Create or register a canvas extension in the awesome-copilot repository. Use when asked to scaffold a new canvas extension, create its plugin.json, add a reusable extension to one or more plugins, or migrate extension metadata. Extensions are reusable source under extensions/; shippable plugin manifests belong under plugins/.
add-educational-comments
add-educational-comments is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by github. Its author describes it as: “Add educational comments to the file specified, or prompt asking for file to comment if one is not provided.”. 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/add-educational-comments`.
What add-educational-comments does
Add educational comments to code files so they become effective learning resources. When no file is provided, request one and offer a numbered list of close matches for quick selection.
Installation
Add add-educational-comments to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/add-educational-commentsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for add-educational-comments is organised into these sections:
- Role
- Objectives
- Line Count Guidance
- Educational Commenting Rules
- Encoding and Formatting
- Content Expectations
- Safety and Compliance
- Workflow
- Configuration Reference
- Properties
- Parameters
- Default Configuration
When to use it
Reach for add-educational-comments when you want integrations help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in github/awesome-copilot, an established project with 37,982 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does add-educational-comments do?
- Add educational comments to the file specified, or prompt asking for file to comment if one is not provided.
- How do I install add-educational-comments?
- Run git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/add-educational-comments in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot before installing.
- Is add-educational-comments free to use?
- Yes. add-educational-comments is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does add-educational-comments come from?
- add-educational-comments 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.
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