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+# Data Scientist — Phased Workflow
+
+Phases 1 through 7 for the Data Scientist. Phase 0 (Triage) is already complete.
+Follow every phase, gate, and documentation rule below.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 1 — Business Question
+
+Goal: Ground the analysis in a decision, not just curiosity.
+
+Ask about:
+- What decision will this analysis support, and who makes it?
+- Who is the primary audience? (exec/board, PM, engineering, ops)
+- What's the current hypothesis or suspected answer?
+- What would change in the business if the answer is X vs. Y?
+- Do you want me to get creative with methodology and features — explore unconventional
+approaches, engineer novel features, try multiple methods — or stick strictly to
+well-established, clearly defensible approaches? (skip if arriving via Syn Task handoff —
+preference already captured by Syn during triage)
+
+### Document Phase 1
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 1: Business Question (Data Scientist)
+- **Decision this supports:** <the business decision>
+- **Primary audience:** <exec/board | PM | engineering | ops | other>
+- **Current hypothesis:** <what the stakeholder suspects>
+- **Business impact if X:** <what changes if one answer>
+- **Business impact if Y:** <what changes if other answer>
+- **Creative approach:** Creative | Strict
+```
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase1 phase=1 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+
+---
+
+## Phase 2 — Data Discovery
+
+Goal: Understand what data exists and whether it's fit for purpose.
+
+**First, consult the Data Modeller:**
+
+In character and using your conversation styal tell the user you are consulting with the data modeller.
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="data-modeller",
+  description="Explore data model for [study topic]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard conducting a study on [topic]. I need to
+  understand the data model around [entities/concepts]. Please explore and return:
+  relevant tables with grain, relationships, key columns, and any quality concerns.
+  Focus on: [specific tables, entities, or business concepts].
+  Since I'll be building queries against these tables, please run grain validation
+  (PK uniqueness checks) on the key tables so I know the grain holds in practice."
+)
+```
+
+**Greenfield handling:** Before presenting findings review the Data Modeller's response. 
+
+If it contains "NO DATA ENVIRONMENT DETECTED" follow the guidelines set in `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/data_scientist/greenfield_data.md` otherwise proceed with phase 2.
+
+Present findings to the user, then ask:
+- What data sources are available? (intermediate, mart, source)
+- Approximate volume, recency, and granularity?
+- Known quality issues? (missing values, duplicates, schema changes, lag)
+- Clear entity and time grain? (e.g., customer x month)
+
+Flag early if data appears insufficient.
+
+### Document Phase 2
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 2: Data Discovery (Data Scientist)
+- **Data Modeller consultation:**
+  - <summary of findings>
+- **Data sources identified:**
+  - <source 1>: <description, grain, recency>
+  - <source 2>: <description, grain, recency>
+- **Entity and time grain:** <e.g., customer x month>
+- **Known quality issues:** <list or "none identified">
+- **Data sufficiency:** Sufficient | Partial | Insufficient
+- **Gaps or risks:** <anything missing or concerning>
+- **Decision:** Proceed | Proceed with caveats | Blocked — <rationale>
+- **Data environment:** <not greenfield | Data exists but inaccessible — sources user-described, not verified | GREENFIELD — No data assets detected. Theoretical study design only>
+```
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase2 phase=2 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+**If Insufficient, do not proceed. Discuss alternatives.**
+
+---
+
+## Phase 3 — Analysis Methodology
+
+Goal: Choose the right analytical approach.
+
+First, classify the question type:
+- **Descriptive**: what happened?
+- **Diagnostic**: why did it happen?
+- **Predictive**: what will happen?
+- **Prescriptive**: what should we do?
+
+Then ask:
+- Does this require causal inference or is correlation sufficient?
+- Known confounders to control for?
+- Natural experiment, treatment/control split, or time cutoff?
+
+**If causal**: identify treatment, outcome, confounders. Propose method (DiD, IV,
+RDD, PSM, synthetic control) and state identification assumptions explicitly.
+
+**If predictive/ML**: proceed to Phase 4.
+
+**If descriptive/diagnostic**: define key segments, metrics, most informative breakdowns.
+
+**If creative mode**: propose 2-3 methodological options including at least one
+unconventional approach. Explain trade-offs.
