mintlify · mintlify · Apr 9, 2026
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+<Update label="April 9, 2026" tags={["New releases"]} rss={{ title: "Directory listings for navigation group root pages" }}>
+
+  ## Directory listings for group root pages
+
+  Navigation groups with a [root page](/organize/navigation#root-page) can now display an automatic directory of their child pages. Set the new [`directory`](/organize/navigation#directory-listings) property on any navigation node to `"accordion"` or `"card"` to render a listing below the root page content. The value inherits recursively, so you can set it once at a high level and override it on individual groups with `"none"`.
+
+</Update>
+
 <Update label="April 3, 2026" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "get_page MCP tool, password-protected previews, SAML group role mappings, and more" }}>
 
   ## get_page MCP tool

@@ -21,10 +29,10 @@

  ## Improvements

  - Redesigned the editor configuration settings page with an improved layout and autosave support.
  - Pages auto-generated from OpenAPI specifications now appear in the web editor as read-only entries.
  - Video support in [live preview](/editor/live-preview). Embedded mp4, webm, and mov files now render correctly during local development.
  - [Workflows](/agent/workflows) can now be disabled and re-enabled from the dashboard.
  - Assistant analytics now show usage broken down by source (web vs API) in the dashboard.
  - Authenticated MCP search now correctly filters results based on the user's authentication groups."
  - Slack agent responses now show tool call summaries instead of raw tool calls for clearer information of what the agent is doing.
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@

  Use [inline AI editing](/editor/inline-ai) to generate, rewrite, and restructure content directly in the visual editor. Select text and choose from preset actions or type a custom instruction. Changes stream in as a highlighted diff so you can review before applying.

  ## Composable `docs.json`

  Split large configurations into smaller files using [`$ref` references](/organize/settings#split-configuration-with-%24ref). Each `$ref` points to a separate JSON file resolved at build time.

@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@
  - Fixed padding for tables inside tabs.
  - Fixed Frame component hint icon vertical alignment.
  - Fixed navigation item badge wrapping.
  - Fixed API key being erased during prefill examples.
  - Fixed linked code snippets in cards not being clickable.

 </Update>
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@

  ## New contextual menu options

  The [contextual menu](/ai/contextual-menu) now includes options for **Google AI Studio**, **Devin**, and **Windsurf**. Users can open any documentation page directly in these tools with the page content preloaded as context.

  ## Self-hosted GitLab configuration

@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@
  - Workflow templates updated with improved prompts.
  - Workflow run history now viewable from the dashboard with the ability to monitor status and close PRs.
  - Slack notifications for workflows now configurable from the dashboard.
  - Editor performance improvements: fixed typing latency and persistence blocking in large repositories, virtualized file lists for repositories with many files.
  - Card layout shift on initial page load eliminated.
  - Dashboard analytics date-picker responsiveness improved.
  - Search now uses a unified endpoint with improved performance and consistency.
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@
  ## Bug fixes

  - Fixed Columns component layout regression
  - Fixed AsyncAPI enum parameters showing as plain type strings.
  - Fixed Aspen and Luma theme layout issues.
  - Fixed columns component layout breaking across multiple themes.
  - Fixed banner-related layout shift in the Luma theme.
@@ -213,9 +221,9 @@

  The assistant now also builds context from the page a user is on and indexes entire OpenAPI specifications.

  ## Default Vale configuration updates

  The default [Vale configuration](/deploy/ci#configuration) now parses MDX as MD to avoid fragility with JSX. Previously, Vale returned false positive errors on any JSX inside of MDX components. Now, Vale parses MDX as MD to avoid these errors with tokenIgnores and blockIgnores for MDX and JSX elements that Vale should skip.

  ## Improvements

@@ -286,7 +294,7 @@

  ## Improvements

  - New search functionality in the web editor makes it easier to find and navigate to files across your documentation.
  - Drag to add table rows and columns directly in the editor for faster table creation and modification.
  - The API playground now supports audio response examples, making it easier to document audio-related API endpoints.

@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@

  The [contextual menu](/ai/contextual-menu) now includes an option to add a copyable command to install your docs MCP server.

  ## `root` in groups

  Navigation groups now support a [`root`](/organize/navigation#root-page) property to set a landing page for the group. Clicking the group header navigates to the root page instead of expanding the group.

@@ -415,7 +423,7 @@

 <Update label="January 23, 2026" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "skills.md, audit logs, and markdown export" }}>

  ## `skill.md` auto-generation

  Documentation sites now auto-generate a `skill.md` file based on your API references, guides, and features to give AI agents a comprehensive skills file with context on how to help people use your product. `skill.md` replaces the `install.md` approach with more structured capabilities and wider adoption. If you have a custom `skills.md` file at the root of your documentation repository, it replaces the auto-generated version. See [skill.md](/ai/skillmd) for more information.

