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

Generic template patterns and lifecycle management for structured content storage. Provides reusable templates, maturity progression models, and file naming conventions that work across different storage domains.

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

Type Purpose Maturity Lifetime

Evergreen Stable, proven knowledge High Permanent

Growing Active development Medium 1-3 months

Seedling Early ideas Low 1-2 weeks

Reference Tool/version-specific N/A Until deprecated

Maturity Lifecycle

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

Verification: Run the command with --help flag to verify availability.

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]

Verification: Run the command with --help flag to verify availability.

File Naming Conventions

Type Pattern Example

Evergreen topic-name.md

functional-core-pattern.md

Growing topic-name.md

async-patterns.md

Seedling YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md

2025-12-05-template-idea.md

Reference tool-version.md

python-3.12-features.md

Domain Applications

Add domain-specific fields to templates:

• memory-palace: palace , district for knowledge organization

• sanctum: scope , version for commit templates

• spec-kit: phase , status for specifications

See modules/template-patterns.md for detailed examples.

Common Patterns

Promotion Workflow

Seedling → Growing:

• Accessed more than once

• Connected to other entries

• Expanded with new insights

Growing → Evergreen:

• Proven useful over 3+ months

• Stable, not frequently edited

• Well-connected in system

Evergreen → Archive:

• Superseded by newer knowledge

• Technology/approach deprecated

• No longer applicable

Template Selection Guide

Stability Purpose Template

Proven Long-term Evergreen

Evolving Active development Growing

Experimental Exploration Seedling

Versioned External reference Reference

Integration Pattern

In your skill's frontmatter

dependencies: [leyline:storage-templates]

Verification: Run the command with --help flag to verify availability.

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

Command not found Ensure all dependencies are installed and in PATH

Permission errors Check file permissions and run with appropriate privileges

Unexpected behavior Enable verbose logging with --verbose flag