How Mintlify Is Rebuilding Documentation for Coding Agents

Mintlify's co-founders, Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee, discuss the evolution of documentation in the age of AI, noting its transition from a human-centric afterthought to a critical operational input for coding agents and AI tools. They emphasize the importance of accurate, up-to-date documentation, highlighting how AI agents now heavily rely on it as a source of truth. Wang and Lee share their journey of pivoting eight times before arriving at Mintlify, underscoring the value of solving one problem correctly and focusing on customer love. They also touch on how AI has impacted their product thinking, leading them to prioritize content quality and self-updating documentation features.