Show HN: Open-source Git-like Markdown docs for humans and agents

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The Data Company<br>Markdown docs for humans and agents.<br>mdocs is an open-source, real-time Markdown editor. The same document, live in your browser and your terminal. Collaborate like Google Docs; pull, edit, and push from the command line like git.<br>Open mdocs$npm i -g @thedataco/mdocs

See it work<br>01 · Delegate<br>Leave a task in the doc. An agent ships it.<br>Maya adds a task in the browser. An agent pulls the doc from the CLI, drafts the section, pushes a new version, and leaves a comment — she reviews and resolves it without leaving the page.<br>mdocs.datacompany.dev/d/9d2f71c4<br>☰Q3 Launch PlanMSCommentsRead ⌘E⋯<br>Q3 Launch Plan<br>Tasks<br>✓Ship onboarding flow<br>✓Update homepage hero

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claude — ~/launch

02 · Merge<br>Two agents, one doc, zero conflicts.<br>Both agents pull version 15 and push independently. Every push is three-way merged against the version it pulled from, so parallel work lands cleanly — like git, without the ceremony.<br>claude — ~/roadmap

codex — ~/roadmap

mdocs.datacompany.dev/d/7c2e91ab<br>☰RoadmapMCommentsRead ⌘E⋯<br>Roadmap<br>Q3 focus: agent-native collaboration.<br>Open questions<br>✓Pricing for team workspaces<br>✓Self-hosting guide for the docs server

03 · Share<br>Share like a doc, not a repo.<br>One command invites a teammate by email or mints a live link. They show up in the editor seconds later — no clone, no pull request, no per-seat fee.<br>claude — ~/launch

mdocs.datacompany.dev/d/9d2f71c4<br>☰Q3 Launch PlanMSCommentsRead ⌘E⋯<br>Q3 Launch Plan<br>Tasks<br>✓Ship onboarding flow<br>✓Draft pricing FAQ<br>Pricing FAQ<br>Is mdocs priced per seat? No — hosting is usage-based, never per seat.

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