> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.snowdoughnut.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supporting article register

> Every article outside the hero set: the how-tos, comparisons, definitions, and news pieces that build the clusters around hero articles. Reviewed less often, retired freely, but still owned and still tracked.

Everything we publish that is not a [hero article](/hero-article-register). Supporting articles answer real questions inside a cluster, link to the hero article at the centre of it, and are held to a lighter maintenance commitment.

<Info>
  Default review cadence is every 6 to 12 months, or every 1 to 3 months for anything carrying pricing, specs, or fast-moving data. Rows are worked through the [article maintenance process](/article-maintenance-process).
</Info>

## The register

Add a row when the article is published, or earlier if it helps to see what is in flight.

*The first two rows are examples using Doughnut Labs, a company that sells Doughnut Technology. Delete them and fill in your own.*

| ID         | Article                                                             | Cluster                     | Links to hero  | Owner              | Status      | Last updated      | Next review       | Notes                                    |
| :--------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------ | :-------------------------- | :------------- | :----------------- | :---------- | :---------------- | :---------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
| SUP-001    | *E.g. [How to audit a deploy pipeline in 20 minutes](https://link)* | *E.g. Pipeline reliability* | *E.g. HERO-01* | *E.g. Jordan Bell* | *E.g. Live* | *E.g. 2027-11-02* | *E.g. 2028-05-02* | *E.g. Added the exit-code check*         |
| SUP-002    | *E.g. Doughnut Technology vs. rolling your own*                     | *E.g. Pipeline reliability* | *E.g. HERO-01* | *E.g. Lin Alvarez* | *E.g. Live* | *E.g. 2027-09-15* | *E.g. 2027-12-15* | *E.g. Carries pricing, quarterly review* |
| SUP-003    |                                                                     |                             |                |                    |             |                   |                   |                                          |
| SUP-004    |                                                                     |                             |                |                    |             |                   |                   |                                          |
| SUP-005    |                                                                     |                             |                |                    |             |                   |                   |                                          |
| \[add row] |                                                                     |                             |                |                    |             |                   |                   |                                          |

## Status values

| Status       | Meaning                                                                |
| :----------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Draft        | Being written or reviewed                                              |
| Live         | Published                                                              |
| Overdue      | Past its next review date                                              |
| Consolidated | Merged into another article, redirected                                |
| Retired      | Removed or redirected, kept here for the record                        |
| Frozen       | A dated record, such as an announcement or event recap. No review date |
| Promoted     | Moved into the [hero register](/hero-article-register)                 |

## Rules for this register

* **Every supporting article names its hero.** An article that belongs to no cluster is worth a second look: it is either the start of a new area or a piece that does not fit the library.
* **Retiring is normal here.** Unlike the hero set, supporting articles are expected to be consolidated or retired as the subject moves on. Record the decision rather than deleting the row.
* **Retired rows stay.** They are the record of what used to exist and where it now redirects.
* **Promotion frees nothing automatically.** Moving an article into the hero set requires a free slot or a demotion, decided in the annual hero review.

<Warning>
  Consolidating or retiring an article changes or removes a URL. Redirect to the closest equivalent page rather than the homepage, or every inbound link and citation pointing at it is lost, including the ones you never knew about.
</Warning>

## Related resources

* [**Article library overview**](/article-library-overview) How the two tiers differ.
* [**Hero article register**](/hero-article-register)
* [**Article maintenance process**](/article-maintenance-process)
* [**Article brief**](/article-brief) Filled in before a supporting article is written.