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Add TLS and DNS troubleshooting for the documented proxy

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
88/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
fastapi, python
Domain
documentation, networking

Research direction

Read docs/src/content/docs/guides/deployment.md, docs/src/content/docs/reference/text.md, docs/astro.config.mjs, and example.env on current main. Create the scoped docs/src/content/docs/guides/roadmap/tls-troubleshooting.md with read-only DNS, certificate, and readiness checks that distinguish the public proxy from the loopback API without disabling TLS verification. Run the documented checks, then npm --prefix docs ci, npm --prefix docs run build, and git diff --check.

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Description

area:docs contributor-roadmap difficulty:beginner documentation good first issue help wanted status:ready

DOC-13 · Documentation and accessibility

Difficulty: beginner · Status: ready

This is a focused contribution against current main. No unmerged feature PR is required.

Why this is useful

Certificate and DNS errors can be mistaken for API failures

Start here

Source audit: 9d8ac3e01df1. Read these files on current main too, because paths may change after the audit:

Scope and intended output

Write docs/src/content/docs/guides/roadmap/tls-troubleshooting.md; keep this contribution in its own page. Maintainers can add navigation links after merge to avoid concurrent sidebar edits.

Acceptance criteria
  • Use read-only checks for DNS certificate and local readiness
  • Distinguish public proxy from loopback API
  • Avoid recommending disabling TLS verification
Verification
npm --prefix docs ci
npm --prefix docs run build
git diff --check

Build the docs site locally. Verify the described commands against current source; explicitly report platform steps you could not execute. Do not run paid examples as a build check.

Dependencies

None. Keep the PR based on current upstream main.

Out of scope
  • Unrelated refactors, broad formatting, endpoint renames, or extra dependencies without agreement.
  • Live cloud provisioning, paid model calls, real private messages, or credentials in fixtures/logs.
  • Implementing neighboring roadmap issues in the same PR.
Getting help and submitting

Comment with your intended approach and ask when expected behavior is unclear. Check for an existing PR before starting; there is no deadline for a volunteer contribution. A useful reproduction or partial finding is welcome.

Use the issue's criteria as the review checklist. Include the commands actually run and any limitations. Link the issue; use Fixes only when its entire agreed scope is complete. If CONTRIBUTING.md is not yet on main, the contributor-roadmap PR provides the onboarding guide.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
3
Forks
10
Avg merge
8h 11m
Merged PRs (30d)
18

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