Awesome-copilot what-context-needed

Ask Copilot what files it needs to see before answering a question

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/plugins/context-engineering/skills/what-context-needed" ~/.claude/skills/github-awesome-copilot-what-context-needed && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: plugins/context-engineering/skills/what-context-needed/SKILL.md

What Context Do You Need?

Before answering my question, tell me what files you need to see.

My Question

Instructions

Based on my question, list the files you would need to examine
Explain why each file is relevant
Note any files you've already seen in this conversation
Identify what you're uncertain about

Output Format

## Files I Need

### Must See (required for accurate answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why needed]

### Should See (helpful for complete answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why helpful]

### Already Have
- `path/to/file.ts` — [from earlier in conversation]

### Uncertainties
- [What I'm not sure about without seeing the code]

After I provide these files, I'll ask my question again.