Closes FE-3966
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.
YES
## Problem
- The admonition uses both 'tip' and 'note', but the visual distinction
has long-ago collapsed.
- 'Note' is used far more frequently than 'tip'
- The two are very similar and it is confusing to know which one to use
when they are visually identical
## Solution
Collapse 'tip' and 'note' into one by removing all places where there is
'tip' and updating all references to 'tip' into 'note'.
**Note:** This PR also resolves new broken links flagged by the E2E docs
checker. It may move to another PR since E2Es keep erroring.
### Specific changes
See below for an AI-generated list of changes:
- **Type system** — removed `'tip'` from `AdmonitionType`, its
`TYPE_TO_VARIANT`/`TYPE_LABEL` entries, and the test case in
[`packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/](packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/)
- **Remark plugin** —
[remarkAdmonition.ts](apps/docs/lib/mdx/plugins/remarkAdmonition.ts) now
maps mkdocs `tip` → `note`
- **Lint allowlist** — `tip` dropped from `supa-mdx-lint.config.toml`
- **Content migration** — all 109 files with `type="tip"` (across
`apps/docs`, `apps/www`, `apps/studio`) converted to `type="note"`; zero
remaining hits confirmed by repo-wide grep
- **Style guide** — `CONTRIBUTING.md` and `contributing/content.mdx`
updated to describe 4 admonition types instead of 5
### Usage before implementation
See the usage table that points toward 'note' as being dominant across
all apps:
Here's the usage table:
| Location | `note` | `tip` |
|---|---|---|
| apps/docs | ~480 | ~143 |
| apps/studio | 34 | 6 |
| apps/www (blog) | 19 | 3 |
| packages/ui-patterns (tests) | 3 | 1 (parametrized) |
| design-system / ui-library / packages/ui / packages/common | 0–1 (test
fixture only) | 0 |
## Preview links
| App | Page | Search text (Ctrl+F) | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs |
[/docs/guides/ai-tools/byo-mcp](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/ai-tools/byo-mcp)
| official MCP TypeScript SDK | callout's aria-label="Note" |
| docs |
[/docs/guides/ai-tools/mcp](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/ai-tools/mcp)
| MCP server is available at | callout's aria-label="Note" |
| docs |
[/docs/guides/ai/python-clients](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/ai/python-clients)
| Click Connect at the top of any project page | callout's
aria-label="Note" |
| docs |
[/docs/guides/auth/audit-logs](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/auth/audit-logs)
| Disabling Postgres storage reduces your database storage costs |
callout's aria-label="Note" |
| docs |
[/docs/guides/database/tables](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/database/tables)
| access a custom schema through the Supabase Data API | callout's
aria-label="Note" |
| docs |
[/docs/guides/troubleshooting/edge-function-404-error-response](https://docs-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/troubleshooting/edge-function-404-error-response)
| Always configure an appropriate time frame | callout's
aria-label="Note" (was single-quoted type='tip') |
| www | [blog:
cli-v2-config-as-code](https://zone-www-dot-com-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/blog/cli-v2-config-as-code)
| Detecting config drift | callout's aria-label="Note" |
| www | [blog:
cli-v2-config-as-code](https://zone-www-dot-com-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/blog/cli-v2-config-as-code)
| Setting Edge Function secrets | callout's aria-label="Note" |
| www | [blog:
nosql-mongodb-compatibility-with-ferretdb-and-flydotio](https://zone-www-dot-com-git-admonition-collapse-note-tip-supabase.vercel.app/blog/nosql-mongodb-compatibility-with-ferretdb-and-flydotio)
| If your network supports IPv6 connections | callout's
aria-label="Note" |
Note: the `www` rows use the `zone-www-dot-com` preview host, not the
`docs` one you gave — since blog pages are served from the www app, not
docs.
## Manual testing
1. Open preview links for affected pages.
2. Inspect. Open console.
3. Paste the following in and see there is no 'Tip' on the page:
```
document.querySelectorAll('[role="alert"]').forEach(el => console.log(el.getAttribute('aria-label'), el.textContent.slice(0,60)))
```
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Documentation**
* Standardized informational callouts across docs and tutorials from
**“Tip”** to **“Note”**, updating multiple examples and guidance blocks.
* Updated a few related doc references/links and conditional “Next
steps” content.
* **UI Updates**
* Switched various in-app banners and notices to the **“Note”** style
variant.
* **Bug Fixes / Improvements**
* Removed support for the retired **“Tip”** callout type and aligned
docs linting, component behavior, and aria labeling to the remaining
admonition types.
<!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.
YES
<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **Documentation**
* Improved AI, database, storage, and platform guides with clearer
explanations and more detailed workflow steps.
* Added descriptive captions and accessible alt text for multiple
diagrams and benchmark charts.
* Expanded MFA, connection, replication, partitioning, and integration
docs with clearer decision points and setup/login flow guidance.
* Clarified database schema and seed-data examples to better explain how
tables and relationships fit together.
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Co-authored-by: Miranda Limonczenko <miranda.limonczenko@supabase.io>
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.
YES
## What is this PR?
This PR makes some images easier to understand by AI tools.
Some are removed as they served minimal purposes. Some are replaced with
mermaid versions instead, which are more understandable by AI tools.
Next steps after this PR are to continue migrating harder images as well
as improving the text around images in general.
## Testing
```
pnpm install
pnpm dev --filter=docs # or: cd apps/docs && pnpm dev
```
Then visit each converted page and verify:
Diagrams render as Mermaid (not a broken image / raw code fence) in both
light and dark mode:
- /docs/guides/auth/auth-mfa/phone, /totp
- /docs/guides/database/connecting-to-postgres
- /docs/guides/platform/read-replicas (inside the accordion)
- /docs/guides/storage/schema/design
- /docs/guides/local-development/seeding-your-database
- /docs/guides/auth/signing-keys (image gone, prose + table intact)
Miranda Limonczenko