diff --git a/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go b/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
index 91f82f368d9..27a8ef02eeb 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ var Registry = []Agent{
 		ConfigDir:   homeSubdir(".config", "opencode"),
 	},
 	{
-		Name:        "copilot",
-		DisplayName: "GitHub Copilot",
-		ConfigDir:   homeSubdir(".copilot"),
+		Name:                 "copilot",
+		DisplayName:          "GitHub Copilot",
+		ConfigDir:            homeSubdir(".copilot"),
+		SupportsProjectScope: true,
+		ProjectConfigDir:     ".github",
 	},
 	{
 		Name:         "antigravity",
diff --git a/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go b/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
index ad7c1810e98..06e698a9911 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ func TestSupportsProjectScopeSetCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 		"cursor":      true,
 		"codex":       false,
 		"opencode":    false,
-		"copilot":     false,
+		"copilot":     true,
 		"antigravity": false,
 	}
 
@@ -903,6 +903,24 @@ func TestSupportsProjectScopeSetCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestProjectScopeAgentDirectoriesSetCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd := filepath.Join("tmp", "project")
+	expected := map[string]string{
+		"claude-code": filepath.Join(cwd, ".claude", "skills"),
+		"cursor":      filepath.Join(cwd, ".cursor", "skills"),
+		"copilot":     filepath.Join(cwd, ".github", "skills"),
+	}
+
+	for _, agent := range agents.Registry {
+		want, ok := expected[agent.Name]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		require.True(t, agent.SupportsProjectScope, "%s should support project scope", agent.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, want, agent.ProjectSkillsDir(cwd), "project skills dir for %s", agent.Name)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetSkillsRefResolvesFromManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	// Pre-populate the cache so FetchManifest returns from tier 1 (local cache)
 	// without hitting the network. The embedded manifest fallback is tested