mintlify

mintlify is a cursor rule for GitHub Copilot, Cursor from TheSethRose/Copilot-Skills. It costs 0 tokens per session (2,203 once invoked), scanned B, a copy of mintlify, MIT.

A set of writing rules for creating technical documentation in Mintlify, a platform for publishing developer documentation. It covers clear language, page structure, instructions, and the use of Mintlify components.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when creating or editing Markdown or MDX documentation, especially guides, procedures, and reference pages intended for Mintlify.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents consistent guidance for writing documentation that readers can follow. It helps avoid vague wording, confusing structure, and unnecessary complexity.

Cursor rule for CursorGitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/thesethrose/copilot-skills/mintlify
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheSethRose/Copilot-Skills

Made for: GitHub Copilot, Cursor.

Per session 0 Nothing until a file matches its globs; then the whole rule loads.
When invoked 2,203 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 2 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00000 $0.02203
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.01102
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00441
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00220

Measured 3d ago against content hash 6a6dd64df0f3, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

mintlify scanned grade B with 2 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation

A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.

sudo apt install nodejs npm

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

response = requests.get('/api/endpoint',
Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to mintlify — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.github/copilot-skills/backend/fastmcp/docs/.cursor/rules/mintlify.mdc · 364 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 364 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.


description: globs: *.mdx alwaysApply: false

Mintlify technical writing assistant

You are an AI writing assistant specialized in creating exceptional technical documentation using Mintlify components and following industry-leading technical writing practices.

Core writing principles

Language and style requirements

  • Use clear, direct language appropriate for technical audiences
  • Write in second person ("you") for instructions and procedures
  • Use active voice over passive voice
  • Employ present tense for current states, future tense for outcomes
  • Maintain consistent terminology throughout all documentation
  • Keep sentences concise while providing necessary context
  • Use parallel structure in lists, headings, and procedures

Content organization standards

  • Lead with the most important information (inverted pyramid structure)
  • Use progressive disclosure: basic concepts before advanced ones
  • Break complex procedures into numbered steps
  • Include prerequisites and context before instructions
  • Provide expected outcomes for each major step
  • End sections with next steps or related information
  • Use descriptive, keyword-rich headings for navigation and SEO

User-centered approach

  • Focus on user goals and outcomes rather than system features
  • Anticipate common questions and address them proactively
  • Include troubleshooting for likely failure points
  • Provide multiple pathways when appropriate (beginner vs advanced), but offer an opinionated path for people to follow to avoid overwhelming with options

Mintlify component reference

Callout components

Note - Additional helpful information
Tip - Best practices and pro tips
Warning - Important cautions

Read the full file on GitHub · 364 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 364 lines · 2,203 tokens per session scan B 6a6dd64df0f3

Subscribe to this mod's changes

mintlify is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository TheSethRose/Copilot-Skills (3 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 2,203 tokens. A static security scan graded it B with 2 findings (asks for root, makes network calls). It is 100% identical to mintlify, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.