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Description

Creates dt-method-01-deep.instructions.md, the on-demand deep instruction file for Method 1: Scope Conversations. This file is loaded explicitly by the DT coach agent via read_file when a user needs advanced techniques beyond what the method-tier instruction (dt-method-01-scope.instructions.md) provides.

Content covers four areas sourced from DT4HVE:

  • Advanced Stakeholder Mapping: multi-layer maps, influence/interest analysis, relationship network analysis, missing voice detection
  • Power Dynamics Navigation: formal vs informal authority, political pressure signals, permission conversations, conflicting priority bridging
  • Multi-Department Scope Negotiation: cross-functional boundaries, shared dependency mapping, scope escalation patterns, scope anchoring
  • Manufacturing-Specific Scope Patterns: production line hierarchies, regulatory constraint scoping, shift-based considerations, supply chain boundaries

Related Issue(s)

Closes #584

Type of Change

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  • Copilot instructions (.github/instructions/*.instructions.md)

Testing

  • Verified description: frontmatter is present and descriptive
  • Verified applyTo: '' (empty, on-demand loading)
  • Verified writing style uses guidance over commands (no "You must/will/shall")
  • Verified no ALL CAPS emphasis, no bolded-prefix list items, no em dashes
  • Estimated token count ~2,100-2,200 (within 2,000-3,000 target)
  • Content structured for coaching context with coaching prompts throughout

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Required Checks

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

AI Artifact Contributions

  • Verified contribution follows common standards and type-specific requirements

Source Material

  • DT4HVE guidance/01-scope-conversations.md (manufacturing floor example, constraint discovery)
  • DT4HVE coaching hats: Discovery Question Navigator, Stakeholder Discovery Facilitator (perspective bridging, coalition building, power dynamics hierarchies)
  • Existing dt-method-01-scope.instructions.md (verified no content duplication)
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…tion techniques

- add multi-layer stakeholder mapping with influence/interest analysis
- add power dynamics navigation and political pressure detection
- add multi-department scope negotiation patterns
- add manufacturing-specific scope patterns from DT4HVE

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chore: regenerate plugins for dt-method-01-deep instructions
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- add dt-method-01-deep to hve-core-all collection
- regenerate plugin READMEs and symlinks

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chore(build): reformat plugin README tables via format:tables
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chore(build): regenerate plugins after rebase onto main
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feat(instructions): add dt-method-03-deep for advanced input synthesi…
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…s techniques (#676)

# Pull Request

## Description

Add `dt-method-03-deep.instructions.md`, the on-demand deep instruction
file for Method 3: Input Synthesis. Provides advanced techniques for
synthesizing research data into patterns, insights, and actionable
problem statements when the standard method-tier instruction is
insufficient.

### Covers five areas: 

- advanced affinity analysis (multi-pass clustering, cross-stakeholder
pattern detection, outlier investigation, temporal pattern recognition)
- insight framework (observation-inference-insight formula, quality
criteria, insight vs observation test)
- HMW question scaffolding (breadth/depth calibration, generative
tension, family generation, priority weighting)
- problem statement articulation (POV format, scope validation,
assumption audit, multiple POV technique)
- manufacturing synthesis patterns (process-vs-people clustering, safety
insight extraction, efficiency paradox detection).

## Related Issue(s)

Closes #586

## Type of Change

**AI Artifacts:**

- [x] Copilot instructions (\.github/instructions/*.instructions.md\)

**Other:**

- [x] Documentation update (collection manifests and plugin README
updates)

## Testing

- Markdown linting: 0 errors `npm run lint:md`
- Frontmatter validation: 0 errors, 0 warnings `npm run
lint:frontmatter`
- Plugin generation: 11 plugins generated successfully `npm run
plugin:generate`

## Checklist

### Required Checks

- [x] Files follow existing naming conventions
- [x] Changes are backwards compatible

### Required Automated Checks

- [x] Markdown linting
- [x] Frontmatter validation

## Security Considerations

- [x] This PR does not contain any sensitive or NDA information

## Additional Notes

Follows the same structural pattern as
`dt-method-01-deep.instructions.md` (merged via PR #673). Uses
guidance-over-commands tone with inline coaching prompts per
prompt-builder standards. Token budget targets ~2,000-3,000 (on-demand
tier) with empty `applyTo:` for on-demand loading.

Co-authored-by: Bill Berry <WilliamBerryiii@users.noreply.github.com>
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##
[3.0.0](hve-core-v2.3.10...hve-core-v3.0.0)
(2026-02-20)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* **skills:** migrate PR reference generation to self-contained skill
([#669](#669))
* restructure RPI collection to HVE Core naming convention
([#668](#668))

