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| Agent | Model | Best For | Key Trait |
|---|---|---|---|
explore | Haiku | Fast codebase Q&A | Read-only, <300 words, safe to parallelize |
task | Haiku | Running commands (tests, builds, lints) | Brief on success, verbose on failure |
general-purpose | Sonnet | Complex multi-step tasks | Full toolset, separate context window |
code-review | Sonnet | Analyzing code changes | Never modifies code, high signal-to-noise |
| Level | Location | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | ~/.copilot/agents/*.md | All your projects |
| Project | .github/agents/*.md | Everyone on this repo |
| Organization | .github-private/agents/ in org repo | Entire org |
---
name: my-agent
description: What this agent does
tools:
- bash
- edit
- view
---
# Agent Instructions
Your detailed behavior instructions here.explore agents in parallel to answer different questions simultaneouslyexplore → understand → general-purpose → implement → code-review → verify/agent to pick specialist → review with /fleet or /tasksKey insight: The AI automatically delegates to subagents when appropriate.