# feat(extension): update extension documentation and packaging

[eedorenko]

Description

Updates extension packaging to exclude the hve-core-installer agent and improves documentation formatting.

Changes

• Excluded hve-core-installer agent from extension packaging via $excludedAgents array in Prepare-Extension.ps1 (manual installation only)
• Removed count column from "What's Included" table in extension.md for easier maintenance
• Removed YAML frontmatter from extension/README.md (not needed for extension README)
• Added new components to extension/package.json:
  • rpi-agent chatmode
  • task-plan prompt
  • task-research prompt
  • writing-style instructions

Related Issue(s)

N/A - Maintenance and documentation improvements

Type of Change

Select all that apply:

Code & Documentation:

• Bug fix (non-breaking change fixing an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change adding functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature causing existing functionality to change)
• Documentation update

Infrastructure & Configuration:

• GitHub Actions workflow
• Linting configuration (markdown, PowerShell, etc.)
• Security configuration
• DevContainer configuration
• Dependency update

AI Artifacts:

• Reviewed contribution with prompt-builder chatmode and addressed all feedback
• Copilot instructions (.github/instructions/*.instructions.md)
• Copilot prompt (.github/prompts/*.prompt.md)
• Copilot chatmode (.github/chatmodes/*.chatmode.md)

Note for AI Artifact Contributors:

• Chatmodes: Research, indexing/referencing other project (using standard VS Code GitHub Copilot/MCP tools), planning, and general implementation chatmodes likely already exist. Review .github/chatmodes/ before creating new ones.
• Model Versions: Only contributions targeting the latest Anthropic and OpenAI models will be accepted. Older model versions (e.g., GPT-3.5, Claude 3) will be rejected.
• See Chatmodes Not Accepted and Model Version Requirements.

Other:

• Script/automation (.ps1, .sh, .py)
• Other (please describe):

Sample Prompts (for AI Artifact Contributions)

Testing

• Extension packaging tested with npm run extension:prepare - correctly excludes hve-core-installer with "⏭️ (excluded)" output
• Verified extension.md table renders correctly without count column

Checklist

Required Checks

• Documentation is updated (if applicable)
• Files follow existing naming conventions
• Changes are backwards compatible (if applicable)

AI Artifact Contributions

• Used prompt-builder chatmode to review contribution
• Addressed all feedback from prompt-builder review
• Verified contribution follows common standards and type-specific requirements

Required Automated Checks

The following validation commands must pass before merging:

• Markdown linting: npm run lint:md
• Spell checking: npm run spell-check
• Frontmatter validation: npm run lint:frontmatter
• Link validation: npm run lint:md-links
• PowerShell analysis: npm run lint:ps

Security Considerations

• This PR does not contain any sensitive or NDA information
• Any new dependencies have been reviewed for security issues
• Security-related scripts follow the principle of least privilege

Additional Notes

Files Changed (4):

• docs/getting-started/methods/extension.md - Removed count column from table
• extension/README.md - Removed YAML frontmatter
• extension/package.json - Added rpi-agent, task-plan, task-research, writing-style
• scripts/extension/Prepare-Extension.ps1 - Added $excludedAgents array to skip hve-core-installer

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the extension packaging configuration to exclude the hve-core-installer agent from automated distribution and improves documentation formatting by removing hardcoded counts and unnecessary frontmatter.

Key changes:

• Excluded hve-core-installer agent from extension packaging (manual installation only)
• Removed maintenance-heavy count column from "What's Included" table in extension documentation
• Added newly created components (rpi-agent chatmode, task-plan/task-research prompts, writing-style instructions) to package.json

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
scripts/extension/Prepare-Extension.ps1	Added $excludedAgents array to skip hve-core-installer during extension preparation, with clear console feedback
extension/package.json	Added four new components to extension manifest: rpi-agent chatmode, task-plan and task-research prompts, and writing-style instructions
extension/README.md	Removed YAML frontmatter from extension README
docs/getting-started/methods/extension.md	Removed count column from table to reduce maintenance burden while preserving component examples

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

[eedorenko]

@WilliamBerryiii the PR is ready to be merged