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# HVE Core All

Full bundle of all stable HVE Core agents, prompts, instructions, and skills

## Install

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

## Agents

| Agent                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ado-prd-to-wit               | Product Manager expert for analyzing PRDs and planning Azure DevOps work item hierarchies                                                                                                                  |
| gen-data-spec                | Generate comprehensive data dictionaries, machine-readable data profiles, and objective summaries for downstream analysis (EDA notebooks, dashboards) through guided discovery                             |
| gen-jupyter-notebook         | Create structured exploratory data analysis Jupyter notebooks from available data sources and generated data dictionaries                                                                                  |
| gen-streamlit-dashboard      | Develop a multi-page Streamlit dashboard                                                                                                                                                                   |
| test-streamlit-dashboard     | Automated testing for Streamlit dashboards using Playwright with issue tracking and reporting                                                                                                              |
| dt-coach                     | Design Thinking coach guiding teams through the 9-method HVE framework with Think/Speak/Empower philosophy - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                          |
| dt-learning-tutor            | Design Thinking learning tutor providing structured curriculum, comprehension checks, and adaptive pacing - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                           |
| github-backlog-manager       | Orchestrator agent for GitHub backlog management workflows including triage, discovery, sprint planning, and execution - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                              |
| doc-ops                      | Autonomous documentation operations agent for pattern compliance, accuracy verification, and gap detection - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                          |
| memory                       | Conversation memory persistence for session continuity - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                              |
| pr-review                    | Comprehensive Pull Request review assistant ensuring code quality, security, and convention compliance - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                              |
| prompt-builder               | Prompt engineering assistant with phase-based workflow for creating and validating prompts, agents, and instructions files - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                          |
| rpi-agent                    | Autonomous RPI orchestrator running specialized subagents through Research → Plan → Implement → Review → Discover phases - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                            |
| implementation-validator     | Validates implementation quality against architectural requirements, design principles, and code standards with severity-graded findings - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                            |
| phase-implementor            | Executes a single implementation phase from a plan with full codebase access and change tracking - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                    |
| plan-validator               | Validates implementation plans against research documents, updating the Planning Log Discrepancy Log section with severity-graded findings - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                          |
| prompt-evaluator             | Evaluates prompt execution results against Prompt Quality Criteria with severity-graded findings and categorized remediation guidance                                                                      |
| prompt-tester                | Tests prompt files by following them literally in a sandbox environment when creating or improving prompts, instructions, agents, or skills without improving or interpreting beyond face value            |
| prompt-updater               | Modifies or creates prompts, instructions or rules, agents, skills following prompt engineering conventions and standards based on prompt evaluation and research                                          |
| researcher-subagent          | Research subagent using search tools, read tools, fetch web page, github repo, and mcp tools                                                                                                               |
| rpi-validator                | Validates a Changes Log against the Implementation Plan, Planning Log, and Research Documents for a specific plan phase - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                             |
| task-implementor             | Executes implementation plans from .copilot-tracking/plans with progressive tracking and change records - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                             |
| task-planner                 | Implementation planner for creating actionable implementation plans - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                 |
| task-researcher              | Task research specialist for comprehensive project analysis - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                         |
| task-reviewer                | Reviews completed implementation work for accuracy, completeness, and convention compliance - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                         |
| hve-core-installer           | Decision-driven installer for HVE-Core with 6 installation methods for local, devcontainer, and Codespaces environments - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                             |
| adr-creation                 | Interactive AI coaching for collaborative architectural decision record creation with guided discovery, research integration, and progressive documentation building - Brought to you by microsoft/edge-ai |
| agile-coach                  | Conversational agent that helps create or refine goal-oriented user stories with clear acceptance criteria for any tracking tool - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                    |
| arch-diagram-builder         | Architecture diagram builder agent that builds high quality ASCII-art diagrams - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                      |
| brd-builder                  | Business Requirements Document builder with guided Q&A and reference integration                                                                                                                           |
| prd-builder                  | Product Requirements Document builder with guided Q&A and reference integration                                                                                                                            |
| product-manager-advisor      | Product management advisor for requirements discovery, validation, and issue creation                                                                                                                      |
| system-architecture-reviewer | System architecture reviewer for design trade-offs, ADR creation, and well-architected alignment - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                    |
| ux-ui-designer               | UX research specialist for Jobs-to-be-Done analysis, user journey mapping, and accessibility requirements                                                                                                  |
| security-plan-creator        | Expert security architect for creating comprehensive cloud security plans - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                           |

