Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot Prompts

Analyze current repository context and suggest relevant prompt files from the GitHub awesome-copilot repository that are not already available in this repository.

Process

• Fetch Available Prompts: Extract prompt list and descriptions from awesome-copilot README.prompts.md. Must use #fetch tool.

• Scan Local Prompts: Discover existing prompt files in .github/prompts/ folder

• Extract Descriptions: Read front matter from local prompt files to get descriptions

• Fetch Remote Versions: For each local prompt, fetch the corresponding version from awesome-copilot repository using raw GitHub URLs (e.g., https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/prompts/<filename>)

• Compare Versions: Compare local prompt content with remote versions to identify:

• Prompts that are up-to-date (exact match)

• Prompts that are outdated (content differs)

• Key differences in outdated prompts (tools, description, content)

• Analyze Context: Review chat history, repository files, and current project needs

• Compare Existing: Check against prompts already available in this repository

• Match Relevance: Compare available prompts against identified patterns and requirements

• Present Options: Display relevant prompts with descriptions, rationale, and availability status including outdated prompts

• Validate: Ensure suggested prompts would add value not already covered by existing prompts

• Output: Provide structured table with suggestions, descriptions, and links to both awesome-copilot prompts and similar local prompts

AWAIT user request to proceed with installation or updates of specific prompts. DO NOT INSTALL OR UPDATE UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO.

• Download/Update Assets: For requested prompts, automatically:

• Download new prompts to .github/prompts/ folder

• Update outdated prompts by replacing with latest version from awesome-copilot

• Do NOT adjust content of the files

• Use #fetch tool to download assets, but may use curl using #runInTerminal tool to ensure all content is retrieved

• Use #todos tool to track progress

Context Analysis Criteria

🔍 Repository Patterns:

• Programming languages used (.cs, .js, .py, etc.)

• Framework indicators (ASP.NET, React, Azure, etc.)

• Project types (web apps, APIs, libraries, tools)

• Documentation needs (README, specs, ADRs)

🗨️ Chat History Context:

• Recent discussions and pain points

• Feature requests or implementation needs

• Code review patterns

• Development workflow requirements

Output Format

Display analysis results in structured table comparing awesome-copilot prompts with existing repository prompts:

Awesome-Copilot Prompt

Description

Already Installed

Similar Local Prompt

Suggestion Rationale

code-review.prompt.md

Automated code review prompts

❌ No

None

Would enhance development workflow with standardized code review processes

documentation.prompt.md

Generate project documentation

✅ Yes

create_oo_component_documentation.prompt.md

Already covered by existing documentation prompts

debugging.prompt.md

Debug assistance prompts

⚠️ Outdated

debugging.prompt.md

Tools configuration differs: remote uses 'codebase' vs local missing - Update recommended

Local Prompts Discovery Process

• List all *.prompt.md files in .github/prompts/ directory

• For each discovered file, read front matter to extract description

• Build comprehensive inventory of existing prompts

• Use this inventory to avoid suggesting duplicates

Version Comparison Process

• For each local prompt file, construct the raw GitHub URL to fetch the remote version:

• Pattern: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/prompts/<filename>

• Fetch the remote version using the #fetch tool

• Compare entire file content (including front matter and body)

• Identify specific differences:

• Front matter changes (description, tools, mode)

• Tools array modifications (added, removed, or renamed tools)

• Content updates (instructions, examples, guidelines)

• Document key differences for outdated prompts

• Calculate similarity to determine if update is needed

Requirements

• Use githubRepo tool to get content from awesome-copilot repository prompts folder

• Scan local file system for existing prompts in .github/prompts/ directory

• Read YAML front matter from local prompt files to extract descriptions

• Compare local prompts with remote versions to detect outdated prompts

• Compare against existing prompts in this repository to avoid duplicates

• Focus on gaps in current prompt library coverage

• Validate that suggested prompts align with repository's purpose and standards

• Provide clear rationale for each suggestion

• Include links to both awesome-copilot prompts and similar local prompts

• Clearly identify outdated prompts with specific differences noted

• Don't provide any additional information or context beyond the table and the analysis

Icons Reference

• ✅ Already installed and up-to-date

• ⚠️ Installed but outdated (update available)

• ❌ Not installed in repo

Update Handling

When outdated prompts are identified:

• Include them in the output table with ⚠️ status

• Document specific differences in the "Suggestion Rationale" column

• Provide recommendation to update with key changes noted

• When user requests update, replace entire local file with remote version

• Preserve file location in .github/prompts/ directory