diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/constants.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/constants.ts
index 12e0467..bd66102 100644
--- a/src/hooks/rules-injector/constants.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/constants.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,17 @@ export const PROJECT_MARKERS = [
 ];
 
 export const PROJECT_RULE_SUBDIRS: [string, string][] = [
+  [".github", "instructions"],
   [".cursor", "rules"],
   [".claude", "rules"],
 ];
 
+export const PROJECT_RULE_FILES: string[] = [
+  ".github/copilot-instructions.md",
+];
+
+export const GITHUB_INSTRUCTIONS_PATTERN = /\.instructions\.md$/;
+
 export const USER_RULE_DIR = ".claude/rules";
 
 export const RULE_EXTENSIONS = [".md", ".mdc"];
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.test.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0841fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { findProjectRoot, findRuleFiles } from "./finder";
+
+describe("findRuleFiles", () => {
+  const TEST_DIR = join(tmpdir(), `rules-injector-test-${Date.now()}`);
+  const homeDir = join(TEST_DIR, "home");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    mkdirSync(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    mkdirSync(join(TEST_DIR, ".git"), { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (existsSync(TEST_DIR)) {
+      rmSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  describe(".github/instructions/ discovery", () => {
+    it("should discover .github/instructions/*.instructions.md files", () => {
+      // #given .github/instructions/ with valid files
+      const instructionsDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github", "instructions");
+      mkdirSync(instructionsDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(instructionsDir, "typescript.instructions.md"),
+        "TS rules"
+      );
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(instructionsDir, "python.instructions.md"),
+        "PY rules"
+      );
+
+      const srcDir = join(TEST_DIR, "src");
+      mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+      const currentFile = join(srcDir, "index.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules for a file
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find both instruction files
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(
+        paths.some((p) => p.includes("typescript.instructions.md"))
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes("python.instructions.md"))).toBe(
+        true
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should ignore non-.instructions.md files in .github/instructions/", () => {
+      // #given .github/instructions/ with invalid files
+      const instructionsDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github", "instructions");
+      mkdirSync(instructionsDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(instructionsDir, "valid.instructions.md"),
+        "valid"
+      );
+      writeFileSync(join(instructionsDir, "invalid.md"), "invalid");
+      writeFileSync(join(instructionsDir, "readme.txt"), "readme");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "index.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should only find .instructions.md file
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes("valid.instructions.md"))).toBe(
+        true
+      );
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.endsWith("invalid.md"))).toBe(false);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes("readme.txt"))).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should discover nested .instructions.md files in subdirectories", () => {
+      // #given nested .github/instructions/ structure
+      const instructionsDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github", "instructions");
+      const frontendDir = join(instructionsDir, "frontend");
+      mkdirSync(frontendDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(frontendDir, "react.instructions.md"),
+        "React rules"
+      );
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "app.tsx");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find nested instruction file
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes("react.instructions.md"))).toBe(
+        true
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(".github/copilot-instructions.md (single file)", () => {
+    it("should discover copilot-instructions.md at project root", () => {
+      // #given .github/copilot-instructions.md at root
+      const githubDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github");
+      mkdirSync(githubDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(githubDir, "copilot-instructions.md"),
+        "Global instructions"
+      );
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "index.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find the single file rule
+      const singleFile = candidates.find((c) =>
+        c.path.includes("copilot-instructions.md")
+      );
+      expect(singleFile).toBeDefined();
+      expect(singleFile?.isSingleFile).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should mark single file rules with isSingleFile: true", () => {
+      // #given copilot-instructions.md
+      const githubDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github");
+      mkdirSync(githubDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(githubDir, "copilot-instructions.md"),
+        "Instructions"
+      );
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "file.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then isSingleFile should be true
+      const copilotFile = candidates.find((c) => c.isSingleFile);
+      expect(copilotFile).toBeDefined();
+      expect(copilotFile?.path).toContain("copilot-instructions.md");
+    });
+
+    it("should set distance to 0 for single file rules", () => {
+      // #given copilot-instructions.md at project root
+      const githubDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github");
+      mkdirSync(githubDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(githubDir, "copilot-instructions.md"),
+        "Instructions"
+      );
+
+      const srcDir = join(TEST_DIR, "src", "deep", "nested");
+      mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+      const currentFile = join(srcDir, "file.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules from deeply nested file
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then single file should have distance 0
+      const copilotFile = candidates.find((c) => c.isSingleFile);
+      expect(copilotFile?.distance).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("backward compatibility", () => {
+    it("should still discover .claude/rules/ files", () => {
+      // #given .claude/rules/ directory
+      const rulesDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".claude", "rules");
+      mkdirSync(rulesDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(join(rulesDir, "typescript.md"), "TS rules");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "index.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find claude rules
