From 44c77130b007a5bbbd2e37837c2bd0daa6b5f585 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "mintlify[bot]" <109931778+mintlify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:17:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: document Add co-authors to commits editor setting

---
 editor/settings.mdx | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/editor/settings.mdx b/editor/settings.mdx
index 4c895c587..c9462df0c 100644
--- a/editor/settings.mdx
+++ b/editor/settings.mdx
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ When this setting is on, pull requests created from the editor open as drafts, i
 
 If you want editor pull requests to open ready for review immediately, turn off draft pull requests.
 
+## Add co-authors to commits
+
+When this setting is on, each commit the editor makes adds a `Co-authored-by` trailer for the person who publishes and for every teammate whose changes the commit includes. Git providers like GitHub then credit each of them as a co-author of the commit. This setting is off by default.
+
+If a teammate connected their GitHub account to Mintlify, the trailer uses their GitHub no-reply email address. Otherwise, it uses the email address on their Mintlify account. Deactivated members aren't added as co-authors.
+
 ## Granular publishing
 
 Granular publishing controls which pending changes the **Publish** menu shows on your deployment branch.

From f76628a666ded1b409c8d505214a06a91a77df7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan Palm <56270045+ethanpalm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:50:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply batched suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Ethan Palm <56270045+ethanpalm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 editor/settings.mdx | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/editor/settings.mdx b/editor/settings.mdx
index c9462df0c..f559cdb92 100644
--- a/editor/settings.mdx
+++ b/editor/settings.mdx
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ If you want editor pull requests to open ready for review immediately, turn off
 
 ## Add co-authors to commits
 
-When this setting is on, each commit the editor makes adds a `Co-authored-by` trailer for the person who publishes and for every teammate whose changes the commit includes. Git providers like GitHub then credit each of them as a co-author of the commit. This setting is off by default.
+When this setting is on, each commit the editor makes includes the person who makes the change as a co-author. Git providers like GitHub then credit the person making the change and the Mintlify bot as co-authors of the commit. This setting is off by default.
 
-If a teammate connected their GitHub account to Mintlify, the trailer uses their GitHub no-reply email address. Otherwise, it uses the email address on their Mintlify account. Deactivated members aren't added as co-authors.
+If you connect your GitHub account to Mintlify, the co-author attribution uses your GitHub no-reply email address. Otherwise, it uses the email address on your Mintlify account.
 
 ## Granular publishing