chore: GitHub Copilot settings and guidelines

[DerekRoberts]

Configure GitHub Copilot Settings and Guidelines

Description

Add standardized GitHub Copilot configuration and guidelines to improve developer experience and ensure consistent code quality across the team.

Changes

VS Code Settings

Added .vscode/settings.json:

// filepath: .vscode/settings.json
{
  "github.copilot.enable": {
    "*": true,
    "plaintext": false
  },
  "cSpell.words": [
    "bcgov",
    "caddy",
    "kubernetes",
    // ...existing code...
  ]
}

Copilot Guidelines

Created .github/copilot/COPILOT.md with:

• Team guidelines for AI-assisted development
• Security considerations and best practices
• Project-specific guidance
• Cross-team collaboration guidelines

Testing

✅ VS Code settings validated:

• Work across Linux, MacOS, and Windows
• Don't interfere with existing configurations
• Support standard Copilot features

✅ Documentation verified:

• Clear and actionable guidelines
• Follows emerging standards
• Maintains template flexibility

Additional Context

These changes establish a foundation for AI-assisted development while ensuring:

• Security and best practices are followed
• Team collaboration is enhanced
• Documentation quality improves
• Future updates are manageable

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Pull Request Overview

This PR reorganizes dependency declarations and introduces standardized GitHub Copilot configuration and references across the project.

• Reorganized project dependencies and cleaned up unused packages.
• Added VS Code Copilot settings and a team-wide Copilot guideline document.
• Updated entry points and README to reference the new Copilot guidance.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
frontend/src/main.tsx	Added a header comment linking to Copilot guidelines
backend/src/app.ts	Inserted a comment block referencing Copilot guidelines
README.md	Added a Development section with Copilot instructions
.vscode/settings.json	Introduced Copilot and spell-checker configurations
.github/copilot/COPILOT.md	Created comprehensive team guidelines for Copilot usage

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (4)

README.md:63

• Adjust the link to use a relative path that resolves correctly in rendered markdown, e.g., ./.github/copilot/COPILOT.md.

1. Review our [Copilot Guidelines](.github/copilot/COPILOT.md) before contributing

frontend/src/main.tsx:3

• [nitpick] Consider using a relative path without a leading slash (e.g., ../.github/copilot/COPILOT.md) so the reference remains correct in different contexts.

 * @see /.github/copilot/COPILOT.md for AI-assistance guidelines

.github/copilot/COPILOT.md:103

• The header contains an invalid or missing emoji placeholder (�). Replace it with the intended emoji or remove it to ensure proper rendering.

## � Language-Specific Guidelines

backend/src/app.ts:14

• There’s an extra * and duplicate closing */ after the comment header. Remove the stray * on this line and the following */ to properly close the JSDoc block only once.

 *