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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

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Development Commands

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Local Development

  • Install Mintlify CLI globally: npm i -g mintlify
  • Start local development server: mintlify dev
  • Install dependencies if dev server fails: mintlify install

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Spell Checking

  • Install cspell: npm -g install cspell
  • Check spelling in all MDX files: npx cspell **/*.mdx
  • Add new technical terms to /project-words.txt

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API Documentation Generation

  • Generate API docs from OpenAPI spec: npx @mintlify/scraping@latest openapi-file api-reference/spec.yaml -o api-reference

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Repository Architecture

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Content Structure

This is a documentation repository for IonQ’s Quantum Cloud platform built with Mintlify. The site structure is:
  • API Reference (/api-reference/): Auto-generated from OpenAPI specs in spec.yaml files
    • v0.3 and v0.4 API versions with separate specs
    • Additional manual .mdx files for navigation and custom content
  • Guides (/guides/): Step-by-step tutorials for specific tasks
  • User Manual (/user-manual/): Reference documentation for platform features
  • SDKs (/sdks/): Documentation for various quantum computing SDKs (Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, qBraid, etc.)
  • Partners (/partners/): Integration guides for cloud partners (AWS Braket, Azure Quantum, etc.)
  • Snippets (/snippets/): Reusable content blocks

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Key Configuration Files

  • mint.json: Mintlify configuration defining navigation, theming, and site structure
  • cspell.json: Spell checker configuration
  • project-words.txt: Custom dictionary for technical terms
  • OpenAPI specs:
    • /api-reference/v0.3/spec.yaml
    • /api-reference/v0.4/spec-backends.yaml
    • /api-reference/v0.4/spec-api-users.yaml

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Content Types

  1. API Reference: Generated from OpenAPI specs, with .mdx files as navigation pointers
  2. Guides: Focus on single, specific actions with step-by-step instructions
  3. User Manual: Concise reference organized around core platform objects (Accounts, Backends, Jobs, Organizations, Projects)

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Style Guidelines

  • Use lowercase in titles: “Resetting your password” not “Resetting Your Password”
  • Prefer small, short sections with linkable headers
  • Always use IONQ_API_KEY as the environment variable name in examples
  • Content is written in MDX format (Markdown with JSX components)
  • All page navigation is defined in mint.json
  • Pages can be viewed locally before being added to navigation by accessing their URL directly
  • Use the redirects section in mint.json for URL changes

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Content Guidelines

  • Target audience: Quantum software developers using Python, Qiskit, Windows/Mac desktop users
  • Focus on practical, actionable content
  • Screenshots and media stored in _media/ subdirectories
  • Use project-specific terminology found in project-words.txt
  • Local test environments can be run using the mint CLI tool, which can be installed with npm i -g mint if needed.
  • This project uses Mintlify to build and deploy the site. It’s documentation can be found at https://mintlify.com/docs
  • When working on pages with API examples, try testing those examples using a local key if one is available. This can be accessed through a Bash environment variable in $IONQ_API_KEY
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