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Writing great documentation shouldn't require leaving your workflow. GitBook now lives inside Slack, Linear, and GitHub, so your team can keep docs up to date without losing a beat. Now live in GitBook: https://lnkd.in/d58xgT3S

Docs going live is as important as code going to production. That drives a lot of how we build GitBook's publishing infrastructure — 30k+ sites, 120M page views a month, with content updates resolving globally in under 300ms. 41% of that traffic now comes from AI crawlers. The caching foundation we built for human readers turned out to be exactly what's needed for agents too. We spoke with Vercel and wrote on how we built the infra behind it:

If you're working in GitBook with Git Sync, using AI tools like Claude can help you work on your docs like an extra teammate would. GitBook ships with a skill.md file — a structured context file that tells AI tools how to write GitBook-flavored documentation. We're running a live demo to show exactly how it works: → What a skill.md file is and how to use it → How Git Sync and Claude use it together → A real walkthrough you can replicate in your own space Join us on May 19th: https://lnkd.in/gX6nj2bq

Our Write the Docs Bay Area panel on 05/07 at Mindspace in FiDi San Francisco was one of our largest turnouts of 2026 — and the energy in the room matched it. A huge thank you to our sponsor, GitBook, for the support and for making this event so smooth to execute. A special shoutout to Tal Gluck for moderating the panel — you kept the conversation sharp and on track. True professional. That tracks with everyone I've had the pleasure of working with at GitBook. Thank you to our panelists — Priya Ayyar, Sarah Deaton, Sarah D., and Paul Gustafson — for showing up and dropping real knowledge. I came in planning to capture quotes but left with a list of new things to explore: Claude Code routines for style guidelines (shoutout Sarah Deaton), using AI as a proxy for difficult stakeholders in your documentation process, and a notetaking tool called Granola that was completely new to me. It was great seeing familiar faces: Alla Barbalat, Jeff Fairbanks, Sheila Bhaumik, Sreya Dutta, Abraham Raher, Ted Prodromou, Raytao Xia, James Corey Wilson, Andrew Davis , Ethan Palm, Richard H., Grace Murao, Carina Myrand and so many others. The community is the secret sauce that makes these events worth organizing. Thank you for carving time out of your busy schedules to show up and stay engaged. And a warm welcome to our new attendees: Nick Cook, James Beach, Sakura Ticer, and the many others I unfortunately didn't get a chance to connect with personally — I hope to see you at the next one. We're building something special at Write the Docs Bay Area. As an organizer, it's my priority that every attendee, speaker, and sponsor walks away with a great experience. With constant headlines about tech layoffs, restructuring, and the consolidation of technical writing roles, it matters more than ever to come together — to build community, share knowledge, and grow our professional networks. The goal is simple: keep the profession of technical writing alive, respected, and thriving. Here's a snapshot from our post-event survey — validation that we're on to something: 💬 "The speaker lineup and quality of responses was very high." 💬 "Largest turnout I've seen — the positive feedback on the meetups is spreading!" 💬 "Great research by Doug." 💬 "Keep up the good work building our local community of docs professionals." 📊 100% of respondents said they would recommend this event to a friend ⭐ Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 The full recap — including panel highlights and key takeaways — is coming soon in a blog post. Stay tuned. #WriteTheDocs #TechWriting #TechComms #TechnicalWriting #SanFrancisco #Community

GitBook CEO Sara Tandowsky is taking the stage at DEVWorld Conference in Amsterdam today — talking through documentation, AI, and what it means for the future of product teams. Grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/em8miak5

If you care where documentation is going next, this is for you. We’re hosting a State of Docs panel in San Francisco with leaders from Anthropic, Salesforce, and more: – How AI is reshaping workflows – The shift from writing → reviewing – Where writers fit in an AI-first world Join us tonight: https://luma.com/e5r410lo

We just made search in GitBook even better. Instant results, more relevant ranking, and a cleaner, more focused result view. Now live in all GitBook sites. Read more in our changelog: https://lnkd.in/gv8me4RG

Nobody told technical writers it would happen this fast. AI didn't just change our tools. It changed the question — do companies still need us? We know the answer is yes. But the role is looking different now. Come hear from four people who are figuring it out in real time. State of Docs 2026 — Live Panel + Networking May 7 | 6:00 to 9:30 PM | Mindspace SF Your panelists: Priya Ayyar, Senior Manager, Content Experience at Salesforce Sarah D., Docs Lead at GitBook Sarah Deaton, Technical Content Engineer at Anthropic Paul Gustafson, CEO at Expert Services What you're getting: - A live panel with real answers, not rehearsed ones. - 3.5 hours of networking with SF's technical writing and DevRel community. - A live Q&A where you get to put your questions in front of the panel. - Insights straight from the State of Docs 2026 Report. - Free food and drinks. - All of this at no cost to you. The technical writing community in the Bay Area is small. The people in that room on May 7th will remember who showed up. Spots are going fast and the venue has a hard cap. RSVP here before it fills up: https://lu.ma/e5r410lo And tag a technical writer or developer advocate below who needs to be in this conversation. 👇 Big thank you to GitBook for sponsoring the venue and food/beverage for the meetup. Special thanks to Tal Gluck and the GitBook team for their work on the State of the Docs 2026 Report, and to David Hughes for the visuals that made this event look great. #WriteTheDocs #TechnicalWriting #TechComm #Documentation #AIDocumentation #DeveloperRelations #ContentStrategy #SFEvents #SanFranciscoTech #DocumentationCommunity

As Sandeep Medikonda from ServiceNow puts it in the latest State of Docs report: “One of the most unique things humans possess is intuition.” That intuition, the context you build as a technical writer, is what makes docs valuable. The State of Docs report explores how that role is evolving. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gyFzQvvk