## Commands

| Command                                     | Description                                                                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ado-create-pull-request                     | Generate pull request description, discover related work items, identify reviewers, and create Azure DevOps pull request with all linkages.      |
| ado-get-build-info                          | Retrieve Azure DevOps build information for a Pull Request or specific Build Number.                                                             |
| ado-get-my-work-items                       | Retrieve user's current Azure DevOps work items and organize them into planning file definitions                                                 |
| ado-process-my-work-items-for-task-planning | Process retrieved work items for task planning and generate task-planning-logs.md handoff file                                                   |
| ado-update-wit-items                        | Prompt to update work items based on planning files                                                                                              |
| dt-handoff-implementation-space             | Compiles DT Methods 7-9 outputs into RPI-ready handoff artifact targeting task-researcher                                                        |
| dt-handoff-problem-space                    | Problem Space exit handoff — compiles DT Methods 1-3 outputs into RPI-ready artifact targeting task-researcher                                   |
| dt-handoff-solution-space                   | Solution Space exit handoff — compiles DT Methods 4-6 outputs into RPI-ready artifact targeting task-researcher                                  |
| dt-method-04-convergence                    | Theme discovery for Design Thinking Method 4c through philosophy-based clustering - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                         |
| dt-method-04-ideation                       | Divergent ideation for Design Thinking Method 4b with constraint-informed solution generation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core             |
| dt-method-05-concepts                       | Concept articulation for Design Thinking Method 5b from brainstorming themes - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                              |
| dt-method-05-evaluation                     | Stakeholder alignment and three-lens evaluation for Design Thinking Method 5c - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                             |
| dt-method-06-building                       | Scrappy prototype building with fidelity enforcement for Design Thinking Method 6b - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                        |
| dt-method-06-planning                       | Concept analysis and prototype approach design for Design Thinking Method 6a - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                              |
| dt-method-06-testing                        | Hypothesis-driven testing and constraint validation for Design Thinking Method 6c - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                         |
| dt-method-next                              | Assess DT project state and recommend next method with sequencing validation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                              |
| dt-resume-coaching                          | Resume a Design Thinking coaching session — reads coaching state and re-establishes context - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core               |
| dt-start-project                            | Start a new Design Thinking coaching project with state initialization and first coaching interaction - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core     |
| github-add-issue                            | Create a GitHub issue using discovered repository templates and conversational field collection                                                  |
| github-discover-issues                      | Discover GitHub issues through user-centric queries, artifact-driven analysis, or search-based exploration and produce planning files for review |
| github-execute-backlog                      | Execute a GitHub backlog plan by creating, updating, linking, closing, and commenting on issues from a handoff file                              |
| github-sprint-plan                          | Plan a GitHub milestone sprint by analyzing issue coverage, identifying gaps, and organizing work into a prioritized sprint backlog              |
| github-triage-issues                        | Triage GitHub issues not yet triaged with automated label suggestions, milestone assignment, and duplicate detection                             |
| checkpoint                                  | Save or restore conversation context using memory files - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                   |
| doc-ops-update                              | Invoke doc-ops agent for documentation quality assurance and updates                                                                             |
| git-commit-message                          | Generates a commit message following the commit-message.instructions.md rules based on all changes in the branch                                 |
| git-commit                                  | Stages all changes, generates a conventional commit message, shows it to the user, and commits using only git add/commit                         |
| git-merge                                   | Coordinate Git merge, rebase, and rebase --onto workflows with consistent conflict handling.                                                     |
| git-setup                                   | Interactive, verification-first Git configuration assistant (non-destructive)                                                                    |
| prompt-analyze                              | Evaluates prompt engineering artifacts against quality criteria and reports findings - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                      |
| prompt-build                                | Build or improve prompt engineering artifacts following quality criteria - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                  |
| prompt-refactor                             | Refactors and cleans up prompt engineering artifacts through iterative improvement - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                        |
| pull-request                                | Generates pull request descriptions from branch diffs - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                     |
| rpi                                         | Autonomous Research-Plan-Implement-Review-Discover workflow for completing tasks - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                          |
| task-implement                              | Locates and executes implementation plans using task-implementor - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                          |
| task-plan                                   | Initiates implementation planning based on user context or research documents - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                             |
| task-research                               | Initiates research for implementation planning based on user requirements - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                 |
| task-review                                 | Initiates implementation review based on user context or automatic artifact discovery - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                     |
| incident-response                           | Incident response workflow for Azure operations scenarios - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                 |
| risk-register                               | Creates a concise and well-structured qualitative risk register using a Probability × Impact (P×I) risk matrix.                                  |

