---
title: documentation-index-member-undescribed
description: Reports an index member without meaningful authored loading guidance.
---

[← All Rules](/rules/)

## What it does

Reports a valid member link whose containing list item has no authored letter or number outside the link.

## Why it matters

An Index Section tells readers both what exists and when to load each document or child directory index.

## Examples

### Non-passing

```md title="AGENTS.md"
# Source Of Truth Map

- [API](docs/api.md)
```

### Passing

```md title="AGENTS.md"
# Source Of Truth Map

- [API](docs/api.md) — Load when changing the public API.
```

## When it applies

This Rule belongs to the configurable `documentation-indexes` group and runs for enabled Index Policies. Guidance must be authored outside the member-identifying link.

## References

See [Concepts](/concepts/) for Index Sections and [`src/check/evaluate-index.ts`](https://github.com/evilkiwi/presswork/blob/main/src/check/evaluate-index.ts) for meaningful-guidance evaluation.