Sphinx Framework Adapter

Detection

Detected when conf.py exists and contains Sphinx-related configuration (e.g., extensions list, master_doc, or project variable).

Configuration Parsing

Key fields to extract from conf.py:

# conf.py
project = 'My Project'
extensions = [
    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
]
master_doc = 'index'        # default: 'index'
source_suffix = '.rst'      # or ['.rst', '.md'] with MyST

• extensions: active Sphinx extensions (especially autodoc, napoleon)
• source_suffix: determines if docs are .rst, .md (MyST), or both
• master_doc: root document (default index)

Doc Root

Directory containing conf.py. Common patterns:

• docs/source/ (with docs/build/ for output)
• docs/ (flat layout)

Navigation: toctree

Sphinx uses toctree directives for navigation:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Contents

   getting-started
   api/index
   guides/deployment

Each entry is a document name (without extension) relative to the doc root.

Code-to-Doc Mapping

From toctree

Parse toctree entries in index.rst and sub-indexes. Each entry maps to a file in the doc root.

From autodoc

If sphinx.ext.autodoc is enabled, check for:

.. automodule:: mypackage.auth
   :members:

This auto-generates docs from Python docstrings. The source module mypackage.auth maps to mypackage/auth.py.

Convention-Based

Source	Doc Candidate
src/auth/login.py	docs/source/api/auth.rst
mypackage/utils.py	docs/source/api/utils.rst

Document Template (reStructuredText)

Auth Module
===========

Brief description of the module.

.. module:: mypackage.auth

API Reference
-------------

.. function:: login(username, password)

   Authenticates a user and returns a session token.

   :param str username: The user's login name.
   :param str password: The user's password.
   :returns: An authenticated session object.
   :rtype: Session
   :raises AuthError: If credentials are invalid.

   Example::

      session = login("admin", "secret")

.. class:: Session

   Represents an authenticated user session.

   .. attribute:: token
      :type: str

      The session JWT token.

Document Template (MyST Markdown)

If MyST parser is enabled (myst_parser in extensions):

# Auth Module

Brief description.

```{automodule} mypackage.auth
:members:

API Reference

login(username, password)

Authenticates a user.

Use environment variables for credentials.

## Sphinx-Specific Content

Valid Sphinx content — do not flag as quality issues:
- `.. directive::` syntax (reStructuredText directives)
- `:role:` inline roles (e.g., `:func:`, `:class:`, `:ref:`)
- `.. code-block::` with language specifiers
- `.. note::`, `.. warning::`, `.. deprecated::` admonitions
- Cross-references like `` :func:`mypackage.auth.login` ``
- MyST `{directive}` syntax in `.md` files