@@ -425,7 +433,7 @@

  ## Markdown export for agents

  Documentation pages now serve raw markdown when the `Accept: text/markdown` header is sent, which enables better AI agent consumption of content.

  ## Improvements

@@ -437,7 +445,7 @@

 <Update label="January 16, 2026" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "install.md, live preview in the web editor, and more" }}>

  ## `install.md` auto-generation
  Documentation sites now auto-generate an `install.md` file that aggregates installation-related pages like quickstarts, getting started, installation, and setup guides for AI agents. If you have a custom `install.md` file in your documentation repository, it takes priority over the auto-generated version.

  ## Web editor improvements
@@ -447,7 +455,7 @@

  ## Branch search for Git integrations

  Added branch search functionality for GitHub and GitLab integrations so that it is easier to find and switch between deployment branches in the Git settings of your dashboard.

  ## `mintlify validate` CLI command

@@ -545,7 +553,7 @@
  - Updated [publishing workflow](/editor/publish) to support one-click publishing or creating pull requests.
  - Working in the web editor no longer requires you to sign in with GitHub.

  ## Onboarding improvements

  - Choose between a Mintlify-hosted documentation repository or using your own repository while signing up.
  - Create a documentation site without connecting a GitHub account.
@@ -564,7 +572,7 @@
 <Update label="December 12, 2025" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]} rss={{  title: "Agent suggestions and Q&A bots" }}>
  ## Agent suggestions

  The agent can now monitor Git repositories and suggest documentation updates. When user-facing code changes are detected, suggestions appear in the agent panel. Suggestions include the relevant pull request and a list of proposed documentation updates. Add suggestions as context for the agent to create pull requests or dismiss them.

  ## Q&A bots in Slack and Discord

@@ -580,7 +588,7 @@

  - **Insights** renamed to **Analytics** in the dashboard.
  - Added ability to delete a deployment from the dashboard.
  - The `Tooltip` component has been redesigned with improved styling and now supports an optional `headline` prop for adding a title to your tooltips.
  - The `mint a11y` command now supports `--skip-contrast` and `--skip-alt-text` flags, allowing you to run specific accessibility checks in your CI/CD pipeline. Use `--skip-contrast` to check only for missing alt text, or `--skip-alt-text` to check only color contrast ratios.

  ## Bug fixes
@@ -589,11 +597,11 @@
  - Fixed heading levels 5 and 6 rendering in the web editor.
  - Fixed schema page examples display in API reference pages.
  - Fixed image upload paths in monorepo setups.
  - Fixed an issue where the incorrect request payload value was being selected first in the API playground.
  - Removed file extensions from default image titles when uploading.
  - Fixed double underline styling on banner links.
  - Fixed loading states and date range values for analytics page.
  - Folders in the web editor now properly maintain their open/closed state when other folders are opened or closed.
  - Fixed long API page titles overflowing instead of wrapping.

 </Update>
@@ -615,7 +623,7 @@

  You can now display "last modified" timestamps on all pages in your documentation. Enable this feature by setting the [`timestamp`](/organize/settings-seo#metadata) flag in your `docs.json` settings.

  When enabled, each page will automatically show when it was last updated, helping readers understand how current the content is.

 </Update>

@@ -631,8 +639,8 @@

  ## Assistant improvements

  - Fixed assistant submission to prevent empty messages from being sent.
  - Fixed accidental message submission during IME composition (for languages like Japanese, Chinese, Korean).
  - Better behavior when adding code snippets to assistant.

  ## Bug fixes and reliability
@@ -640,7 +648,7 @@
  - Fixed handling of complex Mermaid diagrams.
  - Fixed hash handling for URLs and table of contents to properly highlight the active page when accessing the root path with an index page.
  - Added ability to disable 404 page recommendations via configuration.
  - Fixed a bug in the API playground where boolean `false` and numeric `0` values in query parameters would be filtered out and not appear in the generated API request.

 </Update>

@@ -656,7 +664,7 @@
 <Update label="December 1, 2025" tags={["New releases"]} rss={{ title: ".mintignore support", description: "Exclude files and directories from your published documentation" }}>
  ## .mintignore support

  - Added `.mintignore` file support to exclude specific files and directories from being processed and published to your documentation site.
  - Uses the same pattern syntax as `.gitignore` for familiar configuration.
  - Excluded files don't appear in published docs, aren't indexed for search, and aren't accessible to visitors.

