# Documentation Assessment (2026-05-11)

This assessment captures the current documentation state for this branch, including build validation, Mermaid rendering status, API docstring generation coverage, and prioritized cleanup items.

## Scope

- Docs source: `docs/`
- MkDocs config: `mkdocs.yml`
- Generated API docs: `docs/gen_ref_pages.py` -> `api/`
- Build tooling reviewed: `dev-commands.ps1`, new scripts under `scripts/docs/`

## Build Validation Results

## 1. Standard build

Command run:

```powershell
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m mkdocs build --clean --verbose
```

Result:

- Pass
- Output generated in `site/`
- Mermaid plugin executed on all rendered pages
- API pages generated from Python docstrings (`docs/gen_ref_pages.py`)

## 2. Strict build

Command run:

```powershell
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m mkdocs build --clean --strict
```

Result:

- Passes in strict mode with zero warnings
- No runtime/build crash in MkDocs or Mermaid pipeline

Latest audit summary (`.generated/docs/docs-audit-latest.md`):

- Verbose build exit code: `0`
- Strict build exit code: `0`
- Total strict warnings: `0`
- Nav omissions: `0`
- Broken docs links: `0`
- Griffe/mkdocstrings parse warnings: `0`
- Autorefs warnings: `0`

## Mermaid Status

Mermaid rendering plugin is configured and active:

- `mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin` is loaded
- `pymdownx.superfences` custom `mermaid` fence is configured
- Logs show `post_page` hook from `mermaid2` for all pages

Current conclusion:

- Mermaid is operational in this branch
- No Mermaid-specific parse/render failure seen in build logs

## API Docstring Rendering Status

Docstring generation is operational:

- `mkdocs-gen-files` runs `docs/gen_ref_pages.py`
- API pages are generated for all modules under `src/solidworks_mcp`
- `mkdocstrings` renders `::: module.path` blocks into API docs

Open issue category:

- No current parser or cross-reference warnings in strict mode.

## Strict-Mode Warning Inventory (Grouped)

## A. Navigation omissions (high signal)

Previously omitted from nav:

- `PLAN_INTERACTIVE_DESIGN_FOUNDATION.md`
- `getting-started/prefab-ui-u-joint-bracket-runbook.md`
- `getting-started/prefab-ui-validation-matrix.md`
- `getting-started/tutorial-parts/u_joint_rebuild_prompt.md`
- `planning/INTERACTIVE_DESIGN_FOUNDATION_TRACKER.md`
- `planning/REFACTOR_UI_ASSESSMENT.md`

Status:

- Completed and verified.
- Omitted pages were added to `mkdocs.yml` nav and strict build shows no omitted-nav warnings.

## B. Broken docs link warning

- `docs/planning/ARCHITECTURE_ALIGNMENT_REPORT.md` linked to source file path as if it were a docs page.

Status:

- Completed and verified.
- Source-path-as-doc-link was removed and strict build reports zero broken docs links.

## C. Griffe/mkdocstrings parser warnings

Examples:

- Missing explicit return type annotation (`Any`) in some functions
- Typer/Annotated signature parsing warnings in `agents/smoke_test.py`

Status:

- Completed and verified.
- Parser/docstring warnings are cleared in strict audit (`0` Griffe/mkdocstrings warnings).

## D. Autorefs cross-reference warning

- `api/solidworks_mcp/agents/vector_rag.md`: unresolved target `:120`

Status:

- Completed and verified.
- Cross-reference warning is cleared in strict audit (`0` autorefs warnings).

## Documentation Drift and Content Consistency Findings

## 1. Tool count consistency drift

Observed mixed wording:

- Some pages said `90+`
- Others said `106`
- Runtime and source registry now report `109`

Status:

- Updated key user-facing docs to `109` where stale.
- Additional historical planning pages intentionally preserve timeline context where relevant.

## 2. Docs command drift

Observed drift:

- Documentation referenced old command `dev-make-docs-build`
- Actual script did not expose that command

Status:

- Added and documented new command set:
  - `dev-docs-build`
  - `dev-docs-strict`
  - `dev-docs-audit`
- Updated `README.md` and `CLAUDE.md` references.

## 3. Mock/simulated behavior clarity

Status:

- Clarified mock adapter meaning and simulation boundaries in key user-guide pages in prior pass.

## New Helper Scripts Added

- `scripts/docs/build-docs.ps1`
  - One-command docs build
  - Supports strict and verbose modes
- `scripts/docs/audit-docs.ps1`
  - Runs verbose + strict builds
  - Writes logs and warning summary report to `.generated/docs/`

Additional reliability fix applied:

- `docs/gen_ref_pages.py` print output changed to ASCII-only text to avoid Windows `cp1252` `UnicodeEncodeError` during plugin execution.

Command entrypoints added in `dev-commands.ps1`:

- `dev-docs-build`
- `dev-docs-strict`
- `dev-docs-audit`

## Recommended Next Documentation Pass (Priority Order)

## P0: Keep strict build warning-clean

1. Keep `dev-docs-strict` and `dev-docs-audit` in the docs maintenance workflow.
2. Treat new strict warnings as regressions and resolve before merge.
3. Keep API docstrings simple for CLI signatures that use nested `Annotated[...]` Typer options.

## P1: Tool catalog quality sweep

1. Verify all tool counts and names in `docs/user-guide/tool-catalog/*.md` against runtime registry.
2. Align category totals and overview summaries with `tool-catalog/index.md`.
3. Ensure each category explicitly states real vs simulated behavior where applicable.

## P2: UI workflow docs synchronization

1. Reconcile screenshots and labels in:
   - `docs/getting-started/prefab-ui-dashboard.md`
   - `docs/getting-started/prefab-ui-controls-reference.md`
   - `docs/getting-started/prefab-ui-u-joint-bracket-runbook.md`
2. Confirm all callouts match current UI button text and lane names.

## P3: Historical plan hygiene

1. Mark snapshot/planning pages with explicit "historical/planning" banners where needed.
2. Minimize ambiguity between current behavior docs and future-state plans.

## Acceptance Criteria for Documentation Health

- `dev-docs-build` passes
- `dev-docs-strict` passes with zero warnings (met)
- `dev-docs-audit` produces zero-warning summary (met)
- No nav-omitted pages in active docs set unless intentionally excluded
- Tool counts and command references are consistent across `README.md`, `docs/index.md`, and user-guide pages
- Mermaid diagrams render without plugin/runtime errors
