diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2ec633711fc3..51a36ac3fea6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ARG DOCS_URL="https://docs.docker.com"
 ENV HUGO_CACHEDIR="/tmp/hugo_cache"
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/tmp/hugo_cache \
     hugo --gc --minify -e $HUGO_ENV -b $DOCS_URL
-RUN ./hack/flatten-markdown.sh public
+RUN ./hack/flatten-and-resolve.js public
 
 # lint lints markdown files
 FROM ghcr.io/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli:v0.45.0 AS lint
diff --git a/hack/flatten-and-resolve.js b/hack/flatten-and-resolve.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..04532d343eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/flatten-and-resolve.js
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Flattens markdown directory structure and resolves all links to absolute paths.
+ *
+ * This script:
+ * 1. Moves index.md files up one level (ai/model-runner/index.md -> ai/model-runner.md)
+ * 2. Fixes _index.md and index.md references in links
+ * 3. Strips /manuals/ prefix from paths (Hugo config removes this)
+ * 4. Resolves all relative links to absolute HTML paths for RAG ingestion
+ *
+ * Usage: node flatten-and-resolve.js [public-dir]
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const PUBLIC_DIR = path.resolve(process.argv[2] || 'public');
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(PUBLIC_DIR)) {
+  console.error(`Error: Directory ${PUBLIC_DIR} does not exist`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively find all files matching a predicate
+ */
+function findFiles(dir, predicate) {
+  const results = [];
+  const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      results.push(...findFiles(fullPath, predicate));
+    } else if (entry.isFile() && predicate(entry.name)) {
+      results.push(fullPath);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Step 1: Flatten index.md files
+ * Move path/to/section/index.md -> path/to/section.md
+ * Before moving, rewrite sibling links (e.g., "get-started.md" -> "section/get-started.md")
+ */
+function flattenIndexFiles() {
+  const indexFiles = findFiles(PUBLIC_DIR, name => name === 'index.md');
+  let count = 0;
+
+  for (const file of indexFiles) {
+    // Skip root index.md
+    if (file === path.join(PUBLIC_DIR, 'index.md')) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const dir = path.dirname(file);
+    const dirname = path.basename(dir);
+
+    // Read content and fix sibling links
+    let content = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+
+    // Rewrite relative links that don't start with /, ../, or http
+    // These are sibling files that will become children after flattening
+    content = content.replace(
+      /\[([^\]]+)\]\(([a-zA-Z0-9][^):]*)\)/g,
+      (match, text, link) => {
+        // Skip if it's a URL or starts with special chars
+        if (link.startsWith('http://') || link.startsWith('https://') ||
+            link.startsWith('#')) {
+          return match;
+        }
+        return `[${text}](${dirname}/${link})`;
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Also fix reference-style links
+    content = content.replace(
+      /^\[([^\]]+)\]:\s+([a-zA-Z0-9][^: ]*\.md)$/gm,
+      (match, ref, link) => `[${ref}]: ${dirname}/${link}`
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(file, content, 'utf8');
+
+    // Move file up one level
+    const parentDir = path.dirname(dir);
+    const newPath = path.join(parentDir, `${dirname}.md`);
+    fs.renameSync(file, newPath);
+
+    count++;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Flattened ${count} index.md files`);
+  return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Step 2: Fix _index.md and index.md references in all files
+ * Also strip /manuals/ prefix from paths
+ */
+function fixIndexReferences() {
+  const mdFiles = findFiles(PUBLIC_DIR, name => name.endsWith('.md'));
+  let count = 0;
+
+  for (const file of mdFiles) {
+    const dir = path.dirname(file);
+    const dirname = path.basename(dir);
+    const parentDir = path.dirname(dir);
+    const parentDirname = path.basename(parentDir);
+
+    let content = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+    const original = content;
+
+    // Fix path/_index.md or path/index.md -> path.md
+    content = content.replace(/([a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+)\/_?index\.md/g, '$1.md');
+
+    // Fix bare _index.md or index.md -> ../dirname.md
+    content = content.replace(/_?index\.md/g, `../${dirname}.md`);
+
+    // Fix ../_index.md that became ...md -> ../../parentdirname.md
+    if (parentDir !== PUBLIC_DIR) {
+      content = content.replace(/\.\.\.md/g, `../../${parentDirname}.md`);
+    }
+
+    // Strip /manuals/ prefix (both /manuals/ and manuals/)
+    content = content.replace(/\/?manuals\//g, '/');
+
+    if (content !== original) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(file, content, 'utf8');
