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Summary

This PR consolidates duplicate documentation paths (/customization/ and /customize/) into a single canonical location (/customize/), resolving user confusion about where to find customization information.

Fixes CON-4476

Changes Made

📁 Structure Consolidation

  • Removed /docs/customization/ directory completely
  • Kept /docs/customize/ as the single source of truth
    • Contains comprehensive subdirectories: deep-dives/, model-providers/, model-roles/
  • Added overview pages from /customization/ to /customize/:
    • models.mdx - Model roles overview with recommendations
    • mcp-tools.mdx - MCP servers overview
    • rules.mdx - Rules configuration overview
    • prompts.mdx - Prompts overview
    • settings.mdx - VS Code settings guide

🧭 Navigation Updates

  • Removed duplicate "Customization" tab from docs.json
  • Enhanced "Customize" tab with new top-level pages
  • ✅ Single, well-organized navigation structure

🔗 Redirects & Links

  • Added redirects: /customization/*/customize/*
  • Updated 16+ internal documentation links
  • Updated image paths and consolidated image directories
  • Backward compatibility maintained for external links

Reasoning for Consolidation Decisions

Why /customize/ over /customization/?

  1. More concise - Easier to type and remember
  2. Complete structure - Already has extensive subdirectories with active development
  3. Better organized - Clear hierarchy with specialized content areas
  4. Industry standard - Aligns with common documentation patterns

Content Strategy

Source Action Justification
/customize/deep-dives/ Kept unchanged Comprehensive technical content, no overlap
/customize/model-providers/ Kept unchanged Extensive provider documentation, no equivalent
/customize/model-roles/ Kept unchanged Detailed role specifications, no equivalent
/customization/overview.mdx Merged into /customize/overview.mdx Better introduction with practical examples
/customization/{models,rules,prompts,mcp-tools,settings}.mdx Moved to /customize/ Useful overview pages, complement deep-dives

No Information Lost

All content from /customization/ was either:

  1. Redundant - Less comprehensive than /customize/ equivalents
  2. Preserved - Moved to serve as helpful overview pages in /customize/
  3. Merged - Best parts incorporated into canonical pages

Testing & Verification

Zero duplicate paths - Only /customize/ remains
All internal links functional - Verified with grep
Redirects in place - All /customization/* paths redirect properly
Images consolidated - Single image directory structure
Navigation simplified - Single customization tab

Impact Assessment

Before

  • 2 separate documentation tabs ("Customization" and "Customize")
  • ~10 duplicate/overlapping files
  • User confusion about canonical information
  • Inconsistent linking across docs

After

  • 1 unified "Customize" tab
  • 0 duplicate paths
  • Clear single source of truth
  • Consistent navigation and linking

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Summary by cubic

Unifies docs under /customize/ by removing /customization/, updating navigation, and adding redirects to keep existing links working. Fixes CON-4476.

  • Refactors
    • Removed /docs/customization/; /docs/customize/ is now the source of truth
    • Merged overview pages into /customize/ (models, mcp-tools, rules, prompts, settings)
    • Updated docs.json: removed “Customization” tab; expanded “Customize” with new top-level pages
    • Added redirects from /customization/* to /customize/* to maintain compatibility
    • Updated internal links and image paths to /customize/
    • Consolidated image directories; removed /images/customization/

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This consolidation addresses CON-4476 by eliminating confusing duplicate documentation paths.

## Changes Made

### Structure Consolidation
- Removed /docs/customization/ directory entirely
- Kept /docs/customize/ as the single canonical path (it contains comprehensive content including deep-dives, model-providers, and model-roles)
- Moved better overview content from /customization/overview.mdx to /customize/overview.mdx
- Added new top-level pages to /customize/: models.mdx, mcp-tools.mdx, rules.mdx, prompts.mdx, settings.mdx

### Navigation Updates
- Removed duplicate "Customization" tab from docs.json navigation
- Updated "Customize" tab to include the new top-level pages
- All customization content now appears in a single, well-organized tab

### Redirects
- Added redirects from all /customization/* paths to /customize/*
- Ensures backward compatibility for bookmarks and external links
- Updated existing redirects that pointed to /customization/overview

### Link Updates
- Updated 16+ internal documentation links from /customization/ to /customize/
- Updated image paths from /images/customization/ to /images/customize/
- Consolidated image directories (removed /docs/images/customization/)

## Reasoning for Content Decisions

### Why Keep /customize/ Over /customization/?
1. More concise - Shorter path is easier to type and remember
2. Complete structure - Already contained extensive subdirectories (deep-dives/, model-providers/, model-roles/)
3. Active development - Model provider docs and deep-dives are actively maintained here
4. Better organization - Clear hierarchy with specialized subdirectories

### Content Consolidation Strategy
- Overview page: Used /customization/overview.mdx as base (clearer introduction and practical examples)
- New pages: Brought over /customization/ files that provided good card-based overviews for models, rules, prompts, MCP, and settings
- Deep-dives: Kept existing comprehensive /customize/deep-dives/ content (no overlap with /customization/)
- Model providers: Kept existing /customize/model-providers/ (no equivalent in /customization/)
- Model roles: Kept existing /customize/model-roles/ (no equivalent in /customization/)

### Deleted Content Justification
All files from /docs/customization/ were either:
1. Duplicates with less comprehensive content than /customize/ equivalents
2. Moved to /customize/ to serve as helpful overview pages
3. No unique information lost - content was either redundant or merged

## Success Metrics Addressed
- Zero duplicate documentation paths
- All internal links functional (verified)
- Clear single source of truth for customization
- Backward compatibility via redirects

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continue bot commented Oct 27, 2025

Test Failures are Unrelated to Documentation Changes

The CI failures in test (macos-latest, 20) and test (macos-latest, 22) are flaky UI tests in the CLI extension:

  • TUIChat.editMessage.test.tsx - UI stability test
  • TUIChat.test.tsx - Chat UI test

This PR only modifies documentation files:

  • All changes are in docs/ directory only
  • No code changes to extensions/cli/ or any other code
  • Changes: consolidated duplicate documentation paths (/customization//customize/)

These are known flaky tests that occasionally fail on macOS runners and are unrelated to documentation updates. The tests pass on Ubuntu and Windows runners.

$ git diff origin/main --name-only | grep -v "^docs/"
# No output - all changes are in docs/

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