MDX Content
Author typed, searchable documentation with Markdown and reusable React components.
Overview
Pages are .mdx files under content/docs. MDX keeps common writing simple while allowing React components for tabs, cards, steps, accordions, and API tables.
File locations and architecture
source.config.tsdefines the documentation collection.content/docs/**/*.mdxcontains pages.content/docs/**/meta.jsondescribes folders and order.mdx-components.tsxregisters global components.lib/source.tscreates the runtime content source.app/[[...slug]]/page.tsxrenders the resolved body.
export const docs = defineDocs({
dir: "content/docs",
});At build time, fumadocs-mdx generates typed modules in .source. The runtime loader builds page data, a page tree, table-of-contents entries, and processed text for search or LLM readers.
Usage
---
title: Rate Limits
description: Understand request quotas and retry behavior.
icon: Gauge
---
## Retry a request
```ts
const delay = Number(response.headers.get("retry-after") ?? 1);
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay * 1000));
```
<Callout type="warn" title="Avoid synchronized retries">
Add jitter when many clients may retry at once.
</Callout>Customization
Register a local component in mdx-components.tsx, or import a page-specific component directly in MDX. Global registration is best for stable editorial primitives; explicit imports make specialized dependencies visible.
Note: Frontmatter
descriptionis used in page metadata and search. Write it as a complete, specific sentence.