# Dr Mano Toth

Developer documentation engineer based in Vienna, Austria. Builds documentation systems that help developers learn, build, and succeed faster.

**Contact:** manototh@gmail.com  
**Web:** https://manototh.com  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/manototh  
**LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/mano-toth/

## Summary

Documentation engineer blending technical writing, developer experience, and AI tooling. Head of Documentation at Axiom, designing docs-as-code platforms with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-assisted content operations.

My path started in academia with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Then I moved into technical writing and developer experience, drawing on years of research and teaching experience. I've built documentation teams from scratch, redesigned information architectures, and created AI-powered tools that make documentation work better for its users.

**Highlights:** 8+ years in developer docs · 4 documentation systems built from scratch · 50% documentation conversion rate increase at Nutrient · 5 languages spoken

## Experience

### Head of Documentation — Axiom

Jan 2024 – Present

- Design and maintain a docs-as-code platform with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-assisted content operations.
- Author and maintain API documentation, SDK guides, developer tutorials, and code samples for a growing platform.
- Write GenAI observability docs (AI SDK integrations, MCP servers, agent skills) and build prompt-driven workflows that generate changelog entries and improve docs from support tickets.

### Head of Documentation & Developer Experience — Nutrient (formerly PSPDFKit)

Jul 2022 – Sep 2023

- Built a documentation team and developer experience program from scratch for mature SDK products with REST API and integrations.
- Redesigned information architecture and developer onboarding flows, increasing documentation conversion rate by 50% in three months.
- Created SDK documentation, API references, and developer tutorials across iOS, Android, .NET, and web apps.
- Built an OpenAI-powered documentation chatbot grounded in product documentation.

### Lead Technical Writer & Documentation Engineer — Adverity

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022

- Built and led a documentation team, establishing docs-as-code workflows with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated publishing.
- Designed and implemented a custom documentation platform, defining content architecture and contribution standards for engineering teams.
- Wrote REST API documentation, integration guides, and developer onboarding materials for a data platform serving enterprise customers.

### Technical Writer — Tricentis & Omnit

Apr 2018 – Sep 2020

## Projects

### Do11y

Agent-native documentation observability with AI referrer detection and LLM-based content evaluation. Collects behavioral signals to show where readers succeed or struggle. Presented at Write the Docs Portland 2026.

- Docs: https://docservable.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/axiomhq/do11y
- Blog: https://axiom.co/blog/do11y
- Stack: TypeScript, observability, AI

### Placeholder configurator

Tool for configuring placeholders in code examples on Mintlify docs sites. Lets users customize code snippets with their own values before copying.

- GitHub: https://github.com/axiomhq/docs-placeholder-configurator
- Blog: https://axiom.co/blog/placeholder-configurator
- Stack: Mintlify, developer experience, open source

### Site intro animation

Tiny, fast, pure JavaScript solution to display a short, customized animation while a website loads.

- GitHub: https://github.com/manototh/site-intro-animation
- Demo: https://jsfiddle.net/manototh/d6xz38fm/
- Stack: JavaScript, SVG, open source

## Skills

**Technical:** JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, Git/GitHub, KQL, Markdown/MDX

**Documentation & DX:** Docs-as-code, API docs, SDK docs, information architecture

**AI & agents:** Cursor, Claude Code, MCP, agent skills, LLM evaluation

**Tooling:** Vercel, VS Code, Figma, Jira, Notion, Google Analytics

## Education

| Degree | Institution | Years |
|--------|-------------|-------|
| PhD Politics & International Studies | University of Cambridge | 2012–2017 |
| MA Political Science | Central European University | 2010–2011 |
| BA International Relations | Corvinus University of Budapest | 2007–2010 |
| BSc Economics | University of Nottingham | 2006–2009 |

**Languages:** English (fluent), French (fluent), Hungarian (fluent), German (advanced), Spanish (advanced)

## Topics for questions

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