Principlev1PR-340
Document not only what tools you use but the complete…
Document not only what tools you use but the complete routing rules, processing workflows, decision principles, and evolution history of your knowledge management system, because undocumented systems cannot be debugged, improved, transferred, or rebuilt after failure.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounds to Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps and assumptions), Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without… (tacit knowledge degrades without detection), and Double-loop learning requires questioning the framework… (double-loop learning requires questioning framework itself). The principle prescribes documenting the meta-level—not just content but the system that manages content. This is what distinguishes system documentation from mere tool inventory.