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Documentation

Welcome to the Functional State Machine docs. Each guide introduces a feature, why it is useful, and simple to advanced examples.

Getting Started

• Packages and when to reference them
• AI Usage Guide - Quick reference for AI coding assistants
• Commands instead of side effects

Core Features

• Fluent configuration
• State data and ModifyData
• Guards and conditional flows
• Conditional steps (If/ElseIf/Else)
• Entry and exit commands
• Execute steps and multiple commands
• Internal transitions
• Immediate transitions
• Hierarchical states
• Ignore and unhandled triggers
• No-data builder

Validation and Analysis

• Static analysis and configuration validation

Tooling and Integrations

• Mermaid diagram generation
• Command runners

Advanced

• Target framework compatibility (.NET Standard 2.0 vs .NET 10+)
• AOT and trim compatibility

For Contributors

• AI documentation maintenance guide - How to keep AI docs up-to-date