CSA Content Standards
Reference documentation for the Content Scaling Agent—versioned and served in multiple formats.
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Sections
Rows in sidebar order. The § column is the canonical master-reference section number (preserved across the docs as §3.1, §4.2, etc.)—not a row index.
| § | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Guidelines | ✅ Active |
| 2 | Headlines | ✅ Active |
| 10 | Platform Guidance | ✅ Active—2 platforms (SmartNews, Apple News) + 3 publications (Us Weekly, Trend Hunter B2C, Woman’s World) + AP-Compatible (Quick / Condensed / Thorough) |
| 3 | Article Formats | ✅ Active—3 formats (8 pending, 1 retired) |
| 4 | Personas | ✅ Active—5 personas |
| 6 | Publishing Guidelines | ✅ Active—CUE, WordPress, Apple News (§6.4 reserved for future destinations) |
| 5 | Acceptable Sources | ✅ Active |
| 8 | AI Tool Responsibility | ✅ Active |
| 9 | Claims Validation | 🔄 Partial—specification complete; module implementation pending |
| 7 | Follow-Up Content | ✅ Active |
| 11 | Layered Enforcement | ✅ Active—concept doc + conflict register + machine-readable schema/algorithm/register at _data/rules/ |
Quick Access
| Format | URL |
|---|---|
| Rendered site | csa-content-standards.pierce.tools |
| Raw markdown | master-reference.md |
| JSON API | reference.json |