hns-oss-docs-i18n-rules

name	hns-oss-docs-i18n-rules
description	HARD i18n rules digest for the oss-docs harness specialists working on moai-adk-go README 4-locale set and the docs-site (adk.mo.ai.kr). Covers the canonical-locale chains, the 4-locale same-PR obligation, Mermaid TD-only, the no-emoji + icon-shortcode rule, emphasis-marker spacing, the URL blacklist, version SSOT, vercel.json redirect pattern, and the immutable Vercel binding. Loaded FIRST by every oss-docs specialist before any edit.
allowed-tools	Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
user-invocable	false
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","category":"harness","status":"active","updated":"2026-07-13","tags":"oss-docs,i18n,4-locale,readme,docs-site,adk.mo.ai.kr"}

oss-docs HARD i18n Rules

SSOT: .moai/docs/docs-site-i18n-rules.md (+ CLAUDE.local.md §17.1 for the design/icon regime). This skill is the working digest; on conflict, the SSOT wins — EXCEPT the two stale items in § Known-Stale below, where reality wins.

1. Canonical-locale chains [HARD]

Surface	Canonical	Derivation chain	Derived files
docs-site	ko	ko → en → ja/zh, same PR	docs-site/content/{en,ja,zh}/
README	en (README.md)	en → ko/ja/zh, same PR	README.ko.md, README.ja.md, README.zh.md

• Author in the canonical locale only; derive the rest. Never "fix" canonical content inside a translation — report the discrepancy back instead.

2. 4-locale simultaneous-update obligation [HARD]

Every canonical content change MUST land in all 4 locales in the same PR. A canonical edit without its 3 derived counterparts is a locale-parity FAIL (sprint contract locale-parity threshold 1.0, must_pass).

3. Mermaid TD-only [HARD]

• Allowed: flowchart TD, graph TB.
• Forbidden: LR / RL directions (flowchart LR, graph LR, flowchart RL, graph RL).
• Translation preserves diagram direction verbatim.

4. No emoji in body text [HARD]

• Use the icon shortcode instead: {{</* icon <name> [variant] */>}} (defined in docs-site/layouts/shortcodes/icon.html; variants: ok|warn|danger|primary|muted).
• Preserved (NOT emoji — do not strip): typographic symbols → ← ↓ ✓ ✗, and branding emoji inside MoAI orchestrator-banner example code blocks.

5. Emphasis-marker spacing [HARD]

• Correct: **바이브코딩** (Vibe Coding) — parenthetical OUTSIDE the markers.
• Wrong: **바이브코딩(Vibe Coding)**.

6. URL blacklist [HARD]

Only adk.mo.ai.kr is a valid docs-site domain. Forbidden (all occurrences, including link labels and translated prose):

• docs.moai-ai.dev
• adk.moai.com
• adk.moai.kr

7. Version SSOT [HARD]

docs-site/hugo.toml params.version / params.releaseDate is the single version surface. Never hardcode divergent version/date strings into pages, menus, or READMEs beyond what the release process syncs.

8. Moved pages need redirects [HARD]

Every docs-site page move/rename adds to docs-site/vercel.json:

1. Locale-aware: /:locale(ko|en|ja|zh)/old-path → /:locale/new-path
2. Non-locale fallback: /old-path → /ko/new-path

9. Vercel binding immutable [HARD]

The Vercel project binding and deployment config are never changed by this harness (redirects array excepted). Push = production deploy at adk.mo.ai.kr, which is why specialists NEVER commit/push — publishing is human-gated.

Known-Stale items in the SSOT doc

The SSOT .moai/docs/docs-site-i18n-rules.md predates the current site and carries 2 stale facts — reality wins:

1. It says the theme is Hextra → reality: hugo-geekdoc.
2. It says config is hugo.yaml → reality: docs-site/hugo.toml (defaultContentLanguage=ko).

Also: the scripts docs-i18n-check.sh and gen_menu.py referenced there DO NOT exist. Never shell out to them — run the inlined checks in Skill("hns-oss-docs-verify") instead.