Prompt files

Reusable prompt examples for common development tasks.

Note

Copilot prompt files are in public preview and subject to change. Prompt files are only available in VS Code. See About customizing GitHub Copilot Chat responses.
For community-contributed examples of prompt files for specific languages and scenarios, see the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repository.

Your first prompt file

Create your first Copilot prompt file with this simple code explanation example that works for any programming language.

Generate comprehensive README files for your projects.

A prompt file for getting personalized help with team onboarding.

Generate comprehensive API documentation from your code.

Perform comprehensive code reviews with structured feedback.

Create focused unit tests for your code.