With the introduction of agent skills , we can teach our AI agent to handle our most repetitive and specialized workflows. After adding context through an agent.md file, integrating tool calls using MCP, creating our own Agents, this is a logical next step in defining your AI enabled software development lifecycle. Here's everything you need to know to get started. What are agent skills? Agent skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that GitHub Copilot can load automatically when relevant to your prompt. Think of them as reusable "playbooks" you write once and invoke repeatedly — without having to re-explain the context every time. Unlike custom instructions , which set broad coding guidelines that apply across nearly every task, skills are meant for specialized, on-demand capabilities: things like running a specific test suite, converting file formats, generating components, or following a custom deployment checklist. How to create your firs...