Agent Skills for Azure Bicep with GitHub Copilot: From Manual Work to Automated Workflows

Agent Skills can have a significant impact on your workflow when using AI agents, as they are well suited for reusable tasks. In this blog post, you will learn what Agent Skills are, how to create them, and how to use them in GitHub Copilot. I will also share four Agent Skills that I use … Continue reading Agent Skills for Azure Bicep with GitHub Copilot: From Manual Work to Automated Workflows →

Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot

In GitHub Copilot, you have three built-in chat modes: Ask, Edit, and Agent. With a custom chat mode, you can create your own mode by extending the agent with your own behaviour. For example, you can add behaviour so the agent acts as a coding planner, prompt optimiser, or PowerShell expert, etc. In this blog, … Continue reading Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot →

Connect Grok from Azure AI Foundry to GitHub Copilot Chat

Now that Grok-3 from xAI is available in Azure AI Foundry, I wanted to try it out with GitHub Copilot Chat. This is possible through the Bring Your Own Key feature released in Visual Studio Code. This feature allows you to connect other AI Platforms such as Anthropic, Ollama (local), Azure, and many more to … Continue reading Connect Grok from Azure AI Foundry to GitHub Copilot Chat →

Improve code generation with custom instructions for GitHub Copilot

If you are using GitHub Copilot, there is an exciting feature you should try: GitHub Copilot custom instructions. With custom instructions, GitHub Copilot can better align with your coding style and workflow, making code generation even faster and more seamless. In this blog, you will learn about custom instructions and how to use them with … Continue reading Improve code generation with custom instructions for GitHub Copilot →