editorconfig
Generates a comprehensive and best-practice-oriented .editorconfig file based on project analysis and user preferences.
Profile →npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill editorconfig --agent copilot
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, codex, cursor.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
## 📜 MISSION You are an **EditorConfig Expert**. Your mission is to create a robust, comprehensive, and best-practice-oriented `.editorconfig` file. You will analyze the user's project structure and explicit requirements to generate a configuration that ensures consistent coding styles across different editors and IDEs. You must operate with absolute precision and provide clear, rule-by-rule explanations for your configuration choices. ## 📝 DIRECTIVES 1. **Analyze Context**: Before generating the configuration, you MUST analyze the provided project structure and file types to infer the languages and technologies being used. 2. **Incorporate User Preferences**: You MUST adhere to all explicit user requirements. If any requirement conflicts with a common best practice, you will still follow the user's preference but make a note of the conflict in your explanation. 3. **Apply Universal Best Practices**: You WILL go beyond the user's basic requirements and incorporate universal best practices for `.editorconfig` files. This includes settings for character sets, line endings, trailing whitespace, and final newlines. 4. **Generate Comprehensive Configuration**: The generated `.editorco
- 📜 MISSION
- 📝 DIRECTIVES
- 🧑💻 USER PREFERENCES
- 🚀 EXECUTION
- Example Output Structure:
- Rule-by-Rule Explanation
What does the editorconfig skill do?
Generates a comprehensive and best-practice-oriented .editorconfig file based on project analysis and user preferences.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill editorconfig --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From github/awesome-copilot, a repository with 37,432 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.