For: nself contributors and maintainers Purpose: Fast lookup of documentation standards

Tagline: "The complete self-hosted backend platform"

• Current: 0.9.8 (check /src/VERSION)
• In prose: nself v0.9.9
• In badges: version-0.9.9-blue
• In links: [Release Notes](releases/v0.9.8.md)

nself <command> <subcommand> [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

# Examples:
nself db migrate up
nself tenant create <tenant-name> --slug <slug>

Rules:

• Command: nself (lowercase only)
• Subcommands: lowercase
• Flags: --kebab-case

Always use language identifier:

```bash
nself start
```

```sql
SELECT * FROM users;
```

```typescript
const user: User = { ... };
```

Common identifiers: bash, sql, typescript, javascript, python, json, yaml, dbml

Use sentence case:

✅ # Database workflow guide
✅ ## Creating your first migration

❌ # Database Workflow Guide
❌ ## Creating Your First Migration

Exceptions: Proper nouns (PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub)

Use relative paths:

✅ [Quick Start](getting-started/Quick-Start.md)
✅ [Commands](commands/README.md)

❌ [Quick Start](getting-started/Quick-Start.md)
❌ [Quick Start](https://github.com/.../docs/...)

Avoid: foo, bar, test123, asdf

> **v0.9.8:** Brief note. 

> **Warning**: This is destructive.

# Start all services
nself start

# Check status
nself status

• Code blocks have language identifiers
• Links are relative paths
• Version is current (0.9.9)
• Brand name is nself in code
• Placeholders use <kebab-case>
• Headers use sentence case
• Examples use standard names

• STYLE-GUIDE.md - Full standards
• CONSISTENCY-AUDIT-REPORT.md - Analysis
• CONSISTENCY-FIX-GUIDE.md - Fix scripts