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Add copilot instructions to avoid excessive change summaries - #64926
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I dunno if y'all have local instructions to this effect already or whatnot, but some of the more recent models really like leaving docs behind.
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Updates repository-wide Copilot guidance to prevent unnecessary Markdown change summaries. No executable code changes are included.
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- Prohibits writing summaries of new changes into repository Markdown files.
- Clarifies the intended scope of
tsc/CHANGES.mdandCONTRIBUTING.md.
| File | Description |
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.github/copilot-instructions.md |
Adds restrictions on change summaries and clarifies documentation boundaries. |
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Yeah, this is a recent model quirk where they love to update user facing docs, and I have a copilot memory that bans it
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I dunno if y'all have local instructions to this effect already or whatnot, but some of the more recent models really like leaving docs behind.