Living Document Notice
Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.
Hierarchical Skill Trees and Mastery Progression
Linear task lists fail to represent complex skill acquisition paths where foundational competencies are strict prerequisites for advanced operational capabilities. Hierarchical skill trees map dependencies visually and logically across multi-disciplinary domains.
Skill Tree Invariants
- Strict Prerequisite Locking: Advanced nodes remain locked until all underlying dependency modules register as mastered.
- Granular Evidence Artifacts: Unlocking a skill node requires linking specific project commits, log entries, or practical demonstration records.
- Dynamic Recalibration: Skill decay rules periodically require refresher verifications for critical safety or operational competencies.
Mapping knowledge through directed acyclic graphs provides clear, undeniable visibility into genuine capability growth.
- Directus Target: primer-blog
- Garden Source Reference: MOC - Primer Education Engine, MOC - Bosun PKM Engine, [CRN-1004 - Stage-Gate Kanban Workflows and Deterministic Sprint Refits](CRN-1004 - Stage-Gate Kanban Workflows and Deterministic Sprint Refits)