---
name: "tech-note-frontmatter"
title: "Note frontmatter standard"
description: "Required top-level fields for every concept note"
type: "tech"
category: "standards"
tags: ["tech", "standards", "kb"]
related: ["[[tech-note-atomic]]", "[[project-kb]]"]
---
Required: `name` (== filename), `description`, `type`, `tags`, `created`, `updated`, `timestamp` (ISO 8601).

Optional: `title`, `category`, `aliases`, `related`, `sources`. No nested `metadata:`.
Lint: `kb lint`. Template: memory/_TEMPLATE.md. See [[tech-note-atomic]].