Documentation Governance

This page documents the governance model for Livepeer documentation, including review processes, ownership, and how to report issues.

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Review Process

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Pull Request Review Workflow

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Review SLAs

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Review Rubric

Each PR is evaluated against:

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Ownership

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Section Owners

Documentation sections have designated owners who are responsible for reviewing changes and maintaining quality: Full ownership map: See .github/CODEOWNERS

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Owner Responsibilities

Section owners are responsible for:

• ✅ Reviewing PRs in their section
• ✅ Maintaining technical accuracy
• ✅ Ensuring style consistency
• ✅ Updating content as products evolve
• ✅ Responding to questions about their section

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Becoming an Owner

Interested in becoming a section owner?

1. Make consistent, high-quality contributions to a section
2. Demonstrate expertise in the subject matter
3. Express interest to current maintainers
4. Current owners will evaluate and may invite you

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Ticketing System

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Reporting Issues

Use GitHub Issues to report problems, suggest improvements, or ask questions: Issue Types:

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Issue Labels

We use labels to categorize issues, classify severity/impact, and set maintainer scheduling priority: Classification (severity/impact):

• classification: urgent - Immediate triage needed (release-blocking, unsafe guidance, or widespread breakage)
• classification: high - Major blocker or major user impact
• classification: moderate - Noticeable friction/confusion with limited scope or workaround
• classification: minor - Cosmetic or low-risk localized issue (links, style, small wording fixes)

Classification is separate from priority:

• classification:* = severity/impact of the issue as reported
• priority:* = maintainer scheduling/sequence decision (may differ due to roadmap, staffing, or deadlines)

Examples:

• Docs/page issue: broken link or styling inconsistency on one page -> classification: minor
• Tooling/CI issue: default-branch required CI workflow failing -> classification: urgent

Priority:

• priority: critical - Security issues, broken critical paths
• priority: high - Important content gaps, user blockers
• priority: medium - Standard improvements
• priority: low - Nice-to-have enhancements

Type:

• type: bug - Something is broken
• type: enhancement - Improvement or new feature
• type: documentation - Documentation-related
• type: question - Question or clarification needed

Area:

• area: ai - AI/Gateway documentation
• area: developers - Developer documentation
• area: orchestrators - Orchestrator documentation
• area: gateways - Gateway documentation
• area: about - About section
• area: resources - Resources section

Status:

• status: needs-triage - Needs initial review
• status: in-progress - Work in progress
• status: blocked - Blocked on something
• good first issue - Good for new contributors

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Issue SLAs

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Triage Process

1. Initial Triage - A maintainer reviews and labels the issue
2. Assignment - Issue is assigned to a section owner or contributor
3. Work - Contributor works on the issue
4. Review - PR is reviewed and merged
5. Close - Issue is closed when resolved

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Reviewers

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Core Reviewers

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Review by Category

For major changes, we may request review from:

• Site-wide changes - All maintainers
• Home/About - @livepeer/studio-team, @DeveloperAlly
• Developers - @livepeer/studio-team, @DeveloperAlly
• Gateways - @rickstaa
• Orchestrators - @livepeer/studio-team
• Resources - @livepeer/studio-team, @DeveloperAlly

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Community Reviewers

Active contributors may be invited to become reviewers. Criteria:

• Consistent, high-quality contributions
• Good understanding of documentation standards
• Willingness to help review PRs

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Versioning and Deprecation

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Versioning Policy

• Current version: v2 (default)
• Legacy version: v1 (maintained for reference)
• Versioning model: URL-based (/v2/..., /v1/...)

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Deprecation Process

When deprecating content:

1. Mark as deprecated - Add deprecation notice to page
2. Create redirect - Add redirect in docs.json
3. Update references - Update all links pointing to deprecated content
4. Archive - Move to v1/ or archive location
5. Document - Update changelog with deprecation notice

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Changelog

All major changes are documented in the Changelog.

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Quarterly Review Process

Every quarter, we review:

• ✅ Content accuracy and freshness
• ✅ Broken links and references
• ✅ User feedback and common questions
• ✅ Content gaps and improvements
• ✅ Style guide compliance
• ✅ Information architecture effectiveness

Review checklist: See Quarterly Review Checklist

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Quarterly Review Checklist

Use this checklist for quarterly documentation reviews:

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Content Quality

• All pages reviewed for accuracy
• Outdated information updated
• Broken links fixed
• Examples tested and verified
• Code snippets updated if APIs changed

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User Experience

• User feedback reviewed and addressed
• Common questions documented
• Navigation structure optimized
• Search functionality working well
• Mobile experience verified

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Technical

• Build process working
• CI/CD checks passing
• Performance optimized
• SEO metadata current
• Analytics reviewed

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Governance

• CODEOWNERS up to date
• Review process documented
• SLAs being met
• Contributor onboarding smooth
• Style guides current

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Questions?

• GitHub Issues - Open an issue for governance questions
• Discord - Join #docs for discussion
• Email - Contact maintainers directly for sensitive matters

Last updated: 2026-02-16