title: HVE Core Extension
description: VS Code extension packaging documentation for HVE Core Copilot customizations
author: Microsoft
ms.date: 2025-06-23
ms.topic: reference
keywords:
- vscode extension
- packaging
- copilot customizations
estimated_reading_time: 3
AI-powered chat agents, prompts, and instructions for hybrid virtual environments
HVE Core provides a comprehensive collection of specialized AI chat agents, prompts, and instructions designed to accelerate development workflows in VS Code with GitHub Copilot.
Features
🤖 Chat Agents
Specialized AI assistants for specific development tasks:
Development Workflow
- rpi-agent - Professional evidence-backed agent with structured subagent delegation for research, codebase discovery, and complex tasks
- task-researcher - Research technical solutions and approaches
- task-planner - Plan and break down complex tasks
- task-implementor - Implement tasks from detailed plans
- pr-review - Comprehensive pull request review assistant
- github-issue-manager - Manage GitHub issues efficiently
Architecture & Documentation
- adr-creation - Create Architecture Decision Records
- arch-diagram-builder - Build high-quality ASCII-art architecture diagrams
- brd-builder - Build Business Requirements Documents with guided Q&A
- prd-builder - Build Product Requirements Documents with guided Q&A
- prompt-builder - Build and optimize AI prompts
- security-plan-creator - Expert security architect for creating comprehensive cloud security plans
Azure DevOps Integration
- ado-prd-to-wit - Convert Product Requirements Documents to Azure DevOps work items
Data Science & Visualization
- gen-data-spec - Generate data specifications and schemas
- gen-jupyter-notebook - Generate Jupyter notebooks for data analysis
- gen-streamlit-dashboard - Generate Streamlit dashboards
- test-streamlit-dashboard - Comprehensive testing of Streamlit dashboards
📝 Prompts
Reusable prompt templates for common workflows:
- Git Operations - Commit messages, merges, setup, and pull requests
- GitHub Workflows - Issue creation and management
- Azure DevOps - PR creation, build info, and work item management
📚 Instructions
Best practice guidelines for:
- Languages - Bash, Python, C#, Bicep
- Git & Version Control - Commit messages, merge operations
- Documentation - Markdown formatting
- Azure DevOps - Work item management and PR workflows
- Task Management - Implementation tracking and planning
- Project Management - UV projects and dependencies
Getting Started
After installing this extension, the chat agents will be available in GitHub Copilot Chat. You can:
- Use custom agents by selecting the custom agent from the agent picker drop-down list in Copilot Chat
- Apply prompts through the Copilot Chat interface
- Reference instructions - They're automatically applied based on file patterns
Post-Installation Setup
Some chat agents create workflow artifacts in your project directory. See the installation guide for recommended .gitignore configuration and other setup details.
Usage Examples
Using Chat Agents
task-planner help me break down this feature into implementable tasks
pr-review review this pull request for security issues
adr-creation create an ADR for our new microservice architecture
Applying Prompts
Prompts are available in the Copilot Chat prompt picker and can be used to generate consistent, high-quality outputs for common tasks.
Pre-release Channel
HVE Core offers two installation channels:
| Channel |
Description |
Maturity Levels |
| Stable |
Production-ready artifacts only |
stable |
| Pre-release |
Early access to new features and experimental artifacts |
stable, preview, experimental |
To install the pre-release version, select Install Pre-Release Version from the extension page in VS Code, or use the Extensions view and switch to the pre-release channel.
For more details on maturity levels and the release process, see the contributing documentation.
Requirements
- VS Code version 1.106.1 or higher
- GitHub Copilot extension
License
MIT License - see LICENSE for details
Support
For issues, questions, or contributions, please visit the GitHub repository.
Brought to you by Microsoft ISE HVE Essentials
🤖 Crafted with precision by ✨Copilot following brilliant human instruction,
then carefully refined by our team of discerning human reviewers.
