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suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills

Suggests skills for GitHub Copilot. Helps find and update useful skills for your project.

What it does

This tool helps find new 'skills' (pre-configured tools) for your AI assistant, based on what you already have in your project and your conversations. It checks if new skills are useful and not duplicates of what you already have, and also warns if existing skills need updating.

When to use it

  • ✓When you want to add new functionalities to your AI assistant.
  • ✓When starting a new project and wanting to know which tools might help.
  • ✓If you suspect any of your assistant's tools are outdated.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Suggest new skills for my AI assistant that can help me manage my Python code and automate tests.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

The tool compares available skills from a public repository with the ones you already have. It analyzes your project's context and your conversations to see which new skills would be useful and wouldn't duplicate what you already possess.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/skills/suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Skills

Analyze current repository context and suggest relevant Agent Skills from the GitHub awesome-copilot repository that are not already available in this repository. Agent Skills are self-contained folders located in the skills folder of the awesome-copilot repository, each containing a SKILL.md file with instructions and optional bundled assets.

Process

  1. Fetch Available Skills: Extract skills list and descriptions from awesome-copilot README.skills.md. Must use #fetch tool.
  2. Scan Local Skills: Discover existing skill folders in .github/skills/ folder
  3. Extract Descriptions: Read front matter from local SKILL.md files to get name and description
  4. Fetch Remote Versions: For each local skill, fetch the corresponding SKILL.md from awesome-copilot repository using raw GitHub URLs (e.g., https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md)
  5. Compare Versions: Compare local skill content with remote versions to identify:
    • Skills that are up-to-date (exact match)
    • Skills that are outdated (content differs)
    • Key differences in outdated skills (description, instructions, bundled assets)
  6. Analyze Context: Review chat history, repository files, and current project needs
  7. Compare Existing: Check against skills already available in this repository
  8. Match Relevance: Compare available skills against identified patterns and requirements
  9. Present Options: Display relevant skills with descriptions, rationale, and availability status including outdated skills
  10. Validate: Ensure suggested skills would add value not already covered by existing skills
  11. Output: Provide structured table with suggestions, descriptions, and links to both awesome-copilot skills and similar local skills AWAIT user request to proceed with installation or updates of specific skills. DO NOT INSTALL OR UPDATE UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO.
  12. Download/Update Assets: For requested skills, automatically:
    • Download new skills to .github/skills/ folder, preserving the folder structure
    • Update outdated skills by replacing with latest version from awesome-copilot
    • Download both SKILL.md and any bundled assets (scripts, templates, data files)
    • Do NOT adjust content of the files
    • Use #fetch tool to download assets, but may use curl using #runInTerminal tool to ensure all content is retrieved
    • Use #todos tool to track progress

Context Analysis Criteria

🔍 Repository Patterns:

  • Programming languages used (.cs, .js, .py, .ts, etc.)
  • Framework indicators (ASP.NET, React, Azure, Next.js, etc.)
  • Project types (web apps, APIs, libraries, tools, infrastructure)
  • Development workflow requirements (testing, CI/CD, deployment)
  • Infrastructure and cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)

🗨️ Chat History Context:

  • Recent discussions and pain points
  • Feature requests or implementation needs
  • Code review patterns
  • Development workflow requirements
  • Specialized task needs (diagramming, evaluation, deployment)

Output Format

Display analysis results in structured table comparing awesome-copilot skills with existing repository skills:

Awesome-Copilot Skill Description Bundled Assets Already Installed Similar Local Skill Suggestion Rationale
gh-cli GitHub CLI skill for managing repositories and workflows None ❌ No None Would enhance GitHub workflow automation capabilities
aspire Aspire skill for distributed application development 9 reference files ✅ Yes aspire Already covered by existing Aspire skill
terraform-azurerm-set-diff-analyzer Analyze Terraform AzureRM provider changes Reference files ⚠️ Outdated terraform-azurerm-set-diff-analyzer Instructions updated with new validation patterns - Update recommended

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FAQ

What are 'skills'?

They are like small programs or sets of instructions you can add to your AI assistant to perform specific tasks.

How does the tool know what's useful for me?

It looks at the types of files in your project (like Python code, for example) and your conversation history to understand your needs.

Does the tool install new skills automatically?

No, it only suggests them. You need to ask to install or update a specific skill.

Details

Original description by the author

Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and identifying outdated skills that need updates.

repo: github/awesome-copilot

Popularity

GitHub stars
40k
Ranking position
#5386
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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