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# Experimental

Experimental and preview artifacts not yet promoted to stable collections

> **⚠️ Experimental** — This collection is experimental. Contents and behavior may change or be removed without notice.

## Overview

Experimental and preview artifacts not yet promoted to stable collections. Items in this collection may change or be removed without notice.

This collection includes agents, skills, and instructions for:

- **Experiment Designer** — Guides users through designing Minimum Viable Experiments (MVEs) with hypothesis formation, vetting, and structured experiment plans
- **PowerPoint Builder** — Creates, updates, and manages PowerPoint slide decks using YAML-driven content with python-pptx
- **Video to GIF** — Convert video files to animated GIF format

## Install

```bash
copilot plugin install experimental@hve-core
```

## Agents

| Agent               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| experiment-designer | Conversational coach that guides users through designing a Minimum Viable Experiment (MVE) with structured hypothesis formation, vetting, and experiment planning - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core |
| pptx                | Creates, updates, and manages PowerPoint slide decks using YAML-driven content with python-pptx                                                                                                          |
| pptx-subagent       | Executes PowerPoint skill operations including content extraction, YAML creation, deck building, and visual validation                                                                                   |

## Instructions

| Instruction                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| experiment-designer.instructions | MVE domain knowledge and coaching conventions for the Experiment Designer agent - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                                      |
| pptx.instructions                | Shared conventions for PowerPoint Builder agent, subagent, and powerpoint skill                                                                                                                                                                             |
| hve-core-location.instructions   | Important: hve-core is the repository containing this instruction file; Guidance: if a referenced prompt, instructions, agent, or script is missing in the current directory, fall back to this hve-core location by walking up this file's directory tree. |

## Skills

| Skill        | Description                                                                                                                                   |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| powerpoint   | PowerPoint slide deck generation and management using python-pptx with YAML-driven content and styling - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core |
| video-to-gif | Video-to-GIF conversion skill with FFmpeg two-pass optimization - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                        |

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> Source: [microsoft/hve-core](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core)

