# Documentation Completion Checklist

Use this checklist for every task that changes code, API contracts, auth, or operations.

## Required Artifacts

- [ ] `docs/PRD.md` or `docs/PRD.json` exists and is current
- [ ] `docs/USER-GUIDE/` updated as needed
- [ ] `docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/` updated as needed
- [ ] `docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/` updated as needed
- [ ] `docs/API/OPENAPI.yaml` (or `.json`) updated for API changes
- [ ] `docs/API/ENDPOINTS.md` updated for API changes
- [ ] `docs/SITEMAP.md` updated for navigation changes

## API Coverage

- [ ] All public endpoints are documented
- [ ] All private/internal endpoints are documented
- [ ] All API input schemas are documented
- [ ] All API output schemas are documented
- [ ] All endpoint auth/permission requirements are documented
- [ ] Error codes and failure behavior are documented

## Structural Standards (Book/Chapter/Page)

- [ ] `docs/USER-GUIDE/README.md` indexes user chapters/pages
- [ ] `docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/README.md` indexes admin chapters/pages
- [ ] `docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/README.md` indexes developer chapters/pages

## Docs Root Hygiene

- [ ] `docs/` root is clean and only contains canonical root docs (PRD, TASKS when active, SITEMAP, optional README) plus category directories
- [ ] Reports are under `docs/reports/<category>/` (not `docs/` root)
- [ ] Deferred findings are under `docs/reports/deferred/`
- [ ] Orchestrator learnings are under `docs/tasks/orchestrator-learnings.json`
- [ ] Release notes are under `docs/releases/`
- [ ] Archived task snapshots are under `docs/tasks/`
- [ ] Scratchpads are under `docs/scratchpads/`

## Review Gate

- [ ] Documentation changes are in the same logical change set as code/API changes
- [ ] Code review verified documentation completeness
- [ ] Missing docs were treated as blocker findings

## Publishing

- [ ] Publishing target was confirmed with user if unspecified
- [ ] Canonical source remains in-repo unless user explicitly declares otherwise