doc-atoms-atom-v1

draft 1.0.0 json-schema
idschema-atoms/json-schema/doc-atoms-atom-v1
created2026-05-26

doc-atoms-atom-v1.json json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://doc-atoms.com/schemas/atom-v1.json",
  "title": "doc-atoms v1 atom",
  "description": "A single atom in the doc-atoms catalog. Discriminated by `type`. doc-atoms holds explanatory documentation — tutorials, explanations, runbooks, how-tos, reference guides. Distinct from schema-atoms (normative specs and JSON Schemas).",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["schema", "type", "id", "version", "name"],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "https://doc-atoms.com/schemas/atom-v1.json"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["tutorial", "explanation", "runbook", "how-to", "reference-guide"]
    },
    "id": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{1,62}[a-z0-9]$" },
    "version": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+(?:-[A-Za-z0-9.-]+)?$" },
    "name": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 120 },
    "summary": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 500 },
    "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 40 }, "uniqueItems": true },
    "audience": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Who this document is for — e.g., operator, contributor, end-user, future-maintainer.",
      "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 40 },
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "prerequisites": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Refs to other doc-atoms or knowledge expected before reading.",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The document content. Either inline markdown or a reference to a file in the repo.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "format": { "type": "string", "enum": ["markdown", "mdx", "rst"] },
        "inline": { "type": "string", "description": "Inline body content." },
        "path": { "type": "string", "description": "Path relative to the atom file pointing at the body source." }
      }
    },
    "tutorial_profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only for type=tutorial. Guided learning, opinionated path.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "estimated_minutes": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
        "outcome": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 500, "description": "What the reader can do after finishing." }
      }
    },
    "runbook_profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only for type=runbook. Operational procedure.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "scenario": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 500 },
        "severity": { "type": "string", "enum": ["info", "low", "medium", "high", "critical"] },
        "escalation": { "type": "string", "description": "Whom to escalate to if the procedure fails." }
      }
    },
    "explanation_profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only for type=explanation. Clarifying narrative.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "concept": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 200 },
        "depth": { "type": "string", "enum": ["overview", "intermediate", "deep-dive"] }
      }
    },
    "how_to_profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only for type=how-to. Focused task answer.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "task": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 200 },
        "applies_to": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "uniqueItems": true }
      }
    },
    "reference_profile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only for type=reference-guide. Lookup-organized material.",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "covers": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "uniqueItems": true }
      }
    }
  }
}

atom.toml
id          = "schema-atoms/json-schema/doc-atoms-atom-v1"
version     = "1.0.0"
content_hash = ""
lifecycle   = "draft"
created_at  = "2026-05-26T00:00:00Z"

[spec]
class          = "json-schema"
schema_version = "2020-12"
root_schema_id = "https://doc-atoms.com/schemas/atom-v1.json"
asset          = "doc-atoms-atom-v1.json"

[protocol]
provenance = "https://github.com/convergent-systems-co/doc-atoms/blob/main/schemas/atom-v1.json"
license    = "Apache-2.0"