From 9e53c8111a590b28801ca201081f14aca9ee15f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Wahlin Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 05:00:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: add Critic agent and built-in skills to course content - Chapter 04: Add Critic agent to built-in agents table (v1.0.18) - Chapter 05: Note that CLI now ships with built-in skills (v1.0.17) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- 04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md | 1 + 05-skills/README.md | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md b/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md index a84d889..9e0a393 100644 --- a/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md +++ b/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Never used or made an agent? Here's all you need to know to get started for this |-------|---------------|--------------| | **Plan** | `/plan` or `Shift+Tab` (cycle modes) | Creates step-by-step implementation plans before coding | | **Code-review** | `/review` | Reviews staged/unstaged changes with focused, actionable feedback | +| **Critic** | *Automatic* | Reviews plans and complex implementations using a second model to catch errors early (experimental, Claude models only) | | **Init** | `/init` | Generates project configuration files (instructions, agents) | | **Explore** | *Automatic* | Used internally when you ask Copilot to explore or analyze the codebase | | **Task** | *Automatic* | Executes commands like tests, builds, lints, and dependency installs | diff --git a/05-skills/README.md b/05-skills/README.md index 1369aba..c189040 100644 --- a/05-skills/README.md +++ b/05-skills/README.md @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ Learn what skills are, why they matter, and how they differ from agents and MCP. copilot > /skills list ``` - This shows all skills Copilot can find in your project and personal folders. + This shows all skills Copilot can find — including any **built-in skills** that ship with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders. + + > 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI now comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these — just run `/skills list` to see what's available. 2. **Look at a real skill file:** Check out our provided [code-checklist SKILL.md](../.github/skills/code-checklist/SKILL.md) to see the pattern. It's just YAML frontmatter plus markdown instructions. From a8b9cb62a41e4938cd058f635ae72e0f8ec65376 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 21:36:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs: remove Critic agent from built-in agents table (experimental, not ready for course) Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli-for-beginners/sessions/19dc97e2-9414-4ddd-8072-fade91ba8516 Co-authored-by: DanWahlin <1767249+DanWahlin@users.noreply.github.com> --- 04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md b/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md index 9e0a393..a84d889 100644 --- a/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md +++ b/04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md @@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ Never used or made an agent? Here's all you need to know to get started for this |-------|---------------|--------------| | **Plan** | `/plan` or `Shift+Tab` (cycle modes) | Creates step-by-step implementation plans before coding | | **Code-review** | `/review` | Reviews staged/unstaged changes with focused, actionable feedback | -| **Critic** | *Automatic* | Reviews plans and complex implementations using a second model to catch errors early (experimental, Claude models only) | | **Init** | `/init` | Generates project configuration files (instructions, agents) | | **Explore** | *Automatic* | Used internally when you ask Copilot to explore or analyze the codebase | | **Task** | *Automatic* | Executes commands like tests, builds, lints, and dependency installs | From b3f07308b7f9784bf607af620f534e53eb57f269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Wahlin Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 14:37:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Fix formatting and improve clarity in README.md --- 05-skills/README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/05-skills/README.md b/05-skills/README.md index c189040..0cacd76 100644 --- a/05-skills/README.md +++ b/05-skills/README.md @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ Learn what skills are, why they matter, and how they differ from agents and MCP. copilot > /skills list ``` - This shows all skills Copilot can find — including any **built-in skills** that ship with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders. + This shows all skills Copilot can find, including any **built-in skills** that ship with the CLI itself, plus skills from your project and personal folders. - > 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI now comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these — just run `/skills list` to see what's available. + > 💡 **Built-in skills**: The Copilot CLI comes with skills pre-installed out of the box. For example, the `customizing-copilot-cloud-agents-environment` skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. You don't need to create or install anything to use these. Run `/skills list` to see what's available. 2. **Look at a real skill file:** Check out our provided [code-checklist SKILL.md](../.github/skills/code-checklist/SKILL.md) to see the pattern. It's just YAML frontmatter plus markdown instructions.