README Markdown Preview and Browser-First Editing
Use this guide when a browser-first Markdown workspace is the fastest way to draft, preview, and share README-style content without leaving the page.
This stays tied to the current ComUtil Markdown editor: live preview, split view, preset hydration, and explicit share handling. It does not replace repository history or collaborative doc review.
Use this when
You need a fast README, release-note, or runbook draft with live preview and no mandatory editor install.
What to inspect first
Check view mode, preview rendering, and share state together before you assume the Markdown itself is the problem.
Guardrail
Keep the copy factual to the current browser-first editor: local draft behavior, preset flows, and explicit share URLs only when you choose them.
README outline
Start from a README preset when you need heading structure before you write the final details.
# Project Overview
## Install
## Usage
Release notes
Use a release-note draft when the job is formatting changes clearly for readers scanning quickly.
# Release Notes
- Added safer share handling
- Fixed layout regressions
Incident runbook
Switch to a runbook pattern when the Markdown will become operational guidance instead of marketing copy.
## Triage
1. Confirm impact
2. Capture rollback window
3. Share updates
The Markdown editor is strongest when you need a fast draft, live preview, and controlled share behavior without moving into a heavier authoring stack.
- Use split view first so the source and rendered output stay visible together.
- Treat local draft storage and explicit share URLs as separate workflows.
Preset links are safe to share broadly, while explicit draft URLs should only be copied when the exact Markdown body needs to travel.
- If the draft is too large for a URL, keep using the local browser workflow instead of forcing it into the share state.
- Use diff when the review scope is comparing two documentation revisions, not previewing one active draft.