Chat session management guide

[goosewin]

Description

• Adds a session management guide to chat section in navigation

Testing Steps

• Run the app locally using fern docs dev or navigate to preview deployment
• Navigate to /chat/session-management and follow instructions

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📝✨ Documentation Review by Claude 🤖

Hey there! 👋 I've reviewed your documentation changes against our style guidelines. Here's what I found:

📄 fern/chat/session-management.mdx

Looking at your session management documentation - this is really well-structured! 🎉 Here's my review:

What's Working Great ✅

Structure & Flow 🚀

• Clear overview explaining both methods upfront
• Logical progression from simple to complex
• Great use of <Steps> components (perfect!)
• Excellent TypeScript examples showing real implementation

Writing Style ✨

• Active voice throughout ("Link chats together", "Create a persistent session")
• Present tense and second person consistently used
• Good balance of explanation before action

MDX Components 🎯

• Proper use of <Warning> for mutual exclusivity
• <Note> used appropriately for important context
• <Steps> instead of numbered lists - exactly right!

Minor Improvements ⚠️

Title Capitalization 📝

• Change "Session management" to "Session management" (first word only)
• Change "Method 1: Using previousChatId" to "Method 1: Using previousChatId"
• Change "Method 2: Using sessionId" to "Method 2: Using sessionId"

Code Block Improvements 💡

// Add brief explanation before this complex example
function createConversationChain() {

Link Text 🤔

• The Discord and Twitter links are descriptive enough, but consider: "Join our Discord community" vs just "Discord"

Suggestions for Enhancement ✨

Add Brief Context 💡

• Consider a one-sentence explanation before the TypeScript examples: "Here's how to implement this pattern in your application:"

Consistency Check 🎯

• The prerequisites section could use <Check> components instead of bullet points for scannability

Overall Assessment 🎉

This documentation follows the guidelines excellently! The use of <Steps> components, clear code examples, and logical flow make it very user-friendly. The writing is direct and task-oriented. Just those minor title capitalization fixes and you're golden!

Great work on maintaining conversation context - this will definitely help users understand when to use each approach. 🚀

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📄 fern/chat/non-streaming.mdx

Looking at this non-streaming chat documentation, here's my review:

✅ Excellent Structure & Components

🎉 Great use of MDX components! Your <Steps> components are perfectly implemented for sequential instructions - exactly what we want instead of numbered lists.

🚀 Strong organization with clear sections and logical flow from basic to advanced concepts.

📝 Writing Style Feedback

Active Voice Issues:
🤔 A few passive voice instances to fix:

• "responses come back as complete JSON objects" → "The API returns complete JSON objects"
• "Use previousChatId to maintain context" → "Maintain context by using previousChatId"

Present Tense:
✅ Good use of present tense throughout most sections.

🎯 Content Improvements

Prerequisites Section:
💡 Consider being more specific about skill levels:

• "Understanding of basic HTTP requests" → "Experience making HTTP requests with fetch() or curl"
• "Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript" → "Basic knowledge of async/await in JavaScript/TypeScript"

Code Examples:
🚀 Excellent code examples with proper context and explanations. The TypeScript implementations are particularly well-structured.

⚠️ Minor Issues

Subtitle Formatting:
🤔 Your subtitle is good but could be more concise:
Current: "Build reliable chat integrations with complete response patterns for batch processing and simple UIs"
Suggestion: "Build chat integrations with complete responses for batch processing and simple interfaces"

Link Text:
✅ All your links use descriptive text - no "click here" issues found!

🧩 Component Suggestions

Consider adding:

• <Tip> callout for the context management benefits of previousChatId
• <Warning> for API rate limiting considerations in non-streaming mode

🔥 What's Working Really Well

✅ Perfect Step components - great alternative to numbered lists
✅ Comprehensive code examples with both curl and TypeScript
✅ Clear scenario-based learning with the TechFlow help desk example
✅ Excellent next steps section with relevant links
✅ Good use of Note component for cross-references

Overall Assessment

🎉 This is a well-structured, comprehensive guide! The technical content is solid, code examples are practical, and the progression from basic to advanced is logical. Just a few minor writing style tweaks and it'll be perfect.

The document successfully follows the core principles of clarity, brevity, and task-orientation while maintaining good scannability through proper component usage.

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📄 fern/chat/quickstart.mdx

I've reviewed your chat quickstart documentation. Overall, this is a well-structured and comprehensive guide! 🎉 Here's my feedback:

✅ Things Done Well

• Excellent use of components throughout - perfect for sequential instructions
• Clear scenario-based approach with TechFlow example makes it relatable
• Good balance of theory and practice with concrete code examples
• Proper MDX component usage - Steps, Warning callouts, code blocks
• Strong front matter with clear title and helpful subtitle
• Logical flow from setup to implementation to testing

🎯 Specific Improvements Needed

📝 Writing Style Issues

Active voice improvements:

• "You'll need this for all chat requests" → "Use this for all chat requests"
• "You should receive a JSON response" → "The API returns a JSON response"

Present tense consistency:

• "We'll create a customer support chat" → "Create a customer support chat"

⚠️ Minor Content Issues

Prerequisites section:

• "willingness to create one" feels casual - consider "or create a new assistant"

Missing context in code:

// In Step 5, this line could use explanation:
...(previousChatId && { previousChatId })

Add a comment explaining the conditional spread operator for readers unfamiliar with this syntax.

