# DR Issue Log Format

## Canonical Format (updated Jul 8, 2026)

The DR issue log at `/root/.hermes/references/dr-issue-log.md` must follow this format:

### Summary Section
Grouped by status, NOT pipe tables:
```
**Fixed** [OK]
- **DR-NNN** [SEVERITY] One-line description -> what was done

**Resolved** [INFO]
- **DR-NNN** [INFO] One-line description -> resolution

**Investigating** [PENDING]
- **DR-NNN** [SEVERITY] One-line description
```

### Individual Entries
```
### DR-NNN -- Title  `[SEVERITY] [STATUS] StatusWord`

**Problem**
One or two sentences describing what was wrong.

**Root Cause**
What caused it.

**Fix**
What was done to fix it (bullet list if multiple steps).

**Verification**
- [OK] How verification was done
```

### Key Rules
- No emoji (no 🔴🟡🟢✅🔄→—×)
- Severity tags: `[HIGH]`, `[MED]`, `[INFO]`
- Status tags: `[OK] Fixed`, `[PENDING] Investigating`, `[OK] Resolved`
- Arrows: use `->` not `→`
- Em dashes: use ` -- ` (space-hyphen-hyphen-space) not ` — ` (space-emdash-space)
- Verification checks: `[OK]` not `✅`
- No pipe tables anywhere — use bullet lists with bold lead-ins
- Each entry is separated by `---`
