What Context Do You Need?
SkillFiles & storageLets your agent ask which files it needs to see before answering a question.
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Then ask your AI: use the What Context Do You Need? skill
About this skill
Ask Copilot what files it needs to see before answering a question
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by github/awesome-copilot in skills/what-context-needed/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Before answering my question, tell me what files you need to see.
My Question
{{question}}
Instructions
- Based on my question, list the files you would need to examine
- Explain why each file is relevant
- Note any files you've already seen in this conversation
- Identify what you're uncertain about
Output Format
## Files I Need
### Must See (required for accurate answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why needed]
### Should See (helpful for complete answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why helpful]
### Already Have
- `path/to/file.ts` — [from earlier in conversation]
### Uncertainties
- [What I'm not sure about without seeing the code]
After I provide these files, I'll ask my question again.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Forks
- 5k
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
what-context-needed- Source
- github.com/github/awesome-copilot
github.com/github/awesome-copilot