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Maintain the comparison schema across the canon.

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Maintain the comparison schema across the canon.

Use this skill when the task is to define or refine axes, tags, categories, relevance tiers, or normalization rules.

Load First

Inspect a few real competitor records before changing the schema.

What This Skill Owns

  • comparison axes
  • tag vocabulary
  • category and segment naming
  • relevance tiers
  • stable field naming
  • normalization rules across competitor records

Taxonomy Workflow

  1. Identify the schema pressure:
    • new website filter need
    • repeated inconsistency across competitors
    • missing dimension that keeps showing up in research
  2. Prefer the smallest change that resolves the pressure.
  3. Decide whether the concept belongs in:
    • a stable field
    • a comparison axis
    • a tag
    • editorial prose only
  4. Update all schema authorities together:
    • guide
    • template
    • tracker if statuses or priorities are affected
  5. Note migration implications for existing records.

Taxonomy Rules

  • protect schema stability
  • prefer explicit fields over overloaded tags
  • do not add tags that duplicate stable fields
  • do not create new axes unless they will matter across multiple competitors
  • do not solve a publishing problem by polluting canonical schema without clear long-term value

Output Expectations

When making taxonomy changes, always state:

  • what changed
  • why it was necessary
  • which existing records will need normalization later