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doc-verifierlisted

Guidance for verifying documentation accuracy against running OpenStack infrastructure. Use when detecting documentation drift, validating operations procedures against live systems, or confirming that runbooks produce expected results on the deployed cloud. Implements NASA Product Verification (SP-6105 SS 5.3) applied to documentation artifacts.
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# Documentation Verifier This skill guides agents performing documentation verification for cloud infrastructure. Documentation drift -- the gap between what docs say and what the system does -- is the primary failure mode for operations manuals. The doc-verifier detects drift using NASA's TAID (Test, Analysis, Inspection, Demonstration) verification methods applied to documentation artifacts. Documentation drift is insidious because it compounds silently. A single undetected drift item erodes operator trust. Once operators stop trusting documentation, they stop reading it and start improvising. The doc-verifier breaks this cycle by making verification systematic and repeatable. ## Drift Detection Methods Four categories of documentation drift exist, each with distinct detection strategies. ### Configuration Drift **Definition:** Document says setting `X=A` but the running system has `X=B`. **Detection strategy:** 1. Parse documented configuration values from procedures (grep for `=`, `:`, or YAML key-value patterns) 2. Read actual configuration files (`/etc/kolla/*/` for Kolla-Ansible deployments, `globals.yml`) 3. Query API for runtime configuration where available (`openstack configuration show`) 4. Compare documented values against actual values 5. Flag mismatches with severity based on operational impact **Common sources:** Kolla-Ansible `globals.yml` changes, service reconfiguration, security hardening, upgrades. **Detection patterns:** - `OPS-KEYSTONE-*`: Comp