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Automations: Self-updating documentation

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Patrick Foster
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1,471
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English
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Summary

Automations, a new beta feature introduced by Mintlify, aims to streamline the process of keeping documentation up-to-date by utilizing version-controlled Markdown files, allowing users to define specific triggers and actions for when and how updates occur. This system addresses the common issue of documentation lagging behind product updates by automating tasks such as maintaining changelogs, reviewing documentation for new features, conducting style audits, and tracking translation discrepancies. These automations operate within a structured framework, ensuring that documents remain aligned with product changes, thus minimizing manual maintenance efforts. By leveraging a new agent infrastructure, including a headless Opencode instance, automations provide context-aware execution, making structured updates directly within codebases. This service is available for enterprise teams to try for free during its beta phase, with plans to expand availability in the coming weeks.

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