Pre-Release 3.1.46

✨ Features

• add Docusaurus 3 documentation site with GitHub Pages deployment (#680)
• add workflow permissions validation for OpenSSF Scorecard compliance (#759)
• add DT coach return path handoff to task-researcher (#591) (#758)
• add DT subagent handoff workflow instructions (#592) (#757)
• create dt-method-06-deep.instructions.md (#602) (#748)
• create dt-method-05-deep.instructions.md (#747)
• add DT-aware task-implementor context instructions (#755)
• extract embedded PowerShell from workflows into testable scripts (#738)
• add gitleaks binary-based secret scanning as PR gate (#734)
• add SBOM generation, attestation, and diff tooling to release pipeline (#730)
• add dt-learning-tutor agent for DT education (#662)
• add DT image prompt generation guidance for Method 5 (#726)
• add DT-aware task-reviewer review context (#714)
• add dt-method-next routing prompt (#713)
• create dt-method-04-deep.instructions.md (#709)
• add Implementation Space exit handoff prompt for DT workflows (#708)
• add Write-CIStepSummary markdown table to Test-SHAStaleness github output (#660)
• add dt-handoff-solution-space prompt for Solution Spac… (#707)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• update prerelease publish to use even/odd convention (#822)
• update sidebar link color to meet WCAG AA contrast requirements (#814)
• harden even/odd versioning against regression and syntax errors (#816)
• replace even/odd versioning with SemVer -rc.N suffixes (#811)
• ensure prerelease label exists before PR creation (#806)
• replace Docusaurus favicons with Microsoft logo (#808)
• add missing subagents and shared instructions to collection manifests (#804)
• standardize file path conventions for copilot-tracking output (#784)
• enforce project-scoped artifact isolation across DT files (#766)
• add top-level permissions to copilot-setup-steps.yml (#760)
• update broken file directives and markdown links after collection directory reorg (#743)
• add pre-release companion pipeline with even/odd versioning (#735)
• exclude auto-generated CHANGELOG.md from spell check (#756)
• add job-level permissions to extension-publish.yml (#729)
• resolve handoff dependencies using display names (#727)
• add job-level permissions to validate-version in extension-publish-prerelease (#731)
• replace parent-directory VS Code settings paths with per-subdirectory enumeration (#732)

📚 Documentation

• add Design Thinking documentation and DT-to-RPI handoff (#789)
• add customization guides for HVE Core artifacts (#772)
• reconcile documentation against implementation (#771)
• document accepted Token-Permissions risks and add lint:dependency-pinning (#763)
• add Design Thinking section to hve-core-all collection description (#762)

♻️ Refactoring

• move collection scripts from plugins to collections (#728)
• remove duplicate git diff logic in frontmatter validator (#473)

🔧 Maintenance

• pre-release 3.1.44 (#819)
• bump basic-ftp from 5.0.5 to 5.2.0 (#780)
• standardize script path references in SKILL.md files (#768)
• bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates (#752)

Managed automatically by pre-release workflow.

Pre-Release 3.1.44

✨ Features

• add Docusaurus 3 documentation site with GitHub Pages deployment (#680)
• add workflow permissions validation for OpenSSF Scorecard compliance (#759)
• add DT coach return path handoff to task-researcher (#591) (#758)
• add DT subagent handoff workflow instructions (#592) (#757)
• create dt-method-06-deep.instructions.md (#602) (#748)
• create dt-method-05-deep.instructions.md (#747)
• add DT-aware task-implementor context instructions (#755)
• extract embedded PowerShell from workflows into testable scripts (#738)
• add gitleaks binary-based secret scanning as PR gate (#734)
• add SBOM generation, attestation, and diff tooling to release pipeline (#730)
• add dt-learning-tutor agent for DT education (#662)
• add DT image prompt generation guidance for Method 5 (#726)
• add DT-aware task-reviewer review context (#714)
• add dt-method-next routing prompt (#713)
• create dt-method-04-deep.instructions.md (#709)
• add Implementation Space exit handoff prompt for DT workflows (#708)
• add Write-CIStepSummary markdown table to Test-SHAStaleness github output (#660)
• add dt-handoff-solution-space prompt for Solution Spac… (#707)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• update sidebar link color to meet WCAG AA contrast requirements (#814)
• harden even/odd versioning against regression and syntax errors (#816)
• replace even/odd versioning with SemVer -rc.N suffixes (#811)
• ensure prerelease label exists before PR creation (#806)
• replace Docusaurus favicons with Microsoft logo (#808)
• add missing subagents and shared instructions to collection manifests (#804)
• standardize file path conventions for copilot-tracking output (#784)
• enforce project-scoped artifact isolation across DT files (#766)
• add top-level permissions to copilot-setup-steps.yml (#760)
• update broken file directives and markdown links after collection directory reorg (#743)
• add pre-release companion pipeline with even/odd versioning (#735)
• exclude auto-generated CHANGELOG.md from spell check (#756)
• add job-level permissions to extension-publish.yml (#729)
• resolve handoff dependencies using display names (#727)
• add job-level permissions to validate-version in extension-publish-prerelease (#731)
• replace parent-directory VS Code settings paths with per-subdirectory enumeration (#732)

📚 Documentation

• add Design Thinking documentation and DT-to-RPI handoff (#789)
• add customization guides for HVE Core artifacts (#772)
• reconcile documentation against implementation (#771)
• document accepted Token-Permissions risks and add lint:dependency-pinning (#763)
• add Design Thinking section to hve-core-all collection description (#762)

♻️ Refactoring

• move collection scripts from plugins to collections (#728)
• remove duplicate git diff logic in frontmatter validator (#473)

🔧 Maintenance

• bump basic-ftp from 5.0.5 to 5.2.0 (#780)
• standardize script path references in SKILL.md files (#768)
• bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates (#752)

Managed automatically by pre-release workflow.

3.0.2 (2026-02-21)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• agents: add commit message presentation to RPI agent review completion (#721) (a063996)
• agents: standardize name frontmatter to human-readable format (#716) (f3e05d8)
• extension: preserve artifact directory structure in collection packaging (#725) (4fa94e0)
• instructions: pull request template body case-insensitive (#719) (4cc2a5c)
• instructions: reorder branch freshness gate before diff generation (#723) (23b457c)

3.0.1 (2026-02-20)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• scripts: add marketplace manifest validation and standardize source format (#711) (c5ac616)

3.0.0 (2026-02-20)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

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

✨ Features

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

🐛 Bug Fixes

• collections: migrate artifacts into collection-based subdirectories (#658) (dfa5261)
• instructions: optimize Phase 1 DT token budgets and close #564/#565 gaps (#675) (4f42f00)
• scripts: add CI annotations and step summary to copyright header check ([#638](...

2.3.10 (2026-02-17)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• agents: add subagent support with dedicated subagent files and simplified prompts (#639) (c080b0a)
• Markdown table in Codespace is not rendered correctly (#619) (5bcea1d)

📚 Documentation

• ai-artifacts: align contribution guide with plugin and collection workflow (#622) (21820be)

2.3.9 (2026-02-14)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• plugins: merge git collection into rpi and distribute to all plugins (#549) (9509a87)

2.3.8 (2026-02-14)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• workflows: use draft-first release flow to avoid immutability errors (#554) (c8eee58)

2.3.5 (2026-02-13)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• workflows: replace draft release config with post-creation draft conversion (#545) (2311d04)

2.3.4 (2026-02-13)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• workflows: package pre-release VSIX artifacts correctly (#544) (f5f6887)