COP-013: Prompt File Empty Body - GitHub Copilot

Summary

• Rule ID: COP-013
• Severity: HIGH
• Category: GitHub Copilot
• Normative Level: MUST
• Auto-Fix: No
• Verified On: 2026-02-26

Applicability

• Tool: github-copilot
• Version Range: unspecified
• Spec Revision: unspecified

Evidence Sources

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/prompt-files
• https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/custom-instructions-support

Test Coverage Metadata

• Unit tests: true
• Fixture tests: true
• E2E tests: false

Examples

The following examples demonstrate what triggers this rule and how to fix it.

Invalid

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description: Refactor selected code
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Valid

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description: Refactor selected code
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Refactor the selected code while preserving behavior.