research-internal-consolidation-quick-ref
title: Internal Docs Consolidation - Quick Reference Card type: reference component_type: reference version: 1.0.0 created: '2025-12-27' updated: '2025-12-27' status: archived tags:
- ai-ml
- authentication
- testing
- architecture
- automation
- documentation
- frontend
- git summary: 'Internal Docs Consolidation - Quick Reference Card Status: Ready for Execution Timeline: 2 weeks (16-20 hours) Impact: 390 → 60 files (85% reduction) Before Change --------------- 390 -85% ✅ Frontmatter 100% 8% +92% ✅ Day Hours -------------- Mon 4h...' moe_confidence: 0.950 moe_classified: 2025-12-31 audience: contributor
Internal Docs Consolidation - Quick Reference Card
Status: Ready for Execution Timeline: 2 weeks (16-20 hours) Impact: 390 → 60 files (85% reduction)
📊 At-a-Glance
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Files | 390 | 60 | -85% ✅ |
| Frontmatter | 15% | 100% | +85% ✅ |
| Agentic-ready | 8% | 30% | +92% ✅ |
🎯 Priority Targets
P0: Anthropic Research (Monday, 4h)
50 files → 8 files (84% reduction)
✅ Create INDEX.md
✅ Keep 7 core files
✅ Archive 40 reference files
✅ Add frontmatter
P1: Automation (Tuesday, 2h)
15 files → 3 files (80% reduction)
✅ Merge into AUTOMATION-SYSTEM-GUIDE.md
✅ Keep ACTIVATION-GUIDE.md
✅ Archive examples
P1: Other Research (Wednesday, 4h)
85 files → 9 files (89% reduction)
✅ GenUI: archive or 1 file
✅ LLM Council: merge 9→2
✅ Archive GDPVal, A16Z, sessions
📁 Files to Keep (Research)
Anthropic (8 files)
- INDEX.md ← NEW
- ANTHROPIC-CLAUDE-BEST-PRACTICES.md
- ANTHROPIC-PROMPT-ENGINEERING.md
- ANTHROPIC-AGENT-PATTERNS.md
- ANTHROPIC-TOOL-USE-PATTERNS.md
- ANTHROPIC-MULTI-SESSION-PATTERN-RESEARCH.md
- LONG-RUNNING-AGENTS-ANALYSIS.md ← consolidate
- SESSION-ANALYSIS-SUMMARY.md ← consolidate
Automation (3 files)
- README.md
- AUTOMATION-SYSTEM-GUIDE.md ← merge 5 files
- ACTIVATION-GUIDE.md
Other (9 files)
- GenUI: 1 file (or archive)
- LLM Council: 2 files
- Performance: 3 files (keep as-is)
- Market: 3 files (keep as-is)
📋 Frontmatter Template
---
title: "Document Title"
audience: contributor
type: guide|spec|report|reference|index
status: active
created: YYYY-MM-DD
last_updated: YYYY-MM-DD
tokens: 1000-5000
summary: "One sentence description"
when_to_read: "When AI agents should read this"
keywords: [key, topics, here]
---
🗂️ Archive Locations
internal/archive/
├── research/
│ ├── anthropic-references/ ← 40 files
│ ├── gdpval/ ← 7 files
│ ├── a16z-response/ ← 4 files
│ ├── session-summaries/ ← 2 files
│ ├── generative-ui/ ← 20 files (if archived)
│ └── claude-code-examples/ ← 8 files
├── architecture/
│ └── claude-4-5-batches/ ← 20 files
└── project/ ← 100 files (from Dec 22)
⏱️ Week 1 Schedule
| Day | Task | Hours | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Anthropic consolidation | 4h | 50→8 files |
| Tue | Automation consolidation | 2h | 15→3 files |
| Wed | Other research | 4h | 85→9 files |
| Thu | Frontmatter addition | 3h | 20 files done |
| Fri | Verify & commit | 2h | Git push ✅ |
Result: 150 → 20 files (87% reduction)
⏱️ Week 2 Schedule
| Day | Task | Hours | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-Tue | Architecture frontmatter | 4h | 50 files done |
| Wed | Archive structure | 2h | 330 files moved |
| Thu | Master index | 3h | INDEX.md created |
| Fri | Final cleanup | 2h | Git push ✅ |
Result: 100% frontmatter coverage
✅ Success Checklist
Week 1
- Anthropic: 50→8 files ✅
- Automation: 15→3 files ✅
- Other: 85→9 files ✅
- Frontmatter: 20 files ✅
- Links verified ✅
- Git committed ✅
Week 2
- Architecture frontmatter: 50 files ✅
- Archive created: 330 files moved ✅
- Master index created ✅
- Final verification ✅
- Git committed ✅
🚨 Common Mistakes to Avoid
❌ Delete files → ✅ Archive files ❌ Merge without testing → ✅ Test links first ❌ Incomplete frontmatter → ✅ Use template ❌ Skip verification → ✅ Grep all links
🔗 Key Commands
Find broken links
grep -r "internal/research" internal/ docs/
Count markdown files
find internal/ -name "*.md" | wc -l
Verify frontmatter
head -15 internal/research/anthropic-research/INDEX.md
Archive files
mkdir -p internal/archive/research/anthropic-references
mv internal/research/anthropic-research/anthropic-updates/references/ \
internal/archive/research/anthropic-references/
Git commit
git add internal/research/ internal/archive/
git commit -m "docs: Consolidate research/ (150→20 files, 87% reduction)"
git push
📚 Documentation Files
- INTERNAL-DOCS-ANALYSIS-SUMMARY.md - Executive summary
- internal-docs-analysis-report.md - Complete analysis (10K words)
- internal-consolidation-plan.md - Execution plan (5K words)
- internal-consolidation-diagram.md - Visual diagrams
- INTERNAL-CONSOLIDATION-QUICK-REF.md - This file
🎯 Success Metrics
| Metric | Target | How to Measure |
|---|---|---|
| File reduction | 85% | find internal/ -name "*.md" | wc -l |
| Frontmatter coverage | 100% | grep -l "^---$" internal/**/*.md | wc -l |
| Broken links | 0 | grep -r "internal/" docs/ internal/ |
| Archive ratio | 84% | find internal/archive/ -name "*.md" | wc -l |
🔄 Rollback Plan
# Emergency rollback
git revert HEAD
git push
# Or restore from archive
cp -r internal/archive/research/* internal/research/
Risk: Low - all files archived, git history preserved
🤝 Stakeholder Questions
-
GenUI: Consolidate or archive?
- Current: 20 files
- Decision needed: Is this actively used?
-
Archive retention: How long?
- Recommendation: Indefinite (minimal disk)
-
Automated linting: Add quality checks?
- Effort: 4-6 hours
- Value: Enforce standards
📞 Support
Questions? Review full documentation:
INTERNAL-DOCS-ANALYSIS-SUMMARY.md- Overviewinternal-docs-analysis-report.md- Detailsinternal-consolidation-plan.md- Step-by-step
Issues? Check rollback plan above
Created: December 22, 2025 Ready: ✅ Execute Week 1 starting Monday Confidence: High (project/ consolidation proved feasibility)