Auditing Canon

Verify naming, frontmatter, writing standards, and cross-references.

Prerequisites

Read CLAUDE.md for locked spellings, naming conventions, and writing rules.

Chain of Draft Mode

Name check. Human term found. Science dir. #### VIOLATION.
Frontmatter. status field missing. #### VIOLATION.
Spelling. Variant found. #### VIOLATION: use canonical form.
Cross-ref. Link resolves. #### PASS.

Checks

Naming

1. In-universe terminology used correctly per directory type
2. Locked spellings match CLAUDE.md table

Frontmatter

3. Every file has YAML frontmatter: title, tags, status
4. Status is one of: canon, draft, needs-review, superseded

Writing Standards (science files only)

5. Academic third-person prose throughout
6. No meta-commentary ("This section establishes...")
7. No narrative content in science directories
8. Citations use consistent format with ## References section

Cross-References

9. All markdown links resolve to existing files
10. GLOSSARY.md entries exist for key terms

Output

• STYLE — writing standard violation
• META — self-referential document language
• DRIFT — spelling or naming inconsistency
• ORPHAN — referenced entity has no file
• BROKEN-REF — link to nonexistent file

Do NOT fix anything. Report only.

Out of Scope

Does NOT check physics consistency or equations (use /auditing-physics). Does NOT treat cross-civilization differences as contradictions.