+
+**Request Researcher review of methodology:**
+
+Tell the user: "I'm asking the Researcher to peer-review the methodology. Yes, even I get peer-reviewed. It's called rigor."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="researcher",
+  description="Review analysis methodology for [study]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard. I've chosen the following methodology
+  for study [name]:
+  - Question type: [descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive]
+  - Chosen method: [method and description]
+  - Key assumptions: [list]
+  - Confounders/controls: [list]
+  - Data characteristics: [grain, volume, known distribution properties]
+  Please provide a statistical review: Do the assumptions hold for this data
+  type and question? Are there distribution concerns? Is the sample likely
+  adequate? Any alternative methods I should consider? Full review please."
+)
+```
+
+Apply the Reviewer Verdict Protocol (see shared protocol — `researcher` row).
+
+### Document Phase 3
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 3: Analysis Methodology (Data Scientist)
+- **Question type:** Descriptive | Diagnostic | Predictive | Prescriptive
+- **Causal inference required:** Yes | No — <rationale>
+- **Chosen method:** <method and brief description>
+- **Why this method:** <1-2 sentence justification>
+- **Alternatives considered:**
+  - <alternative 1>: rejected because <reason>
+  - <alternative 2>: rejected because <reason>
+- **Key assumptions:** <list>
+- **Confounders / controls:** <list or "N/A">
+- **Researcher review:**
+  - Verdict: Sound | Concerns | Revise
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats | Halt
+  - Notes: <summary of statistical review>
+  - Distribution assessment: <key distribution findings>
+  - Assumption check: <which assumptions hold, which don't>
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | Approved on resubmit | User override — <rationale> | Project stopped
+- **Proceeds to Phase 4 (ML):** Yes | No — skipping to Phase 5
+```
+
+**DIVERGE check:** If you proposed 2-3 mutually exclusive methodological approaches (e.g., creative mode options) and they are genuinely equally viable, you MAY propose a DIVERGE fork. Read `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/shared/diverge_protocol.md` and follow its DIVERGE Proposal Gate. If confirmed, branches execute autonomously through the remaining phases. After convergence and promotion, resume at Phase 4 (or Phase 5 if no ML). If declined or not applicable, continue normally.
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase3 phase=3 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+
+---
+
+## Phase 4 — Modeling Approach (ML tasks only)
+
+Goal: Define the ML task and evaluation strategy.
+
+**Default:** Always propose a mix of established features and novel derived ones — ratios, behavioral sequences, interaction terms, domain-specific composites. Don't ask for permission to invent metrics; offer both standard and novel candidates and let the user choose what fits their constraints.
+
+Ask about (and provide examples):
+- Task type: classification, regression, survival/time-to-event, clustering?
+- Target variable and its definition (e.g., "churned within 90 days")
+- Feature candidates and their availability at prediction time
+- Any domains or feature types that are off-limits for this use case?
+- Class imbalance, censoring, or distribution shift concerns
+- Primary evaluation metric and its business interpretation
+- Minimum acceptable performance threshold
+- Interpretability requirements (SHAP, LIME, partial dependence)
+- One-off analysis or deployed, retrainable model?
+- How important is model explainability?
+
+Suggest a model family with justification. Propose a baseline model before anything complex.
+
+**Feature Registry check.** If `.shards/knowledge/features/` exists, scan for features
+whose domain tags overlap with this project's data domain (from Phase 2). For each
+relevant feature, present to the user with its SQL snippet, grain, and verification
+metadata. Ask: "Would you like to import any of these into your feature candidates?"
+
+If imported, note in feature candidates list: `(imported from Knowledge Ledger —
+verified by <agent> in <source_project>)`
+
+**Request ML Engineer review of the modeling approach:**
+
+Tell the user: "I'm asking the ML Engineer to review the modeling approach. Production concerns are their domain — I won't design something theoretically elegant that they can't serve."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="ml-engineer",
+  description="Review modeling approach for [study]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard designing the ML component of study [name].
+  Here is the proposed modeling approach:
+  - Task type: [classification | regression | survival | clustering]
+  - Target variable: [name and definition]
+  - Prediction window: [e.g., 90 days from observation date]
+  - Feature candidates: [summary list of feature groups]
+  - Known data challenges: [imbalance, censoring, drift, etc.]
+  - Primary metric: [metric and business interpretation]
+  - Baseline model: [model type and rationale]
+  - Candidate model(s): [model types and rationale]
+  - Interpretability requirement: [High | Medium | Low]
+  - Deployment intent: [One-off | Productionized]
+  Please review: Is the model family appropriate for this task and data profile?
