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Stage 1: Setup
Overview
Setup is the entry point for every HVE Core engagement. This stage covers installing HVE Core, configuring your development environment, and recording repository conventions in durable project guidance. All roles begin here before advancing to Discovery.
When You Enter This Stage
You enter Setup when starting a new project or joining an existing engagement that uses HVE Core tooling.
NOTE
Prerequisites: VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat enabled. See Getting Started for detailed installation instructions.
Available Tools
| Tool | Type | How to Invoke | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| installer | Skill | Ask any agent: "help me customize hve-core installation" | Install and configure HVE Core for your project |
| git-setup | Prompt | /git-setup | Configure Git settings for the project |
| writing-style | Instruction | Auto-activated on **/*.md | Enforces voice and tone conventions |
| markdown | Instruction | Auto-activated on **/*.md | Enforces Markdown formatting rules |
| hve-builder | Instruction | Auto-activated on AI artifacts | Enforces authoring standards |
| hve-core-location | Instruction | Auto-activated on ** | Resolves missing references to hve-core paths |
Role-Specific Guidance
All roles pass through Setup as their first step. Engineers and new contributors spend the most time here configuring language-specific tooling. TPMs and Tech Leads typically complete Setup quickly and advance to Stage 2: Discovery.
For role-specific onboarding paths, see the Role Guides.
Starter Prompts
Install the HVE Core extension, or use a clone-based method:
For selective clone adoption or MCP guidance, ask an agent to use the included hve-core-installer skill.
Set up HVE Core for my Python microservices project. Use a custom clone
selection for the RPI and Python coding components. Configure
.copilot-tracking/ in .gitignore and verify agents appear in Copilot Chat.
/git-setup
Record durable repository conventions in .github/copilot-instructions.md or
a scoped instruction file:
Use hve-builder with mode=create to add scoped Python test conventions:
4-space indentation, type hints on public functions, and pytest for files
under tests/.
Stage Outputs and Next Stage
Setup produces a configured development environment with HVE Core collections installed and repository conventions recorded in project guidance. Transition to Stage 2: Discovery when installation is complete.
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