadiness-generate-instructions is organised into these sections:
- Output options
- Strategies
- Topic vs area .instructions.md files
- Per-area files with applyTo
- Steps
- Topic applyTo defaults
- Notes
Installation
Add acreadiness-generate-instructions to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/acreadiness-generate-instructionsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- GitHub Copilot — named in the skill.md
License
acreadiness-generate-instructions is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in github/awesome-copilot, an established project with 37,982 GitHub stars
- Works with GitHub Copilot
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does acreadiness-generate-instructions do?
- Generate tailored AI agent instruction files via AgentRC instructions command. Produces .github/copilot-instructions.md (default, recommended for Copilot in VS Code) plus optional per-area .instructions.md files with applyTo globs for monorepos. Use after running /acreadiness-assess to close gaps in the AI Tooling pillar.
- How do I install acreadiness-generate-instructions?
- Run git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/acreadiness-generate-instructions in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot before installing.
- Is acreadiness-generate-instructions free to use?
- Yes. acreadiness-generate-instructions is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does acreadiness-generate-instructions work with?
- acreadiness-generate-instructions lists GitHub Copilot — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does acreadiness-generate-instructions come from?
- acreadiness-generate-instructions ships inside github/awesome-copilot, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 37,982 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.