automate-it

Repeatable work belongs in the cloud, on an event, with nobody babysitting it. This skill moves a task you already know how to do (a prompt you keep retyping, a local template, a self-wake loop) into a GitHub Copilot Automation. The automation starts paused, holds only the tools its allowed actions need, ends every run with an explicit outcome, and gets a sibling that proposes improvements for a human to apply. You stop being the motor and the update loop; you become the approver.

When to use

• The same task shape appears 3 or more times in your session history.
• A local session automation or self-wake has fired 5 or more times for the same job (polling that an event could replace).
• The user asks to automate, schedule, or "run this on every X".

When not to use

• One-off tasks, or tasks with no checkable outcome. Run find-the-loop first if you can't name the metric.
• Tasks that need a human judgment call on every run. Automate the evidence-gathering and leave the call to the human.
• You have never done the task by hand. Do it manually at least once; the corrections you make become the contract.

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