As AI agents generate more code, review bottlenecks emerge. A practical solution is to document team conventions as structured pattern files (with anti-patterns, structural trees, and real-file references) in a docs/patterns/ directory, then bundle them into a .github/copilot-instructions.md routing file. GitHub Copilot uses
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The Review BottleneckThe Prerequisite: Consistent ArchitectureWriting Pattern FilesGrowing the (Anti-)Pattern LibraryBundling into a Single Instructions FileAI-Powered Review on GitHubLocal Pattern Checking with AI AgentsAI-Powered CorrectionAI-Powered ImplementationHow to StartScaling with Agentic CodingSort: