Audit Technical Article

Audit Hugo content under authority-blog/content or learn/content against overlays/hugo-authority-content/rules/technical-article-2027.md. Run after drafting or batch upgrades, before publish.

Core Rules

• Gate 1 Answer-First: article opens with > **Answer-first:** ≤60 words; each H2 opens with a BLUF ≤60 words.
• Gate 2 Code Grade: zero pseudo-code; snippets complete, version-pinned, conceptually compiling (imports, error handling, context).
• Gate 3 Quantitative Depth: ≥3 verifiable data points per 500 words; comparison tables quantitative; benchmark conditions stated.
• Gate 4 Diagrams: Mermaid present for deep-dives; mermaid: true in frontmatter; diagrams standalone-readable.
• Gate 5 Production Reality: ≥1 Production Failure story or failure-mode analysis; costs of recommended patterns stated.
• Gate 6 Trade-off Framing: rejected alternatives named; decision matrix for ≥3-option comparisons; twin adds information gain (not translation-only).
• Gate 7 Verifiability: every claim primary-sourced; version-sensitive claims pinned; unsourced numbers marked as own measurements with conditions.
• Schema: frontmatter complete (title, author, date, tags, categories, cover); canonicalURL on own host.
• Topology: ≥3 internal links; on authority-blog at least one Anchor Pillar Hub link; zero learn.authority-blog.example.com links from authority-blog content.

Suggested Process