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# Combine repositories with GitHub Actions

> Use the Mintlify multi-repo GitHub Action to copy docs from many repositories into one docs repository and merge their navigation into a single docs.json.

The Mintlify multi-repo GitHub Action, [`mintlify/multirepo-action`](https://github.com/mintlify/multirepo-action), copies docs from any number of child repositories into one parent docs repository. It merges each child's navigation into a single `docs.json`, so Mintlify deploys the parent like any other single-repository site.

Use the action when your docs live in many repositories and you want to manage the list of sources in a config file instead of the dashboard. To combine repositories without copying content, see [Multi-repository projects](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/deploy/multi-repo.md).

## How it works

On each run, the action:

1. Fetches each child repository in parallel, downloading only the folder that contains its docs.
2. Copies each child's content into a destination folder in the parent repository. The destination is also the URL path, so a child at `api` publishes at `/api`.
3. Rewrites root-relative links, images, and snippet imports in the child's `.md` and `.mdx` files to include the destination. For example, `/guides/start` becomes `/api/guides/start`.
4. Generates `docs.json` from a `docs.base.json` file, with each child's navigation, variables, and redirects merged in.
5. Opens or updates a pull request with the changes, or pushes them directly.

If any child fails to fetch or merge, the action fails without changing the parent repository.

## Requirements

* A parent repository on GitHub connected to your Mintlify project
* A `docs.json` file with a `navigation` object in each child repository
* For private child repositories, a GitHub App installation token or a fine-grained personal access token with `contents: read` on every child

## Set up the action

**1. Create a base configuration**

In the parent repository, rename `docs.json` to `docs.base.json`. The action generates `docs.json` from this file on every run.

Add a `sourceRef` entry where each child's navigation should appear. A `sourceRef` uses the same syntax as [multi-repository projects](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/deploy/multi-repo.md#reference-navigation-from-another-source).

```json docs.base.json theme={null}
{
  "$schema": "https://mintlify.com/docs.json",
  "theme": "mint",
  "name": "Acme",
  "colors": { "primary": "#16A34A" },
  "navigation": {
    "tabs": [
      { "tab": "Guides", "pages": ["index", "quickstart"] },
      { "tab": "API", "pages": [{ "sourceRef": "acme/api" }] }
    ]
  }
}
```

The action replaces each `sourceRef` with the child's navigation array of the same kind. For example, a `sourceRef` inside `tabs` becomes the child's `navigation.tabs`. A `sourceRef` inside `pages` becomes the child's `pages`, or its `groups` if it has no `pages`.

Children without a `sourceRef` are added to the end of the base's top-level `products`, `tabs`, `anchors`, or `dropdowns`.

**2. List the child repositories**

Create `.github/mintlify-multirepo.yml` in the parent repository.

```yaml .github/mintlify-multirepo.yml theme={null}
sources:
  - repo: acme/api
    path: docs
    destination: api
    name: API reference
  - repo: acme/sdk-js
    ref: v2
    path: docs
    destination: sdks/js
    exclude: [README.md, "drafts/**"]
```

| Field | Required | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `repo` | Yes | The child repository, as `owner/repo`. |
| `destination` | Yes | Folder in the parent repository and URL path for the child's content. |
| `path` | No | Folder in the child that contains its `docs.json`. Defaults to the repository root. |
| `ref` | No | Branch, tag, or full commit SHA. Defaults to the child's default branch. |
| `name` | No | Navigation label used when the child has no `sourceRef`. Defaults to the `name` in the child's `docs.json`. |
| `exclude` | No | Glob patterns for files to skip. |
| `rewriteLinks` | No | Set to `false` to copy content without rewriting links. Defaults to `true`. |

The action never copies dotfiles, symlinks, `node_modules`, or the child's `docs.json`. Only the child's `navigation`, `variables`, and `redirects` are merged. Other settings, like theme and colors, come from `docs.base.json`.

**3. Add the workflow**

Create `.github/workflows/multirepo.yml` in the parent repository. This example runs every hour, on demand, and when a child repository sends a `docs-updated` event.

```yaml .github/workflows/multirepo.yml theme={null}
name: Combine docs

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 * * * *"
  repository_dispatch:
    types: [docs-updated]

concurrency:
  group: mintlify-multirepo
  cancel-in-progress: true

permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  sync:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
        id: app
        with:
          app-id: ${{ vars.DOCS_APP_ID }}
          private-key: ${{ secrets.DOCS_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
      - uses: mintlify/multirepo-action@v1
        with:
          token: ${{ steps.app.outputs.token }}
```

If all child repositories are public, remove the `create-github-app-token` step and the `token` input.

By default, the action opens or updates one pull request with the changes. Merge it to deploy. To let the workflow open pull requests, enable **Allow GitHub Actions to create and approve pull requests** in the parent repository's **Settings** > **Actions** > **General**. To push changes directly to the branch instead, set `mode: push`.

**4. Optional: Sync when a child changes**

To sync as soon as a child repository changes, add a workflow to each child that notifies the parent. Replace `acme/docs` with your parent repository. `DOCS_DISPATCH_TOKEN` needs `contents: write` access on the parent repository.

```yaml .github/workflows/notify-docs.yml theme={null}
name: Notify docs repository

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
    paths: ["docs/**"]

jobs:
  notify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCS_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
        run: gh api repos/acme/docs/dispatches -f event_type=docs-updated
```

## Edit synced content

The action replaces each destination folder and `docs.json` on every run. Edit content in the child repositories and site settings in `docs.base.json`. Changes made directly to synced files in the parent repository, including through the [web editor](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/editor/index), are overwritten on the next sync.

When you remove a child from `.github/mintlify-multirepo.yml`, the action deletes its folder on the next run.

## Link between children

Write links in a child repository as if the child were its own site. The action adds the child's destination to root-relative links, so `[Start](/quickstart)` in a child with `destination: api` becomes `/api/quickstart`.

The action doesn't change links that already point to another child's destination. For example, `[SDK](/sdks/js/install)` stays the same when `sdks/js` is another child's destination. The action doesn't rewrite links inside code blocks.

For all inputs, outputs, and token options, see the [action README](https://github.com/mintlify/multirepo-action#readme).


## Related topics

- [Keep documentation up-to-date with Autopilot](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/autopilot.md)
- [Static export](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/api/static-export/overview.md)
- [GitHub](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/deploy/github.md)


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