# Standards

> **Status**: Current | **Last Updated**: 2026-02-19

Normative specifications for documentation structure, terminology, and Kafka topic naming in `omnibase_infra`. All documents here are prescriptive — they define the correct way to do things, not just describe existing practice.

| Document | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| [STANDARD_DOC_LAYOUT.md](./STANDARD_DOC_LAYOUT.md) | Canonical directory structure, file naming rules, required sections in every doc, deletion policy |
| [ONEX_TERMINOLOGY.md](./ONEX_TERMINOLOGY.md) | Canonical vs. deprecated terms for the infra layer; transport types, model names, runtime terms |
| [TOPIC_TAXONOMY.md](./TOPIC_TAXONOMY.md) | Kafka topic suffix format, all defined suffix constants, topic spec registry, validation rules |
