Paths/Copilot Engineer/Prompting the Assistant Well / Iterating
Keep the Scope of a Request Tight
A request that mentions four features produces four half-finished features. Write the scoping rules the team applies.
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01Requirements
live checks- File ~/copilot/prompts/scope.md exists○
- The document states the size limit for one request○
- The document states what to do when a request grows○
02Walkthrough
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Create the prompts directory
The scoping rules are shared.
mkdir -p ~/copilot/prompts - 3 locked · each failed submit reveals one
03Stuck?
0 of 3 revealedTake a hint without losing the lab — each one points at the thing to look at, not at the answer.
04AI Tutor
guides, never solvesTell me what you're stuck on — I'll nudge, not solve. Which requirement are you looking at?
04Notebook
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