docs: add deep-dive cross-links and trim duplication

docs/03-development.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Development
 
+## Deep dives
+
+- [Testing guide](testing/README.md)
+
 This is the contributor-focused dev workflow for the Mission Control repo.
 
 ## Prereqs

docs/05-architecture.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Architecture
 
+## Deep dives
+
+- [Architecture deep dive](architecture/README.md)
+- [Gateway protocol](openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
+
 Mission Control is the **web UI + HTTP API** for operating OpenClaw. It’s where you manage boards, tasks, agents, approvals, and (optionally) gateway connections.
 
 > Auth note: **Clerk is required for now** (current product direction). The codebase includes gating so CI/local can run with placeholders, but real deployments should configure Clerk.
@@ -49,11 +54,3 @@ Automation/agents can use the “agent API surface”:
 - Auth via `X-Agent-Token`.
 
 See: `backend/app/api/agent.py`, `backend/app/core/agent_auth.py`.
-
-## Links to deeper docs
-
-- Existing deep-dive: `docs/architecture/README.md`
-- Deployment: [docs/deployment/README.md](deployment/README.md)
-- Production notes: [docs/production/README.md](production/README.md)
-- Gateway protocol: [docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md](openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
-

docs/07-api-reference.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # API reference (first pass)
 
+## Deep dives
+
+- [Gateway WebSocket protocol (API-ish)](openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
+
 This is a **map** of the Mission Control HTTP API surface. It’s intentionally light-weight for the first pass.
 
 ## Base

docs/08-agents-and-skills.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Agents & skills
 
+## Deep dives
+
+- [Gateway protocol](openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
+- [Gateway base config](openclaw_gateway_base_config.md)
+
 This page explains the automation model as it appears in Mission Control.
 
 ## Agent lifecycle (conceptual)
@@ -19,9 +24,5 @@ This page explains the automation model as it appears in Mission Control.
   - required binaries/services
   - command patterns
 
-## Where this connects in the repo
-- Gateway protocol: [docs/openclaw_gateway_ws.md](openclaw_gateway_ws.md)
-- Gateway base config: [docs/openclaw_gateway_base_config.md](openclaw_gateway_base_config.md)
-
 ## Next
 - Add repo-specific guidance for authoring skills and where they live (once standardized).

docs/09-ops-runbooks.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Ops / runbooks
 
-This page is the operator/SRE entry point. It intentionally links to existing deeper docs to minimize churn.
+## Deep dives
 
-## Where to start
+- [Deployment](deployment/README.md)
-- Deployment: [docs/deployment/README.md](deployment/README.md)
+- [Production](production/README.md)
-- Production checklist/notes: [docs/production/README.md](production/README.md)
+- [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting/README.md)
-- Troubleshooting: [docs/troubleshooting/README.md](troubleshooting/README.md)
+
+This page is the operator/SRE entry point. It intentionally links to existing deeper docs to minimize churn.
 
 ## “First 30 minutes” incident checklist
 
@@ -34,4 +35,3 @@ This page is the operator/SRE entry point. It intentionally links to existing de
 
 ## Backups / restore (placeholder)
 - Define backup cadence and restore steps once production deployment is finalized.
-

docs/10-troubleshooting.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Troubleshooting
 
-This is the high-level troubleshooting entry point (minimal churn).
+## Deep dives
 
-- Deep-dive troubleshooting: [docs/troubleshooting/README.md](troubleshooting/README.md)
+- [Troubleshooting deep dive](troubleshooting/README.md)
+
+This is the high-level troubleshooting entry point (minimal churn).
 
 ## Quick triage
 

docs/11-contributing.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Contributing
 
+## Deep dives
+
+- [Coverage policy](coverage-policy.md)
+- [Testing guide](testing/README.md)
+
 ## How to contribute (first pass)
 - Follow the repo’s existing PR and review conventions.
 - Prefer small PRs.