---
type: GlossaryTerm
id: https://w3id.org/ktl/registrar/knowledge/glossary/diataxis-genre
title: Diátaxis genre
resource: src/validator.ts
definition: An optional facet (tutorial/how-to/reference/explanation) tagging how a concept's prose serves the reader, orthogonal to its LOKF type.
abbreviation: genre
genre: reference
generated:
  by: process:ktl-librarian
  at: "2026-10-17T00:17:54Z"
description: The optional Diátaxis genre facet (tutorial, how-to, reference or explanation) that tags how a concept's prose serves the reader; the plugin warns on a value outside the list.
verified:
- by: process:ktl-librarian
  at: "2026-10-15T23:50:48Z"
---

# Overview

`validateTypeVocabulary` in `src/validator.ts` validates the field. An out-of-enum or non-string `genre` value is a warning, never an error, in keeping with LOKF's permissive rules. This concept is tagged `genre: reference` in its own frontmatter, because it is a plain glossary entry, not a worked example.