Dioxus Docs Kit Integration

Integrate dioxus-docs-kit into any Dioxus 0.7 fullstack project in 5 steps.

Pre-flight

Before starting, identify:

•The project's Cargo.toml — confirm dioxus version is 0.7+
•The Route enum — find it (usually src/main.rs) to know existing routes and layout wrappers
•The tailwind.css — confirm Tailwind CSS 4 + DaisyUI 5 are in use
•Whether OpenAPI is needed — ask the user if not obvious from context

Step 1: Dependencies

Add to the project's Cargo.toml:

toml

[dependencies]
dioxus-docs-kit = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }

[build-dependencies]
dioxus-docs-kit-build = "0.1"

Add feature flags:

toml

[features]
web = ["dioxus/web", "dioxus-docs-kit/web"]  # add to existing web feature

Step 2: Build script

Create or replace build.rs:

rust

fn main() {
    dioxus_docs_kit_build::generate_content_map("docs/_nav.json");
}

If the project already has a build.rs, add the call to the existing main().

Step 3: Content files

Create docs/_nav.json:

json

{
  "groups": [
    {
      "group": "Getting Started",
      "pages": [
        "getting-started/introduction"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Create docs/getting-started/introduction.mdx with starter content:

mdx

---
title: Introduction
description: Getting started with the project
---

Welcome to the documentation.

Step 4: Route and layout wiring

Add the macro at module level in main.rs (or wherever the Route enum lives):

rust

dioxus_docs_kit::doc_content_map!();

Create the static registry:

rust

use std::sync::LazyLock;
use dioxus_docs_kit::{DocsConfig, DocsRegistry};

static DOCS: LazyLock<DocsRegistry> = LazyLock::new(|| {
    DocsConfig::new(include_str!("../docs/_nav.json"), doc_content_map())
        .with_default_path("getting-started/introduction")
        // Optional: .with_openapi("api-reference", include_str!("../docs/api-reference/spec.yaml"))
        // Optional: .with_theme_toggle("light", "dark", "dark")
        .build()
});

Add docs routes to the Route enum:

rust

#[layout(MyDocsLayout)]
    #[redirect("/docs", || Route::DocsPage { slug: vec!["getting-started".into(), "introduction".into()] })]
    #[route("/docs/:..slug")]
    DocsPage { slug: Vec<String> },
#[end_layout]

Create the layout wrapper and page component:

rust

use dioxus::prelude::*;
use dioxus_docs_kit::{
    DocsContext, DocsLayout, DocsPageContent, SearchButton, use_docs_providers,
};

#[component]
fn MyDocsLayout() -> Element {
    let nav = use_navigator();
    let route = use_route::<Route>();

    let current_path = use_memo(move || match route.clone() {
        Route::DocsPage { slug } => slug.join("/"),
        _ => String::new(),
    });

    let docs_ctx = DocsContext {
        current_path: current_path.into(),
        base_path: "/docs".into(),
        navigate: Callback::new(move |path: String| {
            let slug: Vec<String> = path.split('/').map(String::from).collect();
            nav.push(Route::DocsPage { slug });
        }),
    };

    let providers = use_docs_providers(&DOCS, docs_ctx);
    let search_open = providers.search_open;
    let mut drawer_open = providers.drawer_open;

    rsx! {
        DocsLayout {
            header: rsx! {
                // Adapt this navbar to match the project's existing design
                div { class: "navbar bg-base-200 border-b border-base-300 px-4 lg:px-8",
                    div { class: "flex-1 gap-2",
                        button {
                            class: "btn btn-ghost btn-sm btn-square lg:hidden",
                            onclick: move |_| drawer_open.toggle(),
                            // hamburger icon
                        }
                        // project logo / name link
                    }
                    div { class: "flex-none flex items-center gap-1",
                        SearchButton { search_open }
                        // optional: ThemeToggle {}
                    }
                }
            },
            Outlet::<Route> {}
        }
    }
}

#[component]
fn DocsPage(slug: Vec<String>) -> Element {
    rsx! {
        DocsPageContent { path: slug.join("/") }
    }
}

Key adaptation points:

•The header RSX should match the project's existing navbar style
•The Route::DocsPage variant name and redirect target should match the project's first doc page
•If the project uses ThemeToggle, import and add it to the header

Step 5: Tailwind CSS safelist

Copy the safelist from this repo into the consumer project:

# From the dioxus-docs-kit repo:
cp crates/dioxus-docs-kit/safelist.html <project>/safelist-docs-kit.html

In the project's tailwind.css, add:

css

@source "./safelist-docs-kit.html";

Remove any fragile @source paths scanning ~/.cargo/:

css

/* REMOVE lines like these: */
@source "../../.cargo/git/checkouts/dioxus-docs-kit-*/**/*.{rs,html,css}";
@source "./.cargo-vendor/dioxus-docs-kit/**/*.{rs,html,css}";

Also remove any CI workarounds (symlinks, cargo-vendor directories) that existed to support the old approach.

Optional: LLMs.txt endpoints

rust

#[get("/llms.txt")]
async fn llms_txt() -> Result<String, ServerFnError> {
    Ok(DOCS.generate_llms_txt("Project Name", "Description", "https://github.com/..."))
}

#[get("/llms-full.txt")]
async fn llms_full_txt() -> Result<String, ServerFnError> {
    Ok(DOCS.generate_llms_full_txt("Project Name", "Description", "https://github.com/..."))
}

Checklist

After integration, verify:

• dx serve starts without errors
• /docs redirects to the default page
• Sidebar navigation works
• Search modal opens (Ctrl/Cmd+K)
• All component styles render (callouts, code blocks, badges)
• Mobile drawer opens/closes
• Theme toggle works (if enabled)