# Reference Guides

This directory contains comprehensive reference guides for ontological documentation.

## Files

### concept_extraction_guide.md
Methodologies and techniques for identifying and extracting domain concepts, entities, and relationships from software codebases.

**Topics covered:**
- Static code analysis techniques
- Naming convention analysis
- Data structure analysis
- Configuration and metadata analysis
- Language-specific extraction patterns (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java)
- Concept categorization framework
- Relationship identification
- Extraction workflow
- Quality assurance

### documentation_templates.md
Standardized templates for creating comprehensive ontological documentation.

**Templates included:**
- Concept Definition Template
- Relationship Documentation Template
- Domain Model Overview Template
- Ontology Change Log Template
- API Ontology Template
- Database Schema Ontology Template
- Event-Driven Architecture Ontology Template

### ontology_patterns.md
Common ontological patterns and taxonomies found in software systems.

**Patterns covered:**
- Fundamental relationship types (Is-A, Part-Of, Instance-Of, Depends-On, Associates-With)
- Layered Architecture Pattern
- Domain-Driven Design Pattern
- MVC Pattern Ontology
- Microservices Pattern Ontology
- Taxonomy classification systems
- Ontology validation rules

## Usage

These guides are designed to be used together:

1. Start with **ontology_patterns.md** to understand common patterns
2. Use **concept_extraction_guide.md** to extract concepts from your codebase
3. Apply **documentation_templates.md** to document your findings

## Integration with Main Skill

These references support the main [SKILL.md](../SKILL.md) and are automatically available when the ontological documentation skill is activated.