Lesson Provenance Tracking
Every lesson in MisakaNet can have a provenance field in its frontmatter that tracks where it came from, who contributed it, and how it was verified.
Field
Type
Description
source
string
Where the lesson came from
contributor
string
Who contributed it (GitHub username or "unknown")
merged_at
string
When it was merged (YYYY-MM-DD)
original_issue
string
Related issue number (optional)
evidence
string
Evidence level for the lesson
Source
Description
agent-debugging
From agent debugging sessions
agent-memory-dump
From agent memory dumps
colleague-memory
From colleague verbal descriptions
manual
Manually written
unknown
Source not tracked
Evidence
Description
pre-ingest-reuse
Lesson was used before being added to MisakaNet
pr-merged
Lesson came from a merged PR
common-pattern
Common pattern observed multiple times
common-pip-issue
Common pip/Python issue
---
title : " pip install timeout fix"
domain : " devops"
provenance :
source : " agent-memory-dump"
contributor : " unknown"
merged_at : " 2026-07-06"
evidence : " common-pip-issue"
---
Add the provenance block to the lesson's frontmatter
Fill in at least source, contributor, merged_at
If the lesson came from an issue, add original_issue
Trust : Know where lessons come from
Quality : Lessons with evidence are more trustworthy
Attribution : Credit contributors
Debugging : Trace issues back to their source