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What You'll Build

Master using the Gobi Docs MCP to contribute documentation, create cookbooks, and maintain consistency across Gobi’s docs - all through natural language prompts.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:
This cookbook assumes you’ve read the setup in the CONTRIBUTING guide. If you haven’t, start there first.

Gobi Docs MCP Setup

Fastest Path to Success

Use the pre-built Docs Assistant - Mintlify agent that includes the Gobi Docs MCP and is ready to use immediately.

What is the Gobi Docs MCP?

Gobi Docs MCP

A Model Context Protocol server built with Mintlify’s MCP generation that enables semantic search across Gobi documentation. Learn more →
The MCP helps you:
  • Find examples from existing documentation
  • Maintain consistency with established patterns
  • Source accurate information about Gobi features
  • Write better documentation faster

Documentation Workflows with Prompts

🆕 Creating a New Cookbook

Cookbooks show how to use Gobi CLI with specific tools or services. Here’s how to create one using the Gobi Docs MCP:
1

Research Existing Cookbooks

Prompt:
The agent will find examples like the dlt, Snyk, and Sanity cookbooks.
2

Source Official Documentation

Prompt:
The agent will:
  • Search Gobi docs for MCP patterns
  • Fetch GitHub MCP official documentation
  • Combine both sources
  • Generate a cookbook with consistent formatting
3

Add to Navigation

Prompt:
4

Preview and Iterate

Refine with prompts:
Pro Tip: The agent uses the Gobi Docs MCP to maintain consistency with existing cookbooks automatically.

✏️ Updating Existing Documentation

1

Find the Documentation

Prompt:
2

Make Targeted Updates

Prompt:

📝 Adding New Guides

1

Research Similar Content

Prompt:
2

Create the Guide

Prompt:
3

Add Navigation Entry

Prompt:

Real-World Cookbook Examples

Example 1: PostgreSQL MCP Cookbook

Prompt:

Example 2: Sentry Error Tracking Cookbook

Prompt:

Example 3: OpenAPI Documentation Cookbook

Prompt:

Advanced Prompt Patterns

Multi-Source Research

Cross-Reference Documentation

Consistency Checking

Example Extraction


Testing Your Documentation

Local Preview

Validation Prompts


Submitting Your Contribution

Prompt:
The agent will:
  • Create a feature branch
  • Stage and commit your changes
  • Push to your fork
  • Generate a PR description following the template
  • Open the PR for review
See the full Contributing Guide for manual PR submission details.

Automated Documentation Checks with GitHub Actions

Add automated documentation checks to your PR workflow using the Gobi Docs MCP agent:
.github/workflows/docs-check.yml
This workflow uses the Gobi Docs MCP agent to analyze code changes and automatically comment on PRs when documentation updates are recommended.

Documentation MCP for Other Projects

Want to create documentation MCPs for your own projects? Mintlify makes it easy:
1

Set Up Mintlify Docs

2

MCP Auto-Generated

Mintlify automatically generates an MCP server for your documentation, enabling semantic search.Learn more about Mintlify MCP generation →
3

Publish to Gobi Hub

Share your docs MCP on Gobi Hub so others can use it with Gobi agents.
The Gobi Docs MCP itself was built this way!

Key Prompts Cheat Sheet


Resources

Gobi Documentation

Mintlify

Community


Next Steps

Start Contributing

Set up your environment

Use Docs Agent

Install pre-built agent

Browse Cookbooks

See cookbook examples

Join Discord

Get help from community