Table of Contents

• Overview
• When to Use
• Core Concepts
• Template Types
• Maturity Lifecycle
• Quick Start
• Basic Template Structure
• Core Content
• Metadata
• File Naming Conventions
• Domain Applications
• Common Patterns
• Promotion Workflow
• Template Selection Guide
• Integration Pattern
• Detailed Resources
• Exit Criteria

Storage Templates

Overview

When To Use

• Building knowledge management systems
• Organizing documentation with maturity stages
• Need consistent file naming patterns
• Want template-driven content creation
• Implementing lifecycle-based workflows

When NOT To Use

• Simple storage without lifecycle or structure needs

Core Concepts

Template Types

Maturity Lifecycle

seedling → growing → evergreen → archive
    ↓         ↓          ↓           ↓
 1-2 weeks  1-3 months  permanent  deprecated

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Quick Start

Basic Template Structure

---
title: [Content Title]
created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
maturity: seedling|growing|evergreen|reference
tags: [relevant, tags]
---

# [Title]

## Core Content
[Main information]

## Metadata
[Context and attribution]

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File Naming Conventions

topic-name.md

functional-core-pattern.md

topic-name.md

async-patterns.md

YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md

2025-12-05-template-idea.md

tool-version.md

python-3.12-features.md

Domain Applications

• memory-palace:

  palace

  ,

  district

  for knowledge organization
• sanctum:

  scope

  ,

  version

  for commit templates
• spec-kit:

  phase

  ,

  status

  for specifications

modules/template-patterns.md

Common Patterns

Promotion Workflow

• Accessed more than once
• Connected to other entries
• Expanded with new insights

• Proven useful over 3+ months
• Stable, not frequently edited
• Well-connected in system

• Superseded by newer knowledge
• Technology/approach deprecated
• No longer applicable

Template Selection Guide

Integration Pattern

# In your skill's frontmatter
dependencies: [leyline:storage-templates]

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Detailed Resources

• Templates: See

  modules/template-patterns.md

  for detailed structures
• Lifecycle: See

  modules/lifecycle-stages.md

  for maturity progression

Exit Criteria

• Template selected for use case
• File naming convention applied
• Maturity stage assigned
• Promotion criteria understood

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

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