scaffold-vertical

name	scaffold-vertical
description	Scaffold a vertical-specific knowledge-base template from Dossier's knowledge model. Use to stand up a reusable starting taxonomy for an industry/vertical (e.g., Digital Experience Agency) — seed concept stubs, vertical-specific types, and an index — so a new client in that vertical is a fast instantiation, not a from-scratch build.

Scaffold a Vertical Template

Create a reusable, vertical-specific KB template that conforms to knowledge/model/index.md. Verticals are the economics — they turn each new client into a fast instantiation. Time-to-Live-Wiki is the metric.

Procedure

1. Name the vertical (e.g., digital-experience-agency) and read the knowledge model.
2. Map the vertical's canonical knowledge — the processes, workflows, roles, systems, policies, and decisions that most companies in this vertical share. This is the template's value: the 70% that's common.
3. Choose vertical types — reuse core types; propose vertical-specific types only where they earn their place (e.g., a DXA might add engagement, client, capability). Clear with the knowledge-architect.
4. Generate the template under verticals/<vertical>/:
   • index.md (type index) describing the vertical and how to instantiate it.
   • Seed concept stubs — well-formed frontmatter + a description + TODO markers for client-specific detail, marked status: draft, confidence: asserted, source: vertical-template.
   • A manifest listing what a client engagement must fill in.
5. Keep it atomic and linked — stubs reference each other with [[id]] so the graph shape ships with the template.

Rules

• Templates are starting points, not truth — every stub is draft until a client engagement grounds it with real source/verified content.
• Don't invent client specifics. The template encodes structure and common patterns, not made-up facts.
• Reuse the core model; resist taxonomy sprawl.

Output

A verticals/<vertical>/ directory of conformant stubs + an index + an instantiation manifest, plus a summary of the concepts/types created and what each new client must supply.