I experimented with agents and instructions in VSCode because I already have a Copilot subscription and wanted to use that instead of paying for tokens with another orchestration software. The results were pretty cool, Copilot managed to do some very complex tasks like building a functioning backend to link gamelogic and a demo client just from 2-4 prompts without dropping instructions. GitHub Link to the basic workflow.
Stuff like this is probably also the reason why GitHub is changing its prices and introducing limits. I got multiple agents to work for hours in parallel with only 3 premium requests because followup actions initiated by an agent do not count as new requests.
I looked at others implementations of this, and tried to be more specific with my agents, but it led to more escalation to the user, or complete blocking of the workflow. I watched the manager agent mediating between Implementer and Reviewer, and fixing blocking events without any instructions to do so.
My question would be how much more precise do you need to be with your agent.md files to generate more value? And how deep should I go with the ticketing system for context retention?