Agent Mode with skills, hooks, instructions and more - Sessions 1-8

Reynald Adolphe introduces VS Code customization features for Copilot Agent Mode, including custom instructions, agent skills, custom agents, hooks, and prompt files, then demonstrates how they fit together while building an app from scratch.

Overview

The video introduces “Customization” in Visual Studio Code and demonstrates a set of features used to tailor Copilot Agent Mode behavior for individuals and teams.

What “Customization” covers in VS Code

• Why customization matters
• Getting started with customization
• How customization can help teams standardize how Copilot behaves

Custom Instructions

• Demonstrates setting up custom instructions
• Discusses how custom instructions can benefit teams (shared expectations and consistent behavior)

Agent Skills

• Introduces “agent skills” and demonstrates how they are used

Custom Agents

• Introduces creating custom agents and demonstrates configuring them

Hooks

• Introduces hooks and demonstrates how they can be used in the workflow

Prompt Files

• Introduces prompt files and demonstrates how they are used

Using Copilot to learn the customization features

• Demonstrates using Copilot as a way to explore and understand the customization capabilities

Building an app from scratch

• Walks through building an app from scratch while applying the customization features together

Links

• VS Code Customization overview: https://aka.ms/VSCL-Cust-Overview
• Playlist: https://aka.ms/vsc-learn
• Custom instructions: https//aka.ms/custom-instructions
• AwesomeGC: https://aka.ms/AwesomeGC
• Custom agent skills: https://aka.ms/custom-agent-skills
• Custom agents: https://aka.ms/custom-agents
• Custom hooks: https://aka.ms/custom-hooks
• Prompt files: https://aka.ms/prompt-files