DD b10 — Format Template for Design Documents#

This is the format template for the hell/system/dd/ series. All new design documents should follow this structure.

Next free number

The next available DD entry is: b12

Template Structure#

Every DD entry lives in hell/system/dd/b/<number>/index.rst and should contain:

  1. .. meta:: block with description, keywords, author

  2. A .. _hell-dd-b<number>-<slug>: label for cross-referencing

  3. Title: DD b<number> --- <Descriptive Title>

  4. A first paragraph summarizing the design decision (serves as tooltip)

  5. A .. contents:: directive for navigation

  6. The body of the design document

  7. An EDEN classification of the design decision

  8. A dated creation note

Format Updates#

Created:

2026m04d03

Last updated:

2026m04d03

When updating the format, increment the date above and document what changed. Existing entries in the old format need not be updated unless they are being actively edited for other reasons.