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Suggestion: Project-wide instructions like the global .claude/CLAUDE.md file

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Description

I'm not sure where to put project-wide instructs which sets rules and directions for every project I work on. I added it as a skill, but it's not really a skill. Copilot needs some kind of similar project-spanning instructions file.


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App version 1.1.17
OS macOS 26.6.2
Theme GitHub
Path /chat
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by tracing how skills are configured and applied in the Copilot app, then determine where project-wide instructions would be discovered and scoped; done means a documented, tested approach for applying those instructions across a project.

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Assessment

Domain
ai, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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