Mind Map Preview helps convert structured text into visual planning diagrams. It is aimed at product planning, research synthesis, and AI-assisted brainstorming workflows.

The route is present in the first build so it can share navigation, metadata, and search discovery with the rest of the tool site.

A dedicated mind map renderer can later plug into the same editor and export toolbar.

Demo: turn release planning notes into a mind map

Mind maps work well for messy planning material because they reveal grouping problems quickly. If a branch becomes too wide, the document probably needs another level of structure.

Use top-level headings for major themes.
Move operational details below the feature or risk they belong to.
Keep leaf nodes short so the preview stays scannable.

# Release Plan
## Checkout
- Payment retry
- Inventory lock
## Observability
- Error dashboard
- Alert tuning

Editing pattern: use the map to restructure notes

The preview should not only display a mind map; it should help you edit the source. Move branches around in text, re-render, and watch whether the structure becomes easier to explain.

Split a branch when it contains both decisions and tasks.
Promote repeated leaf nodes into a shared parent topic.
Use the map before writing long docs so the outline is stable.

Product Launch
  Messaging
    Landing page
    Social post
  Engineering
    Feature flag
    Rollback plan

Review checklist for Mind Map Preview

Use Mind Map Preview when you need to inspect source content visually before it becomes documentation, a pull request note, an incident write-up, or a handoff artifact. Turn Markdown headings or indented text into a mind map workspace.

Before exporting, check that labels are readable, relationships match the source, generated examples do not contain private data, and the preview still makes sense after you edit the input.

Limits and troubleshooting

If the preview fails, reduce the input to the smallest complete example, confirm the format syntax, and then add sections back one at a time. Many rendering failures come from partial files, indentation mistakes, missing diagram headers, or copied snippets that depend on hidden context.

Treat the preview as a review surface rather than a source of truth. Generated diagrams, converted files, dashboards, and rule examples should be checked before they are used in production documentation or operations.

Example inputs to test

Outline: # Product plan ## Research ## Build ### Preview tools ### Export actions ## Launch
Product: DiagramPreview Preview tools Converters SEO pages Export actions
Research: Research Users Developers Product managers Inputs Markdown Mermaid

Tool maturity

Basic parser

This tool focuses on fast structure inspection. Use it for review and debugging, then verify critical output before production use.

The maturity label is not a quality score. It tells visitors whether the tool is best for stable export, deeper debugging, quick parsing, or AI-assisted generation.