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+# Promptless Docs
-### Docs Configuration
+**https://docs.gopromptless.ai**
-https://docs.gopromptless.ai
+This documentation is written and maintained by [Promptless](https://promptless.ai), with edits and refinements by the Promptless team. Check out the [commit history](../../commits/main) to see Promptless drafting, updating, and refining documentation automatically based on product changes.
+**Want Promptless to keep your docs up-to-date?** [Sign up at promptless.ai](https://promptless.ai) to get started.
-
-
-## Requirements
-
-- Node 18 or higher
-- A [GitHub](https://github.com) account
-
-
-
-### Install the Fern CLI
+---
-Install the Fern CLI globally by running:
+## Building These Docs Locally
-```bash
-npm install -g fern-api
-```
+### Prerequisites
-The CLI commands in the following steps must be run from within the root folder of your repository.
+- Node.js 18 or higher
+- Fern CLI installed globally:
+ ```bash
+ npm install -g fern-api
+ ```
-## Generate your documentation
+### Local Development
-Run the following command:
+From the repository root, run:
```bash
-fern generate --docs
-```
-
-You will be prompted to log in and connect your GitHub account.
-
-Once the documentation is generated, you will receive the URL where your documentation is published. For example:
-
-```shell
-┌─
-│ ✓ plantstore.docs.buildwithfern.com
-└─
-
-# OR
-
-┌─
-│ ✓ MY_ORGANIZATION_NAME.docs.buildwithfern.com
-└─
+fern docs dev
```
-### Try local development
-
-Preview your documentation locally. Run `fern docs dev` to access your docs on your local server at port 3000, hot-reloading as you edit your markdown and OpenAPI files. [Learn more](https://buildwithfern.com/learn/docs/getting-started/development?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step6) or [watch a 10-second demo](https://www.loom.com/share/0a4658bd78cb45d5a9519277852c7a24?sid=3ce69ad0-bfdb-4fa1-9abf-2f4366d084b9).
-
-### Customize your documentation
-
-You must run `fern generate --docs` after any modifications to re-generate and publish your documentation site.
-
-To preview updates to your documentation before publishing changes, run `fern generate --docs --preview`.
-
-To use your own OpenAPI specification file or to update the existing one:
-
-- Update or replace the OpenAPI specification file in the `openapi/` folder.
-- _Note: Don't have an OpenAPI spec? Use Fern's simpler format to define your API._ [_Learn more_](https://github.com/fern-api/docs-starter-fern-definition?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step7).
-
-To modify the other docs pages:
-
-- Update the Markdown files located in the `docs/pages/` folder, such as `welcome.mdx`.
-
-To modify site styles and navigation, or to add new pages:
-
-- See [Writing Content](https://buildwithfern.com/learn/docs/content/write-markdown?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step7).
-
-To learn about Fern's built-in component library you can use within MDX files:
-
-- See the [Component Library](https://buildwithfern.com/learn/docs/content/components/overview?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step7).
-
-### Set up a custom domain
-
-If you wish to use a custom subdomain like `https://docs.YOUR_ORGANIZATION.com` or a subpath like `https://YOUR_ORGANIZATION.com/docs`, you can subscribe to the [Starter plan](https://buildwithfern.com/pricing?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step8). Once subscribed, update `docs.yml` with the custom domain configuration:
-
-```yaml
-- url: plantstore.docs.buildwithfern.com
- custom-domain: plantstore.dev
-```
-
-### Explore advanced features
-
-For advanced documentation features and options, view the full [project structure](https://buildwithfern.com/learn/docs/getting-started/project-structure?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=step9).
-
-Good luck creating beautiful and functional documentation! 🌿
-
-
-## Customer Showcase
-
-Get inspired by API documentation built with Fern: [Hume](https://dev.hume.ai) | [Webflow](https://developers.webflow.com) | [Cartesia](https://docs.cartesia.ai) | [Cohere](https://docs.cohere.com) | [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io/docs)
-
----
-## Support
-
-Need help? [Set up a call](https://buildwithfern.com/contact?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs-starter-openapi&utm_content=support) with an expert or email us at [support@buildwithfern.com](mailto:support@buildwithfern.com).
+This starts a local server at `http://localhost:3000` with hot-reloading as you edit markdown and configuration files.