@@ -677,7 +685,7 @@
  - Fixed issue where response section would disappear when switching between endpoints with different response codes. The playground now properly resets to the first available response code when navigating to a new endpoint.
  - Fixed double "Authorization" header display in HTTP Basic authentication schemes. The authentication section now shows a cleaner interface with proper field labels and descriptions.
  - Improved handling of `oneOf` schemas in nested objects and arrays. Complex API schemas with multiple type options now render correctly as dropdowns instead of tabs in appropriate contexts.
  - Fixed missing path parameters that were defined at the endpoint level in OpenAPI specs. Parameters specified above individual operations are now properly included in both the main page and playground.
  - Enhanced response example generation to include all required properties, even when examples only specify some fields. This ensures response examples are complete and accurate.
  - Fixed missing prefill examples in object arrays. Array items with example data now properly populate in the playground with correct indexing.
  - Improved description padding and spacing throughout the API playground for better readability and visual consistency.
@@ -688,7 +696,7 @@

  ## CLI improvements

  - Added error message for users running `mint dev` on Node.js versions below 20.17. Users are guided to upgrade to an LTS version.

 </Update>

@@ -696,7 +704,7 @@
  ## New features

  - **Badge component**: New <Badge color="green">Badge</Badge> component for displaying status indicators, labels, and tags
  - **Custom Shiki languages**: Add support for custom programming languages in code blocks through `docs.json` configuration, enabling syntax highlighting for domain-specific languages
  - **Clarity analytics integration**: Microsoft Clarity is now available as an analytics integration for session recording and heatmap tracking

  ## API playground improvements
@@ -707,14 +715,14 @@
  - Security inputs defined at the operation level in OpenAPI specs now properly override top-level security definitions
  - Fixed issue where header inputs marked as security parameters were incorrectly included in generated code examples
  - Improved handling of `deepObject` style parameters in API field displays
  - Better error messages when invalid URLs are provided in API configurations
  - Improved UI for API playground with better spacing, layout, and loading

  ## Navigation and UI enhancements

  - Tab hover indicators now have improved styling for better visual feedback
  - Long words now wrap properly to prevent horizontal scrolling
  - Step component now handles cases where no step title is provided
  - Logo section spacing improved with better padding
  - Fixed heading IDs to properly handle question marks and special characters for anchor links
  - Icon component now accepts `className` prop for custom styling
@@ -729,7 +737,7 @@

  ## Component and styling enhancements

  - Images can now be zoomed with improved overlay styling for both light and dark modes
  - Fixed keyboard shortcut styles inside callouts for dark mode
  - Improved OG image generation with Google Fonts support and better truncation logic
  - Improved UI for tables with better alignment, spacing, and readability
@@ -738,7 +746,7 @@

  ## Performance and infrastructure

  - Shiki themes are now lazy loaded for improved initial page load performance
  - Reduced navigation lag by optimizing prefetching behavior

  ## Bug fixes and reliability
@@ -756,22 +764,22 @@
 <Update label="October 31, 2025" tags={["Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "Weekly Updates", description: "API playground enhancements, table improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes" }}>
  ## Assistant improvements

  - **Starter questions for assistant are here! You can add your own within the dashboard at [Assistant --> Settings](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/mintlify/mintlify/products/assistant/settings)**
  - Assistant insights quality has been improved with default spam protection for abusive keywords and JSON queries.

  ## API playground improvements

  - The API playground now automatically fills in default values for parameters, which saves time when testing endpoints.
  - Issues with `allOf`, `oneOf`, and nested object schemas that previously caused rendering problems or incorrect field displays have been fixed, and complex API schemas now render correctly with all fields visible and properly structured.
  - Enum and nullable field types now display accurate labels in the playground, which makes it clearer what values are accepted and whether fields are optional.
  - When working with nested objects in API requests, the playground now shows proper descriptive labels for each field instead of generic placeholders, which makes it easier to understand what data to provide.
  - Enum const tables and API field displays now render with improved formatting and alignment, which makes it easier to scan available options and understand field requirements.
  - API playground modals now display rich MDX-formatted descriptions at the top, which gives better context for endpoints with formatted text, links, and code examples.

  ## Analytics changes

  - Deferred analytics loading: PostHog and LogRocket now load after documentation content, which improves initial page load times and Core Web Vitals scores without affecting analytics data.
  - Conditional session recording: PostHog session recording can now be enabled conditionally based on user properties or page context for more control over when recordings happen.

