Articles: GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot custom agents: .agent.md files and tools
Set up GitHub Copilot custom agents with .agent.md files, scoped tools, precedence and CLI invocation.
CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md: which file each coding agent reads
Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md when no CLAUDE.md exists. Here is what Codex, Copilot, Cursor and Gemini CLI read.
GitHub Copilot CLI: install, sign in and tool approvals
GitHub Copilot CLI setup from GitHub's docs: install, sign in, plan mode, -p prompts and safe tool approvals.
GitHub Copilot AI credits: plans, reset and legacy requests
GitHub Copilot AI credits by plan: what uses them, when they reset, and why premium requests are now mostly legacy.
Cursor or VS Code: what differs, from both vendors' docs
Cursor is built on the VS Code codebase; here is what carries over, what changes and how each handles AI agents.
Copilot custom instructions: files, paths and AGENTS.md
Copilot custom instructions live in .github/copilot-instructions.md, *.instructions.md files and AGENTS.md.
Copilot hooks: config files, events and examples
Copilot hooks run commands at agent events like preToolUse, from .github/hooks/*.json in the CLI and cloud agent.
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: editors, agents, plans and MCP
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: Copilot plugs into many editors, Cursor is its own editor. Paid plans start at $10 and $20/mo.