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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, phase-detail, 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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