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Miranda Limonczenko 0d465e7b5f chore(ui): Remove 'tip' from Admonition (#48419)
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)))
```



<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
-->
## 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 -->
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