Clarify scope of and when custom instructions are applied #9006

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1. Nick Trogh (ntrogh)

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5. DakotaB75 commented on Dec 20, 2025

   

   Dakota Bazan (DakotaB75)

   on Dec 20, 2025

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   Hi Nick Trogh (@ntrogh) — I’d like to contribute a docs-only PR to clarify the Custom Instructions documentation.

   The goal would be to:

   • Clearly define instruction scopes (user-level vs workspace-level).
   • Explain when instructions are applied (automatic vs manual scenarios).
   • Explicitly document that repository-level instructions are not supported in VS Code (unlike GitHub.com), as this seems to be a common source of confusion.

   I’ll keep the changes strictly scoped to clarification and structure, with no behavior or feature changes.
6. João Moreno (joaomorenoalt)

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