Our first approach to reusable GitHub Copilot workflows was a library of reusable prompt files. You can read about my reusable prompt strategy in GitHub Copilot Playbook: Reusable Prompts. Each prompt represented a specific Business Central development task, such as extending Sales Lines or adding fields to a page. This worked well if the correct prompt was selected. The challenge was knowing which prompt to use (or if one even existed), understanding naming conventions and parameters, and choosing the right one for your implementation.

As the library grew to more than 50 custom prompts, the challenge was ensuring developers had the right prompt at their fingertips. Developers needed a way to find the right workflow without memorizing filenames, naming conventions, or prompt parameters. That raised a new question: how could we keep prompts specialized while making them easier to discover?

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