Teradata MCP Server

# Documentation Strategy for Teradata MCP Server ## 🎯 Documentation Overview The documentation follows a **progressive disclosure design** with clear user journey optimization.Users should be guided through layered complexity: Quick Start (5 minutes) → Detailed Setup → Advanced Configuration → Development. Each document has a single responsibility and provides clear navigation to related topics, reducing cognitive load and time-to-success. ### 📁 Structure ``` docs/ ├── README.md # 🏠 Main documentation hub ├── VIDEO_LIBRARY.md # 🎬 Video tutorials ├── server_guide/ # 🛠 For server operators │ ├── GETTING_STARTED.md # Quick start guide │ ├── CUSTOMIZING.md # Business customization │ └── SECURITY.md # Authentication & RBAC ├── client_guide/ # 👥 For end users │ ├── CLIENT_GUIDE.md # Overview │ ├── Claude_desktop.md # Most popular client │ ├── Visual_Studio_Code.md │ └── [other clients...] └── developer_guide/ # 🔧 For contributors ├── DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md ├── CONTRIBUTING.md └── [technical guides...] ``` ## 🎨 Documentation Strategy ### 1. **Progressive Disclosure Design** - **Layer 1**: Quick start (5-minute setup) → Most users stop here - **Layer 2**: Detailed configuration → Power users continue - **Layer 3**: Advanced customization → Technical users explore - **Layer 4**: Development/contribution → Developers engage ### 2. **User Journey** ``` New User Journey: docs/README.md → server_guide/GETTING_STARTED.md → client_guide/Claude_desktop.md ✅ Admin Journey: docs/README.md → server_guide/SECURITY.md → server_guide/CUSTOMIZING.md ✅ Developer Journey: docs/README.md → developer_guide/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md → CONTRIBUTING.md ✅ ``` ### 3. **UX Principles** #### **Visual Hierarchy** - ✅ **Clear headings**: H1 for page title, H2 for sections - ✅ **Emoji navigation**: 📍 breadcrumbs, 🚀 quick start sections - ✅ **Callout blocks**: `> **📍 Navigation:**` for wayfinding - ✅ **Section grouping**: Related content grouped with clear headings #### **Scannable Content** - ✅ **TL;DR sections**: Quick start boxes at top of long guides - ✅ **Use case routing**: "For X users, go here" in main README - ✅ **Progressive headers**: H2 → H3 → H4 hierarchy maintained - ✅ **Code block consistency**: All examples properly formatted #### **Cognitive Load Reduction** - ✅ **Single responsibility**: Each doc has one clear purpose - ✅ **Cross-references**: Related links clearly marked - ✅ **Context awareness**: Breadcrumbs show where you are - ✅ **Next steps**: Each doc suggests logical next actions ## 📊 Objectives ### User Experience Indicators - **Time to first success**: < 10 minutes from README to working setup - **Issues reduction**: Reduce "how do I..." questions and issues originating from misleading documentation.