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# Boost Business Central Development with Skills in Visual Studio Code

[Read the post](https://aardvarklabs.blog/2026/06/05/boost-business-central-development-with-skills-in-visual-studio-code/) · Aardvark Labs (Marcel Chabot) · 2026-06-05 · 283 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Skills in Visual Studio Code enable developers to create advanced, repeatable prompts for Business Central AL development. The post explains how to install and manage skills using a .github folder, and recommends existing skill libraries like the AL Development Collection to accelerate Copilot-assisted development.

## Key points

- Skills in development environments work like Copilot Cowork skills, automating repeatable development processes with advanced prompts
- Skills require a .github folder to manage, located alongside .alpackages, .codeAnalysis, and .vscode folders
- The AL Development Collection extension provides a comprehensive library including skills, agents, tools, docs, and prompts for Business Central development
- Multiple skill libraries exist that developers can install to enhance their Copilot AI-assisted development workflow

## Quotes

- "skills in development studio are similar in that they allow for a more advanced prompt to perform repeatable development processes." (Clarifies that Skills automate complex, repeatable development tasks through advanced prompting)
- "This little library will supercharge your Copilot AI Assisted development!" (Emphasizes the productivity boost from using pre-built skill libraries)

## Context

- Features: Skills in Visual Studio Code, Copilot Cowork skills, AL Development Collection extension, AI-assisted development, prompt automation

Source: Aardvark Labs, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.