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Add support for organization custom instructions - #2310
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Pull request overview
This PR adds support for organization-level custom instructions in GitHub Copilot, allowing organizations to provide centralized instruction prompts that can be used across their repositories. The implementation follows a similar pattern to the existing organization/enterprise custom agents feature.
Key Changes
- Added a new VS Code API for instructions providers (
InstructionsProviderinterface) - Implemented
OrganizationInstructionsProviderthat fetches and caches organization-level custom instructions from GitHub - Added configuration setting
github.copilot.chat.customInstructions.showOrganizationInstructionsto enable/disable the feature
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| File | Description |
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src/extension/vscode.proposed.chatParticipantPrivate.d.ts |
Added InstructionsProvider interface and registerInstructionsProvider API |
src/platform/github/common/githubService.ts |
Added getOrgCustomInstructions method to IOctoKitService interface |
src/platform/github/common/octoKitServiceImpl.ts |
Implemented getOrgCustomInstructions to fetch instructions from GitHub API |
src/extension/agents/vscode-node/organizationInstructionsProvider.ts |
New provider implementation that manages caching and retrieval of org instructions |
src/extension/agents/vscode-node/organizationInstructionsContrib.ts |
New contribution that registers the instructions provider when enabled |
src/extension/extension/vscode-node/contributions.ts |
Registered the new OrganizationInstructionsContribution |
src/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts |
Added ShowOrganizationInstructions configuration key |
package.json |
Added activation event, configuration setting definition |
package.nls.json |
Added localization string for the new setting |
src/extension/agents/vscode-node/test/organizationAndEnterpriseAgentProvider.spec.ts |
Updated mock to include getOrgCustomInstructions method (with type mismatch issue) |
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Fixes microsoft/vscode#276636