chore(main): release hve-core 2.1.0

Author: hve-core-release-please[bot]

.release-please-manifest.json

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 {
-  ".": "2.0.1"
+  ".": "2.1.0"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

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 > **Note:** This file is automatically maintained by [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). Do not edit manually.
 
+## [2.1.0](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/compare/hve-core-v2.0.1...hve-core-v2.1.0) (2026-02-03)
+
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+* **scripts:** add CIHelpers module for CI platform abstraction ([#348](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/348)) ([23e7a7e](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/23e7a7e776da85abf2a8992df1121f940efa3119))
+* **scripts:** add SecurityHelpers and CIHelpers modules ([#354](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/354)) ([b93d990](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/b93d9906a786c72ce45ec6b4b81e4f4e902664e8))
+* **workflow:** add copilot-setup-steps.yml for Coding Agent environment ([#398](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/398)) ([085a38b](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/085a38b09a9df2908150ebcebba34db4873639a3))
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **build:** increase release-please search depths to prevent 250-commit window issue ([#342](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/342)) ([4bb857d](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/4bb857d1c94d0bdae252c9cdc3a5df8db87295d2))
+* **ci:** disable errexit during spell check exit code capture ([#356](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/356)) ([ed6ed46](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/ed6ed4625807c431ca068ad845bb99ca00f7a37c))
+* **ci:** exclude extension/README.md from frontmatter validation ([#362](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/362)) ([e0d7378](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/e0d7378ca353db56de4bd1322f6553a1dcb88a4b))
+* exclude test fixtures from markdown link checker ([#345](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/345)) ([58147f9](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/58147f9cad987da1cae98dc5d4a403bd141ccec7))
+* **linting:** use Write-Error instead of Write-Host for error output ([#377](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/377)) ([2ca766b](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/2ca766b00fbc077b8a05df3cd69b82fb33b45edf))
+* **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to infrastructure scripts ([#369](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/369)) ([251021e](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/251021ec2b16fc350c0c33ddff5c1e09cfd57943))
+* **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to linting scripts ([#367](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/367)) ([fdd75ed](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/fdd75ed73b967db331730bb52eb7bdd3488cf649))
+* **scripts:** apply CI output escaping to security scripts ([#368](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/368)) ([1237c9a](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/1237c9a90beaeb6dcbdfb8af6543c414367d9b81))
+* **scripts:** ensure reliable array count operations in linting and security scripts ([#395](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/395)) ([de43e73](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/de43e73edc00742c03ff59997becc68986c5a5a8))
+* **scripts:** standardize PowerShell requirements header block ([#385](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/385)) ([6e26282](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/6e262826199bf0ea0895b5940439aec8dbb5a8f0))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* add doc-ops agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS reference ([#358](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/358)) ([15f7185](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/15f7185221f472391cc2216ea5860190eea57b08))
+* add memory agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS.md ([#359](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/359)) ([d92c4e1](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/d92c4e188ad510636a9476d86dd772e6b271fc87))
+* add missing agents to extension README ([#357](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/357)) ([d58541c](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/d58541c3c5d55a9c44e76d939e19221e1c7db3b0))
+* add task-reviewer agent to CUSTOM-AGENTS.md ([#363](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/363)) ([0efb722](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/0efb72211a3d7c8b2fe49193044187bb84f1229e))
+* **contributing:** add copyright header guidelines ([#382](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/382)) ([881a567](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/881a5671c97dee769450b27f17f7b760e5a28e32))
+* **scripts:** update README.md with missing directory sections ([#355](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/355)) ([ac2966f](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/ac2966f1cc300861a05ffbecf3722dd0bff3965e))
+
+
+### ♻️ Refactoring
+
+* **scripts:** extract Invoke-PackageExtension for testability ([#343](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/343)) ([858a1be](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/858a1be85343088cad170409d9e1afcac3f8c9b2))
+* **scripts:** extract orchestration function for Prepare-Extension testability ([#344](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/344)) ([9fd4bd1](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/9fd4bd1e95c737af01103c9b9dc99523bacf0c4d))
+* **scripts:** replace raw GITHUB_OUTPUT with Set-CIOutput in Package-Extension ([#391](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/391)) ([74a30bb](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/74a30bb2dc136b84bd5294d17f0b1fc886db01d0))
+
+
+### 🔧 Maintenance
+
+* add copyright headers to PowerShell scripts ([#381](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/381)) ([d19c9b3](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/d19c9b3ad931a3884f33a56b881b0c459589eae2))
+* add copyright headers to shell scripts ([#380](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/380)) ([284b456](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/284b456d5299787023b2e8d5d0a74a6d823b9585))
+* **deps-dev:** bump cspell from 9.6.1 to 9.6.2 in the npm-dependencies group ([#387](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/387)) ([23c2b9f](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/commit/23c2b9f06bd03f0b675f37fa0485675f9f9e3162))
+
 ## [2.0.1](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/compare/hve-core-v2.0.0...hve-core-v2.0.1) (2026-01-28)
 
 

extension/package.json

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 {
   "name": "hve-core",
   "displayName": "HVE Core",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "AI-powered chat agents, prompts, and instructions for hybrid virtual environments",
   "publisher": "ise-hve-essentials",
   "repository": {

package-lock.json

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 {
   "name": "hve-core",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "HVE Core",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {