Imported from vladm3105/aidoc-flow-framework (platforms/claude-code-plugin/skills/doc-ref/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add vladm3105/aidoc-flow-framework --skill doc-ref. Copyright stays with the author.

doc-ref

Name: doc-ref
Author: vladm3105

Purpose

Create Reference Documents (REF) — free-format supplementary documents that support a BRD or ADR without participating in the formal traceability chain. REF documents provide context (overviews, summaries, guides); they carry no element IDs, cumulative tags, ready-scores, or quality gates.

Layer: cross-cutting utility — REF documents are limited to BRD and ADR parent types only.

When to Use

Use doc-ref for supplements such as:

BRD-REF — project overviews, executive summaries, strategic vision, stakeholder guides.
ADR-REF — technology-stack summaries, architecture overviews, infrastructure guides.

Do NOT use for: anything that should participate in traceability; core artifacts (BRD/PRD/EARS/BDD/ADR/SPEC/TDD/IPLAN — use their doc-* skills); or any parent type other than BRD or ADR.

Behavior

Naming and location

File name: {TYPE}-REF-NN_{slug}.md (TYPE ∈ {BRD, ADR}); H1: # {TYPE}-REF-NN: Title.
NN is a variable-length sequence (2+ digits), independent per parent type: BRD-REF-01, BRD-REF-102, ADR-REF-01 are separate sequences.
Located inside the parent type directory, e.g. docs/01_BRD/BRD-REF-01_project_overview.md, docs/05_ADR/ADR-REF-01_technology_stack_summary.md.
Regex — file: ^(BRD|ADR)-REF-[0-9]{2,}_[a-z0-9_]+\.md$; H1: ^#\s(BRD|ADR)-REF-[0-9]{2,}:.+$.

Creation process

Determine the parent type — business context → BRD-REF; architecture context → ADR-REF.
Allocate the next number — ls docs/01_BRD/*-REF-* 2>/dev/null (or 05_ADR) and take the next free NN.
Draft from the parent template, stripped to REF essentials — start from ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/01_BRD/BRD-TEMPLATE.yaml (BRD-REF) or ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/05_ADR/ADR-TEMPLATE.yaml (ADR-REF) and keep only the four mandatory sections, dropping the traceability scaffolding.
Place the file in the parent type directory with the correct H1.

Required sections (4, mandatory)

YAML frontmatter (artifact_type: REF).
Document Control (version, date, author, status).
Document Revision History.
Introduction (purpose and scope).

Optional: Related Documents (cross-references encouraged) and any content sections the reference material needs.

Validation (this skill is the validator)

Blocking checks only: H1 matches {TYPE}-REF-NN: Title; Document Control, Revision History, and Introduction sections are present. Exempt (not checked): cumulative tags, full traceability, quality gates, ready-scores — REF documents do not participate in the chain. No element IDs apply.

Related Resources

Parent templates: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/01_BRD/BRD-TEMPLATE.yaml, ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/05_ADR/ADR-TEMPLATE.yaml
Naming authority: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ID_NAMING_STANDARDS.md · ../doc-naming/SKILL.md
Governance & per-layer authority: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/governance/ and each ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/framework/layers/NN_<X>/README.md
Parent skills: ../doc-brd/SKILL.md · ../doc-adr/SKILL.md
Workflow routing: ../doc-flow/SKILL.md
Diagrams: ../charts-flow/SKILL.md

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doc-ref

Purpose

When to Use

Behavior

Naming and location

Creation process

Required sections (4, mandatory)

Validation (this skill is the validator)

Related Resources

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