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    "description": "GitHub AI coding agent with MCP and permissions config",
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/mcp-config.json",
          "linux": "${HOME}/.copilot/mcp-config.json"
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/permissions-config.json",
          "linux": "${HOME}/.copilot/permissions-config.json"
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/config.json",
          "linux": "${HOME}/.copilot/config.json"
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/settings.json",
          "linux": "${HOME}/.copilot/settings.json"
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md",
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          "darwin": "${PROJECT}/.github/copilot-instructions.md",
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          "darwin": "${PROJECT}/.github/instructions/*.instructions.md",
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        },
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/intellij-skills/*/SKILL.md",
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        "id": "copilot-user-subagents",
        "description": "User-scope custom agents (~/.copilot/agents/*.agent.md — own tool allowlist)",
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          "darwin": "${HOME}/.copilot/agents/*.agent.md",
          "linux": "${HOME}/.copilot/agents/*.agent.md"
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          "darwin": "${PROJECT}/.github/agents/*.agent.md",
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}