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positron-qa-verify Generates clear, actionable verification guides for QA testing of Positron bug fixes and features

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positron-intake-rotation This skill should be used when handling issue intake rotation duties for the Positron repository.

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positron-pr-helper Generates well-structured PR bodies with dynamically fetched e2e test tags

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positron-issue-creator This skill should be used when drafting GitHub issues for the Positron repository. It provides workflows for searchin…

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positron-e2e-tests This skill should be used when writing, debugging, or maintaining Playwright e2e tests for Positron. Load this skill …

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positron-notebooks This skill should be used when developing, debugging, or maintaining Positron Notebooks - the React-based feature-fla…

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pick-copilot-tag Determine which vscode-copilot-chat release tag to use for a Positron build

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positron-demo-video Use when the user wants to create a demo video, record a feature walkthrough, or generate a video for a PR descriptio…

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accessibility Primary accessibility skill for VS Code. REQUIRED for new feature and contribution work, and also applies to updates …

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add-policy Use when adding, modifying, or reviewing VS Code configuration policies. Covers the full policy lifecycle from regist…

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author-contributions Identify all files a specific author contributed to on a branch vs its upstream, tracing code through renames. Use wh…

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author-e2e-tests Use when writing, debugging, or maintaining Playwright e2e tests for Positron -- new test files, test cases, flaky-te…

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author-vitest-tests Use when writing or adding Vitest tests for Positron src/vs/ code, checking a branch/PR for test-coverage gaps, or te…

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auto-perf-optimize Run agent-driven VS Code performance or memory investigations. Use when asked to launch Code OSS, automate a VS Code …

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azure-pipelines Use when validating Azure DevOps pipeline changes for the VS Code build. Covers queueing builds, checking build statu…

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bump-ark Open or advance a Positron PR that bumps the Ark submodule to a given Ark PR (its head while open, its merge commit o…

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chat-customizations-editor Use when working on the Chat Customizations editor — the management UI for agents, skills, instructions, hooks, promp…

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chat-perf Run chat perf benchmarks and memory leak checks against the local dev build or any published VS Code version. Use whe…

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code-oss-logs Find and read logs from Code OSS dev builds. Use when: finding logs, reading log files, debugging Code OSS, checking …

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component-fixtures Use when creating or updating component fixtures for screenshot testing, or when designing UI components to be fixtur…

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cpu-profile-analysis Analyze V8/Chrome CPU profiles (.cpuprofile) and DevTools trace files (Trace-*.json). Use when: profiling performance…

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e2e-failure-analyzer Analyze e2e test failures from a GitHub Actions run. Provide a run ID or URL to download reports, extract traces/scre…

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fix-ci-failures Investigate and fix CI failures on a pull request. Use when CI checks fail on a PR branch — covers finding the PR, id…

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fix-errors Guidelines for fixing unhandled errors from the VS Code error telemetry dashboard. Use when investigating error-telem…

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heap-snapshot-analysis Analyze V8 heap snapshots to investigate memory leaks and retention issues. Use when given .heapsnapshot files, asked…

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hygiene Use when making code changes to ensure they pass VS Code's hygiene checks. Covers the pre-commit hook, unicode restri…

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integration-tests Use when running integration tests in the VS Code repo. Covers scripts/test-integration.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/…

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launch Launch Code OSS (VS Code from sources) into an isolated throwaway profile with unique debug ports so you can drive it…

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memory-leak-audit Audit code for memory leaks and disposable issues. Use when reviewing event listeners, DOM handlers, lifecycle callba…

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otel OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the Copilot Chat extension — covers the four agent execution paths, the IOTelServic…

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positron-abstract-svg Create or update abstract SVG illustrations for the Positron IDE -- for use in documentation, walkthrough steps, onbo…

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positron-data-grid-pattern Use when building a list, table, grid, or virtualized scrolling UI in Positron, or touching `DataGridInstance` / `Pos…

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positron-pull-vscode-server Use when pulling changes from rstudio/vscode-server into Positron — fetching upstream, triaging commits, and applying…

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pr-test-checker Grade whether a Positron PR has adequate test coverage. Evaluates new tests in the PR, checks existing coverage for c…

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review-vitest-tests Use when reviewing Vitest test files (.vitest.ts/.tsx) for quality against Positron's builder pattern, RTL patterns, …

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sessions Agents window architecture — covers the agents-first app, layering, folder structure, chat widget, menus, contributio…

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tool-rename-deprecation Ensure renamed built-in tool references preserve backward compatibility. Use when renaming a toolReferenceName, tool …

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triage-e2e-test Triage a specific Positron e2e test that is already failing or flaking in CI. Given a test name, surface its recent d…

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unit-tests Use when running unit tests in the VS Code repo. Covers the runTests tool, scripts/test.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/…

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update-ci-images Long-running orchestration to rebuild every Positron CI image (ubuntu24_04, rocky_8, debian, openSUSE15_6, SLES15_6, …

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update-screenshots Download screenshot baselines from the latest CI run and commit them. Use when asked to update, accept, or refresh co…

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vscode-dev-workbench Use when the user wants to run the vscode.dev server locally and exercise the VS Code workbench or Agents window in t…

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