This page lists GitHub-provided built-in agent skills for the GitHub Copilot app. It does not list agent skills from plugins, repositories, organizations, or personal customizations.
Built-in skills in the GitHub Copilot app
Some built-in skills are available as slash commands. When available in your current context, you can run them by typing /<skill-id> in the prompt box, for example /orchestrate. Other built-in skills may run automatically as part of specific app workflows or when you mention a relevant task in your prompt.
| Skill ID | When to use |
|---|---|
af | Find installable MCP servers, tools, skills, and agents by searching ARD Agent Finder. Invoke this skill with /af. See About Model Context Protocol (MCP). |
agent-merge | Follow up on review comments, failing checks, and merge conflicts after agent merge is enabled for a pull request. The agent merge workflow invokes this skill automatically. See Managing issues and pull requests with the GitHub Copilot app. |
create-canvas | Create and troubleshoot canvas extensions in the app side panel, including actions, inputs, rendered content, and setup. Invoke this skill with /create-canvas. See Working with canvas extensions in the GitHub Copilot app. |
orchestrate | Coordinate work across sessions and repositories by creating and guiding child sessions. Invoke this skill with /orchestrate. |
pr-stack | Create and manage a stack of dependent pull requests, with one child session for each layer. Invoke this skill with /pr-stack. See About stacked pull requests. |
customize-cloud-agent | Set up the cloud agent environment, including copilot-setup-steps.yml, preinstalled tools and dependencies, runners, and settings. The app invokes this skill when your prompt asks to set up or customize the cloud agent environment. |