DDL Standard · Site Governance

STD-DDL-PAGEPROP-001

Standard Page Proposal Form · v1.0

Ratified 9/9 Council 2026-03-24 5 LOCK · 4 REVISE · 0 REJECT

01 — Purpose

Why This Standard Exists

The DDL site has grown to 160+ routes across 8+ wings. Page proposals have been informal — described in conversation, built from context. This works but creates drift. Dex Jr. cannot reliably generate a page proposal without a governed schema to reference.

This standard defines the form that every new page proposal follows. Lightweight. Functional. Corpus-ready. The proposal form is a capture tool, not a project plan.

Any page discussed in a PM thread should generate a DDL-PROP before building begins. The form is not optional for pages that go live.

02 — Field Definitions

The Schema

Field	Type	Req	Description
route	path	REQ	Proposed URL path. e.g. /ddl/charter
wing	enum	REQ	Which wing this page belongs to. Prevents orphaned pages.
template	enum	REQ	CONSOLE · CHRONICLE · ATLAS · LEDGER · CODEX · DOSSIER
accent	token	REQ	CottageHumble token name: crimson · amber · gold · green · teal · violet · steel. Token name only — hex resolves downstream.
status	enum	REQ	proposed · approved · building · live · legacy
priority	enum	REQ	P1 immediate · P2 this session · P3 backlog
trigger	text	REQ	The event that surfaced the need for this page.
what_it_is	text	REQ	One sentence. Identity. No jargon. What this page is.
page_goal	text	REQ	One sentence. Job. What the page should accomplish for the visitor.
hero_treatment	enum	REQ	orbital (animated, full hero) · stamp (mark + text) · quiet (text-first, no animation) · none
sections	list	REQ	Ordered list of page sections, one line each. This is the build spec.
tone	enum	REQ	editorial · technical · archival · operational · narrative
why_now	text	REQ	Strategic justification. Why this page belongs in the current build arc.
dependencies	list	REQ	Other pages, routes, or systems this page requires to exist.
open_questions	list	OPT	Anything unresolved before building begins.
dex_jr_note	text	OPT	One short instruction for Dex Jr. execution. e.g. "No orbital. Spare and permanent."

Note on what_it_is vs page_goal: these are distinct. what_it_is = identity ("The founding document of DDL"). page_goal = job ("Give new visitors the governing floor beneath the DDL system"). A page can be accurate but purposeless without the second field.

03 — Naming Convention

DDL-PROP-[NNN]

Sequential. Zero-padded. Immutable once assigned. Dex Jr. tracks the index — the operator never has to remember the current number.

Proposals are never renumbered, even if rejected. DDL-PROP-003 REJECTED stays in the registry as rejected, and the next proposal is DDL-PROP-004. The numbering is a log, not a catalog. This preserves the full decision history.

# Correct
DDL-PROP-001    → /ddl/charter · LIVE
DDL-PROP-002    → /system-stack · BUILDING
DDL-PROP-003    → [rejected] · preserved in registry
DDL-PROP-004    → next proposal

# Never
DDL-PROP-003 deleted or renumbered after rejection
    

04 — Dex Jr. Generation Rule

Draft from trigger. Ratify with operator.

Dex Jr. Protocol

Dex Jr. may generate a draft proposal from a trigger phrase alone.
The formal DDL-PROP-### ID requires operator confirmation.
Draft proposals are labeled DRAFT — OPERATOR REVIEW REQUIRED until confirmed.
The operator holds intent. Dex Jr. handles boilerplate.

The gate for Dex Jr. generation: the registry schema and CottageHumble token set must be accessible in the generation context. If Dex Jr. doesn't know the current wing list or the active accent tokens, the draft will contain F3 errors. The proposal form is only as good as the reference data behind it.

05 — Canonical Template

Copy-Paste Form

# DDL-PROP-[NNN]
# STD-DDL-PAGEPROP-001 · v1.0

# REQUIRED
route:            # /wing/page-name
wing:             # DDL | AuditForge | Ledger | CanonPress | ...
template:         # CONSOLE | CHRONICLE | ATLAS | LEDGER | CODEX | DOSSIER
accent:           # crimson | amber | gold | green | teal | violet | steel
status:           # proposed | approved | building | live | legacy
priority:         # P1 | P2 | P3
trigger:          # what surfaced the need
what_it_is:       # one sentence — identity
page_goal:        # one sentence — job
hero_treatment:   # orbital | stamp | quiet | none
sections:
  1. Hero — "..."
  2. ...
tone:             # editorial | technical | archival | operational | narrative
why_now:          # build justification
dependencies:     # routes/systems required

# OPTIONAL
open_questions:   # unresolved items
dex_jr_note:      # one short instruction
    

06 — Worked Example

DDL-PROP-001 · /ddl/charter

# DDL-PROP-001

route:            /ddl/charter
wing:             DDL
template:         CODEX
accent:           crimson
status:           live
priority:         P2
trigger:          DDL_CoreCharter_v1.0.txt surfaced in session 2026-03-24
what_it_is:       The founding document of DDL — 8-step build sequence,
                  mission, scope, and interface with DexOS.
page_goal:        Give new visitors the governing floor beneath the DDL system.
hero_treatment:   quiet
sections:
  1. Hero — "From scattered to structured." v1.0 origin document
  2. Identity — Name, tagline, what DDL is and isn't
  3. Mission — Three bullets, no padding
  4. Build Sequence — 8 steps, numbered, visual, centerpiece
  5. Scope — Applies to / does not apply to
  6. DexOS Interface — Two lines. Clean.
  7. Footer — v1.0 versioning block, artifact treatment
tone:             archival
why_now:          New landing is product OS. System Stack explains coherence.
                  Charter explains the floor it stands on.
dependencies:     /ddl wing must exist
dex_jr_note:      No orbital. No animation. Spare and permanent.
    

07 — Council Record

Review · 2026-03-24

1001Archer HawthorneLOCKField set is MECE. No additions needed.

1002Marcus CaldwellLOCKForm is the right weight. Add page_goal.

1003Elias MercerREVISEAdd linked_rec + visual_density.

1004Max SullivanLOCKNo blocking changes. audience field for v1.1.

1005Rowan BennettREVISEAdd owner + acceptance_criteria.

1006Ava SinclairLOCKTranslates Chaos → Structured directly.

1007Leo PrescottREVISEMerge trigger + why_now. Add corpus_source.

1008Marcus GreyREVISEaccent must be token, not hex. Add page_goal.

1009Kai LangfordLOCKaccent = token name. Hex resolves downstream.

Minimum change set applied: accent → token name (4 seats), page_goal added (Grey + Caldwell). All other REVISE suggestions queued for v1.1. 5 LOCK · 4 REVISE · 0 REJECT.