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[Code Quality] Improve Quick Start documentation with progressive disclosure #12532

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The Quick Start guide (docs/src/content/docs/setup/quick-start.md) currently presents all information at the same level, making it difficult for new users to quickly determine prerequisites and navigate through the setup process. This impacts the critical "time-to-first-success" metric for new users.

Current Issues

  1. Prerequisites appear after introductory content - Users must read explanatory content before knowing if they can proceed
  2. No visual hierarchy - All content at the same level, no progressive disclosure
  3. Extensive customization options - Lines 65-92 add scrolling overhead for users who just want basic setup
  4. No time estimate - Users don't know how long the tutorial will take

Suggested Changes

1. Move Prerequisites to Top

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

-**AI Account** - A [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) subscription, or API key
-**GitHub Repository** - Maintainer access required
-**GitHub Actions** - Enabled in your repository
-**GitHub CLI** (`gh`) - [Install here](https://cli.github.com) v2.0.0+
-**Operating System**: Linux, macOS, or Windows with WSL

**Time to complete**: ~5 minutes

2. Add "What You'll Build" Section

## What You'll Build

In this guide you'll add an automated [**Daily Repo Status Report**] that runs automatically every day.

<details>
<summary><b>About This Workflow</b></summary>

The Daily Repo Status Report analyzes:
- Recent repository activity
- Progress tracking and highlights
- Project status and recommendations
- Actionable next steps

</details>

3. Wrap Customization Options

<details>
<summary><b>Customization Options</b></summary>

[Current content from lines 65-92]

</details>

Files Affected

  • docs/src/content/docs/setup/quick-start.md

Success Criteria

  • Prerequisites appear at the top before any explanatory content
  • "Time to complete" added to prerequisites section
  • "What You'll Build" section added with collapsed details
  • Customization options wrapped in <details> tags
  • Reduced scrolling for basic setup path
  • Clear visual hierarchy with progressive disclosure

Priority

High - This is the primary onboarding document for all new users (highest traffic documentation file)

Source

Extracted from User Experience Analysis discussion #12487

The analysis identified this as the highest-priority improvement opportunity for reducing time-to-first-success and improving the new user experience.

AI generated by Discussion Task Miner - Code Quality Improvement Agent

  • expires on Feb 12, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC

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