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes(".claude/rules/"))).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should still discover .cursor/rules/ files", () => {
+      // #given .cursor/rules/ directory
+      const rulesDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".cursor", "rules");
+      mkdirSync(rulesDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(join(rulesDir, "python.md"), "PY rules");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "main.py");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find cursor rules
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes(".cursor/rules/"))).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should discover .mdc files in rule directories", () => {
+      // #given .mdc file in .claude/rules/
+      const rulesDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".claude", "rules");
+      mkdirSync(rulesDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(join(rulesDir, "advanced.mdc"), "MDC rules");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "app.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find .mdc file
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.endsWith("advanced.mdc"))).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("mixed sources", () => {
+    it("should discover rules from all sources", () => {
+      // #given rules in multiple directories
+      const claudeRules = join(TEST_DIR, ".claude", "rules");
+      const cursorRules = join(TEST_DIR, ".cursor", "rules");
+      const githubInstructions = join(TEST_DIR, ".github", "instructions");
+      const githubDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github");
+
+      mkdirSync(claudeRules, { recursive: true });
+      mkdirSync(cursorRules, { recursive: true });
+      mkdirSync(githubInstructions, { recursive: true });
+
+      writeFileSync(join(claudeRules, "claude.md"), "claude");
+      writeFileSync(join(cursorRules, "cursor.md"), "cursor");
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(githubInstructions, "copilot.instructions.md"),
+        "copilot"
+      );
+      writeFileSync(join(githubDir, "copilot-instructions.md"), "global");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "index.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find all rules
+      expect(candidates.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
+      const paths = candidates.map((c) => c.path);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes(".claude/rules/"))).toBe(true);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes(".cursor/rules/"))).toBe(true);
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes(".github/instructions/"))).toBe(
+        true
+      );
+      expect(paths.some((p) => p.includes("copilot-instructions.md"))).toBe(
+        true
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should not duplicate single file rules", () => {
+      // #given copilot-instructions.md
+      const githubDir = join(TEST_DIR, ".github");
+      mkdirSync(githubDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(
+        join(githubDir, "copilot-instructions.md"),
+        "Instructions"
+      );
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "file.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should only have one copilot-instructions.md entry
+      const copilotFiles = candidates.filter((c) =>
+        c.path.includes("copilot-instructions.md")
+      );
+      expect(copilotFiles.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("user-level rules", () => {
+    it("should discover user-level .claude/rules/ files", () => {
+      // #given user-level rules
+      const userRulesDir = join(homeDir, ".claude", "rules");
+      mkdirSync(userRulesDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(join(userRulesDir, "global.md"), "Global user rules");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "app.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then should find user-level rules
+      const userRule = candidates.find((c) => c.isGlobal);
+      expect(userRule).toBeDefined();
+      expect(userRule?.path).toContain("global.md");
+    });
+
+    it("should mark user-level rules as isGlobal: true", () => {
+      // #given user-level rules
+      const userRulesDir = join(homeDir, ".claude", "rules");
+      mkdirSync(userRulesDir, { recursive: true });
+      writeFileSync(join(userRulesDir, "user.md"), "User rules");
+
+      const currentFile = join(TEST_DIR, "app.ts");
+      writeFileSync(currentFile, "code");
+
+      // #when finding rules
+      const candidates = findRuleFiles(TEST_DIR, homeDir, currentFile);
+
+      // #then isGlobal should be true
+      const userRule = candidates.find((c) => c.path.includes("user.md"));
+      expect(userRule?.isGlobal).toBe(true);
+      expect(userRule?.distance).toBe(9999);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("findProjectRoot", () => {
+  const TEST_DIR = join(tmpdir(), `project-root-test-${Date.now()}`);
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mkdirSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (existsSync(TEST_DIR)) {
+      rmSync(TEST_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("should find project root with .git directory", () => {
+    // #given directory with .git
+    mkdirSync(join(TEST_DIR, ".git"), { recursive: true });
+    const nestedFile = join(TEST_DIR, "src", "components", "Button.tsx");
+    mkdirSync(join(TEST_DIR, "src", "components"), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(nestedFile, "code");
+
+    // #when finding project root from nested file
+    const root = findProjectRoot(nestedFile);
+
+    // #then should return the directory with .git
+    expect(root).toBe(TEST_DIR);
+  });
+
+  it("should find project root with package.json", () => {
+    // #given directory with package.json
+    writeFileSync(join(TEST_DIR, "package.json"), "{}");
+    const nestedFile = join(TEST_DIR, "lib", "index.js");
+    mkdirSync(join(TEST_DIR, "lib"), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(nestedFile, "code");
+
+    // #when finding project root
+    const root = findProjectRoot(nestedFile);
+
+    // #then should find the package.json directory
+    expect(root).toBe(TEST_DIR);
+  });
+
+  it("should return null when no project markers found", () => {
+    // #given directory without any project markers
+    const isolatedDir = join(TEST_DIR, "isolated");
+    mkdirSync(isolatedDir, { recursive: true });
+    const file = join(isolatedDir, "file.txt");
+    writeFileSync(file, "content");
+
+    // #when finding project root
+    const root = findProjectRoot(file);
+
+    // #then should return null
+    expect(root).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.ts
index 6dd1237..3bf2939 100644
--- a/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/finder.ts
@@ -6,24 +6,24 @@ import {
 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname, join, relative } from "node:path";
 import {
+  GITHUB_INSTRUCTIONS_PATTERN,
   PROJECT_MARKERS,
+  PROJECT_RULE_FILES,
   PROJECT_RULE_SUBDIRS,
   RULE_EXTENSIONS,
   USER_RULE_DIR,
 } from "./constants";
+import type { RuleFileCandidate } from "./types";
 