  ## Visual improvements

@@ -795,7 +803,7 @@
  ## Insights improvements

  - Improved insights page with fixed date selectors for "today" and "yesterday"
  - Enhanced feedback table with improved search functionality
  - Added loading state for categories table

  ## Assistant improvements
@@ -858,7 +866,7 @@
  - Added feature flag support for new API reference page design
  - Improved OpenAPI schema graph utilities to handle compositions properly
  - Added endpoint type to operation data for better API documentation
  - Fixed API playground description rendering when enum and table are in Markdown
  - Moved rendering of descriptions in API playground for better layout

  ## Bug fixes and reliability
@@ -880,7 +888,7 @@
 <Update label="October 11, 2025" tags={["Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "Weekly Updates", description: "API playground improvements, analytics enhancements, web editor updates, and bug fixes" }}>
  ## Assistant and Agent AI features

  - Added list_pull_requests and list_commits tools for agent such that it can document a date range of PRs or multiple PRs at once
  - Upgraded agent and assistant to Claude Sonnet 4.5
  - Improved assistant search to query docs in parallel for faster assistant responses
  - Fixed conversation length counting to exclude tool calls
@@ -912,14 +920,14 @@
  ## Bug fixes and reliability

  - Fixed duplicate base paths and links in 404 recommended pages
  - Auto-populated og:url tag with appropriate canonical URL
  - Added canonical tag for better SEO
  - Fixed code block overscroll issues
  - Made search engines ignore preview deployments for SEO purposes
  - Fixed referrer tracking to use domain instead of full URL
  - Fixed images always becoming MDX block elements (kept inline images inline)
  - Removed comments in raw markdown pages such that you can use TODO comments without them leaking to users
  - Fixed directory reading support for read_external_files

  ## Component and styling

@@ -935,8 +943,8 @@
  - **Accessibility CLI command**: Run `mint a11y` to test your docs for accessibility issues
  - **Video responses in API playground**: API playground now supports displaying video response types
  - **API playground prefill**: New option to prefill API playground examples for faster testing
  - **Unauthenticated feedback**: For sites using partial authentication, users can now submit feedback without being authenticated
  - **Shiki theme support**: Shiki themes are now supported for code block styling
  - **Twoslash for code blocks**: TypeScript and JavaScript code blocks now support Twoslash for inline type information

  ## Accessibility improvements
@@ -974,7 +982,7 @@

  - Added support for Romanian and Czech languages in the documentation interface
  - Enhanced localization capabilities with complete translation coverage for new languages
  - Improved language selector functionality across all themes

  ## UI and user experience improvements

@@ -1010,7 +1018,7 @@
  - Fixed GitLab integration issues with larger repositories
  - Improved dashboard loading performance with optimized deployment queries
  - Fixed SVG path rendering issues in documentation
  - Fixed keyboard navigation in search and chat functionality
 </Update>

 <Update label="September 13, 2025" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "Weekly Updates", description: "AI 404 suggestions, assistant web search with external sources, security enhancement, and reliability fixes" }}>
@@ -1030,10 +1038,10 @@

  ## Web editor and deployments

  - Security enhancement added to editor such that only users with `write permissions` for the connected git hosting repository can make changes
  - Fixed a bug where preview deployments wouldn't work for branches with `=` in the name
  - Fixed a bug where long branch names would overflow modals on preview deployment creations
  - Quality of life improvement where email query parameter will prefill the input on signup invitations
  - Fixed a bug where copying a page from the context menu was not working on safari

  ## API playground and navigation
@@ -1046,7 +1054,7 @@
  - Fixed a bug where favicons were not showing up in search engines by serving them from the same URL as the documentation site itself for each respective site
  - Fixed a bug where youtube embeds would flash in and out on load
  - Fixed a bug where expanding the feedback menu to include written responses would cause layout shift with the table of contents
  - Fixed a bug where text would leak above the topbar on the maple theme when a dismissed the notification banner
  - Enhanced the Maple and Willow themes by adding login/logout buttons to the sidebar for easier access

  ## Analytics and exports
@@ -1063,10 +1071,10 @@

  ## Navigation and quality of life improvements

  - Quality of life improvement to ignore trailing slashes and double slashes so you don't have to worry about getting them exactly right in your docs.json
  - You can now add a `noAnchor` attribute to your `h1-6` HTML tags to avoid them having an anchor link
  - The Palm theme now has a floating language selector in the bottom left similar to Stripe's approach
  - Added a new field to the docs.json called [`drilldown`](https://mintlify.com/docs/navigation#enable-auto-navigation-for-groups) which allows you to control whether or not users are navigated to the first page in a navigation group when the group is expanded
  - Quality of life improvement to make nested ordered lists alternate styles from decimal/Roman to alpha

  ## Bug fixes and reliability
@@ -1075,34 +1083,34 @@
  - Fixed a bug where Google was indexing raw `*.md` files because they were missing a `x-robots-tag noindex` header
  - Fixed a bug with OAuth on protected docs where it wouldn't redirect you back to your starting page once you completed the flow successfully
  - Fixed a bug on previews of auth protected docs where you weren't able to see the entire navigation bar
  - Bug fixes to how SVGs are handled with our new image CDN

