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create instructions

Create an instructions file (.instructions.md) for a project rule or convention.

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Skill Introduction

Overview
Create an instructions file (.instructions.md) for a project rule or convention.

Core value

Turns reusable Documentation know-how into an installable skill, helping users complete github, community, subagents work faster.

Target users

  • Developers, testers, and maintainers who handle Documentation tasks in Focus Code.
  • Teams that already trust workflows or content from microsoft.
  • Users who want standardized prompts, steps, or conventions instead of repeating setup work.

Best practices

  • Read the skill content first to confirm required inputs, expected outputs, and dependencies.
  • Try it on a small task before relying on it for critical work.
  • Add project-specific constraints such as coding style, target platform, test expectations, and delivery format.
  • For external sources, verify the source link, version, and recent maintenance activity.

Best use cases

  • Tasks related to github, community, subagents that need a reusable execution flow.
  • Converting a community repo, team convention, or personal workflow into day-to-day assistance.
  • Starting from a proven skill instead of writing prompts or procedures from scratch.

Limits and boundaries

  • Results depend on the quality of the original skill content and may need human correction.
  • It does not replace code review, tests, security review, or professional judgment.
  • External tools, APIs, account permissions, and local dependencies still need separate setup.

Differentiation

  • Structured around Documentation, making it easier to discover and reuse than loose prompt snippets.
  • Marked as GitHub, which helps users judge trust and maintenance expectations.
  • Keeps the original source link available for repository, documentation, or discussion follow-up.
  • Tagged with github, community, subagents, so it can be filtered by concrete task intent.

Install and use

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SKILL.md

Primary filemarkdown2 KB

name: create-instructions description: 'Create an instructions file (.instructions.md) for a project rule or convention.' argument-hint: What rule or convention to enforce? disable-model-invocation: true

Related skill: agent-customization. Load and follow instructions.md for template and principles.

Guide the user to create an instructions file.

Extract from Conversation

First, review the conversation history. If the user has been correcting the agent's output or asking for specific patterns (e.g., "always use X", "never do Y", "follow this style"), generalize that into a persistent instruction. Extract:

  • Corrections or preferences mentioned during the conversation
  • Coding patterns the user enforced or requested
  • Project-specific conventions referenced

Clarify if Needed

If no clear rule emerges from the conversation, clarify:

  • Should this apply everywhere or only to specific files?
  • Which technologies or file types are affected?
  • Is this a hard rule or a preference?

Explore the codebase using subagents if you need more context.

Iterate

  1. Draft the instruction and save it.
  2. Identify the most ambiguous or weak parts and ask about those.
  3. Once finalized, summarize what the instruction enforces, suggest example prompts to see it in action, and propose related customizations to create next.

Remember to follow the agent-customization guidelines to create highly effective instructions.

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