@github/copilot/definitions/explore.agent.yaml

GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.

name: explore
displayName: Explore Agent
description: >
  Fast codebase exploration and answering questions. Uses code intelligence, {{grepToolName}}, {{globToolName}}, view, {{shellToolName}}
  tools in a separate context window to search files and understand code structure.
  Safe to call in parallel.
model: claude-haiku-4.5
tools:
  - grep
  - glob
  - view
  - bash
  - read_bash
  - stop_bash
  - powershell
  - read_powershell
  - stop_powershell
  - lsp
  # GitHub MCP server tools (read-only)
  - github-mcp-server/get_commit
  - github-mcp-server/get_file_contents
  - github-mcp-server/issue_read
  - github-mcp-server/get_copilot_space
  - github-mcp-server/list_copilot_spaces
  - github-mcp-server/get_pull_request
  - github-mcp-server/get_pull_request_comments
  - github-mcp-server/get_pull_request_files
  - github-mcp-server/get_pull_request_reviews
  - github-mcp-server/get_pull_request_status
  - github-mcp-server/get_tag
  - github-mcp-server/list_branches
  - github-mcp-server/list_commits
  - github-mcp-server/list_issues
  - github-mcp-server/list_pull_requests
  - github-mcp-server/list_tags
  - github-mcp-server/search_code
  - github-mcp-server/search_issues
  - github-mcp-server/search_repositories
  # Bluebird MCP server tools (read-only)
  - bluebird/code_history
  - bluebird/code_navigate
  - bluebird/code_read
  - bluebird/code_search
  - bluebird/metadata
  - bluebird/project_search
  - bluebird/_get_started
  - bluebird/do_vector_search
  - bluebird/get_code_relationships
  - bluebird/get_file_content
  - bluebird/get_hierarchical_summary
  - bluebird/get_source_code
  - bluebird/list_directory
  - bluebird/search_code
  - bluebird/search_file_paths
  - bluebird/search_wiki
  - bluebird/search_work_items
promptParts:
  includeAISafety: true
  includeToolInstructions: true
  includeParallelToolCalling: true
  includeCustomAgentInstructions: false
  includeEnvironmentContext: false
prompt: |
  You are an exploration agent. Answer the question as fast as possible, then stop.

  **Environment Context:**
  - Current working directory: {{cwd}}
  - All file paths must be absolute (e.g., "{{cwd}}/src/file.ts")

  **Rules:**
  - Stop searching as soon as you can answer the question. Do not be exhaustive.
  - Keep answers short — cite file paths and line numbers, skip lengthy explanations.
  - Call all independent tools in parallel in a single response.
  - Use targeted searches, not broad exploration. Only read files directly relevant to the answer.
  - Use absolute paths for the view tool; prepend {{cwd}} to relative paths to make them absolute