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Configure GitHub Copilot instructions and create custom agents: Review

Named reviewer score 3.8 / 5
  • Teaching 3.5
  • Hands-on 4.0
  • Freshness 4.5
  • Value 4.0
  • Career fit 3.5

Provider: Microsoft Learn Format: Self-paced module Time: 1–2 hours Price: Module is free; a Copilot subscription is required for the exercises. — Check current pricing on the official site.

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Reviewer's verdict

A useful 90-minute tour of Copilot's newer customization features. It's not building autonomous agents, but it's a practical next step after basic chat.

Decision summary

3.8/5 Last verified: August 31, 2026

Best for

Developers already using Copilot who want to build simple custom agents.

Watch for

The 'chaining' is very basic agent handoffs.

  • Teaching 3.5
  • Hands-on 4.0
  • Freshness 4.5
  • Value 4.0
  • Career fit 3.5

Who it's for

Developers already using Copilot who want to build simple custom agents.

Who should skip it

Beginners trying to learn what Copilot is, or anyone expecting a deep dive into agent architecture.

Pros

  • Quick, hands-on exercise creating chained agents.
  • Goes beyond basic prompting into custom instructions.
  • Focuses on a practical VS Code workflow.

Cons

  • The 'chaining' is very basic agent handoffs.
  • More of a feature tour than a deep technical lesson.
  • Relies on you already having a paid Copilot subscription.

The agent-chaining exercise has you write two small YAML files, a 'documenter' and a 'tester', then hand off between them. It worked. It’s not some multi-step workflow genius, just a slightly smarter macro. But it shows the moving parts. The rest of the module is just reading about what you just did. A quick feature demo, nothing more. Decent use of an hour if you're already paying for Copilot.

Last verified: August 31, 2026. We re-check course details periodically — see our methodology. Pricing and availability can change; always confirm on the official site.

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