## Instructions

| Instruction                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ado-create-pull-request              | Required protocol for creating Azure DevOps pull requests with work item discovery, reviewer identification, and automated linking.                                                                                                                         |
| ado-get-build-info                   | Required instructions for anything related to Azure Devops or ado build information including status, logs, or details from provided pullrequest (PR), build Id, or branch name.                                                                            |
| ado-update-wit-items                 | Work item creation and update protocol using MCP ADO tools with handoff tracking                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ado-wit-discovery                    | Protocol for discovering Azure DevOps work items via user assignment or artifact analysis with planning file output                                                                                                                                         |
| ado-wit-planning                     | Reference specification for Azure DevOps work item planning files, templates, field definitions, and search protocols                                                                                                                                       |
| bash                                 | Instructions for bash script implementation - Brought to you by microsoft/edge-ai                                                                                                                                                                           |
| bicep                                | Instructions for Bicep infrastructure as code implementation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                                                         |
| csharp-tests                         | Required instructions for C# (CSharp) test code research, planning, implementation, editing, or creating - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                             |
| csharp                               | Required instructions for C# (CSharp) research, planning, implementation, editing, or creating - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                       |
| python-script                        | Instructions for Python scripting implementation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                                                                     |
| terraform                            | Instructions for Terraform infrastructure as code implementation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                                                     |
| uv-projects                          | Create and manage Python virtual environments using uv commands                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| dt-coaching-identity                 | Required instructions when working with or doing any Design Thinking (DT); Contains instructions for the Design Thinking coach identity, philosophy, and user interaction and communication requirements for consistent coaching behavior.                  |
| dt-coaching-state                    | Coaching state schema for Design Thinking session persistence, method progress tracking, and session recovery                                                                                                                                               |
| dt-curriculum-01-scoping             | DT Curriculum Module 1: Scope Conversations — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                   |
| dt-curriculum-02-research            | DT Curriculum Module 2: Design Research — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                       |
| dt-curriculum-03-synthesis           | DT Curriculum Module 3: Synthesis — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                             |
| dt-curriculum-04-brainstorming       | DT Curriculum Module 4: Brainstorming — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                         |
| dt-curriculum-05-concepts            | DT Curriculum Module 5: User Concepts — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                         |
| dt-curriculum-06-prototypes          | DT Curriculum Module 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                               |
| dt-curriculum-07-testing             | DT Curriculum Module 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                              |
| dt-curriculum-08-iteration           | DT Curriculum Module 8: User Testing — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                          |
| dt-curriculum-09-handoff             | DT Curriculum Module 9: Iteration at Scale — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises                                                                                                                                                                    |
| dt-curriculum-scenario-manufacturing | Manufacturing reference scenario for DT learning — factory floor improvement project used across all 9 curriculum modules                                                                                                                                   |
| dt-image-prompt-generation           | M365 Copilot image prompt generation techniques for Design Thinking Method 5 concept visualization with lo-fi enforcement                                                                                                                                   |
| dt-industry-energy                   | Energy industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios                                                                                                                                                   |
| dt-industry-healthcare               | Healthcare industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios                                                                                                                                               |
| dt-industry-manufacturing            | Manufacturing industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios                                                                                                                                            |
| dt-method-01-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 1: Scope Conversations, covering advanced stakeholder analysis, power dynamics, and scope negotiation                                                                                                                             |
| dt-method-01-scope                   | Method 1 Scope Conversations coaching knowledge for Design Thinking: frozen vs fluid assessment, stakeholder discovery, constraint patterns, and conversation navigation                                                                                    |
| dt-method-02-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 2: Design Research, covering advanced interview techniques, ethnographic observation, and evidence triangulation                                                                                                                  |
| dt-method-02-research                | Method 2 Design Research coaching knowledge: interview techniques, research planning, environmental observation, and insight extraction patterns                                                                                                            |
| dt-method-03-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 3: Input Synthesis — advanced affinity analysis, insight frameworks, and problem statement articulation                                                                                                                           |
| dt-method-03-synthesis               | Method 3 Input Synthesis coaching knowledge: pattern recognition, theme development, synthesis validation, and Problem-to-Solution Space transition readiness                                                                                               |
| dt-method-04-brainstorming           | Design Thinking Method 4: AI-assisted brainstorming with divergent ideation and convergent clustering for solution space entry                                                                                                                              |
| dt-method-04-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 4: Brainstorming — advanced facilitation techniques, creative block recovery, and convergence frameworks                                                                                                                          |
