From a2b298a985c3197bad30d4e66e718ae6a96847a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:15:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Initial plan From fb3df15b9d67d41b0dcb36b5ce0272f3c6792cf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:20:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs: update agent skills panel section with Insiders label and agentskills.io spec reference --- docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md b/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md index 9a5d07cb5bd..9c000b12964 100644 --- a/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md +++ b/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: Use Agent Skills with GitHub Copilot description: Learn how to define reusable Agent Skills that teach Copilot agents how to perform specific tasks in Visual Studio. -ms.date: 04/27/2026 +ms.date: 07/16/2026 ms.topic: how-to author: mikejo5000 ms.author: mikejo @@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ Workspace skills are shared with your team through source control. Personal skil You can create a skill from the skills panel in Visual Studio, or manually in your file system. To create a skill from the skills panel, you must have Visual Studio 2026 Insiders version 18.6 or later. -### Create a skill from the skills panel +### Create a skill from the skills panel (Insiders) 1. Select the **Tools** icon in the bottom-right corner of Copilot Chat to open the skills panel. 2. Select the **+** button in the top-right corner of the panel. :::image type="content" source="media/visualstudio/skills-create.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows creating a new skill from the skills panel." lightbox="media/visualstudio/skills-create.png"::: -1. Choose a destination (global or solution-level skill) and pick a name. +1. Choose a scope (**workspace** or **personal**) and enter a name and description for your skill. :::image type="content" source="media/visualstudio/skills-create-new.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows naming a new skill." lightbox="media/visualstudio/skills-create-new.png"::: -1. Visual Studio generates a skill template for you to fill in. You can use Copilot agent mode to help you complete the template. +1. Visual Studio writes the `SKILL.md` to the selected location following the [agentskills.io specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) and generates a template for you to fill in. You can use Copilot agent mode to help you complete the template. ### Create a skill manually From b575e67ee21738342d61a28c0d026f3600746a52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RoseHJM <100238090+RoseHJM@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:35:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: RoseHJM <100238090+RoseHJM@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md b/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md index 9c000b12964..99efea5e98b 100644 --- a/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md +++ b/docs/ide/copilot-agent-skills.md @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ title: Use Agent Skills with GitHub Copilot description: Learn how to define reusable Agent Skills that teach Copilot agents how to perform specific tasks in Visual Studio. ms.date: 07/16/2026 ms.topic: how-to -author: mikejo5000 -ms.author: mikejo +author: RoseHJM +ms.author: rosemalcolm ms.manager: mijacobs ms.subservice: ai-tools ms.collection: ce-skilling-ai-copilot