microsoft/hve-core

microsoft/hve-core

Description: A refined collection of Hypervelocity Engineering components (instructions, prompts, agents, and skills) to start your project off right, or upgrade your existing projects to get the most out of GitHub Copilot

Language: PowerShell

License: MIT

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Created: 2025-11-02T21:24:46Z

Pushed: 2026-06-11T02:48:07Z

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README: --- title: HVE Core description: Hypervelocity Engineering prompt library for GitHub Copilot with convention-driven AI workflows and validated artifacts author: Microsoft ms.date: 2026-05-04 ms.topic: overview keywords:

• hypervelocity engineering
• prompt engineering
• github copilot
• ai workflows
• custom agents
• copilot instructions
• rpi methodology

estimated_reading_time: 3 ---

   

Hypervelocity Engineering (HVE) Core (accelerating software delivery through AI-augmented workflows) gives you specialized agents, auto-applied coding instructions, reusable prompts, and validated skills for GitHub Copilot. Turn Copilot into a convention-driven engineering workflow (agents follow your repository's standards automatically) that scales from solo developers to enterprise teams.

> [!TIP] > Install from the VS Code Marketplace in under 30 seconds. See the [Installation Guide](docs/getting-started/install.md) for all options.

Quick Start

1. Install the HVE Core - Flagship Collection extension from the VS Code Marketplace. 2. Open any project and launch GitHub Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Alt+I). 3. Select an agent from the picker (try rpi-agent, task-researcher, or memory) and start a conversation.

That's it. Agents, instructions, and prompts activate automatically once the extension is installed.

Using GitHub Copilot CLI? Install as a plugin instead:

copilot plugin marketplace add microsoft/hve-core
copilot plugin install hve-core@hve-core

See [CLI Plugins](docs/getting-started/methods/cli-plugins.md) for usage details.

Ready for more? Follow the [Getting Started Guide](docs/getting-started/README.md).

Choose Your Extension

Two VS Code extensions serve different needs:

Collections are curated bundles of agents, prompts, instructions, and skills targeting specific workflows or domains. The HVE Core extension installs the flagship collection (41 artifacts for RPI (Research → Plan → Implement) workflows). Install HVE Core All for the complete bundle (221 artifacts across all domains).

| Extension | What it includes | Best for | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | HVE Core All | Every collection: all agents, prompts, instructions, and skills | Individual developers and teams that want the full library | | HVE Installer | Selective installation of specific collections | Teams that want to pick only the collections relevant to their workflow |

Not sure which to choose? Start with HVE Core All. You can switch to HVE Installer later if you need finer control over which collections are active. See the [Collections Overview](docs/getting-started/collections.md) for a comparison of all available bundles.

Copilot CLI users: All collections are also available as [CLI plugins](docs/getting-started/methods/cli-plugins.md) via copilot plugin install @hve-core.

What's Included

| Component | Count | Description | Documentation | |--------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | Agents | 49 | Specialized AI assistants for research, planning, and implementation | [Agents](.github/CUSTOM-AGENTS.md) | | Instructions | 102 | Repository-specific coding guidelines applied automatically | [Instructions](.github/instructions/README.md) | | Prompts | 63 | Reusable templates for common tasks like commits and PRs | [Prompts](.github/prompts/README.md) | | Skills | 11 | Self-contained packages with cross-platform scripts and guidance | [Skills](.github/skills/) | | Scripts | N/A | Validation tools for linting, security, and quality | [Scripts](scripts/README.md) |

> [!TIP] > Component types at a glance: > > * Agents - Specialized AI personas with domain expertise (e.g., Task Researcher, Security Planner) > * Prompts - Predefined commands that trigger specific workflows (e.g., /task-research, /git-commit) > * Instructions - Coding standards and conventions auto-applied to matching files > * Skills - Reusable tool packages that extend agent capabilities

Documentation

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| Guide | Description | |------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | [Getting Started](docs/getting-started/README.md) | Setup and first workflow tutorial | | [Collections](docs/getting-started/collections.md) | Available bundles and selection guide | | [RPI Workflow](docs/rpi/README.md) | Deep dive into Research, Plan, Implement | | [Contributing](docs/contributing/README.md) | Create custom agents, instructions, and prompts | | [Agents Reference](.github/CUSTOM-AGENTS.md) | All available agents | | [Instructions Reference](.github/instructions/README.md) | All coding instructions | | [AI Artifacts Architecture](docs/architecture/ai-artifacts.md) | Prompt engineering framework and artifact types | | [Validation…