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-# corp-v1--glossary
+# Corp v1 Glossary
 
-Govern shared terminology in Corp v1 project documentation.
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+Authoritative global skill for governing terminology in Corp v1 project documentation.
+
+- Skill: `corp-v1--glossary`
+- Default branch: `test`
+- Approved by Corp v1 Board member RootAtSkic in Discord message `1539990220320014396` on 2026-08-20.
+
+Project documentation keeps **Glossary** as its final top-level menu item. Channel skills reference this global skill; it is not copied into each project unless the Board changes the operating model.
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+---
+name: corp-v1--glossary
+description: Govern shared terms in Corp v1 project documentation.
+version: 1.0.0
+author: Lego (RootAtSkic), Hermes Agent
+license: MIT
+platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
+metadata:
+  hermes:
+    tags: [corp-v1, glossary, terminology, documentation]
+    related_skills: [documentation-docusaurus]
+---
+
+# Corp v1 Glossary
+
+This skill governs project terminology. It keeps term definitions out of architecture, scope, delivery, and other domain pages while preserving links from those pages to one authoritative project Glossary.
+
+## When to Use
+
+Use this skill when:
+
+- a Corp v1 page explains what a domain or technical term means;
+- the same term may appear in more than one documentation area;
+- reviewers disagree about terminology or classification;
+- creating or restructuring a project's top-level Glossary area;
+- adding, changing, deprecating, or linking a project term.
+
+Do not use it for ordinary narrative, requirements, architecture decisions, procedures, or API reference that does not define reusable terminology.
+
+## Documentation Contract
+
+Every Corp v1 project documentation site has **Glossary** as its final top-level menu item with a dedicated sidebar. The minimum sidebar begins with `Terms`; projects may add alphabetical term pages beneath it when the registry becomes difficult to scan.
+
+A glossary entry records:
+
+```text
+Term | definition | scope | status | aliases | related terms | authoritative links
+```
+
+Rules:
+
+1. Define a term once in Glossary and link to it from domain pages.
+2. Keep the definition concise and project-specific; do not paste generic encyclopedia material.
+3. State the operational distinction the reader needs. For example, distinguish a deployable C4 container from a code component.
+4. Preserve domain evidence in its owning area. Glossary explains the term; Architecture owns architecture facts and decisions, Scope owns product definitions, and Delivery owns implementation procedures.
+5. Use stable lowercase anchors or slugs and link every first material use where Docusaurus permits.
+6. Record aliases and deprecated wording rather than silently deleting terms that remain in historical records.
+7. Mark uncertain or proposed definitions as `Proposed`; only verified/approved definitions are `Adopted`.
+8. Avoid circular definitions and definitions that rely on unexplained project jargon.
+
+## Procedure
+
+1. Identify the reusable term and the exact sentence that currently explains it. Completion: the candidate is terminology rather than domain evidence or procedure.
+2. Search the project's Glossary and domain pages for existing definitions or aliases. Completion: duplicates and contradictions are listed.
+3. Add or update one canonical Glossary entry with scope, status, aliases, related terms, and authoritative links. Completion: one stable term anchor or page owns the definition.
+4. Replace duplicated explanatory prose with a concise contextual statement and Glossary link. Completion: domain pages retain only facts needed for that page.
+5. Validate dedicated navigation, links, Docusaurus build, and deployed rendering using the project's documentation skill. Completion: the Glossary is last in top-level navigation and every changed link resolves.
+6. Publish through the project's review and verification workflow. Completion: immutable source readback and deployed-page evidence confirm the term and links.
+
+## Pitfalls
+
+1. Turning Glossary into a catch-all reference manual.
+2. Moving architecture evidence or decisions out of Architecture.
+3. Treating a library as a deployable container because both use the word “package.”
+4. Duplicating the same definition across several pages.
+5. Adding generic definitions that do not clarify project usage.
+6. Renaming historical terminology without aliases or deprecation notes.
+7. Placing Glossary anywhere except last in top-level navigation.
+
+## Verification
+
+- [ ] Glossary is the final top-level menu item and has a dedicated sidebar.
+- [ ] Every changed term has one canonical definition and stable link.
+- [ ] Domain pages link rather than repeat glossary-style explanations.
+- [ ] Scope, status, aliases, related terms, and authoritative links are present where applicable.
+- [ ] Domain-owned evidence and decisions remain in their owning sections.
+- [ ] Navigation, links, production build, deployed rendering, and immutable source readback pass.