Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base is a centralized documentation system built into Stellary. Instead of scattering information across external wikis, shared drives, and chat messages, your team writes and maintains documents right where the work happens.

Every document is contextual — it can live at the organization, workspace, project, or scope level — so the right people always see the right information. Combined with mentions, hierarchy, and a review workflow, the Knowledge Base ensures that institutional knowledge is captured, validated, and easy to find.

Navigate to the Knowledge section from the sidebar, then click "New document". You will be prompted to:

• Choose a title — give your document a clear, descriptive name
• Select a type — pick from the eight document types to categorize it immediately
• Set the context — decide whether this document belongs to the organization, workspace, project, or a specific scope
• Optionally assign a parent — nest it under an existing document to build hierarchy

Once created, the document opens directly in the editor. Start writing immediately — your work is saved automatically.

Stellary's editor is built on TipTap, a modern rich-text editing framework. It offers a seamless writing experience with powerful formatting tools, all accessible through keyboard shortcuts, the toolbar, or slash commands.

Select any text to reveal the bubble menu with quick formatting options. The editor supports all the building blocks you need for professional documentation:

Type @ anywhere in the editor to open the mention picker. Mentions create live links to entities across Stellary, keeping your documentation connected to the work it describes:

Documents can be organized in parent-child relationships. Assign a parent document when creating or editing any document to build a nested tree structure.

The sidebar displays the hierarchy as a collapsible tree, making it easy to navigate deep documentation structures. Child documents inherit the context scope of their parent, keeping everything consistent.

Use hierarchy to group related content — for example, a "Product Specs" parent document with individual feature specs as children, or an "Onboarding" guide with sub-pages for each department.

Every document is scoped to a specific level of your organization. This determines who can see and access the document, and where it appears in the sidebar:

The built-in review workflow lets your team validate documents before they become official. When a document is ready, the author submits it for review. Designated reviewers are notified and can either approve the document or request changes with detailed notes.

The review lifecycle follows four statuses:

Every change you make in the editor is saved automatically with intelligent debouncing. Stellary waits for a brief pause in your typing before persisting the content, so the save process is invisible and never interrupts your flow.

A subtle save indicator in the editor toolbar confirms when your latest changes have been persisted. You never need to press Ctrl+S or worry about losing work — just write, and Stellary handles the rest.

Finding the right document is fast and intuitive. The Knowledge Base sidebar displays all documents in a hierarchical tree, grouped by context scope. Use the collapsible tree to browse, or leverage search for instant results:

• Quick search — type in the search bar to filter documents by title in real time
• Type filter — narrow results to a specific document type (e.g., show only ADRs or specs)
• Context filter — focus on documents from a specific project, workspace, or scope
• Sidebar navigation — the tree updates dynamically as you navigate between projects and workspaces, always showing the relevant documents

Combined with mentions and cross-references, the Knowledge Base becomes a fully connected wiki that grows naturally alongside your projects.