SKILL.md
RFC-37 Documentation Standardization
Implements RFC-37 for standardized markdown documentation that mirrors to Confluence.
When to use this skill
- Creating documentation for a new service
- Validating existing documentation structure
- Fixing documentation linting violations
- Setting up Confluence mirroring configuration
- Understanding documentation requirements
Skill Contents
Sections
- [When to use this skill](#when-to-use-this-skill) (L19-L26)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start) (L58-L87)
- [Standard Directory Structure](#standard-directory-structure) (L88-L104)
- [Required Documentation](#required-documentation) (L105-L115)
- [Validation](#validation) (L116-L135)
- [Available Scripts](#available-scripts) (L136-L152)
- [References](#references) (L153-L162)
- [Assets](#assets) (L163-L170)
- [External Documentation](#external-documentation) (L171-L179)
- [Related Skills](#related-skills) (L180-L184)
Available Resources
📚 references/ - Detailed documentation
- [ai fixes](references/ai-fixes.md)
- [confluence metadata](references/confluence-metadata.md)
- [installation](references/installation.md)
- [rfc 37](references/rfc-37.md)
- [validation rules](references/validation-rules.md)
📦 assets/ - Templates and resources
- [doclinterrc.yml](assets/doclinterrc.yml.template)
- [local execution.md](assets/local-execution.md.template)
- [mark.toml](assets/mark.toml.template)
Quick Start
- Install the linter (see [references/installation.md](references/installation.md)):
``bash brew tap bitsoex/homebrew-bitso brew install bitso-documentation-linter ``
- Create directory structure:
``bash mkdir -p docs/{decisions,how-tos,runbooks} mkdir -p docs/my-service/{concepts,getting-started} ``
- Create Confluence config (see [references/confluence-metadata.md](references/confluence-metadata.md)):
``bash # Copy and edit the template cp assets/mark.toml.template docs/mark.toml ``
- Validate:
``bash doclinter --repo-path . --verbose doclinter tree --repo-path . # Preview Confluence hierarchy ``
Standard Directory Structure
docs/
├── api/ # API documentation
│ ├── async/ # Event-driven APIs
│ ├── grpc/ # gRPC APIs
│ └── rest/ # REST APIs
├── decisions/ # Architecture Decision Records (required)
├── how-tos/ # Step-by-step guides (required)
│ └── local-execution.md # REQUIRED for all services
├── runbooks/ # Operational procedures (required)
└── <service-name>/ # Service-specific docs
├── concepts/ # Architecture, design (required)
└── getting-started/ # Quick start (required)
Required Documentation
Every service MUST have:
- Local Execution (
docs/how-tos/local-execution.md)
- Use template: [assets/local-execution.md.template](assets/local-execution.md.template)
- Service Concepts (
docs/<service>/concepts/)
- Architecture diagrams (C4 recommended) - Key components and dependencies
Validation
Run the linter to check compliance:
# Basic validation
doclinter --repo-path .
# Verbose with metrics
doclinter --repo-path . --verbose
# Preview Confluence tree
doclinter tree --repo-path .
# With Confluence API validation
CONFLUENCE_ENABLED=true doclinter --repo-path .
For full validation rules, see [references/validation-rules.md](references/validation-rules.md).
Available Scripts
Scripts are implemented in .scripts/lib/skills/rfc-37.ts:
# Via skills CLI
node .scripts/skills-cli.ts rfc-37 validate
node .scripts/skills-cli.ts rfc-37 lint
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
validate(dir) |
Validate RFC-37 directory structure |
lint(dir) |
Run full documentation linting |
checkLinterInstalled() |
Check if doclinter is available |
generateTree(dir) |
Generate Confluence tree preview |
References
| Reference | Description |
|---|---|
| [references/rfc-37.md](references/rfc-37.md) | RFC-37 summary and requirements |
| [references/validation-rules.md](references/validation-rules.md) | All 10 linter rules with examples |
| [references/confluence-metadata.md](references/confluence-metadata.md) | Confluence config (mark.toml, metadata) |
| [references/installation.md](references/installation.md) | Linter installation guide |
| [references/ai-fixes.md](references/ai-fixes.md) | AI-assisted documentation fixes |
Assets
| Asset | Description |
|---|---|
| [assets/mark.toml.template](assets/mark.toml.template) | Confluence config template |
| [assets/doclinterrc.yml.template](assets/doclinterrc.yml.template) | Linter config template |
| [assets/local-execution.md.template](assets/local-execution.md.template) | Local execution doc template |
External Documentation
The linter has extensive documentation at github.com/bitsoex/bitso-documentation-linter:
Related Skills
agent-hooks- For integrating linting into IDE hooksquality-gateway- For comprehensive quality checksdoc-sync- For keeping docs in sync with code
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