| name | dt-coaching-foundation |
| description | Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge: coach identity and philosophy, quality and fidelity constraints, method sequencing, coaching state schema, and the canonical deck workflow |
| user-invocable | false |
| metadata | {"authors":"microsoft/hve-core","last_updated":"2026-02-14"} |
DT Coaching Foundation — Skill Entry
This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge.
The dt-coach agent loads this skill at session start and during a coaching session to
ground coaching behavior in a stable identity, enforce quality and fidelity expectations,
navigate method transitions, persist and recover session state, and run the opt-in
canonical deck workflow. The foundation knowledge stays constant across all nine
Design Thinking methods.
Foundation references
Load the reference that matches the current coaching moment.
| Reference | When to load |
|---|
| coaching-identity.md | At session start and throughout — establishes coach identity, Think/Speak/Empower philosophy, boundaries, and the Progressive Hint Engine. |
| quality-constraints.md | Before any artifact generation — enforces fidelity rules, anti-polish stance, and quality-by-space expectations. |
| method-sequencing.md | At method transitions and space boundaries — guides the nine-method sequence, transition protocol, and non-linear iteration. |
| coaching-state.md | For persistence and session recovery — defines the coaching state schema, update rules, and recovery protocol. |
| canonical-deck.md | For opt-in canonical deck and customer-card generation — governs activation, offer points, and the PowerPoint build branch. |
Skill layout
SKILL.md — this file (skill entrypoint).references/ — the DT coaching foundation knowledge documents.
coaching-identity.md — coach identity, philosophy, and interaction conventions.quality-constraints.md — fidelity rules and quality standards across all methods.method-sequencing.md — method transitions, space boundaries, and iteration patterns.coaching-state.md — coaching state schema, file conventions, and recovery protocol.canonical-deck.md — opt-in canonical deck and customer-card workflow.
