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Audit for the gaps real users actually hit
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Audit for the gaps real users actually hit
Most docs rot in predictable places. A correctness audit walks the page as a brand-new user on a clean machine and logs every spot where they'd get stuck.
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These four cover the large majority of "the docs are wrong" complaints
- Gap
- Missing prerequisite
- How it bites the reader
- Step 3 fails because step 0 was assumed (a key, a runtime, an enabled feature).
- How you catch it
- Run the page on a clean machine with nothing installed.
- Gap
- Broken example
- How it bites the reader
- Copy-paste produces an error; trust collapses.
- How you catch it
- Execute every code block in CI or by hand before publish.
- Gap
- Stale flag or field
- How it bites the reader
- Docs reference a renamed flag or removed option.
- How you catch it
- Diff the docs against the current CLI help and SDK types.
- Gap
- Silent assumption
- How it bites the reader
- "Just configure your MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. server" with no link to how.
- How you catch it
- Read as someone who's never done it; every verb needs a path.
| Gap | How it bites the reader | How you catch it |
|---|---|---|
| Missing prerequisite | Step 3 fails because step 0 was assumed (a key, a runtime, an enabled feature). | Run the page on a clean machine with nothing installed. |
| Broken example | Copy-paste produces an error; trust collapses. | Execute every code block in CI or by hand before publish. |
| Stale flag or field | Docs reference a renamed flag or removed option. | Diff the docs against the current CLI help and SDK types. |
| Silent assumption | "Just configure your MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. server" with no link to how. | Read as someone who's never done it; every verb needs a path. |
These four cover the large majority of "the docs are wrong" complaints.