![[Knowledge problems#^discoverability]] ## Resolution > The property of a knowledge artefact being findable by someone who knows the topic but not the location, without having to ask a person or scan every artefact. ^definition In a knowledge management system, discoverability closes the gap between "the knowledge exists somewhere" and "I can reach it". It depends on the store's organising principles - indexes, tags, links, embeddings - and on the requester's ability to express the topic. Discoverability is the Findable property in the [[FAIR principles]]. ## In practice ``` $ wiki search "onboarding checklist" --limit 1 docs/onboarding/checklist.md ``` A topic phrase is named, one matching artefact returns. The cost is matching one criterion, not interrupting a person.