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Expand Up @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ Learn what skills are, why they matter, and how they differ from agents and MCP.
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> /skills list
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This shows all skills Copilot can find in your project and personal folders.
This shows all skills Copilot can find, including any **built-in skills** that ship with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders.

> 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these. Run `/skills list` to see what's available.
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Wording here implies multiple built-in skills ship with the CLI ("built-in skills", "skills pre-installed"), but the CLI release note says this starts with a single built-in guide/skill. Consider rephrasing to avoid overstating availability (e.g., "at least one built-in skill" / "a built-in skill").

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This shows all skills Copilot can find, including any **built-in skills** that ship with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders.
> 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these. Run `/skills list` to see what's available.
This shows all skills Copilot can find, including any built-in skill that ships with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders.
> 💡 **Built-in skill**: The Copilot CLI comes with a built-in skill available out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use it. Run `/skills list` to see what's available.

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Product naming is inconsistent within this doc: earlier it says "the GitHub Copilot cloud agent" but this new tip says "the Copilot cloud agent". Consider using the same name here for consistency and clarity.

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> 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these. Run `/skills list` to see what's available.
> 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the GitHub Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these. Run `/skills list` to see what's available.

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2. **Look at a real skill file:** Check out our provided [code-checklist SKILL.md](../.github/skills/code-checklist/SKILL.md) to see the pattern. It's just YAML frontmatter plus markdown instructions.

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