Simplify flow for feeding Q# and QASM instruction files to Copilot

source/vscode/package.json

@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@
         {
           "command": "qsharp-vscode.addProjectReference",
           "when": "resourceFilename == qsharp.json"
-        },
-        {
-          "command": "qsharp-vscode.updateCopilotInstructions"
         }
       ],
       "view/title": [
@@ -374,6 +371,14 @@
         "contents": "Connect to Azure Quantum\n[Connect to an existing workspace](command:qsharp-vscode.workspacesAdd)\nNote: For the first workspace added there may be several consent prompts to grant VS Code access.\nFor more information about the QDK and Azure Quantum, visit [https://aka.ms/AQ/Documentation](https://aka.ms/AQ/Documentation)."
       }
     ],
+    "chatInstructions": [
+      {
+        "path": "./resources/chat-instructions/qsharp.instructions.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "path": "./resources/chat-instructions/openqasm.instructions.md"
+      }
+    ],
     "commands": [
       {
         "command": "qsharp-vscode.gotoLocations",
@@ -522,11 +527,6 @@
         "command": "qsharp-vscode.showChangelog",
         "title": "Show Changelog",
         "category": "QDK"
-      },
-      {
-        "command": "qsharp-vscode.updateCopilotInstructions",
-        "category": "QDK",
-        "title": "Add Copilot instructions file for Q# and OpenQASM"
       }
     ],
     "breakpoints": [

source/vscode/src/createProject.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { qsharpExtensionId } from "./common";
 import registryJson from "./registry.json";
 import { EventType, sendTelemetryEvent } from "./telemetry";
-import { updateCopilotInstructions } from "./gh-copilot/instructions";
 
 export async function initProjectCreator(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   context.subscriptions.push(
@@ -63,9 +62,6 @@ export async function initProjectCreator(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
             "Unable to create the project. Check the project files don't already exist and that the file system is writable",
           );
         }
-
-        // Call updateCopilotInstructions to update the Copilot instructions file
-        await updateCopilotInstructions("Project", context);
       },
     ),
   );

source/vscode/src/extension.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { CircuitEditorProvider } from "./circuitEditor.js";
 import { initProjectCreator } from "./createProject.js";
 import { activateDebugger } from "./debugger/activate.js";
 import { startOtherQSharpDiagnostics } from "./diagnostics.js";
-import { registerGhCopilotInstructionsCommand } from "./gh-copilot/instructions.js";
+import { removeDeprecatedCopilotInstructions } from "./gh-copilot/instructions.js";
 import { registerLanguageModelTools } from "./gh-copilot/tools.js";
 import { activateLanguageService } from "./language-service/activate.js";
 import {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function activate(
   await initProjectCreator(context);
   registerLanguageModelTools(context);
   // fire-and-forget
-  registerGhCopilotInstructionsCommand(context);
+  removeDeprecatedCopilotInstructions(context);
 
   // Show prompt after update if not suppressed
   maybeShowChangelogPrompt(context);