vstack 3.5.2

VS Code-native AI engineering workflow system for microservices, libraries, and backend systems.

The VS Code-native AI workflow system for backend engineering.

vstack installs structured agents, skills, instructions, and prompts into .github/ so GitHub Copilot Agent Mode can run repeatable backend workflows with clear role boundaries.

It provides six delivery roles for end-to-end software work: product, architect, designer, engineer, tester, and release, coordinated by planner.

Quickstart

pipx install vstack
cd /path/to/your/project
vstack install
vstack validate

Then open Copilot Chat, switch to Agent mode, and select the planner agent.

Quick upgrade

Patch or minor upgrade:

pipx upgrade vstack
cd /path/to/your/project
vstack init

Major upgrade:

pipx upgrade vstack
cd /path/to/your/project
vstack migrate
vstack init

If you see a legacy manifest schema warning:

vstack manifest upgrade
vstack init

Try it now

In Copilot Chat after selecting planner:

Run the workflow for this repository change.

Full docs on GitHub

• User docs index: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/README.md
• Install and upgrade: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/how-to/install-and-upgrade.md
• Troubleshooting: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/how-to/troubleshooting.md
• CLI commands reference: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/reference/cli-commands.md
• Configuration reference: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/reference/configuration.md
• Workflow modes explanation: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/blob/main/docs/user/explanation/workflow-modes.md
• Full repository docs: https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/tree/main/docs