Typeagent Setup

microsoft/typeagent-setup

Configure TypeAgent integration mode and settings

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the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

729

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on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/TypeAgent --skill typeagent-setup

4 sections, as written by the author

Configure the TypeAgent integration for Copilot CLI.

Read the config file at ${PLUGIN_DATA}/config.json (create if it doesn't exist).

Ask the user which integration mode they'd like:

direct (default) - Hook handles requests directly, bypassing the LLM. Fastest response time (~2-3s) but no streaming.
mcp - Hook redirects to MCP tool, allowing the LLM to call TypeAgent. Adds ~1-2s for LLM overhead but enables streaming and LLM formatting.

Also ask for:

TypeAgent host (default: localhost) - The host where the TypeAgent agent-server is running
TypeAgent port (default: 8999) - The port for the agent-server

Write the configuration to ${PLUGIN_DATA}/config.json:

{
  "mode": "direct",
  "host": "localhost",
  "port": 8999
}

Tell the user to restart Copilot CLI for changes to take effect.

They can also override temporarily with environment variables:

Copy the folder

Take microsoft/typeagent-setup from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.