Table of Contents

• Overview
• When to Use
• Core Concepts
• Template Types
• Maturity Lifecycle
• Quick Start
• Basic Template Structure
• Core Content
• Metadata
• File Naming Conventions
• Domain Applications
• Common Patterns
• Promotion Workflow
• Template Selection Guide
• Integration Pattern
• Detailed Resources
• Exit Criteria

Storage Templates

Overview

Generic template patterns and lifecycle management for structured content storage. Provides reusable templates, maturity progression models, and file naming conventions that work across different storage domains.

When To Use

• Building knowledge management systems
• Organizing documentation with maturity stages
• Need consistent file naming patterns
• Want template-driven content creation
• Implementing lifecycle-based workflows

When NOT To Use

• Simple storage without lifecycle or structure needs

Core Concepts

Template Types

Maturity Lifecycle

seedling → growing → evergreen → archive
    ↓         ↓          ↓           ↓
 1-2 weeks  1-3 months  permanent  deprecated

Verification: Run the command with

--help

Quick Start

Basic Template Structure

---
title: [Content Title]
created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
maturity: seedling|growing|evergreen|reference
tags: [relevant, tags]
---

# [Title]

## Core Content
[Main information]

## Metadata
[Context and attribution]

Verification: Run the command with

--help

File Naming Conventions

topic-name.md

functional-core-pattern.md

topic-name.md

async-patterns.md

YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md

2025-12-05-template-idea.md

tool-version.md

python-3.12-features.md

Domain Applications

Add domain-specific fields to templates:

• memory-palace:

  palace

  ,

  district

  for knowledge organization
• sanctum:

  scope

  ,

  version

  for commit templates
• spec-kit:

  phase

  ,

  status

  for specifications

See

modules/template-patterns.md

Common Patterns

Promotion Workflow

Seedling → Growing:

• Accessed more than once
• Connected to other entries
• Expanded with new insights

Growing → Evergreen:

• Proven useful over 3+ months
• Stable, not frequently edited
• Well-connected in system

Evergreen → Archive:

• Superseded by newer knowledge
• Technology/approach deprecated
• No longer applicable

Template Selection Guide

Integration Pattern

# In your skill's frontmatter
dependencies: [leyline:storage-templates]

Verification: Run the command with

--help

Detailed Resources

• Templates: See

  modules/template-patterns.md

  for detailed structures
• Lifecycle: See

  modules/lifecycle-stages.md

  for maturity progression

Exit Criteria

• Template selected for use case
• File naming convention applied
• Maturity stage assigned
• Promotion criteria understood