update-markdown-file-index
Generate and maintain file indexes in markdown documents by scanning folders and updating or creating organized file listings.
What it does
- Name: Filename with or without extension based on context
- Type: File extension and category (e.g., .md, .js, .py)
- Description: First line comment, header, or inferred purpose
- Size: File size for reference (optional)
- Modified: Last modified date (optional)
- filename.ext - Description
- filename2.ext - Description
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Generate and maintain file indexes in markdown documents by scanning folders and updating or creating organized file listings.
Source
Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot
update-markdown-file-index FAQ
What does the update-markdown-file-index skill do?
Update a markdown file section with an index/table of files from a specified folder. Name: Filename with or without extension based on context Type: File extension and category (e.g., .md, .js, .py)
How do I install update-markdown-file-index?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill update-markdown-file-index --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.
Maintain update-markdown-file-index?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/github-awesome-copilot-update-markdown-file-index?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/github-awesome-copilot-update-markdown-file-index The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.