  ## Component and styling enhancements

  - Added a new CSS selector for custom styles on `SidebarNavGroupDivider`
  - New regression tests for MDX defined API pages that have security defined on them will ensure a greater degree of stability

  ## Performance improvements

  - Performance improvement by moving the KaTeX CSS from cdnjs to our own CDN on Cloudfront for reduced latency
 </Update>

 <Update label="August 23, 2025" tags={["Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "Weekly Updates", description: "Image layout fixes, auth enhancements, mobile nav improvements, and web editor stability" }}>
  ## Image handling improvements

  - **Major improvement**: Images no longer cause layout shift by default, even when width and height attributes aren't specified—automatic sizing prevents content jumping during page loads
  - All static files in your repository (PDF, TXT, XML, etc.) are now automatically uploaded and served when you deploy, providing complete asset coverage

  ## Web editor and deployment enhancements

  - Fixed branch creation workflow in web editor to correctly navigate to and stay on newly created branches
  - Enhanced merge conflict dialog with proper escape functionality, no more page reloads required to dismiss conflicts
  - Optimized update workflow performance by cache-invalidating only changed pages during partial updates, reducing deployment times

  ## Authentication and navigation improvements

  - New support for authentication on custom subpaths, if you serve docs at `https://yourdomain.com/docs`, authentication now works seamlessly
  - Fixed sidebar display bug that incorrectly showed when only one link was configured
  - Comprehensive mobile navigation overhaul: centered buttons with proper margin/padding, improved spacing in dropdown menus, removed unnecessary dividers and margins for empty sections, and fixed Maple theme gap/padding issues

  ## Component and styling fixes
@@ -1114,7 +1122,7 @@

  - Enhanced logging system for update workflows enabling faster debugging and issue resolution
  - Fixed GitHub rate limiting for customers with 10+ OpenAPI/AsyncAPI specs by switching from individual file fetching to repository cloning
  - Improved assistant reliability with backup LLM support, enhanced rate limit error handling, and more robust search tool functionality
 </Update>

 <Update label="August 16, 2025" tags={["Improvements"]} rss={{ title: "Weekly Updates", description: "Performance optimizations, LLM integrations, web editor polish, and API playground enhancements" }}>
@@ -1130,7 +1138,7 @@

  - OpenAPI to MCP conversion moved to backend, enabling hosted MCP servers to contain tools (expect clearer documentation and config options soon)
  - Added Ruby support to API playground
  - We added a feature such that you can now [specify API pages using just your docs.json](/api-playground/openapi-setup#auto-populate-api-pages) without creating any new mdx files.
  - Support for [`webhook pages`](/api-playground/openapi-setup#webhooks) in docs navigation from OpenAPI specs
  - Optimized AI model context by removing anchor link specifications from markdown links when navigating to Anthropic, OpenAI, or other providers

@@ -1177,7 +1185,7 @@

  - Group-level public access: make entire page groups public via `docs.json` so you don’t need `public: true` on each page ([learn more](https://mintlify.com/docs/authentication-personalization/authentication-setup#group-level))
  - Support [`logoutURL in OAuth configuration`](https://mintlify.com/docs/authentication-personalization/authentication-setup#implementation-3) to delete upstream cookies and complete sign-out
  - On OAuth errors, users are redirected to your specified `logoutURL` to restart the auth flow
  - Fixed a flash of a 500 error during OAuth/JWT flows before the callback
  - Auto-strip `https://` from URLs in OAuth/JWT auth configuration to prevent misconfiguration

@@ -1195,9 +1203,9 @@

  ## Performance and reliability

  - All image and video assets present in your docs repo are now served at the appropriate path on your domain. For example, if you have `/assets/marketing/my-logo.png` in your repo, it will be available at `https://mydocsurl.extension/assets/marketing/my-logo.png`.
  - Email field on login for the Mintlify dashboard now autofocuses so you can start typing immediately _(quality of life improvement)_
  - Both custom domains and subdomains in Redis for a performance improvement on navigation load times (~50ms latency reduction)
  - Added retry logic for PDF exports to improve reliability
  - Fixed cookie consent popup reappearing after acceptance or dismissal—first selection is now respected
  - Fixed copying a page to clipboard on Safari by specifying a MIME `type` in `navigator.write`
@@ -1207,8 +1215,8 @@
  - CLI bugfixes for windows and pnpm, plus CI tests to prevent regressions
  - Improved error logging output—a quality of life upgrade for our engineering team when debugging
  - Minor fixes to the broken-link CI action when `contentDirectory` files are missing
  - Fixed a regression caused by the auth-protected preview fixes from last week where the active tab was not being set correctly in the navigation UI
  - Fixed theme light background color not being applied to active tab icons
  - Fixed an issue where changing the auth type in the dashboard would update and then flip back to the previously saved type—now the new selection persists after saving
  - Internal DX improvements for enterprise customers with custom UI libraries—it's now easier for us to include your components and accommodate requests on shorter timelines
 </Update>
@@ -1223,7 +1231,7 @@

