# Epic 19: Comprehensive Documentation & Tutorials

**Goal**: Create extensive documentation including video tutorials, interactive examples, API cookbook, and troubleshooting guides for all user personas.

**Value**: Reduces support burden, accelerates adoption, improves user satisfaction, and establishes project as professional and well-documented.

**Priority**: Medium (User experience improvement)

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## Story 19.1: Video Tutorial Series

As a visual learner,
I want video tutorials covering common tasks,
So that I can learn by watching and following along.

**Acceptance Criteria:**

**Given** video tutorial series
**When** users watch tutorials
**Then** videos cover: getting started (installation, first operation), queue management (create, monitor, purge), message publishing and consumption, setting up routing (exchanges, bindings), troubleshooting (connection issues, stuck messages), production deployment (security, monitoring, logging)

**And** video format: 5-10 minutes each, screen recordings with narration, 1080p quality

**And** videos hosted: YouTube channel, embedded in documentation site, linked from README

**And** video transcripts provided: for accessibility, searchability, and non-native speakers

**And** videos updated: when features change, deprecated videos marked clearly

**And** interactive examples: GitHub repository with code from videos (./examples/video-{n}/)

**And** video metrics tracked: views, watch time, completion rate, feedback (likes/dislikes)

**Prerequisites:** Epic 8 complete (documentation)

**Technical Notes:**
- Recording tools: OBS Studio, Camtasia, Loom
- Screen recording: show terminal, explain commands, demonstrate results
- Narration: clear, paced for beginners, accent-neutral
- Editing: add captions, highlight cursor, zoom on important text
- Hosting: YouTube (public, SEO benefits), Vimeo (professional), self-hosted (control)
- Transcripts: auto-generate with YouTube, manually review for accuracy
- Repository: examples match video steps exactly, documented in README

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## Story 19.2: Interactive Documentation with Live Examples

As a hands-on learner,
I want interactive documentation where I can run examples directly in browser,
So that I can experiment without setting up local environment.

**Acceptance Criteria:**

**Given** interactive documentation site
**When** users visit documentation
**Then** documentation includes runnable code examples in browser

**And** interactive examples powered by: Jupyter notebooks (via Binder), web-based terminal (xterm.js + backend), embedded Python REPL (Pyodide, runs in browser)

**And** examples cover: semantic search demo (search operations, see results), MCP protocol demo (send JSON-RPC requests, see responses), CLI simulation (run commands, see output), topology visualization (create queues/exchanges, visualize connections)

**And** documentation site: GitHub Pages or Read the Docs with MkDocs + jupyter plugin

**And** examples are sandboxed: use demo RabbitMQ instance (read-only or isolated vhost), prevent abuse with rate limiting

**And** user feedback: thumbs up/down on examples, track which examples most useful

**And** mobile-friendly: responsive design, examples work on tablets

**Prerequisites:** Epic 8 complete (documentation)

**Technical Notes:**
- Jupyter notebooks: use nbconvert to embed in docs, Binder for live execution
- Web terminal: xterm.js (frontend) + subprocess (backend) for CLI simulation
- Pyodide: WebAssembly Python in browser, limited networking (demo only)
- Demo RabbitMQ: CloudAMQP free tier or self-hosted with restricted permissions
- MkDocs: static site generator with markdown, plugins for jupyter/mermaid/search
- Hosting: GitHub Pages (free, automatic deploy), Read the Docs (versioned docs)
- Analytics: Google Analytics or Plausible to track example usage

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## Story 19.3: API Cookbook & Recipes

As a developer solving specific problems,
I want a cookbook with recipes for common use cases,
So that I can find solutions quickly without reading entire documentation.

**Acceptance Criteria:**

**Given** API cookbook
**When** users search for use cases
**Then** cookbook includes recipes for: find queues with no consumers, purge all queues in vhost, create topic exchange with wildcard routing, publish batch of messages, consume with ack and retry logic, monitor queue depth and alert, export/import topology, setup DLX for failed messages, configure TLS connection, implement rate limiting

**And** recipe format: problem statement, solution (code example), explanation (why it works), variations (alternative approaches), gotchas (common mistakes)

**And** recipes are tested: automated tests verify recipes work, CI/CD runs recipe tests

**And** recipes are searchable: by problem, tags (monitoring, troubleshooting, configuration), difficulty level

**And** cookbook is: ./docs/COOKBOOK.md (Markdown), searchable via documentation site search

**And** community contributions: users can submit recipes via PR, moderated by maintainers

**And** recipes rated: users vote on helpful recipes, top recipes featured

**Prerequisites:** Epic 8 complete (documentation)

**Technical Notes:**
- Recipe structure:
  ```markdown
  ## Recipe: Find Queues with No Consumers
  
  **Problem**: I need to identify idle queues that have no active consumers.
  
  **Solution**:
  ```python
  result = mcp_client.call("queues.list", vhost="/")
  idle_queues = [q for q in result if q["consumers"] == 0]
  ```
  
  **Explanation**: Lists all queues, filters by consumer count...
  
  **Variations**: Use CLI: `rabbitmq-mcp-server queue list --filter="consumers=0"`
  
  **Gotchas**: Zero consumers doesn't mean idle (may be temporary)
  ```
- Testing: pytest tests that execute each recipe, verify expected results
- Search: MkDocs search plugin indexes cookbook, tags improve discoverability
- Community: CONTRIBUTING.md explains recipe submission process

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