Shipped Channel Updates: Visual Mode and docs sidebar in MDX extension

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Summary

Document the newly launched Visual Mode, docs sidebar, snippet forms, Tailwind class autocomplete, and preview find bar in the Mintlify MDX extension.

Changes

• Added a Visual Mode section covering the WYSIWYG editor, how to switch modes (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V), Markdown shortcuts, and how edits round-trip through the mint format converter.
• Added Snippet forms with the JSDoc @param typing reference (types → inputs, optional/required markers, defaults).
• Added a Docs sidebar section for the activity-bar navigation tree that mirrors docs.json.
• Expanded Autocomplete to cover close-tag suggestions, enum values, and Tailwind utility classes inside className.
• Noted the Cmd/Ctrl+F find bar in the in-editor preview.
• Refreshed the page description and keywords.

Context

Launch announcement in #shipped linking to x.com/mintlify/status/2098493515936448842.

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Note

Low Risk
Documentation-only changes across localized MDX pages; no runtime or application code.

Overview
Updates the Mintlify MDX extension docs (cli/mdx-extension.mdx and es/fr/zh locales) to match shipped extension features: Visual mode (rich editing, mode switch shortcuts, default editor, MDX round-trip via mint format), snippet forms (JSDoc @param typing table and behavior), and a Docs sidebar that mirrors and edits docs.json navigation.

Also expands Autocomplete (close tags, enum props, className/id/style, Tailwind in className), documents in-preview find (Cmd/Ctrl+F), refreshes frontmatter description/keywords, and tweaks preview copy (find vs browser dev tools).

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