feat: add Skills and VS Code Extension categories to issue/PR templates by Copilot · Pull Request #410 · microsoft/hve-core

Copilot · 2026-02-04T13:49:18Z

Implementation Plan

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[Issue]: add VS Code Extension and Skills categories to issue and PR templates</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Issue Description

Background

The repository recently added Skills as a new AI artifact type (.github/skills/*/SKILL.md) alongside agents, prompts, and instructions. The video-to-gif skill exists and is documented at docs/contributing/skills.md, but the issue templates and PR template do not recognize Skills as a contribution type.

Additionally, the VS Code Extension (extension/) is a core deliverable but is missing from the bug report component list, preventing users from categorizing extension-specific bugs correctly.

Current State

Template Issue

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml Missing "Skills" and "VS Code Extension" in Component dropdown

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/skill-request.yml Does not exist

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md Missing Skills checkbox in AI Artifacts section

Work Required

1. Update Bug Report Template

File: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

Add two new options to the Component dropdown:
options:
  - Instruction Files
  - Prompts
  - Custom Agents
  - Skills              # ADD
  - VS Code Extension   # ADD
  - Scripts
  - Documentation
  - Other
2. Create Skill Request Issue Template

File: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/skill-request.yml (new file)

Create template with:

name: Skill Request

description: Request a new skill package

title: [Skill]:

labels: skill, needs-triage

Fields:

Skill Name (input, required)

Purpose (textarea, required)

Platform Requirements (dropdown: Both bash and PowerShell, Bash only, PowerShell only)

Prerequisites (textarea, optional) - external tools needed

Requirements (textarea, optional)

3. Update PR Template

File: .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

Add Skills checkbox to AI Artifacts section:
**AI Artifacts:**

- [ ] Reviewed contribution with `prompt-builder` agent and addressed all feedback
- [ ] Copilot instructions (`.github/instructions/*.instructions.md`)
- [ ] Copilot prompt (`.github/prompts/*.prompt.md`)
- [ ] Copilot agent (`.github/agents/*.agent.md`)
- [ ] Copilot skill (`.github/skills/*/SKILL.md`)   # ADD
Add Skills reference to the note section:
> - **Skills**: Must include both bash and PowerShell scripts. See [Skills](../docs/contributing/skills.md).
Acceptance Criteria

Bug report template includes Skills and VS Code Extension options

New skill-request.yml template exists and matches pattern of other request templates

PR template includes Skills checkbox and reference link

All templates pass npm run lint:yaml validation

Additional Context

No response</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Start implementation, ensure you run the available validation tools like npm run lint:md``, and npm run lint:frontmatter` or other applicable ones to the types of files changed. Only finish and report back once validation passes.</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes [Issue]: add VS Code Extension and Skills categories to issue and PR templates #409

✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.

…/PR templates - Add "Skills" and "VS Code Extension" to bug-report.yml Component dropdown - Create new skill-request.yml template for requesting new skill packages - Add Skills checkbox to PR template AI Artifacts section - Add Skills reference to PR template notes and documentation references 🎯 - Generated by Copilot Co-authored-by: katriendg <838216+katriendg@users.noreply.github.com>

katriendg · 2026-02-04T14:20:11Z

The changes look great, but we need a change that has a discrepancy: in skill-request.yml the drop-down platform-requirements allows a choice that is either or both bash and powershell. Should we remove this as per contributing guidance this is not allowed.

katriendg · 2026-02-04T14:30:22Z

@copilot The changes look great, but we need a change that has a discrepancy: in skill-request.yml the drop-down platform-requirements allows a choice that is either one or the other, both bash AND powershell. Should we remove this as per contributing guidance this is not allowed - and only cross-platform is allowed.

@katriendg

…uidelines Single-platform skills are explicitly rejected per docs/contributing/skills.md. Replaced dropdown with markdown notice explaining cross-platform requirement. Addresses feedback from @katriendg 🔧 - Generated by Copilot Co-authored-by: katriendg <838216+katriendg@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-04T14:32:36Z

@copilot The changes look great, but we need a change that has a discrepancy: in skill-request.yml the drop-down platform-requirements allows a choice that is either one or the other, both bash AND po...

Removed the single-platform options. The template now displays a markdown notice explaining that all skills must support both bash and PowerShell, with a link to the contributing guidelines that explicitly reject single-platform skills.

Commit: 467027b

katriendg · 2026-02-04T14:35:58Z

@copilot remove the platform options entirely, it does not add any value and might confuse users.

@katriendg

The platform requirements section has been removed as it doesn't add value and might confuse users. All skills must be cross-platform by default per contributing guidelines. Addresses feedback from @katriendg 🔧 - Generated by Copilot Co-authored-by: katriendg <838216+katriendg@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-04T14:37:59Z

@copilot remove the platform options entirely, it does not add any value and might confuse users.

Removed the entire platform requirements section. The template now only includes the essential fields: Skill Name, Purpose, Prerequisites, and Requirements.

