Context
Follows from #656 (build-time fix for broken cross-reference links).
The root cause is RST-style ````Symbol```` notation in docstrings across the codebase. The build pipeline now auto-corrects this at generation time, but the source should be cleaned up to use standard Markdown/Google-style single backticks.
Scope
91 files, 992 occurrences in `mellea/` and `cli/`.
Detection: run the validator with `--source-dir mellea` — reports all occurrences as warnings.
uv run python tooling/docs-autogen/validate.py docs/docs/api \
--source-dir mellea --skip-coverage
Example (before/after):
```python
Before (RST)
"""FormatterBackend extends the abstract Backend with a ChatFormatter."""
After (Markdown/Google)
"""FormatterBackend extends the abstract Backend with a ChatFormatter."""
```
Task
Do a bulk find-and-replace of ````word```` → ``word`` throughout `mellea/` and `cli/`. Verify the validator reports 0 warnings afterward.
When complete, the normalize_rst_backticks() pass in decorate_api_mdx.py can optionally be removed (or left as a safety net).