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Epic 5: Documentation Management and Maintenance

Status: IN PROGRESS
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Created: 2025-12-05
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11) Branch: epic/5-documentation-management
Version Schema: 0.5.S.T+B
Production URL: [N/A for this repo]

Story Checklist​

  • E5:S00 – Abstract Space (Epic-Level) - ABSTRACT SPACE (v0.5.0.0+0 – Epic-level abstract space only, no tasks)

    • Story: Story-000-fr-repo.md
    • Note: S00 is Epic-level abstract space only. Repository tasks migrated to S01 (E9:S01:T08).

  • E5:S01 – FR Repo (PERPETUAL) - IN PROGRESS (PERPETUAL - v0.5.1.75+1 T75/FR-075; v0.5.1.32+0 T32; v0.5.1.74+3 T74; T73 FR-073)

    • Story: Story-001-fr-repo.md
    • Note: S01 is the repository story (migrated from S00). S01 omitted from board displays (UX optimization).

  • E5:S02 – Documentation Maintenance Framework - IN PROGRESS (T02-T04 complete, T06 intake ✅ v0.5.2.6+1; T01, T05 TODO — FR-063 impl pending)

  • E5:S03 – Documentation Quality Assurance - COMPLETE ✅ (v0.5.3.3+1, migrated from v0.5.2.3+1)

  • E5:S04 – Documentation Automation - IN PROGRESS (T01 complete, T02-T03 TODO)

  • E5:S05 – Framework Documentation Management - IN PROGRESS

  • E5:S06 – Legacy Repository Incorporation - IN PROGRESS

  • E5:S07 – Policy Documentation Structure - IN PROGRESS (v0.5.7.1+1, migrated from v0.5.6.1+1 – Task 1 complete: Policy salience implementation)

  • E5:S08 – Knowledge Base - IN PROGRESS (v0.5.8.2+8 – T02 ✅ E4:S16:T05 gap log spec, validator)

  • E5:S09 – Docusaurus Documentation Portal - IN PROGRESS (T01–T10 ✅ v0.5.9.10+2; portal story tasks complete)

Overview​

Epic 5 owns the Documentation Management and Maintenance framework for the ai-dev-kit repository. This epic ensures that all documentation remains accurate, up-to-date, and consistent across the entire project.

Goals​

  1. Establish Documentation Maintenance Framework

    • Define processes for keeping documentation current
    • Create documentation review and update cadences
    • Establish documentation quality standards

  2. Implement Documentation Quality Assurance

    • Create validation tools for documentation consistency
    • Establish documentation review processes
    • Implement automated documentation checks

  3. Automate Documentation Maintenance

    • Create tools for automated documentation updates
    • Implement documentation synchronization workflows
    • Build documentation health monitoring

Stories (Initial)​

Story 1: FR Repo (PERPETUAL)​

Status: IN PROGRESS (PERPETUAL)
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: N/A (Perpetual repository)
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Repository story for all Feature Requests. Provides 1:1 traceability between FR numbers and task numbers.

Story: Story-001-fr-repo.md

Note: This story was migrated from S00 to S01 as part of repository story abstract space resolution (E9:S01:T08). S00 is now abstract space only.

Story 2: Documentation Maintenance Framework​

Status: IN PROGRESS
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Establish a framework for maintaining documentation accuracy and consistency across the dev-kit.

Tasks:

  • E5:S02:T01 – Conduct comprehensive documentation hygiene analysis
  • E5:S02:T02 – Define documentation maintenance policies
  • E5:S02:T03 – Create documentation review cadences
  • E5:S02:T04 – Establish documentation update triggers

Story: Story-002-documentation-maintenance-framework.md

Note: Renumbered from S01 to S02 as part of repository story migration (E9:S01:T08).

Story 3: Documentation Quality Assurance​

Status: COMPLETE ✅
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Implement quality assurance processes and tools for documentation validation.

Tasks:

  • E5:S03:T01 – Create documentation consistency validators ✅
  • E5:S03:T02 – Implement documentation review workflows ✅
  • E5:S03:T03 – Build documentation health dashboards ✅

Story: Story-003-documentation-quality-assurance.md

Note: Renumbered from S02 to S03 as part of repository story migration (E9:S01:T08).

Story 4: Documentation Automation​

Status: IN PROGRESS
Priority: MEDIUM
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Automate documentation maintenance tasks to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

Tasks:

  • E5:S04:T01 – Create automated documentation update scripts ✅
  • E5:S04:T02 – Implement documentation synchronization workflows
  • E5:S04:T03 – Build documentation change detection and notification

Story: Story-004-documentation-automation.md

Note: Renumbered from S03 to S04 as part of repository story migration (E9:S01:T08).

Story 8: Knowledge Base​

Status: IN PROGRESS
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Investigate the ramifications of the persistent knowledge base concept, including integration points, workflow impacts, tooling requirements, and agent capabilities; establish Notion hub and KB index for migration.

Tasks:

  • E5:S08:T01 – Investigate persistent knowledge base concept and ramifications
  • E5:S08:T02 – Notion hub, Knowledge Base container, and KB index ✅

Story: Story-008-knowledge-base.md

Story 9: Docusaurus Documentation Portal​

Status: IN PROGRESS
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: [TBD]
Last updated: 2026-04-19 (v0.5.9.11+2 – RW E5:S09:T11)

Goal:
Complete Docusaurus adoption: canonical docs/ ingest (with publish scope), green builds, IA, CI, hosting, search, and production URL go-live—tracked via FR-065–FR-071 plus E5:S09:T09 (Pages verification).

Tasks:

  • E5:S09:T01 – Docusaurus site identity and config (FR-065) ✅ v0.5.9.1+2
  • E5:S09:T02 – Canonical docs path and publish scope (FR-066) ✅ v0.5.9.2+2
  • E5:S09:T03 – Production build corpus triage (FR-067) ✅ v0.5.9.3+1
  • E5:S09:T04 – Navigation, sidebar IA, and landing (FR-068) ✅ COMPLETE (v0.5.9.4+1)
  • E5:S09:T05 – CI build gate (FR-069) ✅ v0.5.9.5+1
  • E5:S09:T06 – Deployment and hosting (FR-070) ✅ v0.5.9.6+1
  • E5:S09:T07 – Site search (FR-071) ✅ v0.5.9.7+1
  • E5:S09:T08 – Strict broken links (FR-067 FU-1) ✅ v0.5.9.8+2 — T08
  • E5:S09:T09 – GitHub Pages go-live verification (FR-070 follow-up) ✅ v0.5.9.9+2 — T09
  • E5:S09:T10 – Strict broken anchors (FR-067 FU-3) ✅ v0.5.9.10+2 — T10

Story: Story-009-docusaurus-documentation-portal.md

Dependencies​

Blocks:

  • Future documentation-dependent work

Blocked By:

  • None

Coordinates With:

  • Epic 6 (Framework Management) - Documentation about frameworks
  • Epic 7 (Examples & Adoption) - User-facing documentation

References​

  • docs/project-management/kanban/README.md
  • docs/project-management/rituals/policy/kanban-governance-policy.md