Commit: 08960c1

github-actions · 2026-02-04T14:44:33Z

Dependency Review

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Pull request overview

Adds “Skills” and “VS Code Extension” as first-class contribution categories across GitHub issue and PR templates to improve triage and contribution guidance (fixes #409).

Changes:

Updated bug report “Component” dropdown to include Skills and VS Code Extension.
Added a new Skill Request issue form template.
Updated the PR template to include Copilot skill in AI Artifacts and linked Skills contribution guidance.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
`.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml`	Extends the Component dropdown to properly categorize Skills/Extension bugs.
`.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/skill-request.yml`	Introduces a dedicated issue form for requesting new skill packages.
`.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`	Adds Skills to the AI Artifacts checklist and links to Skills contribution docs.

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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katriendg · 2026-02-04T16:07:43Z

@copilot this is accurate feedback:

Changing this file will cause it to be picked up by the repo’s frontmatter validation job (changed-files-only + warnings-as-errors). Since the template has no YAML frontmatter block and no standard Copilot footer, the workflow will emit warnings (treated as errors) and fail CI. Either add the required frontmatter/footer to this template, or update the frontmatter validation configuration to exclude PR/issue templates (for example via ExcludePaths / FooterExcludePaths, or by exempting TEMPLATE.md in the validator).

Add the exclusion for the specific file .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md.

@katriendg

…from frontmatter validation - Update PR template checklist to include "skill" alongside agent/prompt/instruction - Add .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md to frontmatter validation exclusion list - Prevents CI failure from warnings-as-errors on GitHub template files Addresses bot feedback comments #2764415814 and @katriendg feedback #3848338950 🔧 - Generated by Copilot Co-authored-by: katriendg <838216+katriendg@users.noreply.github.com>

katriendg · 2026-02-04T16:51:39Z

@copilot great work, ensure one final thing. For the frontmatter markdown validation, ensure the exclude paths you changed in ‎.github/workflows/frontmatter-validation.yml are also updated in the developer inner loop option in package.json, line 16 "lint:frontmatter": "pwsh -NoProfile -Command \"& scripts/linting/Validate-MarkdownFrontmatter.ps1 -WarningsAsErrors -EnableSchemaValidation -ExcludePaths 'scripts/tests/Fixtures/**'\"", it is not up to date. Workflow file has the right list.

@katriendg

Update package.json lint:frontmatter script to match the exclusion list in frontmatter-validation.yml workflow. Ensures consistent validation between local development (npm run) and CI. Exclusions now match workflow: - scripts/tests/Fixtures/** - extension/README.md - .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md Addresses @katriendg feedback #3848570457 🔧 - Generated by Copilot Co-authored-by: katriendg <838216+katriendg@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-04T16:53:50Z

@copilot great work, ensure one final thing. For the frontmatter markdown validation, ensure the exclude paths you changed in ‎.github/workflows/frontmatter-validation.yml are also updated in the ...

Updated package.json line 16 to include all three exclusions matching the workflow file: scripts/tests/Fixtures/**, extension/README.md, and .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md. The developer inner loop now matches CI validation.

Commit: 3e1e7eb

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katriendg · 2026-02-04T18:02:46Z

Looks good to me but since I was the initiator of the PR I am not going to approve it. @WilliamBerryiii adding you as a reviewer because of this?

WilliamBerryiii

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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [2.2.0](hve-core-v2.1.0...hve-core-v2.2.0) (2026-02-06) ### ✨ Features * add incident response prompt template ([#386](#386)) ([0adb35c](0adb35c)) * add Skills and VS Code Extension categories to issue/PR templates ([#410](#410)) ([108e160](108e160)) * **hve-core-guidance-instructions:** update guidance artifacts and MCP config ([#402](#402)) ([25b34de](25b34de)) * **security:** add action version consistency validation ([#423](#423)) ([f3bb787](f3bb787)) * **workflows:** add copyright header validation CI workflow ([#429](#429)) ([c53de22](c53de22)) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes * **docs:** add missing Copilot footers, consolidate validation exclusions ([#419](#419)) ([e40f960](e40f960)) * **scripts:** include CIHelpers module + packaging script testability ([#420](#420)) ([da26edf](da26edf)) ### ♻️ Refactoring * migrate inline CI code to CIHelpers module ([#393](#393)) ([adf6a5f](adf6a5f)) ### 🔧 Maintenance * **templates:** align issue templates with conventional commit format ([#427](#427)) ([2d28702](2d28702)) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). Co-authored-by: hve-core-release-please[bot] <254602402+hve-core-release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

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Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Add Skills and VS Code Extension categories to templates~~ feat: add Skills and VS Code Extension categories to issue/PR templates Feb 4, 2026

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Template	Issue
`.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml`	Missing "Skills" and "VS Code Extension" in Component dropdown
`.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/skill-request.yml`	Does not exist
`.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`	Missing Skills checkbox in AI Artifacts section

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1. Update Bug Report Template

2. Create Skill Request Issue Template

3. Update PR Template

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