Wrap Up

Reflection Questions

1. Which use case felt most valuable to your daily work?
2. Where could you apply these techniques tomorrow?
3. What team processes could benefit from custom agents or instructions?

Key Takeaways

Use Case	Key Lesson
Copilot App	Sessions, My Work, and isolated worktrees keep agent-driven work organized
Feature Development	Plan first, then choose Interactive or Autopilot based on how much control you need
Test Coverage	Focused app sessions can run tests, fix failures, and verify measurable goals
Team Standards	Custom instructions enforce consistency automatically
Task Management	Parallel app sessions let you delegate and steer independent workstreams
Complex Workflows	Agent Skills encode complex workflows and patterns for consistent execution
Code Review	AI-assisted reviews catch more issues faster
Security	In-session review complements CodeQL, secret scanning, and cloud-agent remediation
Legacy Code	Ask Mode + Agent refactoring makes unknowns manageable
E2E Testing	MCP Playwright generates browser tests from natural language
Spec-Driven Development	Specifications drive code, eliminating the intent-implementation gap
Governance	Lifecycle hooks enable custom workflows and audit logging
Automation	App automations handle recurring personal tasks; agentic workflows automate shared repository processes

Next Steps

1. This Week:

   • Add custom instructions for your team's standards
     • Use the 'Generate Chat Instructions' feature at the top of Copilot Chat to get started or consult examples in the awesome-copilot repo

2. This Month:

   • Configure custom agents for specialized domains
   • Build your first Agent Skill to encode a common workflow or pattern
   • Enable Code Quality and work through findings
   • Delegate a task to Copilot cloud agent
   • Create an app automation for a recurring review or triage task

3. This Quarter:

   • Establish team patterns for agent usage
   • Build a library of cross-surface skills for repeatable workflows
   • Measure productivity impact
   • Try Spec-Driven Development for a new feature

Resources

• Awesome Copilot Library - Prompts, Instructions, Agents, Skills, etc.
• Official GitHub Copilot Docs
• GitHub Copilot app
• GitHub Copilot CLI
• Custom Agents Documentation
• Agent Skills Documentation
• GitHub MCP Registry
• Copilot cloud agent
• Copilot automations
• Canvas extensions
• Spec Kit - Spec-Driven Development Toolkit
• Spec-Driven Development Methodology
• Video: Using Spec Kit with Existing Projects
• Agentic Workflows Documentation