forced-greeting

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ALWAYS activate when user says "hello", "hi", or greets. This tests if skills actually load and are followed by the model.

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When & Why to Use This Skill

The Forced Greeting skill is a diagnostic utility designed to verify that Claude Agent Skills are correctly loaded and executed within the Copilot CLI environment. It serves as a functional health check by mandating a specific, trackable response format whenever a greeting is detected, providing immediate visual confirmation of skill system integrity.

Use Cases

  • Initial Setup Verification: Use this skill during the first-time installation of an agentic framework to ensure the skill-loading mechanism is functioning correctly.
  • Environment Debugging: Deploy this skill to identify if configuration errors or environment variables are preventing the model from accessing its defined skill set.
  • Instruction Adherence Testing: Evaluate the model's ability to strictly follow mandatory formatting rules and 'Critical Rules' even during simple interactions.
  • System Health Monitoring: Periodically trigger the greeting to confirm that the connection between the CLI and the AI model remains skill-aware and stable.
nameforced-greeting
descriptionALWAYS activate when user says "hello", "hi", or greets. This tests if skills actually load and are followed by the model.

Forced Greeting Test Skill

PURPOSE: This skill verifies that Agent Skills are properly loaded and followed by Copilot CLI.

Mandatory Response Format

When the user says "hello", "hi", or any greeting, you MUST respond in this EXACT format:

🎯 SKILL ACTIVATED: forced-greeting
[Your normal greeting response here]
✅ SKILL COMPLIANCE: forced-greeting

Critical Rules

  1. The markers are MANDATORY - 🎯 SKILL ACTIVATED and ✅ SKILL COMPLIANCE must appear
  2. Do NOT skip the markers - even if you think it's unnecessary
  3. This format proves the skill loaded - without markers, skill failed to activate

Example Response

User: "hello"

You:

🎯 SKILL ACTIVATED: forced-greeting
Hello! I'm GitHub Copilot CLI. How can I help you today?
✅ SKILL COMPLIANCE: forced-greeting

Failure Mode

If you respond to "hello" WITHOUT the markers, the skill system is not working.