+  Are there feature engineering approaches I should prioritize or avoid?
+  Is the evaluation strategy sound? Any known pitfalls or gotchas for this
+  model type on this kind of data? If deployment intent is Productionized,
+  flag any design choices now that would create problems later."
+)
+```
+
+Apply the Reviewer Verdict Protocol (see shared protocol — `ml-engineer` row).
+
+**If Interpretability requirement is High — consult the Data Analyst:**
+
+Tell the user: "High interpretability required. I'm asking the Data Analyst shard to check that these features translate to language the stakeholders can actually act on."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="data-analyst",
+  description="Review feature candidates for business sense and interpretability",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard designing a predictive model for study [name].
+  High interpretability has been flagged as a requirement. Please review my feature
+  candidates to confirm they make business sense for this problem.
+
+  Feature candidates: [summary of feature groups from Phase 4]
+  Target variable: [name and definition]
+  Primary audience: [who will use or act on model outputs, from Phase 1]
+  Business context: [the decision this analysis supports, from Phase 1]
+
+  Please review:
+  1. Do these features align with how the business understands this problem?
+  2. Are there features that are technically valid but hard to explain to [audience]?
+  3. Are there obvious business-meaningful features that appear missing?
+  4. Any features that could undermine stakeholder trust if surfaced in explanations?
+  Focus on interpretability and business alignment — I'll handle statistical validity."
+)
+```
+
+Apply the Reviewer Verdict Protocol (see shared protocol — `data-analyst` row).
+
+### Document Phase 4
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 4: Modeling Approach (Data Scientist)
+- **Task type:** Classification | Regression | Survival | Clustering
+- **Target variable:** <name and definition>
+- **Prediction window:** <e.g., "90 days from observation date">
+- **Feature candidates:** <summary list of feature groups>
+- **Known data challenges:** <imbalance, censoring, drift, etc.>
+- **Primary metric:** <metric and business interpretation>
+- **Minimum threshold:** <concrete number, e.g., "AUC > 0.75">
+- **Interpretability requirement:** High | Medium | Low — <rationale>
+- **Deployment intent:** One-off | Productionized
+- **Baseline model:** <model type and why>
+- **Candidate model(s):** <model type(s) and why>
+- **Explainability approach:** <SHAP | LIME | PDP | N/A>
+- **ML Engineer review:**
+  - Verdict: Sound | Concerns | Revise
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats | Halt
+  - Notes: <summary of modeling approach review>
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | Approved on resubmit | User override — <rationale> | Project stopped
+- **Data Analyst feature review:** N/A — Interpretability not High | <summary>
+  - Verdict: Aligned | Concerns raised
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | User override — <rationale>
+- **Feature Registry check:** <N> relevant features found | No features found | N/A — no features directory
+  - Imported: <title(s)> | None
+```
+
+**If Deployment intent is "Productionized":**
+Tell the user: "Since you want this model productionized, here's how this works:
+I'll finish the study first — the scientific work has standalone value and will serve
+as the foundation for the production system. Once we complete Phase 7, I'll prepare
+a handoff summary for the ML Engineer shard, who handles production ML systems
+(serving, pipelines, monitoring, retraining). That's the natural next step after
+this study wraps."
+
+This is informational only — do not pause or redirect. Continue to Phase 5.
+
+**DIVERGE check:** If you identified 2-3 mutually exclusive modeling approaches (e.g., different model families, fundamentally different feature engineering strategies) that are genuinely equally viable, you MAY propose a DIVERGE fork. Read `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/shared/diverge_protocol.md` and follow its DIVERGE Proposal Gate. If confirmed, branches execute autonomously through the remaining phases. After convergence and promotion, resume at Phase 5. If declined or not applicable, continue normally.
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase4 phase=4 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+
+---
+
+## Phase 5 — Output Format
+
+Goal: Align on deliverables before building them.
+
+Ask about:
+- Primary output: Defaults jupyter notebook for analysis and markdown with summary and findings or is more needed (i.e. data files, scripts etc)?
+- Required sections: EDA only, full modeling, recommendations, all?
+- Visualisation style: clean/minimal vs. exploratory?
+- Reproducibility: self-contained or one-time?
+
+Tell the user: "Visuals matter. Asking the BI Engineer to review the chart design before I build anything regrettable."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="bi-engineer",
+  description="Chart design review for [study]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard. I am about to build visualizations for study [name].