### ✨ Features

* **agents:** add agile-coach agent
([#562](#562))
([de8d86c](de8d86c))
* **agents:** add DT coach agent with tiered instruction loading
([#656](#656))
([206d3a7](206d3a7))
* **agents:** add product manager advisor and UX/UI designer agents
([#627](#627))
([539eb8a](539eb8a))
* **agents:** add system architecture reviewer for design trade-offs and
ADR creation ([#626](#626))
([de5cfd6](de5cfd6))
* **build:** pin devcontainer image and align tool parity
([#704](#704))
([6258b1c](6258b1c))
* **design-thinking:** add manufacturing industry context template
([#682](#682))
([ce864bf](ce864bf))
* **instructions:** add DT coaching state protocol for session
persistence ([#654](#654))
([5a5be4e](5a5be4e))
* **instructions:** add dt-coaching-identity ambient instruction
([#642](#642))
([6209a0d](6209a0d))
* **instructions:** add dt-method-01-deep for advanced scope
conversation techniques
([#673](#673))
([cc92ef9](cc92ef9))
* **instructions:** add dt-method-03-deep for advanced input synthesis
techniques ([#676](#676))
([0079a4f](0079a4f))
* **instructions:** add dt-method-09-deep instructions for Method 9
advanced coaching
([#703](#703))
([150b2a6](150b2a6))
* **instructions:** add dt-method-sequencing ambient instruction
([#650](#650))
([e465b2f](e465b2f))
* **instructions:** add dt-quality-constraints and design-thinking
collection ([#645](#645))
([17002bd](17002bd))
* **instructions:** add DT-to-RPI handoff contract specification
([#679](#679))
([87f9962](87f9962))
* **instructions:** add energy industry context template
([#687](#687))
([41088d8](41088d8))
* **instructions:** add healthcare industry context template
([#686](#686))
([b2d5281](b2d5281))
* **instructions:** add Method 1 Scope Conversations coaching knowledge
([#651](#651))
([93e2d48](93e2d48))
* **instructions:** add Method 2 Design Research coaching knowledge
([#652](#652))
([30f7f3b](30f7f3b))
* **instructions:** add Method 3 Input Synthesis coaching knowledge
([#653](#653))
([1efdb7d](1efdb7d))
* **instructions:** add Method 7 High-Fidelity Prototypes coaching
instruction ([#666](#666))
([9233eab](9233eab))
* **instructions:** add pull request instructions for PR generation
workflow ([#706](#706))
([73d23eb](73d23eb))
* **instructions:** create DT curriculum content (9 modules)
([#690](#690))
([9f7378f](9f7378f)),
closes [#617](#617)
* **instructions:** create dt-method-02-deep.instructions.md
([#700](#700))
([4d4d0ca](4d4d0ca))
* **instructions:** create dt-method-06-lofi-prototypes.instructions.md
([#684](#684))
([4d5f757](4d5f757))
* **instructions:** create dt-method-07-deep.instructions.md
([#678](#678))
([d3ec70d](d3ec70d))
* **instructions:** Create dt-method-08-deep.instructions.md
([#683](#683))
([d9e1115](d9e1115))
* **instructions:** create dt-method-08-testing.instructions.md
([#681](#681))
([3008ad8](3008ad8))
* **instructions:** create dt-method-09-iteration.instructions.md
([#685](#685))
([9d7f4f5](9d7f4f5))
* **instructions:** create dt-rpi-research-context.instructions.md
([#689](#689))
([34c7b89](34c7b89))
* **instructions:** create manufacturing reference learning scenario
([#692](#692))
([1bd3994](1bd3994))
* **instructions:** Design Thinking Method 4 brainstorming instruction
file ([#664](#664))
([06f90b0](06f90b0))
* **prompts:** add DT start-project prompt for coaching initialization
([#657](#657))
([ce583d5](ce583d5))
* **prompts:** add dt-resume-coaching prompt for session recovery
([#665](#665))
([11b93cb](11b93cb))
* **prompts:** create dt-handoff-problem-space.prompt.md
([#688](#688))
([277963d](277963d))
* **scripts:** add collection-level maturity field with validation,
gating, and notices
([#697](#697))
([7b1c8e8](7b1c8e8))
* **scripts:** add per-violation CI annotations and colorized console
output ([#637](#637))
([bd7d512](bd7d512))
* **skills:** edit SKILL frontmatter schema, add CI validation, and
documentation ([#625](#625))
([0138a78](0138a78))
* **skills:** mandate unit testing and document language support
([#636](#636))
([9263617](9263617))
* **skills:** migrate PR reference generation to self-contained skill
([#669](#669))
([cf8805f](cf8805f))


### 🐛 Bug Fixes

* **collections:** migrate artifacts into collection-based
subdirectories
([#658](#658))
([dfa5261](dfa5261))
* **instructions:** optimize Phase 1 DT token budgets and close
[#564](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/564)/[#565](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/issues/565)
gaps ([#675](#675))
([4f42f00](4f42f00))
* **scripts:** add CI annotations and step summary to copyright header
check ([#638](#638))
([5fa6328](5fa6328))
* **scripts:** add grouped link-lang console diagnostics and failure
summary ([#661](#661))
([4d6871f](4d6871f))
* **scripts:** add per-violation Write-Host and Write-CIAnnotation
output to Test-DependencyPinning
([#640](#640))
([9d3b71d](9d3b71d))
* **scripts:** align agent frontmatter schema with VS Code spec
([#469](#469))
([254d445](254d445))
* **scripts:** optimize PSScriptAnalyzer linting performance in WSL2
([#667](#667))
([f120b93](f120b93))
* **scripts:** stabilize YAML display key ordering in collection
manifest ([#701](#701))
([73c0d2c](73c0d2c))
* **scripts:** use text stubs for plugin links when symlinks unavailable
([#695](#695))
([d7650a3](d7650a3))
* **skills:** fix powershell test coverage in pr-reference skill
([#699](#699))
([408e6b7](408e6b7))


### 📚 Documentation

* **dt:** add Method 5 Concepts and Method 6 Lo-Fi Prototypes
instructions ([#693](#693))
([cfdcf11](cfdcf11))
* **hve-guide:** add role-based guides and project lifecycle
documentation ([#663](#663))
([17a85da](17a85da))


### ♻️ Refactoring

* restructure RPI collection to HVE Core naming convention
([#668](#668))
([120dde0](120dde0))
* **scripts:** consolidate duplicate logging into shared SecurityHelpers
module ([#655](#655))
([627a877](627a877))
* **scripts:** use shared SecurityHelpers and CIHelpers modules in
security scripts
([#705](#705))
([3a0baa7](3a0baa7))


### 🔧 Maintenance

* **deps-dev:** bump markdownlint-cli2 from 0.20.0 to 0.21.0 in the
npm-dependencies group
([#609](#609))
([1486dd7](1486dd7))

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