Add comprehensive copilot-instructions.md for repository onboarding#374
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[WIP] Add Copilot agent onboarding instructions
Add comprehensive copilot-instructions.md for repository onboarding
Jan 29, 2026
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What does the code in this PR do / what does it improve?
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.github/copilot-instructions.md- a comprehensive onboarding document enabling coding agents to work effectively with the fuse codebase on first encounter. Covers project architecture, development workflows, plugin patterns, and common failure modes with workarounds.Can you briefly describe how it works?
Core sections:
FuseBasePlugin,FuseBaseDownChunkingPlugin), dependency chainsself.rng, Numba optimizationCommon issues documented (7):
Can you give a minimal working example (or illustrate with a figure)?
Example plugin structure from the guide:
Please include the following if applicable:
✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.