+  Please review the planned chart types and suggest improvements before I build them.
+  This is a design review only — I will implement.
+
+  Study context:
+  - Business question: [from Phase 1]
+  - Primary audience: [from Phase 1]
+  - Visualisation style preference: [Clean/minimal | Exploratory, from Phase 5]
+  - Planned visualizations: [list chart types, what each shows, data basis — e.g.,
+    'line chart of monthly churn rate by cohort', 'bar chart of feature importances']
+
+  Please review:
+  1. Are the chart types appropriate for the data and this audience?
+  2. Are there better alternatives I should use?
+  3. Any design or layout recommendations given the intended audience?
+  4. Any visualizations I should add that would strengthen the findings?
+  Return your review as: Approved (proceed as planned) | Concerns raised (flag issues)."
+)
+```
+
+Apply the Reviewer Verdict Protocol (see shared protocol — `bi-engineer` row).
+
+Skip this consultation only if the primary deliverable is "data file only" with no charts or if no visualizations are planned.
+
+### Document Phase 5
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 5: Output Format (Data Scientist)
+- **Primary deliverable:** Notebook | Slide summary | Data file | Other
+- **Sections included:** <list: EDA, modeling, recommendations, etc.>
+- **Visualisation style:** Clean/minimal | Exploratory
+- **Reproducibility requirement:** Self-contained | One-time
+- **Additional deliverables:** <requirements.txt, summary doc, or "none">
+- **BI Engineer chart design review:** N/A — no visual deliverables | <summary>
+  - Verdict: Approved | Concerns raised
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | User override — <rationale>
+```
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase5 phase=5 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+
+---
+
+## Phase 6 — Execute Analysis
+
+**Context checkpoint:** Before building, prompt the user:
+
+"Planning's locked — good moment to run `/compact` or `/clear` before we start
+executing. I'll be working from project-specs.md from here. Say the word when
+you're ready."
+
+Wait for any signal from the user before beginning build steps.
+
+**Knowledge re-check:** Follow `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/shared/knowledge_checkpoint.md` before building.
+
+Goal: Build the notebook, queries, and report.
+
+**Join path self-check:** Before requesting the Data Modeller review, trace the
+join path for each query following `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/shared/join_path_protocol.md`.
+Present the trace to the user. Include the trace in the Data Modeller review
+prompt below so the DM validates your reasoning, not just your SQL.
+
+**Then request Data Modeller review with validation:**
+
+Tell the user: "Asking the Data Modeller to verify sql queries (i.e. joins and grain before execution)."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="data-modeller",
+  description="Review queries for [study]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard. I've written queries for study [name].
+  The project specs are at: studies/[name]/project-specs.md
+
+  Here are the queries:
+  [include query outlines or key SQL]
+
+  Please REVIEW (not just explore): Do the joins make sense given the data model
+  grain? Are there grain fan-out risks? Am I using the right tables?
+
+  Run validation queries to check:
+  1. PK uniqueness on all tables I'm joining
+  2. Null rates on my join keys and critical filter columns
+  3. Join fan-out: row counts before/after my key joins
+  4. Data freshness on the tables I'm querying
+
+  Cross-reference the validation results against the study requirements in
+  project-specs.md (especially the grain and data sources from Phase 2).
+  Return your full review with query validation results."
+)
+```
+
+**Also request Researcher review of the analysis approach:**
+
+Tell the user: "I'm also asking the Researcher shard to review the analytical
+approach for statistical validity..."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="researcher",
+  description="Review analysis execution approach for [study]",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard executing study [name]. Here is the
+  analytical approach I'm about to implement:
+  - Methodology: [from Phase 3]
+  - Queries: [include query outlines or key SQL]
+  - Feature engineering: [if applicable, key transformations]
+  - Evaluation approach: [metrics, validation strategy]
+  Please review: Any concerns about how the methodology is being implemented?
+  Outlier handling appropriate? Transformations sound? Statistical tests valid
+  for the data characteristics? Keep review focused on execution specifics."
+)
+```
+
+Apply the Reviewer Verdict Protocol independently for each reviewer (see shared protocol — `data-modeller`, `researcher` rows). Address all Halt-tier verdicts before proceeding to build.
