Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Context engineering today means writing markdown files and VS Code Copilot ships with built-in prompts to help you create them properly. Using the /skills command, you can generate a custom skill file auto-tailored to your own codebase conventions in seconds. This means you can use Copilot's own recommended instructions to create better context for Copilot itself.

#vscode #copilot #skills

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0:00 Context Engineering Today
0:19 Creating Instructions in VS Code
0:44 The /skills Create Skill Prompt
1:52 Skill Auto-Generated from Codebase
3:13 Why Use Copilot Default Prompts