# Documentation Index

Documentation for RAG Assistant for Zotero.

## For Users

- [../README.md](../README.md) — installation and getting started
- [provider_guide.md](provider_guide.md) — configuring LLM providers and API keys
- [profile_system_guide.md](profile_system_guide.md) — multi-profile workspaces
- [PROMPTING.md](PROMPTING.md) — how the citation-aware answers work, and how to tune them

## For Developers

- [DESKTOP_APP.md](DESKTOP_APP.md) — Electron app architecture
- [RAG_QUICK_REFERENCE.md](RAG_QUICK_REFERENCE.md) — chat pipeline (condense → retrieve → generate)
- [BUILD_CHECKLIST.md](BUILD_CHECKLIST.md) — build steps + Python bundling
- [WINDOWS_BUILD_GUIDE.md](WINDOWS_BUILD_GUIDE.md) — Windows builds (with quick reference)
- [LINUX_PACKAGING.md](LINUX_PACKAGING.md) — Linux packaging + troubleshooting

## For Maintainers

- [RELEASE_PROCESS.md](RELEASE_PROCESS.md) — cutting a release
- [PACKAGE_MANAGER_DISTRIBUTION.md](PACKAGE_MANAGER_DISTRIBUTION.md) — Homebrew + winget automation
- [AUTO_UPDATES.md](AUTO_UPDATES.md) — electron-updater system
- [../CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) — contributing

Historical release notes and implementation summaries live in the git history and
[../CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).