publish to prod: Feb 11, 2026

site/Makefile

@@ -326,8 +326,10 @@ notebooks:
 	@rm -rf $(DEST_DIR_NB)/templates
 	@echo "Copying _metadata.yml into notebooks/ ..."
 	@cp developer/_metadata.yml $(DEST_DIR_NB)/_metadata.yml
-	@echo "Updating developer/_sidebar.yaml with code_samples directories ..."
-	@python scripts/update_code_samples_sidebar.py
+	@echo "Updating developer/_sidebar.yaml with use_cases directories ..."
+	@python scripts/developer-sidebar/update_use_cases.py
+	@echo "Updating developer/_sidebar.yaml with how-to directories ..."
+	@python scripts/developer-sidebar/update_how_tos.py
 	@echo "Zip up notebooks.zip ..."
 	@zip -r notebooks.zip $(DEST_DIR_NB) > /dev/null 2>&1
 

site/about/overview-model-documentation.qmd

@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ How the {{< var validmind.developer >}} works:
 
 [^3]: [Customize document templates](/guide/templates/customize-document-templates.qmd)
 
-[^4]: [Implement custom tests](/notebooks/code_samples/custom_tests/implement_custom_tests.ipynb)
+[^4]: [Implement custom tests](/notebooks/how_to/tests/custom_tests/implement_custom_tests.ipynb)
 
-[^5]: [Integrate external test providers](/notebooks/code_samples/custom_tests/integrate_external_test_providers.ipynb)
+[^5]: [Integrate external test providers](/notebooks/how_to/tests/custom_tests/integrate_external_test_providers.ipynb)
 
 

site/about/use-cases/e-23.qmd

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Use this checklist to track your E-23 implementation progress:
 
 [^3]: [Working with document templates](/guide/templates/working-with-document-templates.qmd)
 
-[^4]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/model-testing/testing-overview.qmd)
+[^4]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/how-to/testing-overview.qmd)
 
 [^5]:  [Working with model documentation](/guide/model-documentation/working-with-model-documentation.qmd)
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Use this checklist to track your E-23 implementation progress:
 
 [^8]: [Ongoing monitoring](/guide/monitoring/ongoing-monitoring.qmd)
 
-[^9]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/model-testing/testing-overview.qmd)
+[^9]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/how-to/testing-overview.qmd)
 
 [^10]:  [Working with model documentation](/guide/model-documentation/working-with-model-documentation.qmd)
 

site/about/use-cases/eu-ai-act.qmd

@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ Integrate all components into a complete compliance workflow addressing Articles
 [^4]: [Install and initialize the {{< var validmind.developer >}}](/developer/model-documentation/install-and-initialize-validmind-library.qmd)
 
  [^5]:
-[Run tests and test suites](/developer/model-testing/testing-overview.qmd)
+[Run tests and test suites](/developer/how-to/testing-overview.qmd)
 
 [^6]: [Work with document templates](/guide/templates/working-with-document-templates.qmd)
 
-[^7]: [Test descriptions](/developer/model-testing/test-descriptions.qmd)
+[^7]: [Test descriptions](/developer/test-descriptions.qmd)
 
 [^8]: [Work with content blocks](/guide/model-documentation/work-with-content-blocks.qmd)
 

site/about/use-cases/sr-11-7.qmd

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Establish governance framework aligned to SR 11-7.
 
 [^5]: [Working with model documentation](/guide/model-documentation/working-with-model-documentation.qmd)
 
-[^6]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/model-testing/testing-overview.qmd)
+[^6]: [Run tests and test suites](/developer/how-to/testing-overview.qmd)
 
