# MotherDuck Documentation - Guides

> SQL table functions for creating, reading, updating, and deleting MotherDuck Guides.

Generated: 2026-08-25

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## Context files

- [Root documentation index](https://motherduck.com/docs/llms.txt): All top-level MotherDuck documentation contexts.
- [Full Guides context](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/llms-full.txt) (9 pages; 27,207 bytes; ~6,783 tokens).

## Direct pages

- [Guides functions](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides): SQL table functions for creating, reading, updating, and deleting MotherDuck Guides.
- [MD_LIST_GUIDES](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-list-guides): List Guides visible to you, filtered by topic subtree or reference
- [MD_GET_GUIDE](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-get-guide): Read a Guide's full content by id, optionally at a historical version
- [MD_CREATE_GUIDE](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-create-guide): Create a new Guide — a markdown document capturing org-specific context for AI agents
- [MD_UPDATE_GUIDE](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-update-guide): Append a version to an existing Guide with updated content or references
- [MD_UPDATE_GUIDE_METADATA](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-update-guide-metadata): Retitle or re-topic a Guide, or update its description, without creating a content version
- [MD_SET_GUIDE_ACCESS](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-set-guide-access): Change a Guide's visibility between private and org-wide
- [MD_LIST_GUIDE_VERSIONS](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-list-guide-versions): List a Guide's version history without content
- [MD_DELETE_GUIDE](https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-sql-reference/guides/md-delete-guide): Soft-delete a Guide while preserving its version history