[ParthrChandurkar]

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This PR fixes #1376

• Adds documentation for the unauthenticated public event feed endpoint (GET /api/events/feed).
• Documents pagination parameters, category and action filters, response structure, and event fields.
• Explains the privacy projection, including which user information is exposed and excluded from public feed responses.
• Documents caching behavior, the maximum cache lifetime, and IP-based rate limiting.
• Explains the shareActivityPublicly preference, including its default value (true), opt-out behavior, and boolean validation.
• Documents how to publish public events through POST /api/events, including the default private visibility.
• Adds navigation links to the new reference page from the Cloud Reference and API Reference sections.

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• Markdownlint: Successfully passed using the repository's CI-pinned version (v0.12.1), with zero lint errors in the new documentation page.
• Hugo build: Successfully built the documentation site using npm run build, generating 3,354 pages without build errors.
• Git diff check: Ran git diff --check successfully; no whitespace errors were reported.
• Local preview: Verified the new Public Event Feed documentation page using the local Hugo server and confirmed that it renders correctly.

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• Documentation
  • Added reference documentation for the Public Event Feed API, including unauthenticated, read-only access, eligibility rules, filters, pagination, response fields, caching, and rate limits.
  • Clarified how the account-wide sharing preference controls feed visibility, including its default setting and the effect of changes on existing events.
  • Documented event publishing, including ownership and the default visibility setting.
  • Added links to the API reference from the cloud reference and API reference indexes.

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The cloud reference indexes now link to documentation for the public event feed. The new page describes the endpoint, response, visibility rules, sharing preference, caching, and rate limiting.

Changes: Public Event Feed documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Feed endpoint reference content/en/cloud/reference/_index.md, content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/_index.md, content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md	The reference indexes link to the feed documentation. The page describes endpoint eligibility, query parameters, response fields, privacy projection, caching, and rate limiting.
Sharing preference and event publishing content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md	The page documents the shareActivityPublicly preference and the visibility options and requirements for events created through POST /api/events.

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Merge Risk: Low · previous review 42c52

The new feed documentation has two accuracy gaps. The owner statement conflicts with the published request schema, and the cache header description is narrower than the API contract. Neither affects runtime behavior. Correct the wording before merge so readers are not misled.

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Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title "docs: add public event feed reference" matches the main change. The PR adds a reference page for the unauthenticated GET /api/events/feed endpoint, plus navigation links from the Cloud Refe…
Linked Issues check		Directly linked issue #1376 requests documentation of the public event feed, event publishing, and the shareActivityPublicly opt-out. The reviewed head file content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/pu…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR file set compared with the merge base contains the new page content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md and navigation links in content/en/cloud/reference/_index.md and …

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The title "docs: add public event feed reference" matches the main change. The PR adds a reference page for the unauthenticated GET /api/events/feed endpoint, plus navigation links from the Cloud Reference and API Reference sections. The title is short, specific, and follows a conventional commit style. It does not name the shareActivityPublicly preference or POST /api/events, but the title does not need to cover every detail.

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Directly linked issue #1376 requests documentation of the public event feed, event publishing, and the shareActivityPublicly opt-out. The reviewed head file content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md covers these items:
(1) Feed: unauthenticated, read-only GET /api/events/feed; zero-based page; pagesize default 20, range 1-50, out-of-range returns HTTP 400; optional category and action filters; response fields page, pageSize, totalCount, data.
(2) Eligibility: visibility public and owner preference enabled; the preference is checked at request time.
(3) Item fields: required id, userId, category, action, createdAt, visibility, platform, role, line; optional networks, displayName, avatarUrl, organizationName, publicProfileUrl.
(4) Privacy: email addresses and first and last names are excluded.
(5) Caching: Cache-Control: public, max-age=30. Rate limiting: per client IP, HTTP 429 with Retry-After.
(6) Publishing: POST /api/events; owner is the authenticated caller; visibility defaults to private.
(7) Preference shareActivityPublicly: default true when absent; false hides activity; non-boolean values return HTTP 400.
The issue lists no displayName or organizationName fields. Their documentation as optional fields is not treated as a finding. The issue suggests a separate privacy note under user preferences. That note is a location suggestion, not a stated requirement, and the reference page includes the preference section. The PR description and build results are not coding evidence and were not assessed. The incremental diff from the previous reviewed heads could not be read, so the changed hunks were assessed through the full head file content instead.

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The whole-PR file set compared with the merge base contains the new page content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md and navigation links in content/en/cloud/reference/_index.md and content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/_index.md. All content documents the public event feed, the shareActivityPublicly preference, or event publishing, as requested by #1376. No code, configuration, or unrelated content change appears in the available evidence. The incremental diff between previous reviewed heads and the current head could not be read. This limits confirmation of that incremental scope, but the head content of the changed files stays on topic.