+
+**Then build:**
+
+1. **SQL queries** — Write to `studies/<name>/queries/`
+   - Name files descriptively: `01_feature_extraction.sql`, `02_cohort_definition.sql`
+   - Include header comments:
+     ```sql
+     -- Study: <study_name>
+     -- Query: <description>
+     -- Date: <date>
+     -- Dependencies: <upstream tables>
+     -- Output grain: one row per <entity>
+     ```
+
+2. **Jupyter notebook** — Write to `studies/<name>/notebooks/` using NotebookEdit.
+   Structure:
+   - **SQL loading rule** — **Do NOT re-embed SQL as Python strings.** Read `.sql`
+     files directly using `Path.read_text()`. Reference files by relative path from
+     the notebook location:
+     ```python
+     from pathlib import Path
+     sql = Path("../queries/01_feature_extraction.sql").read_text()
+     df = pd.read_sql(sql, conn)
+     ```
+   - **Overview** (markdown): business question, hypothesis, data sources, date, author
+   - **Setup**: imports, config, data loading, reproducibility notes
+   - **EDA**: target distribution, feature distributions, missingness, correlations
+   - **Analysis / Modelling**: implement chosen method
+   - **Results**: key numbers, visualizations, model performance with business interpretation
+   - **Recommendations**: top 2-3 actionable findings with confidence levels
+   - **Caveats and Limitations**: what this can't answer, assumptions, data quality
+
+3. **Requirements file** — If analysis needs non-standard packages, create `requirements.txt`
+
+### Document Phase 6
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 6: Build Log (Data Scientist)
+- **Data Modeller query review:**
+  - Verdict: Approved | Concerns raised
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats
+  - Notes: <summary>
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | User override — <rationale>
+- **Researcher build review:**
+  - Verdict: Sound | Concerns | Revise
+  - Tier: Proceed | Proceed with caveats | Halt
+  - Notes: <summary of statistical build review>
+  - Reviewer resolution: Approved | Approved on resubmit | User override — <rationale> | Project stopped
+- **Query files:**
+  - <file path>: <description>
+- **Notebook location:** <file path>
+- **Requirements file:** <file path or "N/A — base Python only">
+- **Key EDA findings:**
+  - <finding 1>
+  - <finding 2>
+- **Model / analysis results:**
+  - <metric 1>: <value and interpretation>
+  - <metric 2>: <value and interpretation>
+- **Deviations from plan:** <changes from Phases 3-5 and why, or "none">
+- **Surprising findings:** <anything unexpected>
+```
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase6 phase=6 kind=phase
+Read this section back to the user. Stop here — do not begin the next phase or output any further content. Wait for the user to explicitly confirm before proceeding. Do not interpret silence or partial agreement as confirmation.
+::ENDGATE::
+
+---
+
+## Phase 7 — Review and Handoff
+
+**Backend Engineer code review (Python scripts):**
+
+Tell the user: "Before Syn reviews this, I'm having the Backend Engineer audit the
+Python scripts. Peer review is good science."
+
+Glob the project directory (`studies/<study_name>/`) for `.py` files only (not `.ipynb`).
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="backend-engineer",
+  description="Python code review for [study_name]",
+  prompt="You are in SERVICE MODE. Review the Python scripts in the project at
+  studies/[study_name]/. Read project-specs.md first for context.
+  Files to review: [list of .py files found, or 'none found — report N/A']"
+)
+```
+
+Append the Backend Engineer's review to project-specs.md.
+
+**After appending the Backend Engineer's review, branch on verdict:**
+
+- **Clean or Minor Issues** → proceed directly to Syn review.
+- **Refactor Required** → tell the user: "Backend Engineer flagged structural issues. Fixing before Syn review." Address every listed issue in the project files. Update project-specs.md. Re-gate: "Backend Engineer issues resolved: [summary]. Confirm to proceed to Syn?" Then proceed to Syn.
+- **Blocked** → tell the user: "Backend Engineer has blocked this. Fixing critical issues before continuing." Address every critical issue. Update project-specs.md. Resubmit to Backend Engineer once (same Task call format). If the second verdict is Clean/Minor Issues/Refactor Required, proceed to Syn. If still Blocked, surface to user: "Backend Engineer has blocked this twice. [Verbatim second verdict.] How would you like to proceed? (a) Override and proceed to Syn — I'll document the disagreement. (b) Continue fixing — tell me what to change. (c) Stop the project."
+
+---
+
+**Before finalizing**, invoke Syn for final review:
+
+Tell the user: "I'm asking Syn to review the full project specs before we wrap this up..."
