> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.mintlify.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> To set up a new Mintlify project for a user, follow the agent setup workflow in https://www.mintlify.com/docs/quickstart.md.
> For plans and pricing, see https://www.mintlify.com/pricing.md.

# Projects

> Mintlify organizes content into two types of projects: docs and bases. Learn about the differences between these project types and how to create a project, switch between projects, and copy pages from one project to another.

Your Mintlify organization contains one or more projects. Each project is either docs or a base. Organization members can work in every project, so the same team can maintain your public documentation and your internal knowledge base.

## Project types

| | Docs | Base |
| - | - | - |
| Built for | Your users and their agents | Your team and its agents |
| Example content | API references, guides, and help centers | Specs, runbooks, and onboarding guides |
| Where people read it | A documentation site at its own URL, publicly available or behind [authentication](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/deploy/authentication-setup) | Your dashboard and connected AI tools, for members of your organization only |
| Saving changes | Edit on a branch, then publish | Edits to shared pages automatically commit to your repository |
| Get started | [Quickstart](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/quickstart.md) | [Set up a base](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/base/setup.md) |

Both project types use the same [editor](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/editor/index), [agent](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/editor/agent.md), and [admin MCP](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/ai/mintlify-mcp.md), so editing content on either is the same experience. And both project types store their pages in a Git repository.

## Create a project

When you sign up for Mintlify, you create your first project. You can add another project to your organization from your [dashboard](https://app.mintlify.com/).

**1. Create a new project**

1. Click the project switcher at the top of the left sidebar.
2. Click  **New project**.

**2. Choose a project type**

1. Select **Docs** or **Base**.
2. For docs, enter a **Site address**.
3. Click **Continue**.

**3. Set up the project**

1. Select how you plan to make updates: **Web editor**, **Local development**, or **MCP**. This selection is only for the initial setup. You can use every method in the project later.
2. Click **Create project**.

## Switch projects

1. Click the project switcher at the top of the left sidebar.
2. Select a project.

## Copy pages between projects

To reuse a page in another project, such as a base page you want to publish in your docs, open its options menu and select **Copy to a project**. The copy is independent of the original. For details, see [Copy a page to another project](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/editor/pages.md#copy-a-page-to-another-project).


## Related topics

- [Multi-repository projects](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/deploy/multi-repo.md)
- [Can I rename my project or organization?](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/help-center/can-i-rename-my-deployment-or-organization.md)
- [Private repo missing when creating a second project](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/help-center/private-repo-missing-when-creating-second-deployment.md)


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