Skill Helper

Create new skills for GitHub Copilot CLI.

Skill Location

Skills must be placed in: /home/nandi/.copilot/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md

Skill Template

---
name: my-skill-name
description: Brief description shown in skill list
---

# Skill Title

Detailed instructions for the skill.

## Commands

```bash
# Example commands

Usage Notes

• Additional context
• Configuration requirements

## Creating a New Skill

```bash
SKILL_NAME="my-new-skill"
mkdir -p /home/nandi/.copilot/skills/$SKILL_NAME
cat > /home/nandi/.copilot/skills/$SKILL_NAME/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: my-new-skill
description: Description here
---

# My New Skill

Instructions here.
EOF

Required Fields

1. Frontmatter (between --- markers):

   • name: Skill identifier (used to invoke with /skill name)
   • description: Brief description shown in skill list

2. Body: Markdown content with instructions, commands, examples

Existing Skills

Tips

• Keep skill names lowercase with hyphens
• Description should be one line, under 80 chars
• Include example commands that can be copy-pasted
• Reference config files or environment variables needed
• After creating, reload the CLI session to pick up new skills