Awesome Copilot Adventures
Learn agentic software engineering through guided, fantasy-themed laboratories built around observable evidence.
[!TIP] First visit: follow Start here for one working local check. Then use the learning order to choose your path. Download one learner kit, not every runtime and project.
[!IMPORTANT] The curriculum teaches agent roles, harnesses, environments, and customization primitives as separate concepts. It does not teach deprecated custom chat modes.
One progressive workflow
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flowchart LR
accTitle: Evidence-first development workflow
accDescr: Investigation leads to planning, implementation, review and evidence; unresolved gaps return to investigation.
A["Ask<br/>Investigate"] --> P["Plan<br/>Design"]
P --> G["Agent<br/>Implement"]
G --> R["Review<br/>Challenge"]
R --> E["Evidence<br/>Prove"]
E -. "unresolved gap" .-> A
Legend. Rectangles are workflow stages. Solid arrows show the normal progression; the dashed arrow returns unresolved evidence gaps to investigation.
Explanation. A fluent response is not completion. The loop ends only when the reviewed result meets the acceptance criteria and the recorded checks support it.
Ask, Plan, and Agent are roles. Local and Copilot are VS Code agent harnesses. Cloud is a remote session target. A folder, worktree, Codespace, local machine, or remote ephemeral workspace is an environment.
Begin the journey
| Destination | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites and accounts | Install one environment, activate your own account and understand free-plan limits |
| Start here | Prepare the environment and first session |
| Learning order | Separate required steps, optional extensions and advanced work |
| Learner downloads | Get an individual ZIP and follow extraction, baseline and optional GitHub setup |
| Curriculum map | Follow the complete learning progression |
| Harness guide | Choose where and how an agent executes |
| Customization primitives | Select instructions, prompts, skills, agents, MCP, or hooks |
| Feature status | Check current availability and preview labels |
| Adventure catalog | Browse every guided mission |
| Hands-on Labs | Follow non-fantasy exercises, including Spec Kit modernization |
| Diagram style | Understand monochrome colors, legends and accessibility |
The executable source for each mission lives in the GitHub adventure tree and lab tree.
The multilingual site also includes a repository explorer for original code, fixtures, solutions, customizations, media and historical material. Learning pages are available in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese; executable examples and original licenses retain their source text.
[!NOTE] Product guidance was last verified against current official GitHub and Microsoft documentation on 2026-09-05. Recheck the linked source when availability or policy materially affects your task.