Standards Templates

Which template fits the page job?

Standards templates turn repeated documentation work into consistent structures.

Use this section when a page needs a known shape before it needs more prose.

The Spine

• Hub Index Template — route a section without teaching.
• Concept Explainer Template — explain one reusable idea.
• Playbook Method Template — guide repeatable action.
• Domain Map Template — map a territory before choice.
• Evidence Brief Template — preserve claims, confidence, limits, and implications.
• Glossary Entry Template — define canonical language and contrasts.
• Decision Record Template — record why we made a public decision.
• Capability Guide Template — A reusable shape for agency capability pages with visual-first flow, Hemingway prose, mobile-safe structure, and AI-readable headings.
• Players Template — A reusable structure for mapping people, organizations, agents, and other actors.

Zoom Out

Context

• Index Page Standard — route before teaching.

• Naming Standards — choose durable names before structure.

• Purpose — keep each page tied to intent.

• depends-on Standards — the rules that keep the wiki coherent.

• applies-to Page Types — choose the page job before choosing the template.

Questions

Which template makes the next page easier to write, check, and reuse?

• Is the page routing, teaching, mapping, proving, defining, or recording?
• Does the frontmatter name both template and template_url?
• Which check will catch template drift before close?