Content & Documentation

MDX Content Authoring

Author rich MDX content with embedded React components, interactive examples, and dynamic imports.

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Overview

MDX combines the simplicity of Markdown with the power of JSX, enabling rich content authoring with embedded React components. AI coding agents can generate MDX content, create custom components, and manage content collections with ease.

Agents can write blog posts, documentation pages, and interactive tutorials that seamlessly blend prose with live code examples, charts, and custom UI components. The MDX format is widely supported by frameworks like Next.js, Astro, and Gatsby.

The workflow supports advanced features like custom remark/rehype plugins, frontmatter schemas, and component mapping. Teams can maintain consistent content standards while leveraging AI to accelerate content creation and ensure proper component usage.

Who Is This For?

Generate blog posts with embedded interactive components
Create documentation with live code examples
Build content collections with consistent frontmatter
Convert Markdown files to MDX with component enhancements

Installation

Setup for Claude Code

npm install @mdx-js/mdx @mdx-js/rollup

Configuration

// mdx.config.js
import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
import rehypeHighlight from 'rehype-highlight';

export default {
  remarkPlugins: [remarkGfm],
  rehypePlugins: [rehypeHighlight],
};