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- Around line 163-167: Update the publishing section near the `POST /api/events`
endpoint to state that the calling session or user token determines the new
event’s owner. Connect ownership to whose sharing preference controls feed
eligibility without changing the existing `visibility` description.
- Around line 74-76: Update the `avatarUrl` and `publicProfileUrl` descriptions
in the public event feed field table to state that each is returned only when
the user has a public profile; leave `organizationName` unchanged.
- Around line 144-146: Update the preference section for PUT
/api/identity/users/preferences to state that requests require a signed-in
session and show a JSON request body containing the sharing preference. Clarify
that the body is an object, fields are optional, and omitted fields retain their
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Update public-event-feed.md to: (a) state that a pagesize value outside 1–50
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[abhinavkdeval08-design]

Thanks for putting this together, @ParthrChandurkar! Verified the Hugo {{< ref >}} links in both _index.md files and the request/response field tables (pagesize query param vs. pageSize response field) — everything renders cleanly.

A few API contract details from #1376 to tighten up in public-event-feed.md before merge:

1. Out-of-range pagesize behavior (Query parameters): Note that passing a pagesize outside 1–50 returns HTTP 400 Bad Request.
2. Public profile condition (Lines 74–76 & Privacy section): Clarify that avatarUrl and publicProfileUrl are returned only when the user has a public profile (rather than generally "when available") so the privacy boundary is explicit.
3. Exact cache header (Caching): Document the explicit Cache-Control: public, max-age=30 response header rather than only describing the max lifetime.
4. Preferences auth & payload (Lines 144–146): State that PUT /api/identity/users/preferences requires a signed-in session and add a minimal JSON body example ({ "shareActivityPublicly": false }), noting omitted fields keep their stored values.
5. Event ownership (POST /api/events): Explicitly mention that the calling session or user token sets the event owner (and cannot be overridden by the client), which determines whose shareActivityPublicly setting governs feed visibility.

Once these are in, looks good to go!

[carlosriosilva]

Nice work - this is a clear, well-organized reference, and the privacy section states the boundaries plainly. I checked the page against the feed handler and DAO in meshery-cloud and found a few places where the doc drifts from what the code does. The suggestions below fix those; the rest reads accurately.

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- Around line 126-129: Update the Cache-Control example in the public event feed
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- Line 184: Resolve the mismatch between the `createEvent` request schema and
the owner statement by first establishing how the server handles a supplied
`owner`. If the server ignores it, remove `owner` from the schema or mark it
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Minor · Security & Privacy · Quick win

Align the owner statement with the createEvent schema.

Line 184 says a client cannot set the owner. The createEvent request schema defines an owner property and allows additional properties. A client can therefore send owner and still match the published contract. The schema and this sentence disagree.

This checkout does not contain the POST /api/events handler, so it cannot show how the server treats a supplied owner. Confirm that behavior before changing either document.

• If the server ignores owner, remove it from the createEvent schema or mark it read-only. Keep the sentence as written.
• If the server uses owner, the sentence is wrong. A caller can then name another user as the owner. Replace the sentence with the server's actual rule.

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Review comment at @content/en/cloud/reference/api-reference/public-event-feed.md at line 184:
Resolve the mismatch between the `createEvent` request schema and the owner statement by first establishing how the server handles a supplied `owner`. If the server ignores it, remove `owner` from the schema or mark it read-only and preserve the statement; if the server uses it, update the statement to describe the server’s actual ownership rule.

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[ParthrChandurkar]

Nice work - this is a clear, well-organized reference, and the privacy section states the boundaries plainly. I checked the page against the feed handler and DAO in meshery-cloud and found a few places where the doc drifts from what the code does. The suggestions below fix those; the rest reads accurately.

Hi @carlosriosilva , thanks for the detailed review and suggestions! I've incorporated the requested changes and pushed the updates to the PR.

One quick clarification regarding the CodeRabbit comment on event ownership: the OpenAPI createEvent schema includes an optional owner field. Does the handler always override a client-supplied owner with the authenticated caller, or is there any scenario where the supplied owner is accepted?

Thanks for your guidance!

[carlosriosilva]

Thanks for addressing the feedback — I re-checked the page against the current head and the meshery-cloud code, and the corrections all land.

On your owner question: the handler always wins. stampSessionOwner in server/handlers/events_tracker.go replaces any owner the payload names with the authenticated session user, and stamps the session user when the payload omits one — pinned by TestStampSessionOwner ("replaces a different owner the payload names and reports it (#6412)"). So "The event's owner is always the authenticated caller; a client cannot set the owner" stands as written: a supplied owner is accepted on the wire but never honored. The OpenAPI schema's optional owner field is a meshery-cloud schema wart, not a docs error — no change needed here. That also resolves the CodeRabbit comment on the same point.

One optional nit: the two owner sentences back to back ("The event's owner is always the authenticated caller..." / "The event owner is determined by the authenticated calling session or user token.") say the same thing — feel free to fold them into one, but not a blocker.

Approving — this reads accurately now.

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