diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67df5c8f..d0bfba68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ storybook-static
 package-lock.json
 packages/**/src/version.ts
 packages/**/lib/*
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+html_docs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/index.asciidoc b/docs/index.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa95ce86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/index.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+:doctype: book
+
+= Search UI
+
+⚠️ This is a work in progress. ⚠️
+
+For the current Search UI documentation, refer to https://www.elastic.co/docs/current/search-ui/overview[elastic.co/docs/current/search-ui].