---
type: GlossaryTerm
id: https://w3id.org/ktl/curator/knowledge/glossary/diataxis-genre
title: Diátaxis genre
resource: https://lokf.nolan-nichols.com/specification/
abbreviation: genre
definition: An optional LOKF facet (tutorial | how-to | reference | explanation) tagging how a concept's prose serves the reader - orthogonal to type, one mode per concept.
relatedTo:
- https://w3id.org/ktl/curator/knowledge/glossary/lokf
generated:
  by: process:ktl-librarian
  at: "2026-10-16T23:48:28Z"
status: draft
verified:
- by: process:ktl-librarian
  at: "2026-10-16T23:48:28Z"
genre: reference
description: "What the optional LOKF genre field means: the Diátaxis mode (tutorial, how-to, reference or explanation) that says how a concept's body serves the reader, separate from its type."
---

This bundle's own concepts use it throughout: this glossary term is `reference`, `explanation/why-ktl-curator.md` is `explanation`, and `playbooks/*.md` are `how-to`.