github / github/copilot-plugins
Support external repository sources for plugins (don't require content to live in this repo)
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- PowerShell
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- 5 j 17 h
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Description
## Problem
`marketplace.json` requires all plugin content to live inside this repo via relative paths. This forces plugin authors to duplicate content here rather than pointing to their canonical source repo.
## Use Case
We maintain [AzureCosmosDB/cosmosdb-agent-kit](https://github.com/AzureCosmosDB/cosmosdb-agent-kit) - 57+ Cosmos DB best-practice rules in the standard skill format (SKILL.md + AGENTS.md). The same skill is consumed by Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and other agents via [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io/). We want it discoverable through this registry without duplicating content that would drift from the source.
## Proposal
Support a `repository` field in `marketplace.json` that points to an external GitHub repo:
```json
{
"name": "cosmosdb-best-practices",
"repository": "AzureCosmosDB/cosmosdb-agent-kit",
"path": "skills/cosmosdb-best-practices",
"description": "Azure Cosmos DB best practices — 57+ rules for data modeling, partitioning, queries, SDK patterns, and more.",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
```
This is the same pattern used by npm, Homebrew, and the VS Code Marketplace - the registry indexes, the external repo provides content. The `workiq` plugin already does this for its MCP server (`npx @microsoft/workiq`), so the precedent exists for skills too.
## Happy to Help
We can submit a PR, help define the schema, and serve as a test case once this is supported.
Guide de contribution
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Piste de recherche
Start with marketplace.json and inspect how the existing workiq plugin represents its external MCP server. Define how repository and path should be handled for external skill content, then verify that the Cosmos DB example can be indexed without duplicating content in this repository.
Rédigé par le modèle d'indexation à partir du texte de l'issue.
Évaluation
- Stack technique
- github
- Domaine
- tooling
- Type d'issue
- Fonctionnalité
- Difficulté
- 4/5
- Temps estimé
- 3-5 jours
- Activité
- À l'abandon
- Clarté
- Plutôt claire
- Accessibilité débutants
- 35/100