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SKILL

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Write a transmission mode page for: $ARGUMENTS

Instructions

  1. Read the style guide at content/writing/texts/style-guide.md.

  2. Read existing transmission mode pages to understand the pattern:

find content/education/disciplines/knowledge-transmission/terms -name "*.md" | sort

  1. Read at least two existing pages in that directory, plus the discipline index at content/education/disciplines/knowledge-transmission/index.md.

  2. Write the transmission mode page following this structure:

Required structure

Location: content/education/disciplines/knowledge-transmission/terms/{mode-slug}.md

Frontmatter:

---
title: "mode name"
aliases:
  - "mode name"
date-created: [current ISO 8601]
type: transmission-mode
tags:
  - KnowledgeTransmission
  - [additional relevant tags]
defines:
  - "mode name"
---

Body sections:

  • Opening definition (1-2 sentences): What this mode IS — how knowledge moves through it.

  • What it preserves: What kinds of knowledge travel well through this mode. Be specific: not “information” but “procedural knowledge embedded in muscle memory” or “narrative structure that encodes relational obligations.”

  • What it transforms or loses: What changes when knowledge passes through this mode. Every transmission mode is also a transformation — name what is gained and lost. This is the medium-awareness that the vault’s design philosophy requires.

  • Politics of the mode: Whose knowledge does this mode serve? Who controls it? How does it relate to power? A mode is never neutral — oral transmission serves communities that maintain it; textual transmission serves those with literacy and archives; institutional transmission serves those who control institutions.

  • Relationship to other modes: How this mode interacts with, complements, or conflicts with other transmission modes. What happens when knowledge moves between modes (e.g., oral → textual, embodied → institutional).

  • Related terms: Bulleted list linking to related concepts.

Rules

  • Every mode page MUST address what the mode loses or transforms. A mode described only by what it carries is incomplete.
  • Every mode page MUST address the politics of the mode. Transmission is never neutral.
  • Connect to specific traditions. Do not describe modes abstractly — name the communities and practices that use them.
  • Respect knowledge sovereignty. Some transmission modes (ceremonial, restricted oral) involve knowledge that is intentionally bounded. Describe the mode without extracting the content it carries.
  • Link to pedagogy and learning terms where the mode intersects with teaching practice.
  1. After writing, update content/education/disciplines/knowledge-transmission/terms/index.md and content/education/disciplines/knowledge-transmission/index.md if needed.

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