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GitHub Admin AI Setup

A checklist for configuring GitHub Copilot organization settings, content exclusions, model access, budgets, and review cadence for Neexo.

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Scope

Repository files can guide agents, but GitHub organization settings must enforce budgets, model access, and content exclusion.

Checklist

  • Confirm the active Copilot plan and usage-based billing settings
  • Configure organization-level content exclusions
  • Configure repository-level exclusions for generated output and assets where needed
  • Restrict expensive models by default
  • Review cloud agent, third-party agent, Spark, Spaces, and MCP policies
  • Review usage CSV monthly
  • Investigate outlier sessions and unusually expensive model usage

Content Exclusion Starter

See the Copilot Content Exclusions Guide for a complete exclusion list with explanations. At minimum, configure these at the organization level:

- "/**/node_modules/**"
- "/**/.next/**"
- "/**/dist/**"
- "/**/.env"
- "/**/.env.*"

Raw content

Copy this into your project — e.g. .instructions.md, .agent.md, or SKILL.md

## Scope

Repository files can guide agents, but GitHub organization settings must enforce budgets, model access, and content exclusion.

## Checklist

- Confirm the active Copilot plan and usage-based billing settings
- Configure organization-level content exclusions
- Configure repository-level exclusions for generated output and assets where needed
- Restrict expensive models by default
- Review cloud agent, third-party agent, Spark, Spaces, and MCP policies
- Review usage CSV monthly
- Investigate outlier sessions and unusually expensive model usage

## Content Exclusion Starter

See the [Copilot Content Exclusions Guide](/cookbook/content-exclusions-guide) for a complete exclusion list with explanations. At minimum, configure these at the organization level:

```yaml
- "/**/node_modules/**"
- "/**/.next/**"
- "/**/dist/**"
- "/**/.env"
- "/**/.env.*"
```