| dt-method-05-concepts                | Design Thinking Method 5: User Concepts coaching with concept articulation, three-lens evaluation, and stakeholder alignment for Solution Space development                                                                                                 |
| dt-method-05-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 5: User Concepts, covering advanced D/F/V analysis, image prompt crafting, concept stress-testing, and portfolio management                                                                                                       |
| dt-method-06-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes; advanced paper prototyping, service blueprinting, and experience prototyping                                                                                                                          |
| dt-method-06-lofi-prototypes         | Design Thinking Method 6: Lo-fi prototyping techniques, scrappy enforcement, feedback planning, and constraint discovery for Solution Space exit                                                                                                            |
| dt-method-07-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes; fidelity translation, architecture, and specification writing                                                                                                                                        |
| dt-method-07-hifi-prototypes         | Design Thinking Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes; technical translation, functional prototypes, and specifications                                                                                                                                        |
| dt-method-08-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 8: Test and Validate — advanced test design, small-sample analysis, iteration triggers, and bias mitigation                                                                                                                       |
| dt-method-08-testing                 | Design Thinking Method 8: User Testing - evidence-based evaluation, test protocols, and non-linear iteration support                                                                                                                                        |
| dt-method-09-deep                    | Deep expertise for Method 9: Iteration at Scale — change management, scaling, and adoption measurement                                                                                                                                                      |
| dt-method-09-iteration               | Design Thinking Method 9: Iteration at Scale — systematic refinement, scaling patterns, and organizational deployment                                                                                                                                       |
| dt-method-sequencing                 | Method transition rules, nine-method sequence, space boundaries, and non-linear iteration support for Design Thinking coaching                                                                                                                              |
| dt-quality-constraints               | Quality constraints, fidelity rules, and output standards for Design Thinking coaching across all nine methods                                                                                                                                              |
| dt-rpi-handoff-contract              | DT-to-RPI handoff contract defining exit points, artifact schemas, and per-agent input requirements for lateral transitions from Design Thinking to RPI workflow                                                                                            |
| dt-rpi-implement-context             | DT-aware task-implementor context: fidelity constraints, stakeholder validation, and iteration support                                                                                                                                                      |
| dt-rpi-planning-context              | DT-aware task-planner context: fidelity constraints, iteration support, and confidence-informed planning for DT artifacts                                                                                                                                   |
| dt-rpi-research-context              | DT-aware task-researcher context — frames research around DT methods, stakeholder needs, and empathy-driven inquiry                                                                                                                                         |
| dt-rpi-review-context                | DT-aware task-reviewer context: quality criteria for Design Thinking artifacts                                                                                                                                                                              |
| dt-subagent-handoff                  | DT subagent handoff workflow: readiness assessment, artifact compilation, and handoff validation via subagent dispatch                                                                                                                                      |
| community-interaction                | Community interaction voice, tone, and response templates for GitHub-facing agents and prompts                                                                                                                                                              |
| github-backlog-discovery             | Discovery protocol for GitHub backlog management - artifact-driven, user-centric, and search-based issue discovery                                                                                                                                          |
| github-backlog-planning              | Reference specification for GitHub backlog management tooling - planning files, search protocols, similarity assessment, and state persistence                                                                                                              |
| github-backlog-triage                | Triage workflow for GitHub issue backlog management - automated label suggestion, milestone assignment, and duplicate detection                                                                                                                             |
| github-backlog-update                | Execution workflow for GitHub issue backlog management - consumes planning handoffs and executes issue operations                                                                                                                                           |
| commit-message                       | Required instructions for creating all commit messages - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                                                                                                               |
| git-merge                            | Required protocol for Git merge, rebase, and rebase --onto workflows with conflict handling and stop controls.                                                                                                                                              |
| markdown                             | Required instructions for creating or editing any Markdown (.md) files                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| prompt-builder                       | Authoring standards for prompt engineering artifacts including prompts, agents, instructions, and skills                                                                                                                                                    |
| pull-request                         | Required instructions for pull request description generation and optional PR creation using diff analysis, subagent review, and MCP tools - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core                                                                           |
| writing-style                        | Required writing style conventions for voice, tone, and language in all markdown content                                                                                                                                                                    |
| hve-core-location                    | 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  |
|--------------|--------------|
| video-to-gif | video-to-gif |
| pr-reference | pr-reference |

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

