Quality Convention

Cross-cutting quality rules for all brain-writing skills.

Citations (MANDATORY)

Every fact written to a brain page must carry an inline [Source: ...] citation.

• User's statements: [Source: User, {context}, YYYY-MM-DD]
• Meeting data: [Source: Meeting "{title}", YYYY-MM-DD]
• Email/message: [Source: email from {name} re: {subject}, YYYY-MM-DD]
• Web content: [Source: {publication}, {URL}, YYYY-MM-DD]
• Social media: [Source: X/@handle, YYYY-MM-DD](URL)
• Synthesis: [Source: compiled from {sources}]

Source precedence (highest to lowest)

1. User's direct statements (highest authority)
2. Compiled truth (brain's synthesized understanding)
3. Timeline entries (raw evidence)
4. External sources (API enrichment, web search)

Back-Linking (MANDATORY)

Every mention of a person or company WITH a brain page MUST create a back-link FROM that entity's page TO the page mentioning them.

Format: - **YYYY-MM-DD** | Referenced in [page title](path) -- context

An unlinked mention is a broken brain.

Notability Gate

Before creating a new brain page, check notability:

• People: Will you interact again? Relevant to work/interests?
• Companies: Relevant to work/investments/interests?
• Concepts: Reusable mental model? Worth referencing again?

When in doubt, DON'T create. A 400-follower person who tweeted once is not notable.