  ## API playground enhancements

  - Fixed `multipart/form-data` file upload functionality in the API playground
  - Fixed anchor link behavior so clicking them updates the URL without scrolling to top of page
  - Fixed anchor link issues in nested tabs

@@ -1238,7 +1246,7 @@

  - Made search feel more crisp and accurate by aborting debounced requests as you type
  - Resource provisions for a new CDN - expect image asset and page load times to improve soon
  - Fixed bugs for rendering complex Mermaid diagrams like GANTT charts
  - Fixed CLI bugs on Windows to improve stability and added tests to prevent regression

  ## Technical improvements
@@ -1281,7 +1289,7 @@

  Learn more in the [assistant docs](/ai/assistant).

  ## Subscribable changelogs

  - Automatically generate an RSS feed from changelog pages
  - Integrate RSS-enabled updates with Slack, email, and other tools
@@ -1305,10 +1313,10 @@
 </Update>

 <Update label="April 2025" tags={["New releases", "Improvements"]}>
  ## Web Editor 3.0

  <Frame>
    ![Webeditor3 Jpe](/images/webeditor3.jpeg)
  </Frame>
  Overhauled usability in the WYSIWYG editor.

@@ -1324,14 +1332,14 @@

  - Fixed top margin for changelog components
  - Improved reliability of right click behavior
  - After clicking publish, you’ll stay on the same page instead of being brought to an empty state
  - Standardized colors in file icons
  - Improved reliability after selecting new branches several times in a row
  - Removed Diff mode
  - More consistency when creating a new folder from the dropdown
  - Fixed block quotes creating more block quotes when trying to deselect

  ## AI Translations in beta

  <Frame>
    ![AI Translations graphic](/images/changelog/translations.png)
@@ -1365,7 +1373,7 @@

  - OG images fixed
  - Fixed icon style inconsistency for anchors without container
  - Improved styling nits for dashboard border for mobile-tablet-desktop responsiveness
  - Show code examples even when in simple mode for API playground
  - Support "command + k" shortcut for search in web editor
  - Codeblocks within callouts expand to fill the width of the callout area
@@ -1375,7 +1383,7 @@
  ## New configuration schema `docs.json`

  <Frame>
    ![docs.json screenshot](/images/changelog/docsjson.png)
  </Frame>
  We've introduced a new `docs.json` schema as a replacement for `mint.json`, to support better multi-level versioning, easier visual comprehension, and more consistent terminology. For more information on what's changed, [check out our blog](https://mintlify.com/blog/refactoring-mint-json-into-docs-json).

@@ -1395,7 +1403,7 @@

  1. Delete your old `mint.json` file and push your changes

  ## CI Checks

  Automatically lint your docs to find broken links, discover spelling and grammar issues, or enforce writing styles with your own Vale config. Learn more in our [docs](deploy/ci).

@@ -1403,7 +1411,7 @@

  All documentation pages are now automatically available as plain Markdown files—just append `.md` to the URL. This makes it easier for LLMs to ingest individual pages from your documentation.

  ## More Themes

  <Frame>
    ![graphic with text "Themes v2"](/images/changelog/themes.png)
@@ -1420,11 +1428,11 @@

  - [Guide to Technical Writing:](https://mintlify.com/guides/introduction)Best practices for writing technical documentation, including audience research, content types, and writing tips.
  - [Dropdown component](organize/navigation#dropdowns): Organize navigation with a dropdown, in addition to tabs and anchors.
  - [AI syntax fixer](https://x.com/ricardonunez_io/status/1892334887644123192): The web editor will catch if there’s a parsing error and use AI to suggest fixes.
 </Update>

 <Update label="January 2025" tags={["Improvements"]}>
  ## AI Assistant Improvements

  - New UI with dedicated chat page & pre-filled prompts
  - Stability improvements. For example, bug fixes of editing the wrong file or no files at all
@@ -1435,7 +1443,7 @@

  Customize access to any page or section of content depending on user permissions. Supports connecting with your own authentication system.

