docs-audit

Detect documentation drift by cross-referencing factual claims in technical guides against the codebase. The audit identifies stale UI labels, environment variables, and behavioral changes by verifying documentation sections against specific file paths and line numbers.

Technical documentation becomes stale when the underlying codebase evolves but the guides are not updated. This documentation rot occurs as functional behaviors, field names, and configuration steps change in the source code, leaving the documentation factually incorrect.

Verify environment variables by auditing the self-hosting documentation section against the latest code changes. The audit systematically cross-references documented configuration steps and variables with the current backend implementation to identify mismatches.

Documentation auditing requires git history analysis to track how the codebase has evolved over time. Analyzing commit history allows the verification process to pinpoint exactly when functional behaviors or UI labels drifted from the documented claims.

You can enforce tone and house style guidelines during the audit process. While primarily verifying factual claims against source code, the audit also validates that the technical documentation adheres to established voice guidelines.

The best way to audit self-hosting documentation before a release is to systematically verify all configuration steps and environment variables against the latest backend implementation. This cross-referencing ensures the documentation matches the current source code.