awesome-copilot GitHub Copilot plugin: install and features

Q: How do I install awesome-copilot in GitHub Copilot?

Run `copilot plugin install awesome-copilot@awesome-copilot`.

Q: Does awesome-copilot require Docker?

Yes. Docker must be installed and available on `PATH` for the plugin's MCP server to start.

What awesome-copilot does

Four slash commands suggest collections, instruction files, custom agents, and skills from the awesome-copilot repository. Suggestions use the current repository context and chat history. The commands check for duplicates and flag outdated assets; the collections command can also download and install collection assets.

The plugin includes an MCP server and the meta-agentic-project-scaffold agent, which helps create and manage project workflows. Docker must be installed and available on PATH for the MCP server to start. It runs through Docker, so MCP startup fails if Docker is unavailable.

Install it when you want repository-aware suggestions from Awesome Copilot. Without Docker, the MCP server will not run.

What it helps with

find GitHub Copilot collections relevant to a repository
check instruction files for duplicates
identify outdated custom agents
discover skills from awesome-copilot

Example prompts for the agent

Suggest GitHub Copilot collections for this repository.
Find relevant instruction files and check for duplicates.
Review the custom agents and skills here. Which ones are outdated?

How to install awesome-copilot

Command from the source

copilot plugin install awesome-copilot@awesome-copilot

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Questions about awesome-copilot

How do I install awesome-copilot in GitHub Copilot?

Run copilot plugin install awesome-copilot@awesome-copilot.

What does awesome-copilot do?

It suggests collections, instructions, custom agents, and skills from awesome-copilot using repository context and chat history. It also checks for duplicates and outdated assets.

Does awesome-copilot require Docker?

Yes. Docker must be installed and available on PATH for the plugin's MCP server to start.

Source text

awesome-copilot · MIT

# Awesome Copilot Plugin

Meta prompts that help you discover and generate curated GitHub Copilot agents, collections, instructions, prompts, and skills.

## Installation

```bash
# Using Copilot CLI
copilot plugin install awesome-copilot@awesome-copilot
```

## Prerequisites

- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) must be installed and available on your `PATH`.
- The plugin starts its bundled MCP server by running `docker run ... ghcr.io/microsoft/mcp-dotnet-samples/awesome-copilot:latest`.

## What's Included

### Commands (Slash Commands)

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/awesome-copilot:suggest-awesome-github-copilot-collections` | Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot collections from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, providing automatic download and installation of collection assets, and identifying outdated collection assets that need updates. |
| `/awesome-copilot:suggest-awesome-github-copilot-instructions` | Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot instruction files from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing instructions in this repository, and identifying outdated instructions that need updates. |
| `/awesome-copilot:suggest-awesome-github-copilot-agents` | Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot Custom Agents files from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing custom agents in this repository, and identifying outdated agents that need updates. |
| `/awesome-copilot:suggest-awesome-github-copilot-skills` | Suggest relevant GitHub Copilot skills from the awesome-copilot repository based on current repository context and chat history, avoiding duplicates with existing skills in this repository, and identifying outdated skills that need updates. |

### Agents

| Agent | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `meta-agentic-project-scaffold` | Meta agentic project creation assistant to help users create and manage project workflows effectively. |

### MCP server

This plugin includes the `awesome-copilot` MCP server configured in [`./mcp.json`](./mcp.json). If Docker is unavailable, MCP startup will fail.

## Source

This plugin is part of [Awesome Copilot](https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot), a community-driven collection of GitHub Copilot extensions.

## License

MIT

awesome-copilot — GitHub Copilot plugin: features and setup