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Your First Interaction

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Step 1 of 4 in the Getting Started Journey.

Before diving into workflows and methodologies, confirm that everything works. You need one agent interaction that produces a visible result.

Talk to RPI Agent​

  1. Open GitHub Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Alt+I).

  2. Select RPI Agent from the agent picker.

  3. Type this prompt:

    I am learning HVE Core. Explain when I should use the complete RPI lifecycle and when one phase skill is enough. Do not start a task yet.

  4. The agent explains the coordinated lifecycle and the direct /rpi-research, /rpi-plan, /rpi-implement, and /rpi-review entry points.

You just confirmed that HVE Core is installed, custom agents are available, and natural-language requests reach the intended workflow owner.

How Workflow Context Persists​

HVE Core workflows produce durable artifacts when work needs to span phases or sessions. RPI uses research, plan, critique, change, and review records. Backlog, planning, and documentation workflows use their own state and handoff files. Resume from those workflow-owned artifacts instead of relying on a generic conversation-memory or checkpoint command.

This artifact-first pattern keeps important context reviewable and lets a new chat continue from recorded evidence rather than reconstructed chat history.

Next Step​

Now that you know agents work, try using one for real work: Your First Research.

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