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Greptile SummaryThe PR adds immutable, Git-ref-backed Fern documentation versions and the supporting historical SDK-reference generation and caching workflow.
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| Filename | Overview |
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| fern/docs.yml | Adds immutable v0.23.0 and v0.22.0 snapshot versions and updates the logo target. |
| scripts/cache-fern-ref-sdk.mjs | Generates, validates, fingerprints, caches, and restores SDK-reference content for historical Fern worktrees. |
| scripts/fern-ref-sdk-environment.mjs | Configures the child Git environment so Fern’s historical checkouts invoke the SDK-reference hook. |
| scripts/fern-ref-sdk-hooks/post-checkout | Invokes the historical SDK cache helper after a Fern-managed checkout. |
| scripts/run-fern-with-ref-sdk.mjs | Runs the pinned Fern CLI with the historical-reference hook environment. |
| scripts/watch-fern-preview.mjs | Extends published preview generation to support ref-backed versions and regenerate current SDK pages after relevant configuration changes. |
| scripts/tests/cache-fern-ref-sdk.test.mjs | Tests cache fingerprinting, reference resolution, cache round trips, path containment, helper restoration, and invalid Git configuration. |
| .github/workflows/docs-build.yaml | Installs Node dependencies, runs documentation-script tests, fetches full history, and restores or saves historical SDK-reference caches. |
| Makefile | Adds documentation dependency and test targets and routes checks and publishing through the ref-aware Fern runner. |
| docs/README.mdx | Documents immutable Fern snapshot creation, validation, publication, retention, and revision procedures. |
Flowchart
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flowchart TD
A[Current working tree] --> B[Generate current SDK reference]
B --> C[Fern check, preview, or publish]
C --> D{Documentation version}
D -->|Latest path| E[Render current docs/index.yml]
D -->|Historical ref| F[Checkout immutable snapshot]
F --> G[Post-checkout hook]
G --> H{Matching SDK cache entry?}
H -->|Yes| I[Restore historical SDK reference]
H -->|No| J[Generate and normalize SDK reference]
J --> K[Write cache entry]
I --> L[Render historical documentation]
K --> L
Reviews (6): Last reviewed commit: "fix(docs): stabilize Fern watcher CI" | Re-trigger Greptile
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds cached Fern SDK reference generation, Git ref-based documentation versions, shared Fern execution environments, and CI integration. It also replaces the reusable starter prompt component with inline AI-agent prompts on two documentation pages. ChangesFern reference documentation
AI agent prompt replacement
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change adds ref-backed historical documentation versions and introduces a bounded startup risk: malformed Git configuration can cause the preview watcher to exit before it starts. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up for that error-handling path. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant PreviewWatcher
participant FernEnvironment
participant SDKCache
participant FernCLI
PreviewWatcher->>FernEnvironment: create Fern reference environment
PreviewWatcher->>SDKCache: restore or generate SDK reference
SDKCache->>FernCLI: generate reference on cache miss
FernCLI-->>SDKCache: return generated reference
PreviewWatcher->>FernCLI: generate documentation preview
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✨ Finishing Touches 💡 1📝 Generate docstrings 💡
🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)
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In @.github/workflows/docs-build.yaml:
- Around line 105-107: Update the cache key hashFiles expressions associated
with the Fern SDK caches, including the entries near the existing key and the
referenced additional locations, to hash scripts/fern-ref-sdk-environment.mjs
and scripts/fern-ref-sdk-hooks/** alongside the current inputs. Keep each
restore-keys prefix unchanged.
In `@docs/getting-started/use-with-ai-agent.mdx`:
- Around line 21-136: In docs/getting-started/use-with-ai-agent.mdx lines
21-136, replace the expanded Prompt content with a concise bootstrap prompt
covering documentation discovery, installed-version selection, and a link to the
canonical agent guidance. In docs/index.mdx lines 18-133, remove the duplicated
starter prompt and link to the canonical “Use with AI Agents” guidance; both
locations should route agents to the shared documentation rather than restating
workflows.
- Around line 46-86: Make the installation and tutorial URL guidance conditional
on the detected nemoguardrails version: use the matching versioned documentation
route when the package is installed and its version is known, and use latest
only when the package is absent or its version cannot be determined. Apply the
same version-alignment behavior to docs/getting-started/use-with-ai-agent.mdx
lines 46-86 and docs/index.mdx lines 43-83, including the mirrored installation
and tutorial references.
