[instructions] Sync instruction files with release v0.86.1

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Audit summary

Release/change audit: compared v0.85.4...HEAD via the GitHub compare API (local clone is shallow with only 1 commit, so this used gh api repos/github/gh-aw/compare/... and per-path gh api .../commits?path=...). pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go and pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config.go were unchanged since the last release. pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json changed in 3 commits:

• Fix declarative engine version validation #50915 Fix declarative engine version validation - added top-level version (default CLI version) to the custom-engine schema
• feat: add log-parser support for behavior-defined engines #50991 feat: add log-parser support for behavior-defined engines - added behaviors.log-parser
• Increase post-result watchdog default to 120s and add frontmatter timeout override #51292 Increase post-result watchdog default to 120s - added harness.watchdog-timeout (already covered by the generic schema pointer in syntax-engine.md, no edit needed there)

The in-flight commit ef11208 (#51295) had already updated docs for its own change (split designer.md into designer-mappings.md, updated safe-outputs-runtime.md for report-failed-jobs, updated syntax-core.md for the status-comment object form) - those were already correct.

Gap found and fixed: .github/aw/configure-agentic-engine.md (the declarative-engine-authoring guide) was missing the two new fields from #50915/#50991:

• added behaviors.log-parser to the decision-heuristics table and field guide
• added the engine-level default version field to the field guide, with a note distinguishing it from behaviors.installation.version (pinned install version)

Size audit: wc -l .github/aw/*.md - all files remain under their target limits (configure-agentic-engine.md: 177 -> 180 lines, still well under 400). No file required splitting.

Duplication audit: spot-checked "single-job" architecture references across create-agentic-workflow.md, workflow-constraints.md, workflow-patterns.md - these are short cross-references to the single source of truth in workflow-constraints.md, not duplicated content. No changes needed.

Files changed

• .github/aw/configure-agentic-engine.md (+3 lines)

Before/after line counts

• configure-agentic-engine.md: 177 -> 180 lines (limit: 400)

All edited files are under their target limits.

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Great work! This PR looks ready for review. It's a focused, well-documented documentation update that syncs instruction files with the v0.86.1 release.

What this does well:

• Clear audit trail — the PR body comprehensively documents the release changes audited (v0.85.4...HEAD), gaps found, and fixes applied.
• Focused scope — single file changed (.github/aw/configure-agentic-engine.md), minimal diff (+3 lines, -0 lines).
• Maintainability checks — includes line count audit (177 → 180, well under 400-line limit), duplication audit, and field guide updates.
• Proper labeling — marked as documentation, automation, and instructions — appropriate for an auto-generated sync.

No further action needed — this PR follows the contribution guidelines and is ready for a maintainer to review and merge.

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