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title	author	role	date	parent	wiki	public
How to write a readme.md	robbert	4_1_1	2025-10-16	2_workplace	1_general_forum	true

🔖 README Template for Smartup OS Components

1. WHY — Purpose & Context

• Explain why this module exists: its role inside Smartup OS and in which Missions it’s currently relevant.
• Connect to the Smartup thesis (transparency / collective ownership / scientific governance).
• Typical questions answered:
  • What constitutional rule does this module enforce?
  • What problem from Attempt 1 (Slack/Trello era) does it solve?

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2. HOW — Architecture & Operation

• Describe how it works technically:
  • Languages / frameworks / deployment target
  • How it reads / writes to the ledger
  • Key dependencies and data flows (Matrix → Engelbot → Toolbox API → Forgejo)
• Include diagrams and “flow‑of‑truth” statements.
• Mention security or permission checks that guarantee constitutional compliance.

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3. WHAT — Capabilities & Changelog

• Snapshot of what it does right now
  • Major features, commands, endpoints, or scripts
• Road‑ahead subsection: what it will do next
• Change log: incremental updates from previous version (acts as historical ledger for the component)
• Format example:

  Date	Version	Change	Impact
  2025‑10‑11	v2.4	Added Toolbox API integration	Enables production writes

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4. HOW TO USE — For Humans and Bots

• Quickstart commands / API calls
• Env vars required
• Relevant parts of the constitutional permission table

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5. TEST & VERIFY

• Short reproducible test checklist with expected results
• Link to master‑events log example

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6. REFERENCES / LINKS

• Cross‑links to dependent modules (Toolbox API ↔ Toolbox ↔ Engelbot)
• Section of the Constitution this component enforces

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If we use this pattern:

• Each README becomes both overview and changelog.
• Updating future versions means replacing only the WHAT section (features + changes) while the “why” and “how” stay stable.
• When generating the public docs for timeline0.org, it’s trivial to render “phase reports” directly from these readmes.