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url: https://docs.w3id.org/rules/meta.md
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# Metadata rules

Information about an identifier, and about the rule set itself.

| Rule | Severity | What |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`meta/document-identifier-root`](./document-identifier-root) | warning | Claim the root of an identifier with a maintainer record |
| [`meta/maintainer-github-username`](./maintainer-github-username) | warning | Record who maintains the identifier, with a GitHub username |
| [`meta/rule-docs-exist`](./rule-docs-exist) | warning | Every rule has a page and every page has a rule |

Back to the [rule catalogue](../).