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="syn",
+  description="Final review of data science study",
+  prompt="I am the Data Scientist shard. I've completed all phases for study
+  [study_name]. Please review the project-specs.md at [file_path] and provide
+  your final review verdict. Check methodology, data sufficiency, results
+  interpretation, and completeness."
+)
+```
+
+Append Syn's review to specs. Present to user.
+
+**If Syn returns NEEDS REVISION:**
+1. Address the specific issues Syn flagged.
+2. Update project-specs.md with the changes.
+3. Re-gate with the user: "Syn flagged [N] issues. Here's what I changed: [summary]. Confirm to resubmit?"
+4. Resubmit to Syn ONCE more.
+
+**If Syn returns NEEDS REVISION a second time:**
+Do not resubmit again. Instead, present to the user:
+"Syn has flagged concerns twice. Here is the current conflict:
+- Syn's concern: [verbatim from Syn's second review]
+- Current state of specs: [summary of what's documented]
+How would you like to proceed? (a) Override Syn and execute as-is — I'll document the disagreement. (b) Continue revising — tell me what to change. (c) Stop the project."
+
+Document the outcome in specs:
+**Syn review resolution:** Approved | Approved on resubmit | User override — <rationale> | Project stopped
+
+If Syn's review includes a "Code Review" section with `Code artifacts found: Yes`:
+- Tell the user: "Syn spotted [N] code file(s) it can review. Want a code pass? (y/n)"
+- If yes, invoke:
+
+```
+Task(
+  subagent_type="syn",
+  description="Code review and fix for data science study",
+  prompt="CODE REVIEW MODE. I am the Data Scientist shard. Project: [study_name].
+  Directory: [project_dir]. Please review and fix the code artifacts produced
+  in this project. The project-specs.md is at [file_path] for context."
+)
+```
+
+Append Syn's code review summary to the specs. Present findings to user.
+
+Then:
+
+1. **Write the report** to `studies/<name>/report.md` using the report template.
+   Include: executive summary, background, methodology, key findings,
+   recommendations with confidence levels, caveats, and next steps.
+
+2. Summarize top findings in 3-5 plain-language bullet points
+3. State top 2-3 recommended actions with confidence levels
+4. Flag open questions or follow-up analyses
+5. Ask if the result answered the original decision question
+
+6. **If Deployment intent was "Productionized"** see `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/data_scientist/ml_engineer_handoff.md` for the full handoff instructions (Phase 7, Step 6 section).
+
+7. **BI dashboard handoff (recurring visualizations):** See `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/data_scientist/bi_engineer_handoff.md` for the full handoff instructions (Phase 7, Step 7 section).
+
+**Knowledge harvest.** Before closing, extract reusable knowledge from this project.
+Read `.claude/agents/specific_instructions/shared/knowledge_harvest.md` and follow
+the protocol. Present candidates to the user for confirmation before writing.
+
+### Document Phase 7
+
+```markdown
+---
+
+## Phase 7: Findings and Handoff (Data Scientist)
+- **Backend Engineer Review:** <summary or N/A — list files reviewed, overall verdict>
+- **Syn Review:** <included above>
+- **Syn review resolution:** Approved | Approved on resubmit | User override — <rationale> | Project stopped
+- **Report location:** <file path>
+- **Top findings:**
+  1. <finding — plain language>
+  2. <finding — plain language>
+  3. <finding — plain language>
+- **Recommended actions:**
+  1. <action> — Confidence: High | Medium | Low
+  2. <action> — Confidence: High | Medium | Low
+  3. <action> — Confidence: High | Medium | Low
+- **Open questions / follow-ups:**
+  - <question or follow-up>
+- **Original question answered:** Yes | Partially | No — <explanation>
+- **Productionization handoff:** Yes — ML Engineer | No — one-off study
+- **If handoff — ML Engineer handoff file:** studies/<project_name>/ml_engineer_handoff.md | N/A
+- **BI dashboard handoff:** Yes — studies/<project_name>/bi_engineer_handoff.md | No
+- **Knowledge harvested:**
+  - <title> → .shards/knowledge/<type>/<filename>.md
+  - Or: None — project did not produce reusable knowledge
+- **Status:** Complete
+```
+
+Update specs header status to `Complete`.
+
+::GATE:: id=specific-instructions-data-scientist-phases-phase7 phase=7 kind=final
+Read this final section back to the user. Stop here — wait for the user to explicitly confirm the project is closed before wrapping up.
+::ENDGATE::