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23MDXAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TL;DR

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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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

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

REASON 2

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

REASON 3

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

What's in the stack?

MDXMintlifyNode.js

How it stacks up

mli/docsmohanadtr/edutraceappdiffusionstudio/core-docs
Stars23113
LanguageMDXMDXMDX
Last pushed2025-11-19
MaintenanceQuiet
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopergeneralwriter

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license information was mentioned in the explanation.

Wtf does this do

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.

Yoink these prompts

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?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is docs?

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.

What language is docs written in?

Mainly MDX. The stack also includes MDX, Mintlify, Node.js.

What license does docs use?

No license information was mentioned in the explanation.

How hard is docs to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is docs for?

Mainly developer.

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