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+# Documentation maintenance
+
+The documentation hub lives under `docs/` and renders Markdown guides inside `docs/index.html`. Use this checklist to keep the
+knowledge base accurate whenever workflows or datasets evolve.
+
+## Editing guides
+
+- Place Markdown files inside `docs/docs/` so the loader can fetch them via relative paths.
+- Use descriptive headings and keep tables aligned with two-space indentation to match the rest of the docs.
+- Reference paths exactly as they appear in the repository (for example ``apps/jokes/jokes.js``) so quick searches stay useful.
+- When documenting commands, wrap them in fenced code blocks tagged with the shell language (`````bash```) for consistent
+  styling.
+
+## Updating navigation
+
+- Register each new guide in the `guides` array inside `docs/index.html`. Supply an `id`, human-readable `title`, Markdown `file`
+  path, and a short `summary`.
+- Keep the `id` stable and URL-friendly—hash navigation uses it to update the address bar and history state.
+- Order entries intentionally: place high-level introductions (`overview`, `architecture`) near the top and workflows or
+  reference material further down.
+
+## Previewing changes
+
+1. From the repository root, install dependencies if you have not already:
+   ```bash
+   npm install
+   ```
+2. Serve the docs with any static server. `npx serve .` exposes the site at `http://localhost:3000/` by default, while
+   `python -m http.server` works in Python-heavy environments.
+3. Open `http://localhost:3000/docs/` (or the equivalent port) and cycle through every guide to confirm the navigation, progress
+   indicator, and hash routing behave as expected.
+
+## Keeping content fresh
+
+- Mirror updates to Playwright specs, maintenance scripts, and dataset workflows in the relevant guides so the docs remain the
+  source of truth.
+- Whenever you touch the offline manifest or service worker, cross-link the change in both the **Data maintenance** and
+  **Testing & automation** guides to reinforce the workflow.
+- When you remove or rename a guide, delete the corresponding Markdown file and prune the `guides` array to avoid 404s.
+
+## Pull request expectations
+
+- Documentation updates ship alongside code changes that alter workflows. Avoid leaving TODO comments—describe the intended
+  process directly in the Markdown.
+- Before opening a pull request, skim the rendered diff (for example with `git diff --word-diff`) to catch spelling errors and
+  missing commands.
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         { id: 'deploy-logs', title: 'Deploy logs', file: 'docs/deploy-logs.md', summary: 'Service worker navigation + Pages deploy log' },
         { id: 'data-maintenance', title: 'Data maintenance', file: 'docs/data-maintenance.md', summary: 'Datasets, manifests, and embeddings' },
         { id: 'testing-automation', title: 'Testing & automation', file: 'docs/testing-and-automation.md', summary: 'Playwright suite and CI workflows' },
+        { id: 'docs-maintenance', title: 'Documentation maintenance', file: 'docs/docs-maintenance.md', summary: 'Keep the knowledge base accurate and linked' },
         { id: 'development-guide', title: 'Development guide', file: 'docs/development-guide.md', summary: 'Coding conventions and contributor tasks' }
       ];