Glossary

Term	Meaning
Check	Friendly one-screen readiness result with exact next command
Doctor	Read-only scan that recommends init, adopt, or repair
Init	Create a fresh docflow docs tree for repos without meaningful docs
Adopt	Add docflow infrastructure around existing docs without overwriting them
Repair	Regenerate generated docs map, reinstall helpers, and report links/placeholders
Validate	Read-only readiness gate that blocks broken docs via non-zero exit
Docs root	Directory configured by docflow.json as the project documentation root
Metadata comment	Lightweight <!-- docflow: ... --> marker describing a doc's role
Update log	Per-document table recording date, change, and source/reference
Changelog memory	Monthly append-only shipped-work record surfaced to agents
Agent guidance	Root files such as AGENTS.md, GEMINI.md, and .cursorrules
Docs map	Generated INDEX.md with one path — purpose line per Markdown file