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squad-help
How to actually use Squad — Squad is a custom Copilot agent (invoked via the task tool with agent_type='Squad'), not a skill. This file explains the right invocation paths for setting up a team, listing squad commands, and initializing Squad in a new project.
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# Skill: squad-help
> **Quick reference.** If you're reading this because a user said "use squad" or "squad" or "set up a squad", you're in the right place — read on for the correct invocation paths.
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## Squad is a custom agent, not a skill
The Squad framework registers a **custom Copilot CLI agent** at `.github/agents/squad.agent.md`. The agent is named **`Squad`** and its description is *"Your AI team. Describe what you're building, get a team of specialists that live in your repo."*
Copilot CLI agents and skills are different things:
| Thing | How to invoke | Example |
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