Introduction to HVE Core

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HVE Core (HyperVelocity Engineering Core) is a collection of GitHub Copilot customizations — agents, prompts, instructions, and skills — that bring AI assistance to every phase of the software development lifecycle. Rather than limiting AI to code generation, HVE Core provides structured workflows for research, planning, architecture, implementation, review, and deployment.

How It Works

HVE Core operates through four layers of Copilot customization:

• Agents provide conversational, multi-turn workflows for complex tasks like architecture decisions and code review
• Prompts offer single-invocation actions for focused tasks like generating commit messages or PR descriptions
• Instructions apply automatically based on file patterns to enforce coding standards and conventions
• Skills bundle executable scripts with documentation for specific capabilities

The Value Delivery Loop

The following diagram illustrates how HVE Core supports the full development lifecycle:

Each phase has dedicated agents and prompts. Explore the Getting Started section to begin using HVE Core, or visit Workflows to learn about specific development workflows.