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Add Noob Mode skill and plugin#857

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What this adds

Noob Mode is a plain-English translation layer for non-technical Copilot CLI users (like me!) — lawyers, PMs, business stakeholders, designers, etc and anyone new to the command line. When activated, it translates every approval prompt, error message, and technical output into clear, jargon-free English with color-coded risk indicators.

Included

  • Standalone skill (skills/noob-mode/) with SKILL.md and bundled reference assets:
    • references/glossary.md — 100+ technical terms defined in plain English
    • references/examples.md — 15 before/after examples showing Noob Mode in action
  • Plugin (plugins/noob-mode/) enabling installation via:
    copilot plugin install noob-mode@awesome-copilot
    

Features

Feature Description
Approval Translation Structured explanation before every permission request (WHAT / WHY / RISK / consequences)
Risk Indicators Color-coded risk levels: 🟢 Low, 🟡 Moderate, 🔴 High, ⛔ Critical
Jargon Detection Auto-defines technical terms in plain English on first use
Step-by-Step Plans Plain-English roadmap before multi-step tasks
Output Translation Error messages and command results translated into clear language
Completion Summaries Post-task summary of what changed + how to undo
Decision Support Options explained with trade-offs and recommendations

Validation

  • npm run skill:validate
  • npm run plugin:validate
  • npm run build ✅ (README tables and marketplace.json updated)

Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings March 2, 2026 23:10
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Pull request overview

Adds a new “Noob Mode” skill and corresponding plugin to provide plain-English translations of Copilot CLI approvals, outputs, and errors for non-technical users.

Changes:

  • Added skills/noob-mode/ with SKILL.md plus glossary/examples reference assets.
  • Added plugins/noob-mode/ with a plugin manifest and README for installation/usage.
  • Updated skill/plugin indexes and marketplace listing to include the new entries.

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Copilot reviewed 8 out of 8 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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skills/noob-mode/references/glossary.md Adds a plain-English glossary reference for the skill.
skills/noob-mode/references/examples.md Adds before/after examples demonstrating the Noob Mode experience.
skills/noob-mode/SKILL.md Defines the Noob Mode skill behavior and rules.
plugins/noob-mode/README.md Documents installation and usage of the Noob Mode plugin.
plugins/noob-mode/.github/plugin/plugin.json Adds plugin metadata and references the Noob Mode skill for packaging.
docs/README.skills.md Registers the new skill in the skills index.
docs/README.plugins.md Registers the new plugin in the plugins index.
.github/plugin/marketplace.json Adds the new plugin entry to the marketplace listing.

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Noob Mode is a plain-English translation layer for non-technical Copilot
CLI users (PMs, business stakeholders, designers, and anyone new to the
command line). When activated, it translates every approval prompt, error
message, and technical output into clear, jargon-free English with
color-coded risk indicators.

Includes:
- Standalone skill (skills/noob-mode/) with SKILL.md and bundled
  glossary (100+ terms) and before/after examples
- Plugin (plugins/noob-mode/) for installation via
  copilot plugin install noob-mode@awesome-copilot

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
@aaronpowell aaronpowell merged commit a893b06 into github:staged Mar 2, 2026
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