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Phase 1 of the docs-edition migration adds validation before canonical publishing and gives previews verified Git context for branch-based versions. It upgrades fern-api from 5.38.0 to 5.144.1 and aligns docs CI on Node 24, while keeping the current product navigation.

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Manual preview selection in P1 offers none and existing. Commit 3599b626d addresses the CodeRabbit finding by moving the edition choice to #2226, where fern/edition-preview.yml is introduced. Workflow lint and both preview-helper tests pass; CodeRabbit has resolved the review thread.

A shared runner installs the pinned Fern CLI into a version-specific temporary cache. Validation, publishing, and previews use that runner. The publisher validates its exact checkout, permits canonical publication only from main, and serializes publishing without canceling an active publication.

The preview workflow checks the PR repository, head commit, and branch before checkout. It retains the same-repository credential boundary and uses the checked-out Git remote for future ref versions. Changed-file detection covers MDX and navigation. The local preview helper can stage an alternate configuration in a temporary clone without changing the working tree, and a failed Fern build fails the job even if it printed a URL.

The four existing historical links in the 0.6.0/0.6.1 fake-GPU guides were corrected with explicit approval in commit 9bb821e77. Full local docs validation and the GitHub docs and Fern Check jobs now pass. This PR is ready for review.

For the Reviewer

Review and merge this PR first. After it lands, rebase the P2 changes onto updated main and retarget #2225 to main; carry P3 forward on top of P2. The repository uses squash merges, so retargeting alone can leave parent commits in a child diff. Do not merge the children into their current parent branches.

Review the publishing gate, preview source verification, and failure-propagation tests first. The later edition and navigation changes will be separate stacked PRs. New workflow_run behavior must also be exercised after this workflow reaches the default branch.

Dependency review: fern-api 5.144.1 ships an Apache-2.0 license, which is allowed by this repository. This updates a CI tool; no third-party source is bundled and NOTICE is unchanged. Node 24 matches the runtime already used by build-test.

For QA

Passed locally: docs-version-sync Go tests, generated-block consistency check, focused runner/preview tests, actionlint 1.7.12, shellcheck, and git diff --check.

Cumulative hosted builds exercised Node 24 and Fern 5.144.1. Phase 3 records a 1,391-route baseline, including all 156 sitemap URLs, and historical content comparison results. Local CLI validation used Node 22.21.0.

Current checks: docs, Fern, helper/Go, Markdown/workflow lint, license, Helm, and release-helper checks pass. The historical-link-fix head completed the full suite. CI is rerunning for the small preview-selection follow-up; its Fern and workflow-lint checks pass. The strict legacy preview and its workflow run pass.

After P1 merges, exercise the actual two-workflow preview from the default branch before advancing the stack.

Issues

Relates to #2214

Checklist

  • I am familiar with the Contributing Guidelines.
  • Commits include DCO sign-off.
  • Focused tests cover the changed helper behavior.
  • Contributor guidance describes the shared runner and candidate preview.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation

    • Corrected installation and self-managed cluster links in the Fake GPU Operator guides.
    • Updated local preview instructions and added guidance for previewing an alternate documentation configuration.
  • Chores

    • Updated documentation builds, previews, and publishing to use configured tool versions and consistent validation.
    • Manual documentation workflow runs can now generate a hosted preview using the existing configuration.

Use one isolated Fern CLI runner and validate the published checkout. Give same-repository previews verified Git context and preserve candidate configuration changes in a temporary clone.

Upgrade fern-api from 5.38.0 to 5.144.1 (Apache-2.0) and align documentation CI on Node 24. No bundled third-party code or NOTICE changes.

Relates to #2214

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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The documentation workflows now use repository scripts and configured tool versions for checks, previews, and publishing. Pull request preview workflows verify source metadata before checkout. The changes also update links in two versioned guides.

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Fern documentation CI and previews

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pinned Fern runner and documentation checks
.github/workflows/build-test.yml, fern/.node-version, fern/fern.config.json, tools/ci/run-fern, tools/ci/check-docs, tools/scripts/test/test-run-fern
The workflows and scripts use the configured Node and Fern versions. The Fern runner validates the version and cached CLI, and the documentation check runs version synchronization and Fern checks. Tests cover argument handling, exit status, and invalid versions.
Candidate configuration preview generation
tools/ci/preview-docs, tools/scripts/test/test-preview-docs, docs/AGENTS.md
The preview helper can stage a candidate configuration and documentation in a temporary clone, then generate a preview with strict broken-link checking. Tests cover failure cases and preservation of source files. The local instructions describe the helper and its configuration.
Documentation CI and hosted preview
.github/workflows/fern-docs-ci.yml
The CI workflow runs documentation checks and helper tests. Manual dispatch adds hosted previews with none and existing choices, and reports the preview URL in the step summary.
Pull request preview source verification
.github/workflows/fern-docs-preview-build.yml, .github/workflows/fern-docs-preview-comment.yml
The preview build covers additional file types and checks out the pull request head SHA. Before checkout, the comment workflow verifies the PR state and source metadata, then generates the preview through the repository wrapper.
Canonical documentation publishing
.github/workflows/publish-fern-docs.yml
Publishing runs only on the main branch. It uses repository tool versions, runs documentation checks, and generates documentation with strict broken-link checking.

Versioned guide link updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Relative links in versioned guides
docs/v0.6.0/fake-gpu-operator.md, docs/v0.6.1/fake-gpu-operator.md
The control-plane installation and self-managed cluster links now use paths relative to each guide’s documentation location.

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Relates to #2214

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
Correct the four approved links in the 0.6.0 and 0.6.1 guides so strict docs validation passes.

Relates to #2214

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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Review comments at @.github/workflows/fern-docs-ci.yml:
- Around line 96-98: Update the PREVIEW selection flow so edition dispatch
cannot reference a missing configuration: add the expected edition preview
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Phase 1 can only preview the existing configuration. The edition configuration and workflow selection are introduced together in phase 3.

Relates to #2214

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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This PR is included in version 1.29.2.

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