-/**
- * Candidate rule file with metadata for filtering and sorting
- */
-export interface RuleFileCandidate {
-  /** Absolute path to the rule file */
-  path: string;
-  /** Real path after symlink resolution (for duplicate detection) */
-  realPath: string;
-  /** Whether this is a global/user-level rule */
-  isGlobal: boolean;
-  /** Directory distance from current file (9999 for global rules) */
-  distance: number;
+function isGitHubInstructionsDir(dir: string): boolean {
+  return dir.includes(".github/instructions") || dir.endsWith(".github/instructions");
+}
+
+function isValidRuleFile(fileName: string, dir: string): boolean {
+  if (isGitHubInstructionsDir(dir)) {
+    return GITHUB_INSTRUCTIONS_PATTERN.test(fileName);
+  }
+  return RULE_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => fileName.endsWith(ext));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ function findRuleFilesRecursive(dir: string, results: string[]): void {
       if (entry.isDirectory()) {
         findRuleFilesRecursive(fullPath, results);
       } else if (entry.isFile()) {
-        const isRuleFile = RULE_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) =>
-          entry.name.endsWith(ext),
-        );
-        if (isRuleFile) {
+        if (isValidRuleFile(entry.name, dir)) {
           results.push(fullPath);
         }
       }
@@ -133,8 +130,10 @@ export function calculateDistance(
       return 9999;
     }
 
