Restructured Documentation

reference/foundations/index.md

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 tags:
-  - Operations
-  - Index
+  - Foundations
+  - Reference
   - Documentation
 ---
 
 # Foundations
 ## Purpose
-Defines the baseline documentation standards, shared references, and structural conventions used everywhere else in this knowledgebase.
+Maintain the knowledgebase using the authoritative styling contract, document roles, and source-relative links.
 
 ## Includes
-- Documentation styling contract
-- Inventory and naming conventions
-- Shared templates and glossary references
+- Apply the authoritative Markdown and document-type contract.
+- Choose the content role, subject, and related guides for a new page.
+- Use the canonical template for the intended page type.
 
-## New Document Template
-````markdown
-# <Document Title>
-## Purpose
-<one paragraph describing why this exists>
-
-!!! info "Assumptions"
-    - <OS / platform / privilege assumptions>
-    - <required tools or prerequisites>
-
-## Scope
-- <what is covered>
-- <what is explicitly out of scope>
-
-## Procedure
-```sh
-# Commands go here (grouped and annotated)
-```
-
-## Validation
-- <command + expected result>
-
-## Troubleshooting
-### Symptoms
-- <what you see>
-
-### Resolution
-```sh
-# Fix steps
-```
-````
+## Find the Right Document
+- [Documentation Styling](<Documentation Styling.md>) — Apply the authoritative Markdown and document-type contract.
+- [Documentation Organization](<Documentation Organization.md>) — Choose the content role, subject, and related guides for a new page.
+- [Choose a Document Template](<Choose a Document Template.md>) — Use the canonical template for the intended page type.
+- [Documentation Path Changes](<Documentation Path Changes.md>) — Map former source paths to their new locations when maintaining external links.