microsoft/skills

The hook uses a two-tier memory system to persist knowledge across sessions:

• Global Scope: Stored in ~/.copilot/learnings.db. This contains tool patterns and cross-project insights that follow you across different repositories.
• Local Scope: Stored in .copilot-memory/learnings.db. This contains repository conventions and project-specific mistakes. Local memory only activates when working inside a git repository.

Both databases are automatically created on the first run.

A standard Astro minimal project follows this structure:

• public/: Contains static assets like images.
• src/pages/: Contains .astro or .md files. Each file in this directory is exposed as a route based on its filename.
• src/components/: A recommended location for Astro, React, Vue, Svelte, or Preact components.
• package.json: Defines project dependencies and scripts.

To create a new Astro project using the minimal template, run the following command in your terminal:

npm create astro@latest -- --template minimal

To install the hook, copy the directory into your .github/hooks/ folder. The hook auto-initializes on the first session with no additional configuration or manual setup required.

cp -r hooks/continual-learning .github/hooks/

To prevent the hook from running, set the SKIP_CONTINUAL_LEARNING environment variable to true.

export SKIP_CONTINUAL_LEARNING=true

In addition to automatic tracking, you can manually insert learnings into the database using SQL. To add a repo-specific learning, use an INSERT statement targeting the learnings table with the local scope.

-- Agent writes a repo-specific learning
INSERT INTO learnings (scope, category, content, source)
VALUES ('local', 'mistake', 'Use semantic_configuration_name= not semantic_configuration=', 'user_correction');

The hook requires the following dependencies:

• sqlite3: Required (pre-installed on macOS and most Linux).
• jq: Optional (the hook will gracefully degrade if not present).