Agent Creation

Design, create, and maintain custom GitHub Copilot agents for VS Code that enhance developer productivity through specialized AI personas.

When to Use This Skill

• Creating a new custom agent for a specific development role
• Updating an existing agent to improve its effectiveness
• Designing agent workflows with handoffs between agents
• Selecting the right tools for an agent's capabilities

Agent File Structure

Agents live in .github/agents/ as .agent.md files: