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Next.js Docs Starter

Launch an AI-native documentation site with MDX, local search, generated API references, optional AI help, and Vercel-ready defaults.

Updated May 11, 2026

Open source docs template

Use this starter to publish project documentation without a docs-specific SaaS. Write MDX, customize one typed config file, run the Next.js app locally, and deploy on Vercel's free tier.

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This template gives you a practical documentation site that works like a normal Next.js app. It includes rich navigation, MDX pages, theme switching, local search, generated API references, Markdown exports, llms.txt, MCP, feedback, and optional AI tools.

What is included

A Next.js App Router site that renders root-level .mdx pages.
A typed site.config.ts file for metadata, rich navigation, API references, theme, header links, AI actions, and MCP settings.
A component set for guides, API docs, examples, prompts, file trees, type tables, and changelogs.
Local search across page titles, descriptions, headings, and body text.
Markdown versions of every page for readers and AI tools.
Generated OpenAPI and AsyncAPI pages with an optional Scalar playground.
Optional AI chat, voice chat, and external AI context actions.
An MCP endpoint with docs tools, resources, and prompts.
Page feedback, optional analytics hooks, sitemap, robots, canonical metadata, edit links, and docs validation.
Vercel-friendly defaults that work on the free Hobby plan for personal projects.