  ## Revamped API Playground

  We’ve overhauled the design and performance of the [API Playground](/api-playground/). Updates include:

@@ -1458,18 +1466,18 @@
 </Update>

 <Update label="November 2024">
  ## AI Writer

  <Frame>
    ![AI Assistant](/images/changelog/ai-assistant.jpg)
  </Frame>
  You can now ask AI to make changes to your docs, with the context of all existing documentation. Type in a prompt and the writer will propose changes by generating a pull request.

  ## GitLab Integration Upgrade

  We've improved our support for syncing with GitLab, such as enabling automated updates and preview deployments. Check out our [docs on GitLab](/deploy/gitlab) to get started.

  ## Web Editor

  <Frame>
    ![Web Editor](/images/changelog/webeditor.jpg)
@@ -1478,16 +1486,16 @@

  Check out our [docs on getting started with Web Editor](/editor).

  ## /llms.txt support

  <Frame>
    ![llms.txt support](/images/changelog/llms.jpg)
  </Frame>
  All docs instances are now automatically hosted at /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt so that LLMs can easily ingest your documentation. For more information, read the [docs on the new llms.txt standard.](https://llmstxt.org)

  ## Localization

  You can now localize your docs which operates similarly to versioning. Add a `locale` to a version and fixed content in Mintlify like "Was this page helpful?" will also match the locale.

  ### Quality Improvements

@@ -1503,14 +1511,14 @@
  <Frame>
    ![Changelog](/images/changelog/changelog.jpg)
  </Frame>
  ## Code Line Highlighting

  You can now highlight lines of code in your docs to emphasize and bring attention to important parts by adding a special comment after the language identifier. Use curly braces `{}` and specify line numbers or ranges separated by commas.

  ```javascript Line Highlighting Example {1,3,4,5}
  const greeting = "Hello, World!";
  function sayHello() {
    console.log(greeting);
  }
  sayHello();
  ```

diff --git a/organize/navigation.mdx b/organize/navigation.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Navigation"
 description: "Configure your documentation site navigation with groups, pages, dropdowns, tabs, and anchors in docs.json to build a sidebar structure."
 keywords: ["navigation structure", "sidebar configuration", "page organization", "navigation groups"]
 ---

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   alt="Decorative graphic of groups."
 />
 
-In the `navigation` object, `groups` is an array where each entry is an object that requires a `group` field and a `pages` field. The `icon`, `tag`, `root`, and `expanded` fields are optional.
+In the `navigation` object, `groups` is an array where each entry is an object that requires a `group` field and a `pages` field. The `icon`, `tag`, `root`, `expanded`, and `directory` fields are optional.
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@

 Use the `expanded` property to control the default state of a nested group in the navigation sidebar.

 - `expanded: true`: Group is expanded by default.
 - `expanded: false` or omitted: Group is collapsed by default.

 <Note>
  The `expanded` property only affects nested groups--groups within groups. Top-level groups are always expanded and cannot be collapsed.
 </Note>

 ```json
@@ -141,6 +141,86 @@
 }
 ```
 
+### Directory listings
+
+Use the `directory` property to automatically render a listing of child pages below the content on a group's [root page](#root-page). This is useful for hub or index pages that serve as entry points to a section.
+
+The `directory` property accepts one of these values:
+
+| Value | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `"accordion"` | Renders child pages in a grouped, collapsible list. |
+| `"card"` | Renders child pages as horizontal cards. |
+| `"none"` | No directory listing. This is the default. |
+
+<Note>
+  The `directory` property requires the group to have a `root` page. The directory listing renders on the root page, below its content.
+</Note>
+
+```json
+{
+  "navigation": {
+    "groups": [
+      {
+        "group": "Help Center",
+        "root": "help/index",
+        "directory": "accordion",
+        "pages": [
+          "help/getting-started",
+          "help/faq",
+          {
+            "group": "API Reference",
+            "root": "help/api/index",
+            "pages": [
+              "help/api/authentication",
+              "help/api/endpoints"
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Inheritance
+
+The `directory` value inherits recursively. When you set `directory` on a parent node, all descendant groups with root pages inherit the same layout. Any descendant can override the inherited value.
+
+You can set `directory` on any navigation node, including the root `navigation` object, tabs, anchors, dropdowns, products, versions, and languages.
+
+```json
+{
+  "navigation": {
+    "groups": [
+      {
+        "group": "Help Center",
+        "root": "help/index",
+        "directory": "accordion",
+        "pages": [
+          {
+            "group": "Getting Started",
+            "root": "help/getting-started/index",
+            "pages": ["help/getting-started/quickstart", "help/getting-started/install"]
+          },
+          {
+            "group": "API Reference",
+            "root": "help/api/index",
+            "directory": "none",
+            "pages": ["help/api/auth", "help/api/endpoints"]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+In this example:
+- **Help Center** uses `accordion` (set explicitly).
+- **Getting Started** inherits `accordion` from Help Center.
+- **API Reference** overrides with `none`, disabling the directory listing.
+
 ## Tabs
 
