Standard
Documentation Standard
Structure, navigation, manifests, minimum content expectations, and maintainable documentation patterns for open source projects.
The Documentation Standard defines a practical baseline for project documentation that can be read by humans, checked by tools, and maintained over time.
Scope
- Repository documentation structure
- Contributor-facing project guides
- Documentation manifests
- Navigation and discoverability
- Minimum expected pages for adoption
Baseline artifacts
A project adopting the standard should provide a clear README, contribution guide, license reference, security policy, changelog or release notes, and a documentation root that can grow without becoming confusing.