+      count++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Fixed _index.md references in ${count} files`);
+  return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Step 3: Resolve all relative links to absolute HTML paths
+ */
+function resolveLinks() {
+  const mdFiles = findFiles(PUBLIC_DIR, name => name.endsWith('.md'));
+  let count = 0;
+
+  for (const file of mdFiles) {
+    let content = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+    const original = content;
+
+    // Process inline links: [text](path)
+    content = content.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, (match, text, link) => {
+      const resolved = resolveLinkPath(link, file);
+      return `[${text}](${resolved})`;
+    });
+
+    // Process reference-style links: [ref]: path
+    content = content.replace(/^\[([^\]]+)\]:\s+(.+)$/gm, (match, ref, link) => {
+      const resolved = resolveLinkPath(link, file);
+      return `[${ref}]: ${resolved}`;
+    });
+
+    if (content !== original) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(file, content, 'utf8');
+      count++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Resolved links in ${count} files`);
+  return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a link path to absolute HTML format
+ */
+function resolveLinkPath(linkPath, currentFile) {
+  // Skip external URLs and mailto
+  if (linkPath.startsWith('http://') || linkPath.startsWith('https://') ||
+      linkPath.startsWith('mailto:')) {
+    return linkPath;
+  }
+
+  // Skip same-page anchors
+  if (linkPath.startsWith('#')) {
+    return linkPath;
+  }
+
+  // Split path and anchor
+  const hashIndex = linkPath.indexOf('#');
+  const pathPart = hashIndex >= 0 ? linkPath.substring(0, hashIndex) : linkPath;
+  const anchorPart = hashIndex >= 0 ? linkPath.substring(hashIndex) : '';
+
+  if (!pathPart) {
+    // Just an anchor
+    return linkPath;
+  }
+
+  // Handle absolute paths - just convert to HTML format
+  if (pathPart.startsWith('/')) {
+    return toHtmlPath(pathPart) + anchorPart;
+  }
+
+  // Resolve relative path to absolute
+  const currentDir = path.dirname(currentFile);
+  const absolutePath = path.resolve(currentDir, pathPart);
+  const relativePath = path.relative(PUBLIC_DIR, absolutePath);
+
+  // Convert to URL path (forward slashes)
+  const urlPath = '/' + relativePath.split(path.sep).join('/');
+
+  return toHtmlPath(urlPath) + anchorPart;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a path to HTML format (strip .md, add trailing /)
+ */
+function toHtmlPath(urlPath) {
+  if (urlPath.endsWith('.md')) {
+    return urlPath.slice(0, -3) + '/';
+  }
+  return urlPath;
+}
+
+// Main execution
+console.log('Starting markdown flattening and link resolution...');
+console.log('');
+
+const flattenCount = flattenIndexFiles();
+const fixCount = fixIndexReferences();
+const resolveCount = resolveLinks();
+
+console.log('');
+console.log('Done!');
+console.log(`- Flattened: ${flattenCount} files`);
+console.log(`- Fixed references: ${fixCount} files`);
+console.log(`- Resolved links: ${resolveCount} files`);
diff --git a/hack/flatten-markdown.sh b/hack/flatten-markdown.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d055dc9bdb34..000000000000
--- a/hack/flatten-markdown.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-# Flatten markdown files from public/path/to/page/index.md to public/path/to/page.md
-# This makes markdown output links work correctly
-
-PUBLIC_DIR="${1:-public}"
-
-[ -d "$PUBLIC_DIR" ] || { echo "Error: Directory $PUBLIC_DIR does not exist"; exit 1; }
-
-find "$PUBLIC_DIR" -type f -name 'index.md' | while read -r file; do
-  # Skip the root index.md
-  [ "$file" = "$PUBLIC_DIR/index.md" ] && continue
-
-  # Get the directory containing index.md
-  dir="${file%/*}"
-
-  # Move index.md to parent directory with directory name
-  mv "$file" "${dir%/*}/${dir##*/}.md"
-done
-
-echo "Flattened markdown files in $PUBLIC_DIR"
diff --git a/layouts/_default/api.markdown.md b/layouts/_default/api.markdown.md
index ff3bef069369..012b44430c7f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/api.markdown.md
+++ b/layouts/_default/api.markdown.md
@@ -1,38 +1,5 @@
----
-title: {{ .Title }}
-url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- range .Ancestors }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-parent:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- break }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Ancestors }}
-breadcrumbs:
-{{- range .Ancestors.Reverse }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .NextInSection }}
-next:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .PrevInSection }}
-prev:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- $specURL := urls.Parse (printf "/%s%s.yaml" .File.Dir .File.ContentBaseName) }}
-openapi_spec: {{ $specURL.String | absURL }}
----
+{{- $specURL := urls.Parse (printf "/%s%s.yaml" .File.Dir .File.ContentBaseName) -}}
+# {{ .Title }}
 
