Agent skill · software engineering · sickn33
ask-copilot
Use GitHub Copilot CLI in non-interactive mode to ask questions, review code, or generate snippets without manual interaction.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and patterns for using GitHub Copilot CLI in a secure, non-interactive manner that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires github-copilot-cli installed locally. Requires github account access. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Ask Copilot Overview This skill allows the agent to interact with GitHub Copilot CLI (copilot) in a non-interactive (headless) mode. Use this skill when the user explicitly wants secondary advice, code reviews, explanations, or code generation from GitHub Copilot's models. Use source: self and sourcetype: self when the skill is original to this repository and does not require README external-source credit. Copilot is an external service. Treat prompts, file paths, snippets, repository content, command output, and generated suggestions as data that may leave the local environment. When to Use This Skill User Request Only: Use this skill ONLY when the user explicitly asks to "consult Copilot", "ask Copilot", "review with Copilot", or explicitly requests a second opinion using Copilot. Do NOT Invoke Automatically: To comply with privacy policies, the agent must not invoke this skill automatically for its own second opinions or checks without explicit user consent. How It Works Step 1: Request Explicit User Consent Before executing any command that references local files, repository paths, snippets, command output, secrets-adjacent config, or private project context, you MUST obtain explicit user consent to send that material to GitHub Copilot. Ask for separate approval before allowing Copilot to run tools, execute shell commands, edit files, install packages, or mutate the workspace. Step 2: Execute with Minimal Permitted Flags To prevent TUI lockups, execute the copilot command with headless flags. Do not use blanket bypasses such as --yolo, --allow-all-tools, or --allow-all-paths for routine Q&A or review. For Read-Only / General Q&A: Send only the user-approved, redacted text in the prompt. Do not grant Copilot broad local-path access; it is not needed when the prompt already contains the approved context. For Trusted Mutation Tasks: Prefer a scoped permission flag if the CLI supports one. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/ask-copilot--382e67