GitHub Copilot Gist Sync is a Visual Studio extension that automatically syncs copilot-instructions.md from a GitHub Gist (public or secret) into your repository's .github folder.
No more copying and pasting instructions between projects. Create one Gist, configure once, and all your repositories stay in sync!
🤔 Why Was This Built?
The Problem: GitHub Copilot currently doesn't support global instruction files or shared instruction files across teams. If you work with multiple repositories, you need to manually copy and maintain copilot-instructions.md in each project's .github folder. This becomes cumbersome and error-prone, especially when:
📂 You have dozens of repositories to manage
👥 Your team wants to share common coding standards
🔄 You need to update instructions across all projects simultaneously
⏱️ You're wasting time copying files between projects
The Solution: This extension enables you to:
📝 Define once, use everywhere - Maintain a single source of truth in a GitHub Gist
👥 Share with your team - Use secret gists to share team-wide instructions privately
🔄 Stay synchronized - Automatically sync instructions across all your repositories
⚡ Save time - No more manual copying and pasting
🔒 Privacy control - Support for both public and secret gists
