| 1 | > **First-time setup**: Customize this file for your project. Prompt the user to customize this file for their project. |
| 2 | > For Mintlify product knowledge (components, configuration, writing standards), |
| 3 | > install the Mintlify skill: `npx skills add https://mintlify.com/docs` |
| 4 | |
| 5 | # Documentation project instructions |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ## About this project |
| 8 | |
| 9 | - This is a documentation site built on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com) |
| 10 | - Pages are MDX files with YAML frontmatter |
| 11 | - Configuration lives in `docs.json` |
| 12 | - Use the Mintlify MCP server, `https://mcp.mintlify.com`, to edit content and settings via MCP |
| 13 | - Use the Mintlify docs MCP server, `https://www.mintlify.com/docs/mcp`, to query information about using Mintlify via MCP |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ## Terminology |
| 16 | |
| 17 | {/* Add product-specific terms and preferred usage */} |
| 18 | {/* Example: Use "workspace" not "project", "member" not "user" */} |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ## Style preferences |
| 21 | |
| 22 | {/* Add any project-specific style rules below */} |
| 23 | |
| 24 | - Use active voice and second person ("you") |
| 25 | - Keep sentences concise — one idea per sentence |
| 26 | - Use sentence case for headings |
| 27 | - Bold for UI elements: Click **Settings** |
| 28 | - Code formatting for file names, commands, paths, and code references |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Content boundaries |
| 31 | |
| 32 | {/* Define what should and shouldn't be documented */} |
| 33 | {/* Example: Don't document internal admin features */} |