cherrypy · julianz- · Jul 5, 2026
diff --git a/dependencies/tox-docs.in b/dependencies/tox-docs.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jaraco.packaging >= 9  # first version to load meta through PEP 517 interface
 sphinx-tabs >= 1.1.0
 
 furo
+myst-parser
 sphinx-issues  # Sphinx roles providing support for linking GitHub
 sphinxcontrib-apidoc >= 0.3.0
 sphinxcontrib-towncrier
diff --git a/docs/changelog-fragments.d/835.contrib.rst b/docs/changelog-fragments.d/835.contrib.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Added ``myst-parser`` to enable Markdown support in Sphinx documentation,
+and linked the Code of Conduct and License in the docs sidebar
+-- by :user:`julianz-`.
diff --git a/docs/code_of_conduct.md b/docs/code_of_conduct.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     # Third-party extensions:
     'jaraco.packaging.sphinx',
+    'myst_parser',
     'sphinx_issues',  # implements `:issue:`, `:pr:` and other GH-related roles
     'sphinx_tabs.tabs',
     'sphinxcontrib.apidoc',

diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Welcome to Cheroot documentation!
    :hidden:
 
    contributing/guidelines
+   Code of Conduct <code_of_conduct>
+   License <license>
 
 .. toctree::
    :caption: Maintenance

diff --git a/docs/license.md b/docs/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# License
+
+```{include} ../LICENSE.md
+```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ docs = [
 
   # local
   "furo",
+  "myst-parser",
   # `scm_tag_titles_ext` extension dep in docs/
   "python-dateutil",
   "sphinxcontrib-apidoc >= 0.3.0",