CoW DAO Documentation

Documentation for CoW Protocol, CoW AMM, and the broader CoW DAO ecosystem — built with Mintlify and structured using the Diataxis framework.

Live site: docs.cow.bleu.builders

What's in this repo

~370 pages covering the full CoW ecosystem:

Section	Content
CoW Protocol	Architecture, order types, intents, batch auctions, flash loans, hooks, integration guides
Contracts	Core settlement contracts, ComposableCoW, Hooks Trampoline, Flash Loan Router
TypeScript SDK	Guides, tutorials, and API reference for @cowprotocol/cow-sdk
Python SDK	Guides and API reference for cow-py
Backend	Services, BFF, Watch Tower
Governance	Mission, token, grants, fee structure

Every page belongs to exactly one Diataxis quadrant (tutorial, how-to, explanation, or reference), and the homepage includes a "Find Your Path" table routing different audiences to their starting points.

Getting started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• Mintlify CLI

Local development

# Install the Mintlify CLI
npm i -g mintlify

# Start the dev server
mintlify dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Project structure

├── docs.json                  # Mintlify configuration (navigation, theme, settings)
├── index.mdx                  # Homepage
├── cow-protocol/              # Core protocol docs
├── cow-sdk/                   # TypeScript SDK docs
├── cow-py/                    # Python SDK docs
├── cow-contracts/             # Contract reference docs
├── composable-cow/            # Programmatic orders (TWAP, stop-loss, etc.)
├── watch-tower/               # Watch Tower service docs
├── services/                  # Backend services docs
├── bff/                       # Backend for Frontend docs
├── governance/                # DAO governance docs
├── snippets/                  # Reusable MDX snippets (addresses, networks, etc.)
├── images/                    # Static assets
├── fonts/                     # Custom fonts (Studio Feixen Sans)
└── .mintlify/
    ├── AGENTS.md              # AI agent instructions for doc maintenance
    ├── Assistant.md            # AI chat assistant system prompt
    └── workflows/             # Automated maintenance workflows
        ├── draft-feature-docs.md      # Triggered on core repo pushes
        ├── draft-sdk-docs.md          # Triggered on SDK/frontend pushes
        ├── draft-periphery-docs.md    # Triggered on periphery repo pushes
        ├── seo-audit.md               # Weekly quality & SEO check (Mondays)
        └── stale-content-check.md     # Weekly staleness check (Wednesdays)

Automated workflows

Five Mintlify Workflows keep the docs current:

• 3 push-triggered workflows watch 12 repos across cowprotocol and cowdao-grants — when code merges, the agent reviews the diff and opens a PR with documentation updates
• SEO audit (weekly, Mondays) — checks Diataxis compliance, frontmatter, broken links
• Stale content check (weekly, Wednesdays) — compares docs against source repos to flag outdated addresses, endpoints, and code examples

All workflows open PRs for human review (automerge: false).

AI features

The site includes Mintlify's built-in AI capabilities:

• AI chat in search — powered by a custom system prompt with CoW-specific context
• Contextual AI options on every page — Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor, MCP
• skill.md auto-generated following the agentskills.io spec — lets AI agents discover CoW Protocol capabilities

Contributing

PRs are welcome. When adding or editing content:

1. Follow the Diataxis framework — don't mix quadrants in a single page
2. Use consistent terminology (e.g., "programmatic order" not "conditional order")
3. Include working code examples with real addresses, not placeholders
4. Add frontmatter with title and description (50–160 chars) to every page
5. Update docs.json navigation when adding new pages

See .mintlify/AGENTS.md for the full writing guide.

License

Content is open source. All documentation is stored as Markdown/MDX in this Git repo with no vendor lock-in.

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