Common Documentation Sources

Common Documentation Sources

Reference guide for locating documentation across popular platforms and ecosystems.

context7.com Locations (PRIORITY)

ALWAYS try context7.com first for all libraries

JavaScript/TypeScript Frameworks

• Astro: https://context7.com/withastro/astro/llms.txt
• Next.js: https://context7.com/vercel/next.js/llms.txt
• Remix: https://context7.com/remix-run/remix/llms.txt
• SvelteKit: https://context7.com/sveltejs/kit/llms.txt
• Nuxt: https://context7.com/nuxt/nuxt/llms.txt

Frontend Libraries & UI

• React: https://context7.com/facebook/react/llms.txt
• Vue: https://context7.com/vuejs/core/llms.txt
• Svelte: https://context7.com/sveltejs/svelte/llms.txt
• shadcn/ui: https://context7.com/shadcn-ui/ui/llms.txt
• Radix UI: https://context7.com/radix-ui/primitives/llms.txt

Backend/Full-stack

• Hono: https://context7.com/honojs/hono/llms.txt
• Fastify: https://context7.com/fastify/fastify/llms.txt
• tRPC: https://context7.com/trpc/trpc/llms.txt

Build Tools

• Vite: https://context7.com/vitejs/vite/llms.txt
• Turbo: https://context7.com/vercel/turbo/llms.txt

Databases/ORMs

• Prisma: https://context7.com/prisma/prisma/llms.txt
• Drizzle: https://context7.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/llms.txt

Authentication

• Better Auth: https://context7.com/better-auth/better-auth/llms.txt
• Auth.js: https://context7.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/llms.txt

Image Processing

• ImageMagick: https://context7.com/imagick/imagick/llms.txt

Topic-Specific Examples

• shadcn/ui date components: https://context7.com/shadcn-ui/ui/llms.txt?topic=date
• shadcn/ui buttons: https://context7.com/shadcn-ui/ui/llms.txt?topic=button
• Next.js caching: https://context7.com/vercel/next.js/llms.txt?topic=cache
• FFmpeg compression: https://context7.com/websites/ffmpeg_doxygen_8_0/llms.txt?topic=compress

Official llms.txt Locations (FALLBACK)

Use these only if context7.com returns 404:

JavaScript/TypeScript Frameworks

• Astro: https://docs.astro.build/llms.txt
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/llms.txt
• Remix: https://remix.run/llms.txt
• SvelteKit: https://kit.svelte.dev/llms.txt
• Nuxt: https://nuxt.com/llms.txt

Frontend Libraries

• React: https://react.dev/llms.txt
• Vue: https://vuejs.org/llms.txt
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/llms.txt

Backend/Full-stack

• Hono: https://hono.dev/llms.txt
• Fastify: https://fastify.dev/llms.txt
• tRPC: https://trpc.io/llms.txt

Build Tools

• Vite: https://vitejs.dev/llms.txt
• Turbopack: https://turbo.build/llms.txt

Databases/ORMs

• Prisma: https://prisma.io/llms.txt
• Drizzle: https://orm.drizzle.team/llms.txt

Repository Patterns

GitHub (Most Common)

URL patterns:

https://github.com/[org]/[repo]
https://github.com/[user]/[repo]

Common organization names:

• Company name: github.com/vercel/next.js
• Project name: github.com/remix-run/remix
• Community: github.com/facebook/react

Documentation locations in repositories:

/docs/
/documentation/
/website/docs/
/packages/docs/
README.md
CONTRIBUTING.md
/examples/

GitLab

URL pattern:

https://gitlab.com/[org]/[repo]

Bitbucket (Less Common)

URL pattern:

https://bitbucket.org/[org]/[repo]

Package Registries

npm (JavaScript/TypeScript)

URL: https://npmjs.com/package/[name]

Available info:

• Description
• Homepage link
• Repository link
• Version history
• Dependencies

Useful for:

• Finding official links
• Version information
• Package metadata

PyPI (Python)

URL: https://pypi.org/project/[name]

Available info:

• Description
• Documentation link
• Homepage
• Repository link
• Release history

Useful for:

• Python package documentation
• Official links
• Version compatibility

RubyGems (Ruby)

URL: https://rubygems.org/gems/[name]

Available info:

• Description
• Homepage
• Documentation
• Source code link
• Dependencies

Useful for:

• Ruby gem documentation
• Version information

Cargo (Rust)

URL: https://crates.io/crates/[name]

Available info:

• Description
• docs.rs link (auto-generated docs)
• Repository
• Version history

Useful for:

• Rust crate documentation
• Auto-generated API docs
• Repository link

Maven Central (Java)

URL: https://search.maven.org/artifact/[group]/[artifact]

Available info:

• Versions
• Dependencies
• Repository link
• License

Useful for:

• Java library information
• Dependency management

Documentation Hosting Platforms

Read the Docs

URL patterns:

https://[project].readthedocs.io
https://readthedocs.org/projects/[project]

Features:

• Version switching
• Multiple formats (HTML, PDF, ePub)
• Search functionality
• Often auto-generated from reStructuredText/Markdown

GitBook

URL patterns:

https://[org].gitbook.io/[project]
https://docs.[domain].com  (often GitBook-powered)

Features:

• Clean, modern interface
• Good navigation
• Often manually curated
• May require API key for programmatic access

Docusaurus

URL patterns:

https://[project].io
https://docs.[project].com

Common in:

• React ecosystem
• Meta/Facebook projects
• Modern open-source projects

Features:

• React-based
• Fast, static site
• Version management
• Good search

MkDocs

URL patterns:

https://[user].github.io/[project]
https://[custom-domain].com

Features:

• Python ecosystem
• Static site from Markdown
• Often on GitHub Pages
• Material theme popular

VitePress

URL patterns:

https://[project].dev
https://docs.[project].com

Common in:

• Vue ecosystem
• Modern projects
• Vite-based projects

Features:

• Vue-powered
• Very fast
• Clean design
• Good DX

Documentation Search Patterns

Finding llms.txt

ALWAYS try context7.com first:

For GitHub repositories:

https://context7.com/{org}/{repo}/llms.txt

For websites:

https://context7.com/websites/{normalized-path}/llms.txt

With topic filter:

https://context7.com/{path}/llms.txt?topic={query}

Fallback: Traditional search if context7.com returns 404:

"[library] llms.txt site:[known-domain]"

Alternative domains to try:

site:docs.[library].com
site:[library].dev
site:[library].io
site:[library].org

Finding Official Repository

Search pattern:

"[library] official github repository"
"[library] source code github"

Verification checklist:

• Check organization/user is official
• Verify star count (popular libraries have many)
• Check last commit date (active maintenance)
• Look for official links in README

Finding Official Documentation

Search patterns:

"[library] official documentation"
"[library] docs site:official-domain"
"[library] API reference"

Domain patterns:

docs.[library].com
[library].dev/docs
docs.[library].io
[library].readthedocs.io

Common Documentation Structures

Typical Section Names

Getting started:

• Getting Started
• Quick Start
• Introduction
• Installation
• Setup

Core concepts:

• Core Concepts
• Fundamentals
• Basics
• Key Concepts
• Architecture

Guides:

• Guides
• How-To Guides
• Tutorials
• Examples
• Recipes

Reference:

• API Reference
• API Documentation
• Reference
• API
• CLI Reference

Advanced:

• Advanced
• Advanced Topics
• Deep Dives
• Internals
• Performance

Common File Names

README.md
GETTING_STARTED.md
INSTALLATION.md
CONTRIBUTING.md
CHANGELOG.md
API.md
TUTORIAL.md
EXAMPLES.md
FAQ.md

Framework-Specific Patterns

React Ecosystem

Common patterns:

- Uses Docusaurus
- Documentation at [project].dev or docs.[project].com
- Often has interactive examples
- CodeSandbox/StackBlitz embeds

Vue Ecosystem

Common patterns:

- Uses VitePress
- Documentation at [project].vuejs.org
- Bilingual (English/Chinese)
- API reference auto-generated

Python Ecosystem

Common patterns:

- Read the Docs hosting
- Sphinx-generated
- reStructuredText format
- [project].readthedocs.io

Rust Ecosystem

Common patterns:

- docs.rs for API docs
- Book format for guides ([project].rs/book)
- Markdown in repository
- Well-structured examples/

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