Getting started / Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to the docs. Replace this with a one or two line summary of what your product does and who these docs are for.

Open with the big picture: what the product is, the problem it solves, and what a reader will be able to do by the end of this page. Keep it friendly and concrete — docs that read like a helpful colleague beat docs that read like a spec.

💡 TipUse callouts like this to highlight helpful asides. There's a warning variant too.

Installation

Show the fastest path to installed. Lead with the one command most people need:

# install
npm install your-package

Then note any prerequisites or platform differences below the happy path.

⚠️ NoteUse the warning variant for gotchas, breaking changes, or things people commonly trip over.

Quick start

Get the reader to a working result as fast as possible. A short, copy-pasteable example earns more trust than paragraphs of prose:

import { createThing } from 'your-package';

const thing = createThing({ apiKey: process.env.API_KEY });
await thing.run();

Configuration

Document options in a table — readers scan these constantly:

Option	Type	Default	Description
`apiKey`	`string`	—	Your secret API key.
`timeout`	`number`	`30000`	Request timeout in ms.
`retries`	`number`	`3`	How many times to retry.

Authentication

Explain how auth works and link out to where users get their keys. Reference other pages with inline links so readers can navigate naturally.

Deployment

Walk through getting to production. Keep environment-specific notes clearly separated so nobody follows the wrong path.

API reference

For reference material, lead with the signature, then describe parameters and return values. Consistency matters more than prose here.

CLI commands

your-cli build      # build the project
your-cli deploy     # ship it
your-cli --help     # list all commands

Changelog

v1.0 — Initial release. Use this section (or a dedicated page) to keep a running list of changes; users genuinely read it.