Configuring Mintlify After GitHub Repository Transfer

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Mon, August 18, 2025

I had the opportunity to transfer a documentation GitHub repository from my personal account to an Organization.

This repository was integrated with Mintlify for automatic documentation site deployment, but after the repository transfer, the integration was naturally broken and deployments started failing.

This is a note on the procedure to change Mintlify settings after GitHub repository transfer and re-enable automatic deployment.

Prerequisites

  • Integration between Mintlify and GitHub repository is already completed
  • GitHub repository Transfer is completed
    • Example in this case: shige/docscodenote-net/mintlify

Mintlify Configuration Change Procedure

The procedure is very simple. Just update the connected repository information from the Mintlify dashboard.

  1. Access Mintlify Dashboard Log in to the Mintlify Dashboard and select the target project.
  2. Navigate to Git Settings Click Settings > Deployment > Git Settings in the sidebar to open the Git integration settings screen.
  3. Update Repository Information Click the Configure GitHub button in the Repo settings section. Here, update the following two items with the new information after transfer:
    • GitHub organization: Target Organization name (e.g., codenote-net)
    • Repository: Repository name after transfer (e.g., mintlify) After entering the information, click the Save button to save the changes.

Verify Mintlify and GitHub Integration

After changing the settings, try pushing a commit to the main branch of the new repository. If a new deployment is triggered in the Mintlify dashboard and the build succeeds, the configuration is complete.

Summary

Repository transfers are rare occurrences, so related changes to external service integrations are easily forgotten. Especially with documentation sites automated through CI/CD, when you push but nothing updates, you might wonder “why?” for a moment.

The procedure itself is very simple, so if you encounter the same situation, please remember these steps.

That’s all from the Gemba.

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