Method Forge has two audiences but one canonical knowledge source.
The root documentation explains purpose, governance, contribution, citation, and maintenance. GitHub provides immediate browsing without requiring a documentation build.
skills/select-methodologies is a self-contained installable skill. Its SKILL.md routes a problem to the relevant files, and its references/ directory owns the taxonomy, domain catalogs, composition patterns, and source registry.
The dependency-free repository validator checks required package structure, frontmatter, local links, catalog headings, reference count, route integrity, and unresolved TODO markers. Canonical ownership and duplicate-method signals are reviewed through the taxonomy, composition patterns, architecture decisions, contribution checklist, and scenario contracts; the validator does not infer those judgments as facts. Human review also remains responsible for methodological fit, evidence quality, proportionality, and jurisdiction.
Prefer Markdown while the catalog remains primarily curated prose and tables. Introduce a machine-readable method-card schema only when repeated automation requires it; do not maintain parallel Markdown and structured sources without a generated, drift-checked boundary.