 [^7]: [Preparing validation reports](/guide/model-validation/preparing-validation-reports.qmd)
 

site/developer/_sidebar.yaml

@@ -19,65 +19,92 @@ website:
           file: developer/model-documentation/install-and-initialize-validmind-library.qmd
         - developer/model-documentation/store-credentials-in-env-file.qmd
         - text: "---"
-        - text: "Model Development"
+        - text: "End-to-End Tutorials"
         # USING THE VARIABLE IN THE LINK TEXT MESSES UP THE MOBILE VIEW & BREADCRUMB
-        - text: "1 — Set up ValidMind Library"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/1-set_up_validmind.ipynb
-        - text: "2 — Start model development process"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/2-start_development_process.ipynb
-        - text: "3 — Integrate custom tests"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/3-integrate_custom_tests.ipynb
-        - text: "4 — Finalize testing & documentation"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/4-finalize_testing_documentation.ipynb
-        - text: "---"
-        - text: "Model Validation"
-        # USING THE VARIABLE IN THE LINK TEXT MESSES UP THE MOBILE VIEW & BREADCRUMB
-        - text: "1 — Set up ValidMind Library for validation"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/1-set_up_validmind_for_validation.ipynb
-        - text: "2 — Start model validation process"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/2-start_validation_process.ipynb
-        - text: "3 — Developing a challenger model"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/3-developing_challenger_model.ipynb
-        - text: "4 — Finalize validation & reporting"
-          file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/4-finalize_validation_reporting.ipynb
+        - section: "Model development"
+          contents:
+            - text: "1 — Set up ValidMind Library"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/1-set_up_validmind.ipynb
+            - text: "2 — Start model development process"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/2-start_development_process.ipynb
+            - text: "3 — Integrate custom tests"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/3-integrate_custom_tests.ipynb
+            - text: "4 — Finalize testing & documentation"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_development/4-finalize_testing_documentation.ipynb
+        - section: "Model validation"
+          contents:
+            - text: "1 — Set up ValidMind Library for validation"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/1-set_up_validmind_for_validation.ipynb
+            - text: "2 —\u00A0Start model validation process"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/2-start_validation_process.ipynb
+            - text: "3 — Developing a challenger model"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/3-developing_challenger_model.ipynb
+            - text: "4 — Finalize validation & reporting"
+              file: notebooks/tutorials/model_validation/4-finalize_validation_reporting.ipynb
         - text: "---"
-        - text: "Model Testing"
+        - text: "How-To"
         - text: "Run tests & test suites"
-          file: developer/model-testing/testing-overview.qmd
-          contents: "notebooks/how_to/**"
-        - text: "Test descriptions"
-          file: developer/model-testing/test-descriptions.qmd
-          contents: tests/**
-        - developer/model-testing/test-sandbox.qmd
+          file: developer/how-to/testing-overview.qmd
+          contents:
+            - section: "Explore tests"
+              contents:
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/explore_tests/explore_tests.ipynb
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/explore_tests/explore_test_suites.ipynb
+                - developer/how-to/test-sandbox.qmd
+            - section: "Run tests"
+              contents:
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/run_tests/1_run_dataset_based_tests.ipynb
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/run_tests/2_run_comparison_tests.ipynb
+                - section: "Configuring tests"
+                  contents: "notebooks/how_to/tests/run_tests/configure_tests/*.ipynb"
+                - section: "Using tests in documentation"
+                  contents: "notebooks/how_to/tests/run_tests/documentation_tests/*.ipynb"
+            - section: "Custom tests"
+              contents:
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/custom_tests/implement_custom_tests.ipynb
+                - notebooks/how_to/tests/custom_tests/integrate_external_test_providers.ipynb
+        - text: "Use library features"
+          file: developer/how-to/feature-overview.qmd
+          contents:
+            - section: "Data and datasets"
+              contents:
+                - notebooks/how_to/data_and_datasets/use_dataset_model_objects.ipynb
+                - section: "Dataset inputs"
+                  contents: "notebooks/how_to/data_and_datasets/dataset_inputs/**/*.ipynb"
+            - section: "Metrics"
+              contents: "notebooks/how_to/metrics/**/*.ipynb"
+            - section: "Scoring"
+              contents: "notebooks/how_to/scoring/**/*.ipynb"
         - text: "---"
         - text: "Notebooks"
         - text: "Code samples"
           file: developer/samples-jupyter-notebooks.qmd
           contents:
             - section: "Agents"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/agents/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/agents/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Capital markets"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/capital_markets/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/capital_markets/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Code explainer"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/code_explainer/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/code_explainer/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Credit risk"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/credit_risk/**"
-            - section: "Custom tests"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/custom_tests/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/credit_risk/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Model validation"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/model_validation/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/model_validation/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "NLP and LLM"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/nlp_and_llm/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/nlp_and_llm/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Ongoing monitoring"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/ongoing_monitoring/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/ongoing_monitoring/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Regression"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/regression/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/regression/**/*.ipynb"
             - section: "Time series"
-              contents: "notebooks/code_samples/time_series/**"
+              contents: "notebooks/use_cases/time_series/**/*.ipynb"
         - text: "---"
         - text: "Reference"
+        - text: "Test descriptions"
+          file: developer/test-descriptions.qmd
+          contents: tests/**
         - text: "{{< var validmind.api >}}"
           file: validmind/validmind.qmd
-        - reference/validmind-rest-api-vm.qmd
-
-
+        # USING THE VARIABLE IN THE LINK TEXT MESSES UP THE MOBILE VIEW & BREADCRUMB
+        - text: "ValidMind Public REST API"
+          file: reference/validmind-rest-api-vm.qmd

