Doc Detective
Doc Detective is a documentation testing platform that automatically executes commands, code blocks, and examples from your docs to verify they still work. It scans Markdown, AsciiDoc, DITA, and other formats, runs each instruction in a real environment, and generates actionable pass/fail reports. This helps teams catch broken documentation before users encounter it.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Developer Tools
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
Documentation often becomes outdated as software evolves, leaving users with commands, examples, and instructions that no longer work. Manually verifying every code block and step is time-consuming and error-prone, so teams frequently ship inaccurate docs that frustrate users and increase support burden.
Solution
Doc Detective automates documentation testing by scanning content for testable elements—such as commands, code blocks, and examples—and executing them step-by-step in a real environment, just as a user would. The platform reads common formats like Markdown, AsciiDoc, and DITA, then runs each instruction to confirm it works as documented. After execution, it produces actionable reports that show exactly what passed, what failed, and where updates are needed. This continuous verification process removes guesswork from docs maintenance and ensures documentation stays trustworthy over time.
Target Audience
Primary customers are technical documentation teams, developer relations groups, and software companies that maintain user-facing documentation and want to ensure accuracy without manual testing.
Features
- Supports multiple documentation formats including Markdown, AsciiDoc, and DITA
- Automatically detects testable content such as commands, code blocks, and runnable examples
- Executes each instruction in a real environment to validate accuracy
- Generates detailed pass/fail reports with specific locations requiring updates
- Enables continuous verification to catch issues before users encounter them