-    const ruleParts = ruleRel ? ruleRel.split("/") : [];
-    const currentParts = currentRel ? currentRel.split("/") : [];
+    // Split by both forward and back slashes for cross-platform compatibility
+    // path.relative() returns OS-native separators (backslashes on Windows)
+    const ruleParts = ruleRel ? ruleRel.split(/[/\\]/) : [];
+    const currentParts = currentRel ? currentRel.split(/[/\\]/) : [];
 
     // Find common prefix length
     let common = 0;
@@ -207,6 +206,33 @@ export function findRuleFiles(
     distance++;
   }
 
+  // Check for single-file rules at project root (e.g., .github/copilot-instructions.md)
+  if (projectRoot) {
+    for (const ruleFile of PROJECT_RULE_FILES) {
+      const filePath = join(projectRoot, ruleFile);
+      if (existsSync(filePath)) {
+        try {
+          const stat = statSync(filePath);
+          if (stat.isFile()) {
+            const realPath = safeRealpathSync(filePath);
+            if (!seenRealPaths.has(realPath)) {
+              seenRealPaths.add(realPath);
+              candidates.push({
+                path: filePath,
+                realPath,
+                isGlobal: false,
+                distance: 0,
+                isSingleFile: true,
+              });
+            }
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Skip if file can't be read
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Search user-level rule directory (~/.claude/rules)
   const userRuleDir = join(homeDir, USER_RULE_DIR);
   const userFiles: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/index.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/index.ts
index 4a7c5c0..949a5f7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/rules-injector/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/index.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,14 @@ export function createRulesInjectorHook(ctx: PluginInput) {
         const rawContent = readFileSync(candidate.path, "utf-8");
         const { metadata, body } = parseRuleFrontmatter(rawContent);
 
-        const matchResult = shouldApplyRule(metadata, resolved, projectRoot);
-        if (!matchResult.applies) continue;
+        let matchReason: string;
+        if (candidate.isSingleFile) {
+          matchReason = "copilot-instructions (always apply)";
+        } else {
+          const matchResult = shouldApplyRule(metadata, resolved, projectRoot);
+          if (!matchResult.applies) continue;
+          matchReason = matchResult.reason ?? "matched";
+        }
 
         const contentHash = createContentHash(body);
         if (isDuplicateByContentHash(contentHash, cache.contentHashes)) continue;
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ export function createRulesInjectorHook(ctx: PluginInput) {
 