 {{ .Content }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/cli.markdown.md b/layouts/_default/cli.markdown.md
index 99cfd9ecc06e..7c03cb1f0b77 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/cli.markdown.md
+++ b/layouts/_default/cli.markdown.md
@@ -4,39 +4,7 @@
 {{- else }}
   {{- $data = index site.Data .Params.datafile }}
 {{- end -}}
----
-title: {{ .Title }}
-url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- range .Ancestors }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-parent:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- break }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Ancestors }}
-breadcrumbs:
-{{- range .Ancestors.Reverse }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .NextInSection }}
-next:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .PrevInSection }}
-prev:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
----
+# {{ .Title }}
 
 {{ with $data.short }}**Description:** {{ . }}{{ end }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.markdown.md b/layouts/_default/list.markdown.md
index ab2747bc38c9..54f307137674 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.markdown.md
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.markdown.md
@@ -1,36 +1,3 @@
----
-title: {{ .Title }}
-url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- range .Ancestors }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-parent:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- break }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Ancestors }}
-breadcrumbs:
-{{- range .Ancestors.Reverse }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- $children := where .Pages "Permalink" "ne" "" }}
-{{- if $children }}
-children:
-{{- range $children }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-    {{- with .Description }}
-    description: {{ . }}
-    {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
----
+# {{ .Title }}
 
 {{ .RenderShortcodes }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md b/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md
index 40c1778180d4..54f307137674 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md
@@ -1,35 +1,3 @@
----
-title: {{ .Title }}
-url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- range .Ancestors }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-parent:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- break }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Ancestors }}
-breadcrumbs:
-{{- range .Ancestors.Reverse }}
-  {{- if and (not .IsHome) .Permalink }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-  - title: {{ .Title }}
-    url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .NextInSection }}
-next:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- with .PrevInSection }}
-prev:
-  title: {{ .Title }}
-  url: {{ .Permalink }}
-{{- end }}
----
+# {{ .Title }}
 
 {{ .RenderShortcodes }}
diff --git a/layouts/samples/single.markdown.md b/layouts/samples/single.markdown.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..800197369fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/samples/single.markdown.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# {{ .Title }}
+
+| Name | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+{{- range site.Data.samples.samples }}
+{{- if in .services $.Params.service }}
+| [{{ .title }}]({{ .url }}) | {{ chomp .description }} |
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 6cee9928c01b..cb07b6343c93 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ HUGO_ENVIRONMENT = "preview"
 SECRETS_SCAN_OMIT_PATHS = "public/contribute/file-conventions/index.html"
 
 [context.deploy-preview]
-command = "hugo --gc --minify -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL && ./hack/flatten-markdown.sh && npx pagefind@v1.3.0"
+command = "hugo --gc --minify -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL && ./hack/flatten-and-resolve.js && npx pagefind@v1.3.0"