copilot_cheat_sheet
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Copilot Cheat Sheet
- Custom Instructions Copilot window → Settings (Cog icon, top right) → Generate Instructions
- Pause Code Completions Copilot icon (bottom right) → Snooze.
MCP Servers
Extensions → MCP Servers. Get them here.
Settings
- Chat > Agent: Max Requests. Make this bigger!
- Terminal Command Allow / Deny List: Extensions → GitHub Copilot Chat → Experimental, allow list, deny list.
Custom Chat Modes
- Create Agent Mode → Settings (Cog icon) → Modes → Create new custom chat mode file… →
.github/chatmodes→ [name] - Switch Copilot window → Mode dropdown (bottom left) → [whatever]
Get some standard ones here.
Example Prompts
@vscode how do I enable MCP? | Chat participants - Ask VS Code something. |
@github My username is 'stephen-heise_xero'. What PRs do I have open? | Chat participants - Ask GitHub something. |
#codebase what version of node is being used? | Include the whole code base into the context. |
/prompt_file | Run a prompt file (typically in .github\prompts or C:\Users\StephenHeise\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\prompts) |
copilot_cheat_sheet.txt · Last modified: 2025/08/15 02:17 by stephen