Remove stale design-spec references and fix doc-gen wording

.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Generate Strata Docs
 # Full regeneration is a deliberate, maintainer-run action — manual dispatch only.
-# Routine drift refresh + new-source pickup lives in update-docs.yml (cron + manual).
+# Routine drift refresh + new-source pickup lives in update-docs.yml.
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 

AGENTS.md

@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ directly when working the paths noted below.
   in both dirs.
 - `docs/INDEX.md` and `docs/graph.json` are generated by `build_graph`; never hand-edit them.
 - `docs/.verification/` and `docs/.curation/` are the audit trail; never delete them.
-- Other pipeline-internal conventions (the shared `scripts/frontmatter.py` parser, the
-  `docs/superpowers/` design spec and `§` references) live in `rules/architecture.md`.
+- Other pipeline-internal conventions (the shared `scripts/frontmatter.py` parser) live in
+  `rules/architecture.md`.
 
 ## Documentation maintenance
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Keep these current as the project evolves; update before closing the PR.
 | New source type | Profile in `skills/generate-strata-docs/references/profiles/` and `sources.md` |
 | New registry key | The relevant registry file, before any doc references it |
 | New issue template or workflow convention | `CONTRIBUTING.md` and Workflow above |
-| Architecture change | `rules/architecture.md`, and `docs/superpowers/specs/` if the design spec is affected |
+| Architecture change | `rules/architecture.md` |
 | CI workflow change | `rules/ci.md` |
 
 If a change makes a section stale, update it in the same PR. Do not leave documentation that

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sources, producing a linked, agent-queryable knowledge base.
 
 - **Locally:** open this repo in Claude Code and invoke the `generate-strata-docs` skill
   (uses your own Claude auth; needs git access to the source repos and Python 3.13).
-- **In CI:** the `Generate Strata Docs` Action (manual, weekly, or on `sources.md` change)
+- **In CI:** the `Generate Strata Docs` Action (manual)
   runs the skill and opens a PR.
   Requires the `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` and `SOURCES_READ_TOKEN` secrets.
 
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ python -m scripts.lint_manifest
 python -m scripts.lint_docs
 ```
 
-See `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-18-strata-documentation-engine-design.md` for the design.
-
 ## Contributing
 
 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for the contribution workflow, branch naming, commit

rules/architecture.md

@@ -71,5 +71,3 @@ editing the graph builder, linter, or delta classifier, emit a visible record ra
 - `docs/.verification/` and `docs/.curation/` are audit trail. Keep them.
 - `scripts/frontmatter.py` is the shared YAML parser for linter and graph builder. Change it in one
   place.
-- The design spec and plan live in `docs/superpowers/{specs,plans}/`; section references like `§3.3`
-  in code and the skill point back to that spec.

scripts/lint_docs.py

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ def _parse_fenced_keys(path):
 
 
 def load_feature_keys(path):
-    """Canonical SDK feature keys from feature-keys.md (cross-link anchor, §3.3)."""
+    """Canonical SDK feature keys from feature-keys.md (cross-link anchor)."""
     return _parse_fenced_keys(path)
 
 
 def load_platform_components(path):
-    """Canonical platform component ids from platform-components.md (cross-link anchor, §3.3b)."""
+    """Canonical platform component ids from platform-components.md (cross-link anchor)."""
     return _parse_fenced_keys(path)
 
 

skills/generate-strata-docs/SKILL.md

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Summarize: docs generated per source, sources **skipped** (with reason), docs ma
 run), any **orphaned** sources (docs whose source left `sources.md`), and any `source_delta`
 **warnings**.
 In CI the
-Action opens/updates the PR, **committing each doc with its `distillation_note` (§3.6) in the
+Action opens/updates the PR, **committing each doc with its `distillation_note` in the
 commit message** for an auditable history; the temp `.logs/` are not committed. Locally, leave
 `docs/**` in the working tree for the developer to review and commit.
 
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ commit message** for an auditable history; the temp `.logs/` are not committed.
 - One model per source / one verify-fix loop per doc. **full mode** rebuilds every source;
   **update mode** (via `scripts/source_delta.py`) re-documents only new + changed sources, skips
   unchanged ones, and throttles drifted sources whose docs are less than a week old.
-- This skill commits to the `Workflow` tool (spec §8, no fallback). If `Workflow` is
+- This skill commits to the `Workflow` tool (no fallback). If `Workflow` is
   unavailable in the runtime, stop and escalate — do not silently substitute another dispatch.

skills/generate-strata-docs/references/agents/source-doc.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ never talk to a user.
    `YYYY-MM-DD`) in every doc's frontmatter. Update mode uses it to throttle re-documentation of
    frequently-changing sources — a drifted source is re-documented only once its docs are at least
    a week old. If no run date was provided, omit the field rather than guessing a date.
-4. Write a **distillation log** to `.logs/<id>.distillation.md` (spec §3.6): which files/symbols
+4. Write a **distillation log** to `.logs/<id>.distillation.md`: which files/symbols
    you read and which you skipped, the judgment calls you made (what to document/drop/ambiguous),
    gaps or weak spots in the source, and a short per-doc distillation note (one line each)
    suitable for that doc's commit message.