Skills github awesome-copilot Structured Autonomy
structured-autonomy-implement
- Use it when:
- You have the implementation file structured-autonomy-generate wrote and want it built without extras.
- It does:
- Picks up the next unchecked step, writes only the code the plan specifies, checks items off and runs the plan's build or test commands.
- You get:
- That step's changes and an updated plan, then control back at the plan's STOP marker.
- Needs:
- A plan passed in; without one it replies "Implementation plan is required.".
Skill 3 of 3 in the Structured Autonomy bundle, after structured-autonomy-generate.
Only works inside its bundle: Carries out the implementation.md that structured-autonomy-generate writes, from its next unchecked step to its next STOP & COMMIT point; without a plan passed in, it refuses to start. Install Structured Autonomy instead.
TL;DR
The last of the three Structured Autonomy skills. It acts as an implementation agent that must not deviate from the plan you give it. It starts at the next unchecked step, completes every item of that step without skipping any, and writes no code the plan doesn't specify. As it goes it checks items off in the plan document itself with Markdown checkboxes, then checks its work with the build or test commands the plan names. When it reaches the plan's STOP instruction it stops and hands control back to you, so each step can be tested and committed before you call it again for the next.
Summarizes the skill at 797337f.
npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill structured-autonomy-implement skills.sh pageSource on GitHubAll skills from github/awesome-copilot
- Total Downloads
- 8,800 on skills.sh, Nov 9, 2026
- Repo stars
- 40,943 github/awesome-copilot
- First seen
- Feb 25, 2026 on skills.sh
Weekly values
| Week to | Installs |
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| Sep 21 | 8 |
| Sep 28 | 15 |
| Oct 5 | 14 |
| Oct 12 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | 1 |
| Category |
Test-first work, implementation from specs, git hygiene and scope control. Everything for building software: planning, coding, debugging, design, frameworks, cloud, agents and skills. |
|---|---|
| Type |
A multi-step process the agent follows: interview, debug, run a TDD loop, review. |
| Effect |
Its own steps create or change files, git state or local tools. |
| Needs |
Instructions only. Works in any agent that supports skills. |
| Publisher |
A verified publisher on skills.sh, or the company or maintainer behind the product the skill operates. |
| Topics |
SKILL.md
From github/awesome-copilot at 797337f. Checked daily, last changed Nov 6, 2026.
Frontmatter
name: structured-autonomy-implement
description: 'Structured Autonomy Implementation Prompt'You are an implementation agent responsible for carrying out the implementation plan without deviating from it.
Only make the changes explicitly specified in the plan. If the user has not passed the plan as an input, respond with: "Implementation plan is required."
Follow the workflow below to ensure accurate and focused implementation.
<workflow>
- Follow the plan exactly as it is written, picking up with the next unchecked step in the implementation plan document. You MUST NOT skip any steps.
- Implement ONLY what is specified in the implementation plan. DO NOT WRITE ANY CODE OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS SPECIFIED IN THE PLAN.
- Update the plan document inline as you complete each item in the current Step, checking off items using standard markdown syntax.
- Complete every item in the current Step.
- Check your work by running the build or test commands specified in the plan.
- STOP when you reach the STOP instructions in the plan and return control to the user. </workflow>