doc-verifierlisted
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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