This repository is a collection of resources (prompts, instructions, and chat modes) for using GitHub Copilot to enhance test automation and quality engineering workflows.
It is designed to help testers, developers, and quality engineers leverage AI to improve their testing practices, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance the overall quality of software products.
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This project is heavily inspired by Awesome GitHub Copilot - a curated list of resources for using GitHub Copilot effectively. We have adapted the structure and content to focus specifically on testing and quality engineering, providing tailored resources for this domain.
Table of Contents
Important
Check out our free YouTube video to learn more about GitHub Copilot Chat Modes:
GitHub Copilot provides three main ways to customize AI responses and tailor assistance to your specific workflows, team guidelines, and project requirements:
- Custom Instructions: Define how Copilot should behave, what to prioritize, and how to communicate.
- Chat Modes: Create specialized chat modes for different roles or tasks, each with its own set of tools and instructions. With version 1.106 of VS Code, Chat Modes were renamed to Custom Agents.
- Custom Agents: Advanced chat modes that can utilize multiple instructions and tools to perform complex tasks.
- Prompt Templates: Predefined templates for common tasks or questions, allowing for quick and consistent responses.
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More You can learn about these features in the official documentation and:
- VS Code Copilot Customization Documentation - Official Microsoft documentation
- Custom Instructions - Tailor Copilot's behavior
- Custom Chat Modes - Advanced chat configuration
- Custom Instructions - Customize Copilot's behavior
- Prompt Files - Using prompt templates
- Custom Agents - Advanced agent configuration
- Agent Skills - Extend agent capabilities with skills
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Usage:
- copy these instructions to your
.github/copilot-instructions.mdfile or - create task-specific
.github/.instructions.mdfiles in your workspace's.github/instructionsfolder - use
Chat: Attach Instructionscommand from the command palette to apply them in the current chat
| Title | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Playwright TypeScript Test Generation Instructions | Playwright test generation instructions with best practices and patterns. |   |
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Usage:
- copy these prompts to your
.github/copilot-prompts/folder - use
/prompt-namein VS Code chat, - run
Chat: Run Promptcommand from the command palette
| Title | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|
| A11Y Webpage Audit (Single URL) | Analyze one webpage for accessibility with WCAG 2.1/2.2 mapping and actionable fixes. | |
| API Test Plan & Test Generator | Create a risk-based API test plan and generate example automated tests from API definitions (OpenAPI/Postman/custom docs). | |
| Analyze and explain code | Analysis of the code you provide, select, or open | |
| Fix failing tests | Fix failing tests in the codebase | |
| Performance & Reliability Test Planner | Design a performance and reliability test strategy and propose concrete load/soak tests for critical user flows. | |
| Explore a website and gather network requests using Playwright MCP | Website exploration and network request gathering using Playwright MCP | |
| Explore a website and propose test cases | Website exploration using Playwright MCP | |
| Generate tests based on a scenario using Playwright MCP | Generate a Playwright test based on a scenario using Playwright MCP | |
| Generate tests based on test plan | Generate tests based on test plan for a website | |
| Generate a Basic Test Plan | Generate a basic Test Plan | |
| Generate a comprehensive Test Plan | Collects environment details and produces a prioritized test plan with web and API scenarios using the Test Planner Chat Mode. |
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Usage (in VS Code prior to version 1.106):
- create new chat modes:
- using the command
Chat: Configure Chat Modes...or - from set mode menu
Agent -> Configure Modes,
- using the command
- then switch your chat mode in the Chat input from set mode menu
Agent -> Configure Modes
Warning
With version 1.106 of VS Code, Chat Modes were renamed to Custom Agents.
They contain .agent.md suffix and should be stored in the .github/agents/
| Title | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Expert mode | A specialized chat mode focused on ensuring all code adheres to WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. | |
| Playwright Automation Engineer (TypeScript) mode (detailed) | Provide expert guidance, code, and troubleshooting help for end-to-end and component-level test automation using Playwright with TypeScript. Prioritize maintainability, speed, reliability, and business value of the test suite. Very detailed operating manual. | |
| Playwright Automation Engineer (TypeScript) mode | Provide expert guidance, code, and troubleshooting help for end-to-end and component-level test automation using Playwright with TypeScript. Prioritize maintainability, speed, reliability, and business value of the test suite. | |
| Test Automation Architect | Help engineers craft robust, fast, and maintainable automated tests that deliver actionable feedback and integrate seamlessly into modern SDLC pipelines. | |
| Test plan from expert Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | This chat mode is designed to assist in creating comprehensive test plans tailored for web applications. | |
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Usage:
- create new agents:
- using the command
Chat: Configure Custom Agents...or - from set mode menu
Agent -> Configure Custom Agents,
- using the command
- then switch your agent in the Chat input from set mode menu
Agent -> <Custom Agent Name>
| Title | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Expert mode | A specialized chat mode focused on ensuring all code adheres to WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. | |
| Agent mission | Generates and maintains automated tests from an OpenAPI schema and supports testers as a test automation expert (best practices, patterns, project tooling). | |
| Playwright Automation Engineer (TypeScript) mode (detailed) | Provide expert guidance, code, and troubleshooting help for end-to-end and component-level test automation using Playwright with TypeScript. Prioritize maintainability, speed, reliability, and business value of the test suite. Very detailed operating manual. | |
| Playwright Automation Engineer (TypeScript) mode | Provide expert guidance, code, and troubleshooting help for end-to-end and component-level test automation using Playwright with TypeScript. Prioritize maintainability, speed, reliability, and business value of the test suite. | |
| Tech Debt Auditor | Audits the repo for technical debt, quantifies impact/risk, and produces a prioritized remediation plan with small, safe PR-sized recommendations. | |
| Test Automation Architect | Help engineers craft robust, fast, and maintainable automated tests that deliver actionable feedback and integrate seamlessly into modern SDLC pipelines. | |
| Test plan from expert Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | This chat mode is designed to assist in creating comprehensive test plans tailored for web applications. | |
Custom sets are combinations of custom instructions, prompt templates, and chat modes (or custom agents) designed for specific use cases.
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Set elements work together to provide a tailored experience for specific testing scenarios. But you can also use them separately as needed.
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Concept of Sets is not natively supported in VS Code Copilot.
Contains 1 prompt, 1 agent
| Title | Type | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Case Scenario Generator (BDD) | Prompt | Generates a complete, risk-based set of BDD test scenarios, focusing on edge cases, state validation, and boundary conditions. | |
| AI Test Architect: Beyond Codegen 2.0 Strategy | Agent | Designs and oversees the implementation of the strategic, two-stage Beyond Codegen 2.0 test generation architecture. | |
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Usage:
- copy these skills to your
.github/skills/or.claude/skills/folder
Agents will automatically detect and load these skills if the agent finds them relevant to the current chat context (based on the skill's name and description).
Warning
Agent Skills are currently in preview and may require enabling experimental features in VS Code settings.
| Title | Description | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Debt Analysis Skill | Analyze and address technical debt in codebases. | not supported |
- VS Code Copilot Customization Documentation - Official Microsoft documentation
- GitHub Copilot Chat Documentation - Complete chat feature guide
- Custom Chat Modes - Advanced chat configuration
- Custom Instructions - Customize Copilot's behavior
- Prompt Files - Using prompt templates
- Custom Agents - Advanced agent configuration
- VS Code Settings - General VS Code configuration guide
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