diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95a6c9d..dd8dee3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ out
 dist
 coverage
 docs/.vitepress/dist
+docs/.vitepress/cache
 *.tsbuildinfo
 playwright-report
 test-results
diff --git a/biome.json b/biome.json
index e228f80..f1d1805 100644
--- a/biome.json
+++ b/biome.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
       "!**/coverage",
       "!**/playwright-report",
       "!**/test-results",
-      "!**/next-env.d.ts"
+      "!**/next-env.d.ts",
+      "!**/.vitepress/cache",
+      "!**/.vitepress/dist"
     ]
   },
   "formatter": {
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts
index 766f91e..cc82bb7 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts
@@ -2,26 +2,34 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitepress"
 
 export default defineConfig({
   title: "CMS Docs",
-  description: "Engineering documentation for the CMS platform",
+  description: "Documentation hub for product, engineering, API, and admin/user guidance.",
   cleanUrls: true,
   lastUpdated: true,
   themeConfig: {
     nav: [
       { text: "Home", link: "/" },
-      { text: "Getting Started", link: "/getting-started" },
-      { text: "Architecture", link: "/architecture" },
-      { text: "Workflow", link: "/workflow" },
+      { text: "Product / Engineering", link: "/product-engineering/" },
+      { text: "Admin / User Guides", link: "/admin-user-guides/" },
+      { text: "Public API", link: "/public-api/" },
     ],
     sidebar: [
       {
-        text: "Guide",
+        text: "Product / Engineering",
         items: [
-          { text: "Overview", link: "/" },
+          { text: "Section Overview", link: "/product-engineering/" },
           { text: "Getting Started", link: "/getting-started" },
           { text: "Architecture", link: "/architecture" },
           { text: "Workflow", link: "/workflow" },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        text: "Admin / User Guides",
+        items: [{ text: "Section Overview", link: "/admin-user-guides/" }],
+      },
+      {
+        text: "Public API",
+        items: [{ text: "Section Overview", link: "/public-api/" }],
+      },
     ],
     socialLinks: [{ icon: "github", link: "https://example.com/replace-with-repo" }],
     footer: {
diff --git a/docs/admin-user-guides/index.md b/docs/admin-user-guides/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1de1476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/admin-user-guides/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Admin / User Guides
+
+This section will hold practical guides for non-engineering and operational usage of the admin app.
+
+## Intended Audience
+
+- Admins
+- Editors
+- Managers
+- Internal operators
+
+## Planned Guide Topics
+
+- Navigating dashboard sections
+- Role and permission behavior by task
+- Managing pages and navigation
+- Managing media and artwork refinement
+- Handling commissions and kanban flow
+- Publishing and preview workflows
+
+## Status
+
+This section is intentionally scaffolded early and will be filled as core features land.
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index af481dc..7a54842 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Engineering documentation hub for this repository.
 
+## Documentation Tracks
+
+- [Product / Engineering](/product-engineering/)
+- [Admin / User Guides](/admin-user-guides/)
+- [Public API](/public-api/)
+
 ## Core Sources
 
 - Roadmap and progress: `TODO.md`
diff --git a/docs/product-engineering/index.md b/docs/product-engineering/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8034d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/product-engineering/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Product / Engineering Docs
+
+This section covers platform and implementation documentation for engineers and product stakeholders.
+
+## Start Here
+
+- [Getting Started](/getting-started)
+- [Architecture](/architecture)
+- [Workflow](/workflow)
+
+## Scope
+
+- System architecture and boundaries
+- RBAC and CRUD base standards
+- Delivery workflow and promotion flow
+- Infrastructure and deployment runbooks
+
+## Planned Expansions
+
+- Domain model and glossary
+- ADR (Architecture Decision Record) index
+- Operational playbooks (incident, rollback, recovery)
diff --git a/docs/public-api/index.md b/docs/public-api/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d5336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/public-api/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Public API Docs
+
+This section is reserved for externally consumable API documentation.
+
+## Current Status
+
+No stable public API surface is documented yet.
+
+## Planned Approach
+
+- Add API docs when real endpoints are implemented and versioned
+- Use OpenAPI as source of truth for endpoint reference
+- Keep integration guides and authentication examples here
+
+## Notes
+
+Internal endpoints should not be treated as public API until explicitly documented in this section.