Collection

---
name: moai-library-nextra
description: Enterprise Nextra documentation framework with Next.js
version: 2.0.0
modularized: true
aliases:
  - moai-library-nextra
category: library
deprecated_names:
  moai-library-nextra:
    deprecated_in: v0.32.0
    remove_in: v0.35.0
    message: "Use moai-library-nextra instead"
tags:
  - library
  - architecture
  - enterprise
  - development
updated: 2025-11-27
status: active
---

## 🎯 Quick Reference (30 seconds)

**Purpose**: Build professional documentation sites with Nextra + Next.js.

**Nextra Advantages**:

- Zero config MDX (Markdown + JSX seamlessly)
- File-system routing (automatic routes)
- Performance optimized (code splitting, prefetching)
- Theme system (pluggable, customizable)
- i18n built-in (internationalization)

**Core Files**:

- `pages/` - Documentation pages (MDX)
- `theme.config.tsx` - Site configuration
- `_meta.js` - Navigation structure

## Implementation Guide (5 minutes)

### Features

- Nextra documentation framework architecture patterns
- Next.js 15 integration with optimal configuration
- Theme customization and component overrides
- Advanced search with FlexSearch integration
- Internationalization (i18n) support
- MDX-powered content with React components

### When to Use

- Building documentation sites with modern React features
- Creating knowledge bases with advanced search capabilities
- Developing multi-language documentation portals
- Implementing custom documentation themes
- Integrating interactive examples in technical docs

### Core Patterns

**Pattern 1: Nextra Project Setup**

```bash
# Initialize Nextra docs site
npx create-nextra-app@latest my-docs --template docs

# Project structure
pages/
├── _app.tsx (custom App component)
├── index.mdx (home page)
├── docs/
│   ├── guide.mdx
│   └── api.mdx
└── _meta.json (navigation config)
```

**Pattern 2: Custom Theme Configuration**

```typescript
// theme.config.tsx
export default {
  logo: <span>My Documentation</span>,
  project: { link: "https://github.com/user/repo" },
  docsRepositoryBase: "https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main",
  useNextSeoProps: () => ({
    titleTemplate: "%s – My Docs",
  }),
};
```

**Pattern 3: MDX with React Components**

```mdx
import { Callout } from "nextra/components";

# API Reference

<Callout type="info">This API requires authentication.</Callout>

<CustomCodeBlock language="typescript">// Your code here</CustomCodeBlock>
```

## 📚 Core Patterns (5-10 minutes)

### Pattern 1: Project Structure

**Key Concept**: Organize documentation files logically

**Recommended Structure**:

```
docs/
├── pages/
│   ├── index.mdx          # Homepage
│   ├── getting-started/
│   │   ├── _meta.js       # Section config
│   │   ├── index.mdx
│   │   └── installation.mdx
│   ├── guides/
│   │   ├── _meta.js
│   │   ├── basics.mdx
│   │   └── advanced.mdx
│   └── api/
│       ├── _meta.js
│       └── reference.mdx
├── public/                 # Static assets
├── theme.config.tsx        # Main config
├── next.config.js          # Next.js config
└── package.json
```

### Pattern 2: Theme Configuration

**Key Concept**: Customize site appearance and behavior

**Essential Config**:

```typescript
const config: DocsThemeConfig = {
  // Branding
  logo: <span>My Docs</span>,
  logoLink: "/",

  // Navigation
  project: { link: "https://github.com/..." },
  docsRepositoryBase: "https://github.com/.../tree/main",

  // Sidebar
  sidebar: {
    defaultMenuCollapseLevel: 1,
    toggleButton: true,
  },

  // Table of contents
  toc: { backToTop: true },

  // Footer
  footer: { text: "Built with Nextra" },
};
```

### Pattern 3: Navigation Structure (\_meta.js)

**Key Concept**: Control sidebar menu and page ordering

**Example**:

```javascript
// pages/guides/_meta.js
export default {
  index: "Overview",
  "getting-started": "Getting Started",
  basics: "Basic Concepts",
  advanced: "Advanced Topics",
  "---": "", // Separator
  faq: "FAQ",
};
```

### Pattern 4: MDX Content & JSX Integration

**Key Concept**: Mix Markdown with React components

**Example**:

```mdx
# My Documentation

<div className="bg-blue-100 p-4">
  <h3>Important Note</h3>
  <p>You can embed React components directly!</p>
</div>

## Code Examples

export const MyComponent = () => (
  <button onClick={() => alert("Clicked!")}>Click me</button>
);

<MyComponent />
```

### Pattern 5: Search & SEO Optimization

**Key Concept**: Make documentation discoverable

**Config**:

```typescript
// theme.config.tsx
const config: DocsThemeConfig = {
  // Enable search
  search: {
    placeholder: "Search docs...",
  },

  // SEO metadata
  head: (
    <>
      <meta name="og:title" content="My Documentation" />
      <meta name="og:description" content="Complete guide" />
      <meta name="og:image" content="/og-image.png" />
    </>
  ),

  // Analytics
  useNextSeoProps() {
    return {
      titleTemplate: "%s - My Docs",
    };
  },
};
```

---

## 📖 Advanced Documentation

This Skill uses Progressive Disclosure. For detailed patterns:

- **[modules/configuration.md](modules/configuration.md)** - Complete theme.config reference
- **[modules/mdx-components.md](modules/mdx-components.md)** - MDX component library
- **[modules/i18n-setup.md](modules/i18n-setup.md)** - Internationalization guide
- **[modules/deployment.md](modules/deployment.md)** - Hosting & deployment

---

## 🎨 Theme Options

**Built-in Themes**:

- **nextra-theme-docs** (recommended for documentation)
- **nextra-theme-blog** (for blogs)

**Customization**:

- CSS variables for colors
- Custom sidebar components
- Footer customization
- Navigation layout

---

## 🚀 Deployment

**Popular Platforms**:

- **Vercel** (zero-config, recommended)
- **GitHub Pages** (free, self-hosted)
- **Netlify** (flexible, CI/CD)
- **Custom servers** (full control)

**Vercel Deployment**:

```bash
npm install -g vercel
vercel
# Select project and deploy
```

---

## 🔗 Integration with Other Skills

**Complementary Skills**:

- Skill("moai-docs-generation") - Auto-generate docs from code
- Skill("moai-workflow-docs") - Validate documentation quality
- Skill("moai-cc-claude-md") - Markdown formatting

---

## 📈 Version History

**1.0.1** (2025-11-23)

- 🔄 Refactored with Progressive Disclosure
- ✨ Configuration patterns highlighted
- ✨ MDX integration guide

**1.0.0** (2025-11-12)

- ✨ Nextra architecture guide
- ✨ Theme configuration
- ✨ i18n support

---

**Maintained by**: alfred
**Domain**: Documentation Architecture
**Generated with**: MoAI-ADK Skill Factory

---

## Works Well With

**Agents**:
- **workflow-docs** - Documentation generation
- **code-frontend** - Nextra implementation
- **workflow-spec** - Architecture documentation

**Skills**:
- **moai-docs-generation** - Content generation
- **moai-workflow-docs** - Documentation validation
- **moai-library-mermaid** - Diagram integration

**Commands**:
- `/moai:3-sync` - Documentation deployment
- `/moai:0-project` - Nextra project initialization