refactor: move JSON configuration files to _data/ directory

Author: CameronBrooks11

sources.json _data/sources.jsonsources.json renamed to _data/sources.json

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FEASTorg uses a hybrid Jekyll architecture that combines automated content impor
 - **`_pages/`**: Hand-maintained core documentation
 - **`getting-started/`, `usage/`, `development/`**: Organized guide collections
 - **`_posts/`**: Project updates and announcements
-- **Auto-imported content**: collection of repositories via `sources.json`
+- **Auto-imported content**: collection of repositories via `_data/sources.json`
 
 ### Automated Import System
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FEASTorg uses a hybrid Jekyll architecture that combines automated content impor
 
 Some projects maintain standalone GitHub Pages sites but are linked through the hub due to complex CI/CD requirements. For example, hardware projects (e.g., Slice\_\* repositories) have their own build pipeline using [bread-infra](https://github.com/FEASTorg/bread-infra), or the Freeboard Project, which has its own CI/CD setup using auto-generated developer API reference and component documentation from monorepo packages, published via VuePress and GitHub Actions.
 
-These are managed via `sources.linked.json` and automatically generate redirect stub pages.
+These are managed via `_data/sources.linked.json` and automatically generate redirect stub pages.
 
 ## Navigation & Styling
 

sources.linked.json _data/sources.linked.jsonsources.linked.json renamed to _data/sources.linked.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-CONFIG = Path("sources.linked.json")
+CONFIG = Path("_data/sources.linked.json")
 OUT_DIR = Path("docs/projects/linked")
 
 

_pages/site-architecture.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 readonly ROOT
-readonly MANIFEST="${ROOT}/sources.json"
+readonly MANIFEST="${ROOT}/_data/sources.json"
 
 # --- Utilities ----------------------------------------------------------------