GitHub Copilot · Coding agent
Build a GitHub Copilot trading bot with an algo team in agent mode.
Super Algo Kit adds an algo trading team to GitHub Copilot, so you can build your own GitHub Copilot trading bot. It works in VS Code agent mode and in Copilot CLI. Copilot reads the kit's skills from .agents/skills and .claude/skills and its specialist roles from .github/agents. Type /algo-start to begin. Paper comes first, and live trading starts only when you type the authorize command.
coding agent facts
GitHub Copilot
- How to start
- In VS Code agent mode or Copilot CLI, type /algo-start, or say Start Super Algo Kit.
- Where the files go
- AGENTS.md, skills in .agents/skills and .claude/skills, and roles as Copilot agents in .github/agents.
- Guard
- Its own file in .github/hooks, which the guide says Copilot CLI and Copilot's cloud agent run.
- Autostart
- No automatic start. Type /algo-start each session; the conductor agent file points to the start skill.
- Prompt size
- Copilot reads at most 30,000 characters of an agent file, and the installer warns if a role is longer.
- Voice input
- VS Code voice mode: Ctrl+Shift+Space, or Shift+Cmd+Space on macOS. It needs an individual Copilot plan.
- Copilot CLI
- Needs a Copilot subscription, and PowerShell 6 or newer on Windows.
From the kit's GitHub Copilot card, checked 2026-09-30. Not investment advice.
Paper first
Super Algo Kit in GitHub Copilot, step by step.
Super Algo Kit runs inside the coding agent you already use. It interviews you, writes the spec with pass marks set first, then builds, backtests and paper-tests. Real money starts only when you type the authorize command.
The plan, step by step
Tick them off as you go.
How does Super Algo Kit install in GitHub Copilot?
The installer writes AGENTS.md, copies the skills into .agents/skills and .claude/skills, and writes the specialist roles as Copilot agents in .github/agents. It also adds its own safety guard file in .github/hooks.
In VS Code, open the folder, trust the workspace and open Copilot Chat in agent mode. In a terminal, run Copilot CLI in the folder and sign in.
What does a Copilot session with the kit look like?
Type /algo-start. The kit opens with three short lines on what it will and will not do, then asks one question at a time.
Answer in your own words, or speak in VS Code voice mode. You type every approval phrase yourself, and the kit never types them for you.
How do you build and test a trading bot with Copilot?
The kit turns your answers into a strategy card and a spec with pass marks set before any test. Then it builds the bot and runs cost-aware backtests with out-of-sample and walk-forward checks.
Risk limits come from your own maximum loss, with a kill switch. A paper run comes before any live step.
What are the limits of Copilot with the kit?
Copilot reads at most 30,000 characters of an agent file, and the installer warns if a role is longer. The guide names Copilot CLI and the cloud agent as the parts that run the guard file.
Voice mode needs an individual Copilot plan. Your Copilot subscription is a separate cost from the kit.
Before you rely on it
Limits to know.
- Agent files are read only up to 30,000 characters, so watch the installer's warnings.
- The guide names Copilot CLI and the cloud agent as the parts that run the guard.
- Voice mode in VS Code needs an individual Copilot plan.
- Copilot CLI on Windows needs PowerShell 6 or newer.
- There is no automatic start; type /algo-start each session.
FAQ
GitHub Copilot: questions.
Can GitHub Copilot build a trading bot?
Yes. With Super Algo Kit installed, Copilot in agent mode follows the kit's stages with its specialist roles from .github/agents. It interviews you, writes a spec, builds the code and tests it with costs and a paper run. Agents never place live orders.
How do I start Super Algo Kit in Copilot?
In VS Code, open the folder, trust the workspace and open Copilot Chat in agent mode. Then type /algo-start, or type Start Super Algo Kit if the command is not recognised.
Is there a size limit for the kit's agents in Copilot?
Yes. GitHub Copilot reads at most 30,000 characters of an agent file. Super Algo Kit's installer warns you if a role file is longer than that.
Can I talk to the kit by voice in Copilot?
In VS Code, press Ctrl+Shift+Space on Windows and Linux or Shift+Cmd+Space on macOS, or click the microphone. Voice mode needs an individual Copilot plan. In Copilot CLI, use your system's dictation.
Is Super Algo Kit affiliated with GitHub?
No. The GitHub Copilot name is used only to say that Super Algo Kit works with it. There is no partnership or endorsement.
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GitHub Copilot is a trademark of its owner, named only to say that Super Algo Kit installs into it. Super Algo Kit is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maker. Super Algo Kit is development software. It is not investment advice, a signal service or a promise of performance. Trading involves substantial risk, including the loss of all capital you trade with.