Add UCD-SeRG Lab Manual reference to copilot-instructions

[Copilot]

Adds reference to the UCD-SeRG Lab Manual in copilot-instructions to ensure Copilot follows lab-wide best practices for code repositories, coding style, reproducibility, and GitHub workflows.

Changes

• Added new "Lab-Wide Guidance" section in .github/copilot-instructions.md with link to lab manual (web and GitHub source fallback)
• Listed key manual topics: culture/conduct, communication, reproducibility, code repositories, coding practices, big data, Quarto, GitHub workflows, code publication
• Updated NEWS.md and incremented version to 0.0.0.9048

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• ucd-serg.github.io
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node --enable-source-maps /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/copilot-developer-action-main/dist/index.js (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

add to copilot-instructions: follow guidance in https://ucd-serg.github.io/lab-manual/; the corresponding source files are in https://github.com/UCD-SERG/lab-manual, if easier to read

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds lab-wide best-practices guidance to the repository’s Copilot instructions by linking to the UCD-SeRG Lab Manual, and updates release metadata accordingly.

Changes:

• Added a new “Lab-Wide Guidance” section to .github/copilot-instructions.md linking to the UCD-SeRG Lab Manual (with a GitHub source fallback).
• Added a NEWS entry documenting the Copilot-instructions update.
• Bumped package version to 0.0.0.9048.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
.github/copilot-instructions.md	Adds lab-manual reference and topic list to guide Copilot toward lab-wide standards.
NEWS.md	Records the Copilot-instructions update in the development changelog.
DESCRIPTION	Increments package version to reflect the change.