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@snissn snissn commented Apr 15, 2026

Summary

This is a clean rebuild of the intended docs information architecture changes on top of current upstream main. Most of the diff is structural moves, regrouping, and redirects, with a smaller set of targeted onboarding and cleanup updates.

Key changes

Reorganize the docs around clearer entry points

  • Reframes the site around six top-level sections: Getting Started, Core Concepts, Networks & Tools, Provide Storage, Build on Filecoin, and Reference.
  • Moves existing content into that structure and updates the main entry points to match.

Improve onboarding and current recommended paths

  • Adds build/getting-started.md and getting-started/how-storage-works/upload-to-filecoin.md to give clearer starting points for builders and storage users.
  • Refreshes PDP landing content and cookbook storage/retrieval guidance so current paths are easier to find.

Consolidate retired material and align terminology

  • Consolidates retired Saturn, RaaS, and other legacy programmatic-storage material into legacy/README.md.
  • Renames Skills to Core Competencies and Deprecated networks to Legacy networks.
  • Adds reference/general/moved-content.md as a pointer for content that now lives elsewhere.

Keep navigation and redirects in sync

  • Updates SUMMARY.md and .gitbook.yaml to match the new structure and preserve moved URLs.
  • Keeps the PDP install page aligned with current upstream security posture and does not reintroduce the removed secure_path sudo snippet.

How to review

Review commit-by-commit. The branch is split into six focused commits so structure, legacy consolidation, onboarding, navigation, and cleanup can be audited separately:

  1. docs(ia): move content into updated top-level sections
  2. docs(legacy): consolidate archived and retired content
  3. docs(onboarding): add new getting-started and upload guidance
  4. docs(terms): align terminology and section names
  5. docs(nav): update summary and redirects for the new IA
  6. docs(cleanup): apply final link, wording, and formatting fixes

Validation

  • npm run build

snissn and others added 10 commits April 10, 2026 09:29
…path guides

Standardize 18 section READMEs as TOC pages with consistent format.
Author Filecoin Onchain Cloud overview with FWSS, PDP, Filecoin Pay,
and Synapse SDK. Create PDP About page with protocol explanation.
Refine upload-to-filecoin and build/getting-started as conceptual
guides with external refs. Remove 4 orphaned files, update redirects.
Add a comprehensive GitBook documentation section covering content
structure, frontmatter fields, internal links, and custom blocks
(hints, tabs, cards, code blocks). Fix incorrect IPLD repository
link (was pointing to libp2p). Clean up trailing whitespace,
normalize list markers to asterisks, and fix Filecoin capitalization.
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