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Update agent frontmatter options to remove deprecated "infer" #1022

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16 changes: 11 additions & 5 deletions instructions/agents.instructions.md
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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ name: 'Agent Display Name'
tools: ['read', 'edit', 'search']
model: 'Claude Sonnet 4.5'
target: 'vscode'
infer: true
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- If omitted, agent is available in both environments
- Use when agent has environment-specific features

#### **infer** (OPTIONAL)
- Boolean controlling whether Copilot can automatically use this agent based on context
#### **user-invocable** (OPTIONAL)
- Boolean controlling whether the agent appears in the agents dropdown in chat
- Default: `true` if omitted
- Set to `false` to require manual agent selection
- Set to `false` to create agents that are only accessible as subagents or programmatically
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#### **disable-model-invocation** (OPTIONAL)
- Boolean controlling whether the agent can be invoked as a subagent by other agents
- Default: `false` if omitted
- Set to `true` to prevent subagent invocation while keeping it available in the picker

#### **metadata** (OPTIONAL, GitHub.com only)
- Object with name-value pairs for agent annotation
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- [ ] `tools` configured appropriately (or intentionally omitted)
- [ ] `model` specified for optimal performance
- [ ] `target` set if environment-specific
- [ ] `infer` set to `false` if manual selection required
- [ ] Use `user-invocable: false` to hide from picker while allowing subagent invocation
- [ ] Use `disable-model-invocation: true` to prevent subagent invocation while keeping picker visibility


### Prompt Content
- [ ] Clear agent identity and role defined
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