Design Taxonomy Command

Design a taxonomy structure with terms, hierarchy, and classification rules.

Usage

/cms:design-taxonomy Categories --type hierarchical /cms:design-taxonomy Tags --type flat /cms:design-taxonomy ProductFilters --type faceted

Taxonomy Types

• flat: Simple tags with no hierarchy

• hierarchical: Parent-child tree structure

• faceted: Multi-dimensional classification

Workflow

Step 1: Parse Arguments

Extract taxonomy name and type from the command.

Step 2: Gather Requirements

Use AskUserQuestion for structured requirements gathering:

Question 1: Taxonomy Scope (MCP: CMS taxonomy patterns)

question: "What is the primary purpose of this taxonomy?" header: "Purpose" options:

• label: "Content Organization (Recommended)" description: "Categories for articles, pages, or documents"
• label: "Product Filtering" description: "Faceted navigation for e-commerce catalogs"
• label: "Navigation Structure" description: "Menu hierarchy and site sections"
• label: "Tagging System" description: "Flexible labels for cross-cutting concerns"

Question 2: Hierarchy Depth (MCP: CLI best practices - scope selection)

question: "How deep should the taxonomy hierarchy be?" header: "Depth" options:

• label: "Flat (Recommended)" description: "Single level - simple tags or labels"
• label: "Shallow (2 levels)" description: "Parent-child structure for basic grouping"
• label: "Deep (3+ levels)" description: "Full hierarchical tree for complex domains"

Use these responses to tailor taxonomy type and structure.

Step 3: Invoke Skill

Invoke taxonomy-architecture skill with gathered requirements.

Step 4: Generate Taxonomy Design

Based on type:

Flat Taxonomy:

taxonomy: name: Tags type: flat settings: allow_multiple: true allow_new_terms: true terms: - name: Featured - name: Trending - name: Popular

Hierarchical Taxonomy:

taxonomy: name: Categories type: hierarchical max_depth: 3 settings: allow_multiple: true required_parent: false terms: - name: Technology children: - name: Software children: - name: Web Development - name: Mobile Apps - name: Hardware - name: Business children: - name: Marketing - name: Finance

Faceted Taxonomy:

taxonomy: name: ProductFilters type: faceted facets: - name: Color terms: [Red, Blue, Green, Black, White] - name: Size terms: [Small, Medium, Large, XL] - name: Material terms: [Cotton, Polyester, Wool, Leather] - name: Price Range terms: [$0-25, $25-50, $50-100, $100+]

Step 5: Generate Implementation

Provide EF Core model for the taxonomy:

public class Taxonomy { public Guid Id { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public TaxonomyType Type { get; set; } public List<Term> Terms { get; set; } }

public class Term { public Guid Id { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public string Slug { get; set; } public Guid? ParentId { get; set; } public int SortOrder { get; set; } }

Related Skills

• taxonomy-architecture

• Taxonomy patterns

• content-type-modeling

• Taxonomy fields