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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
author: RoseHJM
ms.author: rosemalcolm
ms.manager: mijacobs
ms.subservice: ai-tools
ms.collection: ce-skilling-ai-copilot
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<!-- GA in 18.7, Insiders in 18.6-->
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

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