 Tabs create distinct sections of your documentation with separate URL paths. Tabs create a horizontal navigation bar at the top of your documentation that lets users switch between sections.
@@ -380,9 +460,9 @@
 }
 ```

 ## Dropdowns

 Dropdowns are an expandable menu at the top of your sidebar navigation. Each item in a dropdown directs to a section of your documentation.

 <img
  className="block dark:hidden pointer-events-none"
@@ -951,9 +1031,9 @@

 </CodeGroup>

 ## Breadcrumbs

 Breadcrumbs display the full navigation path at the top of pages. Some themes have breadcrumbs enabled by default and others do not. You can control whether breadcrumbs display on your site using the `styling` property in your `docs.json`.

 <CodeGroup>


diff --git a/organize/settings-reference.mdx b/organize/settings-reference.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "docs.json schema reference"
 description: "Complete reference for every docs.json configuration property with types, default values, descriptions, and usage examples for your docs site."
 keywords: ["docs.json", "schema", "reference", "configuration", "all settings", "properties", "complete"]
 ---

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@

 ##### `navigation.global.dropdowns`

 Dropdown menus.

 **Type:** array of object—each with: `dropdown` (string, required), `icon` (string), `iconType` (string), `hidden` (boolean), `href` (string uri, required)

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@

 #### `navigation.dropdowns`

 Dropdown menus.

 **Type:** array of object—see `navigation.global.dropdowns` for shape.

@@ -219,9 +219,17 @@
 
 **Type:** array of object—see `navigation.global.products` for shape.
 
+#### `navigation.directory`
+
+Default [directory listing layout](/organize/navigation#directory-listings) for group root pages. Inherits recursively through the navigation tree; any descendant node can override.
+
+**Type:** `"none"` | `"accordion"` | `"card"`
+
+**Default:** `"none"`
+
 #### `navigation.groups`
 
-Groups for organizing content into labeled sections.
+Groups for organizing content into labeled sections. Each group object supports `group` (string, required), `pages` (array, required), `icon` (string), `tag` (string), `root` (string), `expanded` (boolean), and `directory` (`"none"` | `"accordion"` | `"card"`).
 
 **Type:** array of object
 
@@ -449,14 +457,14 @@

 Code block theme configuration.

 **Type:** `"system"` | `"dark"` | string (Shiki theme name) | object
 **Default:** `"system"`

 When an object:

 ##### `styling.codeblocks.theme`

 A single Shiki theme name for both modes, or an object with `light` and `dark` Shiki theme names.

 **Type:** string or object

@@ -468,7 +476,7 @@

 ###### `styling.codeblocks.languages.custom`

 Paths to JSON files describing custom Shiki languages in [TextMate grammar format](https://macromates.com/manual/en/language_grammars).

 **Type:** array of string


diff --git a/organize/settings-structure.mdx b/organize/settings-structure.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Site structure"
 description: "Configure navbar, navigation groups, footer links, banner, contextual menu, redirects, and other structural elements in your docs.json file."
 keywords: ["navbar", "navigation", "footer", "banner", "contextual", "redirects", "variables", "metadata", "docs.json"]
 ---

@@ -193,8 +193,36 @@
   Product switcher for sites with multiple [products](/organize/navigation#products).
 </ResponseField>
 
+<ResponseField name="navigation.directory" type='"none" | "accordion" | "card"'>
+  Default [directory listing layout](/organize/navigation#directory-listings) for group root pages under this navigation node. Inherits recursively; any descendant can override. Defaults to `"none"`.
+</ResponseField>
+
 <ResponseField name="navigation.groups" type="array of object">
   [Groups](/organize/navigation#groups) for organizing content into sections.
+
+  <Expandable title="navigation.groups">
+    <ResponseField name="group" type="string" required>
+      Display name for the group.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="pages" type="array" required>
+      Pages and nested groups within this group.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="root" type="string">
+      Path to the group's [root page](/organize/navigation#root-page). Clicking the group title navigates to this page.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="icon" type="string">
+      Icon displayed next to the group name.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="tag" type="string">
+      Badge label displayed next to the group name.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="expanded" type="boolean">
+      Whether a nested group is expanded by default.
+    </ResponseField>
+    <ResponseField name="directory" type='"none" | "accordion" | "card"'>
+      [Directory listing layout](/organize/navigation#directory-listings) for the group's root page. Inherits from the parent navigation node if not set.
+    </ResponseField>
+  </Expandable>
 </ResponseField>
 
 <ResponseField name="navigation.pages" type="array of string or object">