In `@fern/docs.yml`:
- Around line 47-56: Update the historical version references in docs/README.mdx
to match the immutable snapshot refs configured for v0.23.0 and v0.22.0 in the
Fern docs configuration, while preserving the existing version labels and
documentation structure.
In `@scripts/cache-fern-ref-sdk.mjs`:
- Around line 49-51: Update the validation around libraryConfig.input.ref to
require an immutable commit SHA rather than merely a non-empty string, rejecting
tags such as v0.23.0 before the cache is used. Preserve the existing error
behavior and cache flow for valid SHA-pinned references.
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Finally, Thanks @miyoungc 🚀
I think following to points are kind of blockers, what do you think?
- it seems these snapshot commits currently only exist on the PR branch. when the PR is squash-merged and the branch is deleted, Fern may no longer be able to check out them for future builds. could we tag them or otherwise keep them reachable through a permanent ref?
- the prompt detects the instaled version, but the install and tutorial links still point to
latest. that sends someone using thev0.23.0docs to instructions for a newer release.
I'm not sure about these (codex review):
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[P2] Install YAML before running local Fern publishing — scripts/cache-fern-ref-sdk.mjs:15-15
On a fresh clone following docs/README.mdx, users install Node and run the preview or publish Make target without npm ci; once Fern checks out a historical ref, this import fails with ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND because Node resolves it from the repository rather than the temporary npx installation. CI installs dependencies, but the advertised local workflow needs the same prerequisite or a self-contained helper. -
[P2] Regenerate SDK output after watched config changes — scripts/watch-fern-preview.mjs:191-199 . After the initial successful generation, sdkReferenceReady is never reset. If a running watcher sees changes to fern/docs.yml library settings or fern/fern.config.json, it publishes using the new configuration or CLI while reusing SDK output generated from the old values; invalidate this flag for SDK-affecting changes or rerun generation before each such publish.
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createFernRefSdkEnvironmentbefore spawning.
createFernRefSdkEnvironment(repoRoot)throws for invalidGIT_CONFIG_COUNT. The exception occurs beforespawn()runs and is not caught. Resetrunning, log the startup error, and return when environment creation fails.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@docs/README.mdx`:
- Around line 74-83: Rewrite the historical-version guidance in direct,
second-person language: instruct readers to declare versions in fern/docs.yml
with immutable Git refs, explain what Fern builds when they publish, and state
that they should use the documented tag patterns and understand that snapshot
tags make source commits available without publishing. Preserve the existing
technical details and table content while replacing passive or third-person
phrasing.
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In `@scripts/watch-fern-preview.mjs`:
- Around line 204-219: Wrap the createFernRefSdkEnvironment call in the
runFernGenerate flow with error handling before spawn is invoked. When
environment creation throws, reset running, log the startup error, and return
without spawning the child process; preserve the existing spawn behavior when
environment creation succeeds.
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Description
Use Fern's Git-ref version publishing to add immutable historical documentation versions without copying release content into the current working tree.
Latestbacked by the currentdocs/index.yml.v0.23.0from the stablev0.23.0Git tag.v0.22.0from commitfb73f41b0fa2ef6c50c90d76f8b20533e4c9a51e. Thev0.22.0release tag predates the Fern migration, while this curated post-migration commit contains the required Fern configuration, navigation, and OpenAPI files.5.91.0, which supports ref-backed documentation versions.fern docs devrenders working-tree versions only.Using immutable refs keeps historical versions stable across republishes and avoids a mutable backfill branch. Areas for careful review are whether the selected
v0.22.0commit represents the intended snapshot and the stable/deprecated availability labels.Related Issue(s)
Follow-up to #2262. No triaged issue assigned to the PR author is currently linked.
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make docs-fern— passed with 0 errors and 4 existing removed-SDK-page warnings.uv run --locked pre-commit run --files docs/LIVE_DOCS.mdx docs/README.mdx fern/docs.yml fern/fern.config.json— passed.git diff --check— passed.v0.23.0and commitfb73f41b0fa2ef6c50c90d76f8b20533e4c9a51econtain the required Fern configuration and navigation files.v0.22.0snapshot commit is reachable fromorigin/develop.A published Fern preview of the ref-backed versions was not run. GitHub CI is pending.
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