Set up custom instructions and agentic repo features.
Section: Skills and custom agents
Initialize Copilot repo features
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/initExplanation
A fast way to scaffold Copilot instructions and related project-level features.
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Initialize Copilot instructions from the command line
Run init without first entering a full session.
Add an MCP server for one session from a file
Load additional MCP server config at runtime.