diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66b1de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# PackageGeneratorPlugin — Copilot Instructions
+
+## What This Project Is
+
+A Swift Package Manager **Command Plugin** that auto-generates `Package.swift` for heavily modularized SPM projects. It reads source files, extracts imports via a companion binary (`package-generator-cli`), resolves dependencies, and writes the output.
+
+It is **not a library**. There is no test target. Testing is done via dry-run in consumer projects.
+
+## Build & Run
+
+```bash
+# Build the package (plugin + yaml-converter tool)
+swift build
+
+# Run the plugin in a consumer project
+swift package plugin --allow-writing-to-package-directory package-generator
+
+# With explicit config file
+swift package plugin --allow-writing-to-package-directory package-generator --confFile myconfig.yaml
+
+# Dry run (writes Package_generated.swift instead of Package.swift)
+# Set dryRun: true in config, then:
+swift package plugin --allow-writing-to-package-directory package-generator
+diff Package.swift Package_generated.swift
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Targets
+
+- **`Package Generator`** plugin — `Plugins/PackageGenerator/` — the SPM command plugin
+- **`yaml-converter`** executable — `Tools/YamlConverter/` — converts YAML→JSON using Yams; invoked as a subprocess by the plugin
+- **`package-generator-cli`** binary — ARM64-only artifact bundle from GitHub releases; does the actual Swift import extraction from source files
+
+### Plugin Pipeline (`PackageGeneratorV2.swift` orchestrates)
+
+| Phase | File | What it does |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| Config load | `ConfigLoader.swift` | Finds `packageGenerator.{yaml,yml,json}`, converts YAML via `yaml-converter` subprocess, decodes into `ConfigurationV2` |
+| 2 — Discovery | `TargetResolution.swift` | `resolveTargetPaths` (shortest-path logic), `linkTestTargets` (strips "Tests" suffix), `discoverExternalDeps` (reads SPM graph), `runCLI` (invokes `package-generator-cli`) |
+| 3 — Import Analysis | `ImportAnalysis.swift` | `filterImports` — drops self-imports and explicit exclusions; Apple SDK filtering is intentionally **deferred** to render phase |
+| 4 — Code Generation | `CodeGeneration.swift` | `renderSingleTarget`, `generateProductsSection`, `generateTargetsSection`, `writeOutput` |
+| 5 — Advanced Features | `AdvancedFeatures.swift` | `generateExportedFiles`, `detectUnusedTargets`, `computeDependencyWeight` |
+
+Entry point: `Plugin.swift` → `PackageGeneratorV2.generate(config:context:)`
+
+### Configuration (`ConfigurationV2.swift`)
+
+Config is decoded from JSON (YAML is converted first). The decoder merges the legacy `targetsParameters` dict into inline `parameters` on each target **in memory only** — the on-disk config file is never modified.
+
+## Key Conventions
+
+### PackagePlugin API Usage
+- Always use `context.package.directoryURL` (not the deprecated `directory`)
+- Always use `context.pluginWorkDirectoryURL` for temp files
+- Always use `URL`-based APIs with `appendingPathComponent` / `deletingLastPathComponent`
+
+### External Dependency Identity
+Use `dependency.package.id` (URL-derived identity, e.g. `"vitamin-play-apple-releases"`) **not** `dependency.package.displayName` (self-declared name, may differ). This is what SPM requires in `.product(name:package:)`.
+
+```swift
+// Correct
+let packageIdentity = dependency.package.id
+
+// Wrong — displayName can differ from the URL-derived identity
+let packageIdentity = dependency.package.displayName
+```
+
+### Apple SDK Filtering is Deferred
+`filterImports` (Phase 3) does **not** filter Apple SDKs. This is intentional: filtering happens in `renderSingleTarget` (Phase 4), after checking `externalDeps` first. This prevents silently dropping external products whose names collide with Apple SDK names (e.g., `Charts`).
+
+### Parameter Injection is Verbatim
+`parameters` strings and `additionalDependencies` strings from config are written directly into `Package.swift` without parsing or validation.
+
+`parameters` are appended after `path:` as extra target arguments:
+```swift
+for param in target.parameters ?? [] {
+    extraParams += ",\n\(s2)\(param.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines))"
+}
+```
+
+`additionalDependencies` are appended to the `dependencies:` array after the auto-resolved imports (which are sorted). Use when a target needs a dep that isn't imported in source (macros, plugins, transitive deps):
+```yaml
+additionalDependencies:
+  - '"SomeLocalTarget"'
+  - '.product(name: "PreviewSnapshots", package: "swiftui-preview-snapshots")'
+```
+
+### Dependency Resolution Priority (in `renderSingleTarget`)
+1. `externalDeps` map → `.product(name:package:)` reference
+2. `allLocalTargetNames` set → `"TargetName"` string literal
+3. Apple SDK built-in list (`AppleSDKs.swift`) → silently skipped
+4. Otherwise → warning emitted, dep skipped
+5. `additionalDependencies` → appended verbatim **after** the sorted resolved deps, bypassing all resolution
+
+### Swift 6 Strict Concurrency
+The package uses `swiftLanguageModes: [.v6]`. All new code must comply with Swift 6 strict concurrency rules.
+
+### Code Structure
+Top-level functions at file scope (not in types) is the pattern for all phase functions. `PackageGeneratorV2` is the only struct, with `static func generate`.
+
+### YAML Temp Files
+YAML configs are converted to a temp file named `.packageGenerator_temp_<UUID>.json` in the package directory. Cleaned up automatically unless `keepTempFiles: true`.
+
+### Config Search Order
+`--confFile` arg → `packageGenerator.yaml` → `packageGenerator.yml` → `packageGenerator.json`
+
+### Binary Target
+`package-generator-cli` is ARM64-only (`arm64-apple-macosx`). To test against a local build, swap the `.binaryTarget` in `Package.swift` to use a local `path:` (the commented-out block is already there).
diff --git a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/CodeGeneration.swift b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/CodeGeneration.swift
index 307853b..19b1a11 100644
--- a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/CodeGeneration.swift
+++ b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/CodeGeneration.swift
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ func renderSingleTarget(
 
   // Build multi-line dependencies section using three-way resolution.
   var depsStr = ""
-  if !target.dependencies.isEmpty {
+  let extraDeps = target.additionalDependencies ?? []
+  if !target.dependencies.isEmpty || !extraDeps.isEmpty {
     var resolvedLines: [String] = []
     for dep in target.dependencies {
       if let extDep = externalDeps[dep] {
@@ -74,9 +75,10 @@ func renderSingleTarget(
         Diagnostics.emit(.warning, "Dropped unresolved import '\(dep)'. If it's a system framework, ignore this.")
       }
     }
-    if !resolvedLines.isEmpty {
-      let lines = resolvedLines.sorted().map { "\(s3)\($0)" }
-      depsStr = "\n\(s2)dependencies: [\n" + lines.joined(separator: ",\n") + "\n\(s2)],"
+    let allLines = resolvedLines.sorted().map { "\(s3)\($0)" }
+      + extraDeps.map { "\(s3)\($0)" }
+    if !allLines.isEmpty {
+      depsStr = "\n\(s2)dependencies: [\n" + allLines.joined(separator: ",\n") + "\n\(s2)],"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ConfigurationV2.swift b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ConfigurationV2.swift
index e4330b2..8d20b1f 100644
--- a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ConfigurationV2.swift
+++ b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ConfigurationV2.swift
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ struct ConfigurationV2: Codable {
     let exclude: [String]?
     let parameters: [String]?
     let regularTargetName: String?
+    /// Verbatim dependency strings injected into the target's `dependencies:` array as-is.
+    /// Accepts plain target names (`"Core"`) or full product references (`.product(name: "Foo", package: "bar")`).
+    let additionalDependencies: [String]?
 
     enum TargetType: String, Codable {
       case regular
@@ -98,13 +101,14 @@ struct ConfigurationV2: Codable {
       }
     }
 
-    init(name: String, type: TargetType = .regular, path: String? = nil, exclude: [String]? = nil, parameters: [String]? = nil, regularTargetName: String? = nil) {
+    init(name: String, type: TargetType = .regular, path: String? = nil, exclude: [String]? = nil, parameters: [String]? = nil, regularTargetName: String? = nil, additionalDependencies: [String]? = nil) {
       self.name = name
       self.type = type
       self.path = path
       self.exclude = exclude
       self.parameters = parameters
       self.regularTargetName = regularTargetName
+      self.additionalDependencies = additionalDependencies
     }
 
     init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ struct ConfigurationV2: Codable {
       exclude = try c.decodeIfPresent([String].self, forKey: .exclude)
       parameters = try c.decodeIfPresent([String].self, forKey: .parameters)
       regularTargetName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .regularTargetName)
+      additionalDependencies = try c.decodeIfPresent([String].self, forKey: .additionalDependencies)
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/PackageGeneratorV2.swift b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/PackageGeneratorV2.swift
index a4502a0..9a5ea28 100644
--- a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/PackageGeneratorV2.swift
+++ b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/PackageGeneratorV2.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ struct PackageGeneratorV2 {
           path: resolvedPath,
           fullPath: context.package.directoryURL.appendingPathComponent(resolvedPath).path,
           exclude: targetSpec.exclude ?? [],
-          parameters: targetSpec.parameters
+          parameters: targetSpec.parameters,
+          additionalDependencies: targetSpec.additionalDependencies
         )
 
         parsedPackages.append(parsed)
diff --git a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ParsedPackage.swift b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ParsedPackage.swift
index bb3b7cd..1c335fb 100644
--- a/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ParsedPackage.swift
+++ b/Plugins/PackageGenerator/ParsedPackage.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public struct ParsedPackage: Codable, CustomStringConvertible {
   public var hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies: Bool = false
   /// Extra target parameters (resources:, swiftSettings:, etc.) rendered verbatim after `path:`.
   public var parameters: [String]?
+  /// Verbatim dependency strings injected into the `dependencies:` array as-is, bypassing import resolution.
+  public var additionalDependencies: [String]?
 
   enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
     case name
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public struct ParsedPackage: Codable, CustomStringConvertible {
     self.localDependencies = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .localDependencies) ?? 0
     self.hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies) ?? false
     self.parameters = nil  // Set by plugin from config; not from CLI JSON
+    self.additionalDependencies = nil  // Set by plugin from config; not from CLI JSON
   }
 
   public var hasResources: Bool {
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ public struct ParsedPackage: Codable, CustomStringConvertible {
     return "[\(dependencies.count)|\(localDependencies)] \(name) \(hasResources == false ? "" : "/ hasResources")"
   }
   
-  public init(name: String, isTest: Bool, isMacro: Bool = false, dependencies: [String], path: String, fullPath: String, resources: String? = nil, localDependencies: Int = 0, hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies: Bool = false, exclude: [String] = [], parameters: [String]? = nil) {
+  public init(name: String, isTest: Bool, isMacro: Bool = false, dependencies: [String], path: String, fullPath: String, resources: String? = nil, localDependencies: Int = 0, hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies: Bool = false, exclude: [String] = [], parameters: [String]? = nil, additionalDependencies: [String]? = nil) {
     self.name = name
     self.isTest = isTest
     self.isMacro = isMacro
@@ -62,5 +65,6 @@ public struct ParsedPackage: Codable, CustomStringConvertible {
     self.hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies = hasBiggestNumberOfDependencies
     self.exclude = exclude
     self.parameters = parameters
+    self.additionalDependencies = additionalDependencies
   }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aad3e0c..2ae4eea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ packageDirectoryTargets:
           - 'swiftSettings: [...]'
           - 'resources: [.process("Files")]'
         regularTargetName: null                # for tests: explicit link to regular target
+        additionalDependencies:                # verbatim entries added to dependencies: []
+          - '"AnotherTarget"'
+          - '.product(name: "Foo", package: "foo-package")'
 ```
 
+`additionalDependencies` injects strings verbatim into the target's `dependencies:` array, bypassing import analysis. Use it when a target needs a dependency that isn't imported in source (common with macros, plugins, or transitive requirements). Auto-resolved imports are emitted first (sorted), then `additionalDependencies` in declaration order.
+
 **Path Resolution** (shortest-path logic):
 - Regular target: `<path>/Sources/<name>` or custom `path`
 - Test target: `<path>/Tests/<name>` or custom `path`