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ContentExclusionRules

Content exclusion rules mapping repository names to arrays of file path patterns that Copilot is prevented from accessing.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/ContentExclusionRules",
  "title": "ContentExclusionRules",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Content exclusion rules mapping repository names to arrays of file path patterns that Copilot is prevented from accessing.",
  "additionalProperties": {
    "type": "array",
    "items": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "description": "List of file path patterns to exclude for this repository."
  },
  "example": {
    "octo-repo": [
      "/src/some-dir/kernel.rs",
      "/secrets/**"
    ]
  }
}