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mli/docs

23MDXAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A starter template for building a Mintlify-hosted documentation website using MDX files, with example pages for guides and API references, local preview via the Mintlify CLI, and automatic deployment from GitHub on every push.

Mindmap

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  root((mli docs))
    Content
      MDX pages
      API reference
      Navigation menus
    Workflow
      Local preview CLI
      GitHub auto deploy
    AI integration
      Claude Code skill
      Cursor support
    Audience
      Developers
      Technical writers
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Fork this template to get a working Mintlify documentation site up and running without starting from a blank page.

USE CASE 2

Preview documentation changes locally at localhost:3000 before publishing using the Mintlify CLI.

USE CASE 3

Connect the Mintlify GitHub app so every push to your main branch automatically deploys updated docs to your live site.

Tech stack

MDXMintlifyNode.js

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
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In plain English

This repository is a starter template for building documentation websites using Mintlify, a platform that turns files written in MDX (a format combining Markdown text with interactive components) into a hosted documentation site. You copy this template to your own GitHub account, customize the content, and Mintlify handles the hosting and publishing automatically. The template includes example pages for common documentation needs: written guides, navigation menus, API reference pages, and various Mintlify components you can use to structure content. The idea is to give you a working starting point rather than a blank page, so you can see how things fit together before you start replacing the example content with your own. For working on the docs locally before publishing, a command-line tool called the Mintlify CLI lets you preview the site on your own computer at localhost:3000. Once you connect the GitHub app from your Mintlify dashboard, any changes pushed to the default branch are automatically deployed to your live documentation site. The template also describes a way to set up AI coding tools (the README mentions Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf) to assist with writing documentation, by installing a Mintlify-specific skill that gives those tools knowledge of Mintlify's components and writing conventions. This looks like the personal or organizational documentation repository for a user called mli, built from the public Mintlify Starter Kit. The README content itself is the standard Mintlify template introduction, so there is no additional project-specific context in this repository beyond the template defaults.

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Prompt 1
I forked the mli/docs Mintlify starter. Help me replace the example content with docs for my API: I have three endpoints and want a quick-start guide, an API reference page, and a navigation menu.
Prompt 2
How do I install the Mintlify CLI, preview my docs locally, and then connect the GitHub app to auto-deploy on every push to main?
Prompt 3
I'm using this Mintlify docs template with Claude Code or Cursor. How do I install the Mintlify skill to give my AI assistant knowledge of Mintlify components and writing conventions?
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