Knowledge hierarchy: add log/, core-concepts/, runbooks/ as top-level dirs

OKF adds log/, core-concepts/, runbooks/ top-level dirs

Hierarchy: add log/, core-concepts/, runbooks/

Decision

Add three new top-level directories to knowledge/, joining the existing rules/, decisions/, runbooks/, services/, glossary/:

• knowledge/log/ — chronological history. Sub-dirs: log/grills/ (per-batch grill summaries), log/sessions/ (per-session execution summaries when notable).
• knowledge/core-concepts/ — cross-cutting explainers that aren’t rules or decisions (e.g. “what is the lifestream”, “how OKF graph traversal works”). For OKF spec compliance, type: concept files live here.
• knowledge/runbooks/ — reusable multi-step procedures that are NOT human-actionable runbooks but agent-orchestration playbooks (e.g. “ship a new app to the fleet” — sequencing of decisions + tools, not raw commands).

Why

User locked this on 2026-06-26 (Q14). Grill logs need a home. Concepts need a home distinct from rules. Playbooks need a home distinct from runbooks. Hierarchy stayed at OKF’s recommended <=6 levels.

How to apply

• New file with type: log -> knowledge/log/<grills|sessions>/<slug>.md.
• New cross-cutting explainer -> knowledge/core-concepts/<slug>.md.
• New agent-orchestration procedure -> knowledge/runbooks/<slug>.md.
• Index gets a new section per top-level dir (update knowledge/index.md).
• Runbooks remain command-sequence focused (human runs them); playbooks are higher-level orchestration.

Captured

2026-06-26 session, Q14 of 24-question grill.

Related

• depth-5-level-hierarchy
• per-batch-grill-log
• keep-knowledge-fresh (§4 ‘current truth only — no historical logs’ subsumes the prior log-decisions-only rule)
• _okf

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