Validation Checklists

Per-entity-type checklists. Every file must pass its checklist before being considered complete.

System (variant) card

Frontmatter:

• type: system
• slug: — matches filename
• title:
• manufacturer:
• modality:
• family: (if part of a multi-variant family)
• aliases: []
• tags: [system, variant] (or [system] if standalone)
• Modality-specific schema fields populated where known

Body:

• Overview paragraph — what makes this variant distinct
• Variant-specific considerations section
• Parts section — variant-specific + shared (with links)
• Related section — sibling variants, predecessor, successor, family

System family page

• type: system-family
• Lists every variant as a wikilink
• Shared specs section
• Shared field guide pointer
• Tags: [system, family]

Part

• type: part
• fits_systems: [...] lists every variant slug
• typical_failure_mode: populated
• Diagnosis section
• Field notes cross-reference
• Tags: [part]

Field guide

• type: field-guide
• system: — points to the family or variant
• Top failure modes section (numbered)
• Acceptance checklist section
• Tags: [field-guide]

Glossary term

• type: glossary
• Single-paragraph definition
• "Why buyers care" section
• "Why engineers care" section
• At least 2 wikilinks to systems / other glossary
• Tags: [glossary]

Modality

• type: modality
• Physics / how-it-works section
• Key specs section
• Systems-in-modality list
• Service reality section
• Tags: [modality]

Manufacturer

• type: manufacturer
• Company history
• Flagship systems (cross-linked)
• Market position per modality
• Tags: [manufacturer]

Clinical application

• type: clinical-application
• Typical modalities / systems
• Room time + procedure characteristics
• Specialty + domain
• Tags: [clinical-application]

Persona

• type: persona
• Daily responsibilities
• What they evaluate
• Decision drivers
• Tags: [persona]

Never

• Contains fake numbers, fake listings, fake vendor counts, fake install-base totals
• Contains prices
• Lists specific service companies (until opted-in)
• Uses marketing-speak ("cutting-edge", "revolutionary", "seamless", "state-of-the-art")
• Has dangling wikilinks with no target (either create the target or mark "planned")