diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 7490e417d..28feda494 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import rehypeSlug from "rehype-slug";
 import remarkDirective from "remark-directive";
 import remarkMath from "remark-math";
 import { customAsidePlugin } from "./src/lib/aside/customAsidePlugin";
+import { apiDocsOnly } from "./src/lib/markdown/apiDocsOnly";
 import { normalizeMath } from "./src/lib/markdown/normalizeMath";
 import { mermaid } from "./src/utils/mermaid";
 import { redirects } from "./src/utils/redirects";
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   markdown: {
     remarkPlugins: [remarkMath, normalizeMath, remarkDirective, mermaid, customAsidePlugin],
     rehypePlugins: [
-      rehypeSlug,
+      apiDocsOnly(rehypeSlug),
       [
-        rehypeAutolinkHeadings,
+        apiDocsOnly(rehypeAutolinkHeadings),
         {
           behavior: "append",
           properties: {
diff --git a/src/layouts/docs-layout.astro b/src/layouts/docs-layout.astro
index 86da527ea..a9ef487ae 100644
--- a/src/layouts/docs-layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/docs-layout.astro
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const { title, description, image } = Astro.props;
 
 const pages = await getCollection("Docs");
 let nav = generateDocsNav(pages);
+
+const isApiDocs = Astro.url.pathname.startsWith("/docs/api-documentation/");
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout title={title} description={description} image={image}>
@@ -53,11 +55,17 @@ let nav = generateDocsNav(pages);
   </div>
 </BaseLayout>
 
-<!-- Shareable heading anchors: rehype-autolink-headings injects
-     <a class="heading-anchor" data-anchor-link><span class="heading-anchor-icon">#</span></a>
-     after every heading in MD/MDX; .astro pages add the same markup manually.
-     Styles + clipboard/scroll behaviour live here so every docs page inherits them. -->
-<style is:global>
+{/*
+  Shareable heading anchors: rehype-autolink-headings injects
+  <a class="heading-anchor" data-anchor-link><span class="heading-anchor-icon">#</span></a>
+  after every heading in MD/MDX under api-documentation; .astro pages add
+  the same markup manually. Styles + clipboard/scroll behaviour are gated
+  to API docs so non-API docs keep their original heading behaviour.
+*/}
+{
+  isApiDocs && (
+    <style is:global>
+      {`
   .heading-anchor {
     color: inherit;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -97,51 +105,58 @@ let nav = generateDocsNav(pages);
   :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6)[id] {
     scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
   }
-</style>
+      `}
+    </style>
+  )
+}
 
-<script>
-  // Heading anchor links: native <a href="#id"> handles scroll + URL hash.
-  // We additionally copy the full deep-link URL to the clipboard and show a
-  // brief green-checkmark state so users can paste directly into Slack/etc.
-  document.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
-    const target = event.target as HTMLElement | null;
-    const link = target?.closest<HTMLAnchorElement>("[data-anchor-link]");
-    if (!link) return;
-    const href = link.getAttribute("href");
-    if (!href?.startsWith("#")) return;
-    const url = `${window.location.origin}${window.location.pathname}${href}`;
-    navigator.clipboard
-      ?.writeText(url)
-      .then(() => {
-        link.setAttribute("data-copied", "true");
-        window.setTimeout(() => link.removeAttribute("data-copied"), 1500);
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        // Clipboard API unavailable (older browsers / insecure context) — the
-        // anchor still navigates and updates the URL hash for manual copy.
+{
+  isApiDocs && (
+    <script>
+      {`
+      // Heading anchor links: native <a href="#id"> handles scroll + URL hash.
+      // We additionally copy the full deep-link URL to the clipboard and show a
+      // brief green-checkmark state so users can paste directly into Slack/etc.
+      document.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+        const target = event.target;
+        const link = target && target.closest && target.closest("[data-anchor-link]");
+        if (!link) return;
+        const href = link.getAttribute("href");
+        if (!href || !href.startsWith("#")) return;
+        const url = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname + href;
+        if (!navigator.clipboard) return;
+        navigator.clipboard
+          .writeText(url)
+          .then(function () {
+            link.setAttribute("data-copied", "true");
+            window.setTimeout(function () { link.removeAttribute("data-copied"); }, 1500);
+          })
+          .catch(function () {});
       });
-  });
 
-  // On initial page load with a hash, the browser's native scroll-to-anchor
-  // sometimes lands before late layout (font loading, hydration of fixed
-  // panels) settles — leaving the target behind the sticky header. Re-run the
-  // scroll after `load` and on any hashchange.
-  function scrollToHash() {
-    const hash = window.location.hash;
-    if (!hash || hash.length < 2) return;
-    let id: string;
-    try {
-      id = decodeURIComponent(hash.slice(1));
-    } catch {
-      id = hash.slice(1);
-    }
-    const el = document.getElementById(id);
-    if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ block: "start" });
-  }
-  if (document.readyState === "complete") {
-    scrollToHash();
-  } else {
-    window.addEventListener("load", scrollToHash, { once: true });
-  }
-  window.addEventListener("hashchange", scrollToHash);
-</script>
+      // On initial page load with a hash, the browser's native scroll-to-anchor
+      // sometimes lands before late layout (font loading, hydration of fixed
+      // panels) settles — leaving the target behind the sticky header. Re-run the
+      // scroll after \`load\` and on any hashchange.
+      function scrollToHash() {
+        const hash = window.location.hash;
+        if (!hash || hash.length < 2) return;
+        let id;
+        try {
+          id = decodeURIComponent(hash.slice(1));
+        } catch (e) {
+          id = hash.slice(1);
+        }
+        const el = document.getElementById(id);
+        if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ block: "start" });
+      }
+      if (document.readyState === "complete") {
+        scrollToHash();
+      } else {
+        window.addEventListener("load", scrollToHash, { once: true });
+      }
+      window.addEventListener("hashchange", scrollToHash);
+      `}
+    </script>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/markdown/apiDocsOnly.ts b/src/lib/markdown/apiDocsOnly.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdd6187dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/markdown/apiDocsOnly.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { Plugin } from "unified";
+
+const API_DOCS_PATH_FRAGMENT = "/content/Docs/api-documentation/";
+
+export function apiDocsOnly<P extends Plugin<any[], any, any>>(plugin: P): P {
+  const wrapped = function (this: unknown, ...args: any[]) {
+    const transformer = (plugin as any).apply(this, args);
+    if (typeof transformer !== "function") return transformer;
+    return function (tree: any, file: any) {
+      const path = String(file?.history?.[0] ?? file?.path ?? "").replace(/\\/g, "/");
+      if (!path.includes(API_DOCS_PATH_FRAGMENT)) return;
+      return transformer(tree, file);
+    };
+  };
+  return wrapped as unknown as P;
+}