Ledes Are Plain Text
Cards and previews show a lede raw, so backticks and asterisks appeared as literal symbols. The kit now says so, and sweeps remove them.
- Path
- changelog/2026-11-02_03.md
- Authors
- Michael Staton
- Augmented with
- Claude Code on Claude Opus 5.5
- Tags
- Context-Vigilance · Frontmatter
Why Care?
The kit gave ledes a length budget but never said what they could contain. About 174 ledes on one splash carried Markdown, which showed up as literal symbols.
What's New?
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The rule is written down: a lede is a string, with no backticks, asterisks, links, or wikilinks. The fix belongs in the lede, not the renderer.
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Compliance sweeps enforce it: they remove the markup and keep the words.
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The README now covers versions and ledes, including the three version formats a doc can use.