Guide for setting up vcpkg in C++ projects, managing dependency versions, and cross-compiling. Covers manifest initialization, CMake and Visual Studio integration, classic-to-manifest migration, version pinning, baselines, overrides, triplets, and cross-compilation. Use when a user is working with vcpkg project setup, installation, version management, or cross-platform builds.
Install
npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill vcpkgnpx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill vcpkg -a claude-code -gnpx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill vcpkg -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/vcpkggh skill install github/awesome-copilot vcpkggit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot /tmp/github__awesome-copilot
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/github__awesome-copilot/skills/vcpkg ~/.claude/skills/vcpkg # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/github__awesome-copilot/skills/vcpkg ~/.agents/skills/vcpkg # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode