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Documentation Standards

Status: Canonical
Applies to: All ZAIXOS engineering documentation


Contents

DocumentPurpose
documentation-quality.mdQuality bar & review checklist
terminology.mdCanonical terms (platform, product, module, agent)
cross-linking.mdRequired links on every page
diagrams.mdMermaid standards
templates/Reusable page templates

Templates

TemplateUse for
platform-template.mdPL-xxx platform pages
product-template.mdPRD-xxx product pages
module-template.mdBounded context modules
agent-template.mdAgent catalog entries
capability-template.mdCapability catalog entries
adr-template.mdArchitecture Decision Records
tutorial-template.mdHow-to tutorials
api-template.mdContract reference pages

Writing rules

  1. Cite, don't duplicate — link to authority; never copy constitution text.
  2. Present tense, active voice — "The platform owns execution."
  3. One concept per page — split when a page exceeds ~400 lines.
  4. Every page has metadata — Status, Owner, Last updated, Related.
  5. Diagrams over prose — use Mermaid for flows with 4+ steps.
  6. No chat memory — if it isn't in docs, it doesn't exist.

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