💡 Enhancement Suggestions

Callout opportunities:
Consider adding a callout in the TypeScript section about error handling:

<Tip>
Always implement proper error handling in production applications. The example shows basic error checking with response.ok.
</Tip>

Scannability improvement:
The overview section could benefit from better formatting of the "What You'll Build" and "Agent Capabilities" lists using bullet points or a different visual treatment.

🚀 Overall Assessment

This is a strong quickstart guide that follows most best practices. The technical content is accurate, the examples are practical, and the structure guides users effectively from zero to working implementation. Just a few minor style tweaks needed!

Score: 8.5/10 - Excellent foundation with room for minor improvements in tone and clarity.

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📄 fern/chat/streaming.mdx

Looking at the streaming chat documentation, this is really well-structured! ✅ Here's my review:

What's Working Great 🎉

• Excellent title case: "Streaming chat" follows the guideline perfectly
• Strong subtitle: Clear value proposition about real-time experiences
• Perfect Steps usage: You're already using <Steps> components instead of numbered lists! 🚀
• Good active voice: "Build real-time streaming..." not "Real-time streaming should be built"
• Solid code examples: Concrete TypeScript implementations with clear explanations
• Intent before action: You explain why streaming matters before diving into how

Areas for Improvement 🎯

📝 Writing Style Issues

Passive voice spotted:

• "Users will see text appear" → "Users see text appear" (present tense)
• "you'll receive Server-Sent Events" → "you receive Server-Sent Events"

Terminology consistency ⚠️:

• You use both "chat ID" and "chatId" - pick one and stick with it throughout

🧩 MDX Component Suggestions

Missing callout opportunities:

<Warning>
Make sure to handle connection errors when streaming, as network interruptions can break the stream.
</Warning>

Could enhance the Prerequisites section:

<Check>
Completed Chat quickstart tutorial
</Check>
<Check>
Basic knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript and async/await
</Check>

💡 Content Enhancement Ideas

Add error handling example 🔥:
Your streaming examples don't show error handling. Consider adding:

try {
  // streaming code
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Streaming failed:', error);
  // fallback to non-streaming
}

Missing context about when to use streaming 🤔:
Consider adding a brief section about when streaming is beneficial vs. when simple responses suffice.

✨ Minor Polish

Link text improvement:

• "Chat with the team on our Discord" is perfect (not "click here")
• Consider making the X/Twitter link more descriptive: "Follow us on X/Twitter for updates"

Overall Assessment 🚀

This is high-quality documentation that follows most guidelines well. The main fixes needed are converting a few passive voice instances to present tense and adding some error handling context. The structure and technical content are excellent!

Priority fixes: Present tense conversion, add error handling example
Nice to have: Enhanced callouts, consistent terminology

Great work on using the Steps component properly - that's a common issue we see! 🎉

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📄 fern/docs.yml

Looking at this docs.yml file, I can provide feedback on the configuration structure and content organization! 🎉

✅ What's Working Well:

Strong Navigation Structure 🚀

• Excellent logical grouping from "Get started" → "Assistant customization" → "Best practices" → "Resources"
• Clear section hierarchy with appropriate icons
• Good use of collapsed sections for advanced topics

Comprehensive Content Coverage 🎯

• Covers all major use cases from quickstart to enterprise features
• Good balance of tutorials, references, and integrations
• Well-organized provider integrations by category

Technical Configuration ✨

• Proper schema validation setup
• Good use of MDX components configuration
• Appropriate analytics and footer links setup

💡 Areas for Improvement:

Navigation Consistency ⚠️
Some paths don't follow consistent naming patterns:

• Mix of customization/ and direct paths
• Some sections use different folder structures

Icon Usage 🤔
While icons are used throughout, consider ensuring they're semantically meaningful and consistent across similar content types.

URL Structure 📝
The redirects section shows good migration planning, but some redirect sources suggest previous inconsistent naming that could be avoided in future additions.

🎯 Specific Suggestions:

Tab Organization ✨
Consider if the MCP tab needs its own section or could be integrated into the SDKs tab for better user flow.

Content Grouping 💡
The "Resources" section is quite large - consider if some items like "Community" and "Support" could be separate top-level sections.

Overall, this is a well-structured documentation configuration that follows good practices for technical documentation! The navigation flows logically and covers comprehensive use cases. 🎉

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📖 Style Guidelines | Thanks for contributing! 🙏✨

[jimmyechan]

looks good - thanks for updating