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-# JellyRock API Docs
+# JellyRock API Docs (retired)
 
-[![API Reference](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-api.jellyrock.app-purple "API reference")](https://api.jellyrock.app/)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jellyrock/api-docs "License")](./LICENSE)
-[![build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/jellyrock/api-docs/deploy.yml?logo=github&branch=main "build")](https://github.com/jellyrock/api-docs/actions/workflows/deploy.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
+This repo generated a JSDoc reference for the
+[JellyRock](https://github.com/jellyrock/jellyrock) Roku app's BrightScript
+and published it at api.jellyrock.app. It was retired on 2026-10-23 and is
+archived. The site is offline and there is no replacement.
 
-Auto-generated BrightScript API reference for
-[JellyRock](https://github.com/jellyrock/jellyrock), published at
-**[api.jellyrock.app](https://api.jellyrock.app/)**.
+For working on JellyRock, see the developer docs at
+**[dev.jellyrock.app](https://dev.jellyrock.app)** and the code itself in
+[jellyrock/jellyrock](https://github.com/jellyrock/jellyrock).
 
-## Tech stack
-
-| Piece | Choice | Why |
-|---|---|---|
-| Source extraction | [`brighterscript-jsdocs-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/brighterscript-jsdocs-plugin) | Parses BrightScript `'` comments into JSDoc-compatible AST. |
-| Site generator | [JSDoc](https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc) | De facto standard for JS/BrightScript API sites. |
-| Theme | [`clean-jsdoc-theme`](https://github.com/ankitskvmdam/clean-jsdoc-theme) | Dark mode, responsive, customizable header/footer. |
-| Analytics | [Umami](https://analytics.jellyrock.app) (self-hosted) | Privacy-respecting; injected via theme `footer` option. |
-| Hosting | Caddy `file_server` on the JellyRock VPS | Same pipeline as `jellyrock.app`, `docs.jellyrock.app`, `dev.jellyrock.app`. |
-
-## How it works
-
-```text
-jellyrock/jellyrock (push to main)
-    │
-    └─▶ repository_dispatch → update.yml
-            │
-            ├─ clones jellyrock/jellyrock @ main
-            ├─ runs `npm run build`  ─▶  writes docs/ output
-            └─ commits & pushes docs/ back to this repo
-                    │
-                    └─▶ push event → deploy.yml
-                            │
-                            └─ rsync docs/ → VPS:/opt/jellyrock/api-docs/
-                                    │
-                                    └─ Caddy serves api.jellyrock.app
-```
-
-- [`.github/workflows/build.yml`](.github/workflows/build.yml) — PR sanity check (build succeeds).
-- [`.github/workflows/update.yml`](.github/workflows/update.yml) — rebuild triggered by the app repo.
-- [`.github/workflows/deploy.yml`](.github/workflows/deploy.yml) — rsync to VPS.
-- [`jsdoc.json`](jsdoc.json) — JSDoc + clean-jsdoc-theme config (title, menu, footer, analytics).
-
-## Local build
-
-```bash
-npm ci
-git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jellyrock/jellyrock.git
-npm run build            # writes docs/
-npx http-server docs     # preview at http://localhost:8080
-```
-
-## Updating
-
-| Task | Where |
-|---|---|
-| Change the site title / header menu | [`jsdoc.json`](jsdoc.json) → `opts.theme_opts` |
-| Swap analytics website ID | [`jsdoc.json`](jsdoc.json) → `opts.theme_opts.footer` |
-| Point at a different source repo / branch | [`update.yml`](.github/workflows/update.yml) → `Checkout jellyrock` step |
-| Change deploy target | [`deploy.yml`](.github/workflows/deploy.yml) + [`jellyrock/infra`](https://github.com/jellyrock/infra) Caddy config |
-
-## Deployment secrets
-
-Required repo secrets (inherited from the `jellyrock` org):
-
-- `DEPLOY_SSH_KEY` — private key authorized on VPS `jellyrock@` user
-- `VPS_KNOWN_HOSTS` — pre-verified `ssh-keyscan` output (avoids MITM)
-- `VPS_HOST`, `VPS_USER` — deploy target
-
-## Credits
-
-- [brighterscript-jsdocs-plugin](https://www.npmjs.com/package/brighterscript-jsdocs-plugin)
-- [clean-jsdoc-theme](https://github.com/ankitskvmdam/clean-jsdoc-theme)
-- [Brightscript Function Comment](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AliceBeckett.brightscriptcomment) VSCode extension
+The history stays here, read-only, for reference.