cleanup old prompts and improve naming #336726

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aeschli opened 2:30am on September 18, 2026 wanted to merge 8 Δ into microsoft/vscode main from
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cleanup old prompts and improve naming

@digitarald Ok if we remove the plan-fast and plan-deep skills (previous prompt files) from the VS Code repo?
They were basically a shortcut to switch to plan mode which no longer applies. The prompt text is quite short so this can easily be mentioned in the user prompt.
Also they are no VS Code specific so probably don't have to be in the VS Code repo

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ljharb reviewed on September 18, 2026
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## Copilot review overview

### 🟢 Approval recommended

The cleanup is internally consistent, and no remaining references to the removed or previous skill names were found.

**Review effort:** Balanced
**Findings:** None

What changed in this PR

Removes obsolete prompt skills and aligns remaining skill metadata with directory names and clearer descriptions.

**Changes:**
- Removes three outdated planning/performance skills.
- Improves names and descriptions for issue migration and build triage skills.

| File | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| `.github/​skills/​plan-fast/​SKILL.md` | Removes obsolete prompt. |
| `.github/​skills/​plan-deep/​SKILL.md` | Removes obsolete prompt. |
| `.github/​skills/​micro-perf/​SKILL.md` | Removes obsolete performance prompt. |
| `.github/​skills/​migrate-issues/​SKILL.md` | Clarifies skill name and purpose. |
| `.github/​skills/​build-champ-triage/​SKILL.md` | Clarifies skill name and purpose. |

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