site/developer/how-to/feature-overview.qmd

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+# Copyright © 2023-2026 ValidMind Inc. All rights reserved.
+# Refer to the LICENSE file in the root of this repository for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0 AND ValidMind Commercial
+# USING THE VARIABLE MESSES UP THE SPACING ON THE PREVIEW TILE
+title: "How to use {{< var validmind.developer >}} features"
+date: last-modified
+listing:
+  - id: tests
+    type: grid
+    grid-columns: 2
+    image-placeholder: "jupyter-logo-rectangle.svg"
+    max-description-length: 350
+    image-height: "100%"
+    fields: [title, description, reading-time]
+    contents: "../../notebooks/how_to/tests/**/*.ipynb"
+  - id: data-and-datasets
+    type: grid
+    grid-columns: 2
+    image-placeholder: "jupyter-logo-rectangle.svg"
+    max-description-length: 350
+    image-height: "100%"
+    fields: [title, description, reading-time]
+    contents: "../../notebooks/how_to/data_and_datasets/**/*.ipynb"
+  - id: metrics
+    type: grid
+    grid-columns: 2
+    image-placeholder: "jupyter-logo-rectangle.svg"
+    max-description-length: 350
+    image-height: "100%"
+    fields: [title, description, reading-time]
+    contents: "../../notebooks/how_to/metrics/**/*.ipynb"
+  - id: scoring
+    type: grid
+    grid-columns: 2
+    image-placeholder: "jupyter-logo-rectangle.svg"
+    max-description-length: 350
+    image-height: "100%"
+    fields: [title, description, reading-time]
+    contents: "../../notebooks/how_to/scoring/**/*.ipynb"
+---
+
+Browse our range of Jupyter Notebooks demonstrating how to use the core features of the {{< var validmind.developer >}}. Use these how-to notebooks to get familiar with the {{< var vm.developer >}}'s capabilities and apply them to your own use cases.
+
+## How-to by topic
+
+:::{.panel-tabset}
+
+## Testing
+
+:::{#tests}
+:::
+
+## Data and datasets
+
+:::{#data-and-datasets}
+:::
+
+## Metrics
+
+:::{#metrics}
+:::
+
+## Scoring
+
+:::{#scoring}
+:::
+
+:::

site/developer/model-testing/test-sandbox.qmd → site/developer/how-to/test-sandbox.qmd

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ title: "Test sandbox <sup>[beta]{.smallcaps}</sup>"
 date: last-modified
 aliases:
   - /guide/test-sandbox.html
+  - /developer/model-testing/test-sandbox.html
 ---
 
 <!--- TO DO