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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)microsoft/hve-core
Publicmirrored fromhttps://github.com/microsoft/hve-coreAvailable
plugins/experimental/README.md
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