podverse-documentation-conventions

Markdown documentation naming conventions enforce one file per directory by naming files after their full path from root, such as APPS-API.md for apps/api. This approach reduces ambiguity and improves discoverability across repository root docs and directory-specific docs.

The full-path-with-hyphens convention requires naming each markdown documentation file after its full directory path from the repository root, such as APPS-API.md for apps/api. This enforces one documentation file per designated directory location.

Documentation file naming causes ambiguity in a monorepo when files lack consistent, path-based naming, making it difficult to locate correct markdown docs and determine directory ownership. Full-path-based naming conventions reduce this confusion by ensuring unique, predictable file names.

Yes, you can apply full-path naming conventions to directory-specific docs across the monorepo. The convention applies to both repository root docs and nested directory docs, ensuring each markdown file is uniquely named after its full path from root for scalable onboarding.

The best way to migrate existing markdown docs to a consistent naming scheme is to rename each file using the full-path-with-hyphens convention based on its directory location. This provides a clear, scalable naming scheme that supports migration and onboarding tasks.

A limitation of using one markdown file per directory is that all content for that location must exist within a single markdown file. This constraint reduces ambiguity and improves search predictability but requires consolidating multiple documents into one file per directory.