From 16319c7bc91b098975d2bfb2e351398ff8aae3e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DietrichGebert Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:27:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: document GitHub Copilot CLI support (#30) Copilot CLI already reads AGENTS.md and .github/copilot-instructions.md (both shipped), plus a global ~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md. Add an agent-portability row and a README note. Instruction-tier only: no /ponytail levels or hooks. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) --- README.md | 2 ++ docs/agent-portability.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 405d3a2..6fe8a01 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Copilot, Aider, Kiro: copy the matching rules file from Kiro: copy `.kiro/steering/ponytail.md` to `~/.kiro/steering/` (global) or `.kiro/steering/` in your project. +GitHub Copilot CLI: it already reads `AGENTS.md` and `.github/copilot-instructions.md` in a project, or copy the rules into `~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md` to run ponytail in every project. + Which files map to which agent: [Agent portability](docs/agent-portability.md). ## Development diff --git a/docs/agent-portability.md b/docs/agent-portability.md index 1206031..c603da6 100644 --- a/docs/agent-portability.md +++ b/docs/agent-portability.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ to load in a given agent. | Windsurf | `.windsurf/rules/ponytail.md` | Project rule. | | Cline | `.clinerules/ponytail.md` | Project rule. | | GitHub Copilot | `.github/copilot-instructions.md` | Repository instruction file. | +| GitHub Copilot CLI | `AGENTS.md`, `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, `~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md` | Reads custom instructions: per-project from `AGENTS.md` or `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, or globally from `~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md`. Instruction-tier (no `/ponytail` levels or hooks). | | Kiro | `.kiro/steering/ponytail.md` | Steering rule; copy globally or into a project. | | Generic agents | `AGENTS.md` or `skills/*/SKILL.md` | Copy the compact rule file or load the skill files directly. |