         toInject.push({
           relativePath,
-          matchReason: matchResult.reason ?? "matched",
+          matchReason,
           content: body,
           distance: candidate.distance,
         });
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.test.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15b6f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { parseRuleFrontmatter } from "./parser";
+
+describe("parseRuleFrontmatter", () => {
+  describe("applyTo field (GitHub Copilot format)", () => {
+    it("should parse applyTo as single string", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with applyTo as single string
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: "*.ts"
+---
+Rule content here`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then globs should contain the pattern
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toBe("*.ts");
+      expect(result.body).toBe("Rule content here");
+    });
+
+    it("should parse applyTo as inline array", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with applyTo as inline array
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: ["*.ts", "*.tsx"]
+---
+Rule content`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then globs should be array
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.ts", "*.tsx"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should parse applyTo as multi-line array", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with applyTo as multi-line array
+      const content = `---
+applyTo:
+  - "*.ts"
+  - "src/**/*.js"
+---
+Content`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then globs should be array
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.ts", "src/**/*.js"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should parse applyTo as comma-separated string", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with comma-separated applyTo
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: "*.ts, *.js"
+---
+Content`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then globs should be array
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.ts", "*.js"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should merge applyTo and globs when both present", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with both applyTo and globs
+      const content = `---
+globs: "*.md"
+applyTo: "*.ts"
+---
+Content`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should merge both into globs array
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.md", "*.ts"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should parse applyTo without quotes", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with unquoted applyTo
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: **/*.py
+---
+Python rules`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should parse correctly
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toBe("**/*.py");
+    });
+
+    it("should parse applyTo with description", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with applyTo and description (GitHub Copilot style)
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: "**/*.ts,**/*.tsx"
+description: "TypeScript coding standards"
+---
+# TypeScript Guidelines`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should parse both fields
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx"]);
+      expect(result.metadata.description).toBe("TypeScript coding standards");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("existing globs/paths parsing (backward compatibility)", () => {
+    it("should still parse globs field correctly", () => {
+      // #given existing globs format
+      const content = `---
+globs: ["*.py", "**/*.ts"]
+---
+Python/TypeScript rules`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should work as before
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.py", "**/*.ts"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should still parse paths field as alias", () => {
+      // #given paths field (Claude Code style)
+      const content = `---
+paths: ["src/**"]
+---
+Source rules`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should map to globs
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["src/**"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should parse alwaysApply correctly", () => {
+      // #given frontmatter with alwaysApply
+      const content = `---
+alwaysApply: true
+---
+Always apply this rule`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should recognize alwaysApply
+      expect(result.metadata.alwaysApply).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("no frontmatter", () => {
+    it("should return empty metadata and full body for plain markdown", () => {
+      // #given markdown without frontmatter
+      const content = `# Instructions
+This is a plain rule file without frontmatter.`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should have empty metadata
+      expect(result.metadata).toEqual({});
+      expect(result.body).toBe(content);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle empty content", () => {
+      // #given empty content
+      const content = "";
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should return empty metadata and body
+      expect(result.metadata).toEqual({});
+      expect(result.body).toBe("");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("edge cases", () => {
+    it("should handle frontmatter with only applyTo", () => {
+      // #given minimal GitHub Copilot format
+      const content = `---
+applyTo: "**"
+---
+Apply to all files`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should parse correctly
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toBe("**");
+      expect(result.body).toBe("Apply to all files");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle mixed array formats", () => {
+      // #given globs as multi-line and applyTo as inline
+      const content = `---
+globs:
+  - "*.md"
+applyTo: ["*.ts", "*.js"]
+---
+Mixed format`;
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should merge both
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toEqual(["*.md", "*.ts", "*.js"]);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle Windows-style line endings", () => {
+      // #given content with CRLF
+      const content = "---\r\napplyTo: \"*.ts\"\r\n---\r\nWindows content";
+
+      // #when parsing
+      const result = parseRuleFrontmatter(content);
+
+      // #then should parse correctly
+      expect(result.metadata.globs).toBe("*.ts");
+      expect(result.body).toBe("Windows content");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.ts
index 2a96675..12d41ed 100644
--- a/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/parser.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function parseYamlContent(yamlContent: string): RuleMetadata {
       metadata.description = parseStringValue(rawValue);
     } else if (key === "alwaysApply") {
       metadata.alwaysApply = rawValue === "true";
-    } else if (key === "globs" || key === "paths") {
+    } else if (key === "globs" || key === "paths" || key === "applyTo") {
       const { value, consumed } = parseArrayOrStringValue(rawValue, lines, i);
       // Merge paths into globs (Claude Code compatibility)
       if (key === "paths") {
diff --git a/src/hooks/rules-injector/types.ts b/src/hooks/rules-injector/types.ts
index f065fa7..63bf9f6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/rules-injector/types.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/rules-injector/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Rule file metadata (Claude Code style frontmatter)
+ * Supports both Claude Code format (globs, paths) and GitHub Copilot format (applyTo)
  * @see https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/settings#rule-files
+ * @see https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot
  */
 export interface RuleMetadata {
   description?: string;
@@ -30,6 +32,18 @@ export interface RuleInfo {
   realPath: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Rule file candidate with discovery context
+ */
+export interface RuleFileCandidate {
+  path: string;
+  realPath: string;
+  isGlobal: boolean;
+  distance: number;
+  /** Single-file rules (e.g., .github/copilot-instructions.md) always apply without frontmatter */
+  isSingleFile?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Session storage for injected rules tracking
  */