Role Guides
HVE Core provides role-specific tooling through collections of agents, prompts, instructions, and skills. Each role guide covers recommended collections, stage walkthroughs, starter prompts, and collaboration patterns tailored to how you work.
Role Overview
| Role | Dedicated Assets | Total Addressable | Primary Stages | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 26 | 28+ | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 8 | Engineer |
| TPM | 24 | 32+ | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 8 | TPM |
| Tech Lead / Architect | 19 | 23+ | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 9 | Tech Lead |
| Security Architect | 3 | 9 | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 7, Stage 9 | Security Architect |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 13 | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 8 | Data Scientist |
| UX Designer | 58 | 63+ | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 9 | UX Designer |
| SRE / Operations | 8 | 13+ | Stage 1, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 8, Stage 9 | SRE / Operations |
| Business Program Manager | N/A | N/A | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5 | Business Program Manager |
| New Contributor | 2 | 10 | Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 6, Stage 7 | New Contributor |
| Utility | N/A | 13 | All | Utility |
Dedicated Assets count agents, prompts, instructions, and skills built specifically for a role's primary workflow. Total Addressable adds cross-cutting tools (memory, Git prompts, auto-activated instructions) and shared collection assets. The + suffix indicates additional auto-activated assets not individually enumerated.
Find Your Role
| I want to... | Recommended Role Guide |
|---|---|
| Write code, implement features, or fix bugs | Engineer |
| Plan projects, manage requirements, or track work | TPM |
| Design architecture, review code, or set standards | Tech Lead |
| Assess security, create threat models, or review compliance | Security Architect |
| Analyze data, build notebooks, or create dashboards | Data Scientist |
| Run DT workshops, design user experiences, or test prototypes | UX Designer |
| Manage infrastructure, handle incidents, or deploy | SRE / Operations |
| Define business outcomes or manage stakeholder alignment | Business Program Manager |
| Get started contributing to the project | New Contributor |
| Use cross-cutting utilities (memory, docs, media) | Utility |
Collaboration Patterns
Roles frequently collaborate across workflows. These scenarios illustrate common multi-role interactions:
- Engineers and tech leads collaborate on feature development with architecture review, coding standards enforcement, and implementation guidance. See the Engineer and Tech Lead guides.
- TPMs and security architects coordinate secure product launches combining requirements gathering, threat modeling, and compliance verification. See the TPM and Security Architect guides.
- Data scientists and engineers bridge analytics pipeline development with data specification, notebook prototyping, and production integration. See the Data Scientist and Engineer guides.
- New contributors progress to engineers through onboarding from guided workflows to full autonomous engineering. See the New Contributor and Engineer guides.
- UX designers and engineers connect validated Design Thinking concepts to RPI implementation workflows, bridging user research to engineering sprints. See the UX Designer and Engineer guides.
Coverage Notes
Each role intersects with 9 lifecycle stages, producing 81 role-stage pairs. Coverage levels across those pairs:
| Level | Role-Stage Pairs | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | 13 | 16% |
| Moderate | 18 | 22% |
| Thin | 18 | 22% |
| None | 32 | 40% |
Strongest coverage: Engineer at Stages 6-7 (implementation and review), TPM at Stages 2-5 (requirements through sprint planning), SRE at Stage 9 (operations), UX Designer at Stages 2-3 (discovery and design via Design Thinking).
Thinnest roles: Security Architect (3 dedicated assets, 6 of 9 stages at None or Thin) and Business Program Manager (beta, all tooling borrowed from shared collections).
Least-covered stage: Stage 4 Decomposition: 8 of 9 roles have no dedicated tooling. Only TPM has strong coverage at this stage.
NOTE
Gaps represent contribution opportunities. See the lifecycle stage guides for per-stage details and Contributing for guidance on creating new agents, prompts, and instructions.
Next Steps
TIP
See the full project lifecycle at AI-Assisted Project Lifecycle to understand how stages connect across roles. Each stage guide maps available HVE Core tools and role-specific guidance for that phase of work.
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