diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ef483ad48f5..cfde7372a09 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ If you add a new page layout, render the link only through
 `page-markdown-link.html` directly, or the link appears outside the meta column.
 
 To leave a path out of `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt`, add it to `exclude` under
-`[params.llms]` in `hugo.toml`. To keep only the newest N pages of a section
-(by front matter `date`), add it to `[params.llms.limit_sections]`; Kanvas
-releases are capped at 5 this way. That cap lives in `layouts/index.llms` and
-`layouts/index.llmsfull`, which are copies of the module's templates with one
-added block, so re-check them against the module when you update it.
+`[params.llms]` in `hugo.toml`; a trailing `/*` matches direct children only and
+`/**` matches everything beneath. Cloud and Kanvas release notes (one page per
+version) are excluded this way. Keep this configuration-only: don't copy the module's
+`index.llms` / `index.llmsfull` templates into `layouts/`, because a copy silently
+stops tracking upstream fixes.
 
 # <a name="maintaining"> Reviews</a>
 All contributors are invited to review pull requests. See this short video on [how to review a pull request](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isLfo7jfE6g&feature=youtu.be).
diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index 9e40e8c4155..5e4cb7c9184 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -371,8 +371,10 @@ enable = false
 [params.llms]
   generate_llms_txt = true
   generate_llms_full_txt = true
-  exclude = ["/tags/**", "/categories/**", "/search/"]
-  # Keep only the newest N pages (by `date`) of a section in llms.txt / llms-full.txt.
-  # Implemented by the local overrides layouts/index.llms and layouts/index.llmsfull.
-  [params.llms.limit_sections]
-    "/kanvas/reference/releases/" = 5
+  # Release notes are one page per version (800+ for Cloud), which swamps the index.
+  # "/*" matches direct children only, so each releases landing page stays listed.
+  exclude = [
+    "/tags/**", "/categories/**", "/search/",
+    "/cloud/reference/releases/*",
+    "/kanvas/reference/releases/*",
+  ]
diff --git a/layouts/index.llms b/layouts/index.llms
deleted file mode 100644
index 704f32df0b1..00000000000
--- a/layouts/index.llms
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-{{- /*
-  llms.txt — Hugo Module by GetHugoThemes
-  https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/llms-txt
-
-  Generates /llms.txt following the llmstxt.org specification.
-  Grouped by Hugo sections. Respects params.llms.generate_llms_txt, include, and exclude.
-*/ -}}
-
-{{- define "partials/llms_is_valid_page.html" -}}
-{{- $url := .url -}}
-{{- $includeList := .includeList -}}
-{{- $excludeList := .excludeList -}}
-{{- $isIncluded := false -}}
-{{- if eq (len $includeList) 0 }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ else -}}
-{{- range $includeList -}}
-  {{- if strings.HasSuffix . "/**" }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix $url (strings.TrimSuffix "/**" .) }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else if strings.HasSuffix . "/*" }}{{ $dir := strings.TrimSuffix "*" . }}{{ if and (strings.HasPrefix $url $dir) (ne $url $dir) (not (strings.Contains (strings.TrimSuffix "/" (strings.TrimPrefix $dir $url)) "/")) }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else }}{{ if eq $url . }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- $isExcluded := false -}}
-{{- range $excludeList -}}
-  {{- if strings.HasSuffix . "/**" }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix $url (strings.TrimSuffix "/**" .) }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else if strings.HasSuffix . "/*" }}{{ $dir := strings.TrimSuffix "*" . }}{{ if and (strings.HasPrefix $url $dir) (ne $url $dir) (not (strings.Contains (strings.TrimSuffix "/" (strings.TrimPrefix $dir $url)) "/")) }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else }}{{ if eq $url . }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- return (and $isIncluded (not $isExcluded)) -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- $llms := site.Params.llms | default dict -}}
-{{- if ne ($llms.generate_llms_txt | default true) false -}}
-{{- $rawExcludeList := $llms.exclude | default slice -}}
-{{- $includeList := $llms.include | default slice -}}
-
-{{- /* Clean Exclude List (Include takes precedence for exact matches) */ -}}
-{{- $excludeList := slice -}}
-{{- range $rawExcludeList -}}
-  {{- if not (in $includeList .) -}}
-    {{- $excludeList = $excludeList | append . -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- /* Local override: keep only the newest N pages under each section in params.llms.limit_sections */ -}}
-{{- range $path, $n := $llms.limit_sections | default dict -}}
-  {{- with site.GetPage $path -}}
-    {{- range after $n .RegularPagesRecursive.ByDate.Reverse -}}
-      {{- $excludeList = $excludeList | append .RelPermalink -}}
-    {{- end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-# {{ site.Title }}
-
-> {{ site.Params.metadata.description | default site.Params.description | default site.Title }}
-
-## Pages
-
-{{- /* Home page */ -}}
-{{- $home := site.Home }}
-{{- $showHome := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $home.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showHome }}
-{{- $homeUrl := $home.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $home.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $homeUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ $home.Title | default "Home" }}]({{ $homeUrl }}){{ with $home.Params.description }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Standalone section pages (top-level sections with no pages at any depth) */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.Sections }}
-{{- if not .RegularPagesRecursive }}
-{{- if and .Title .Permalink }}
-{{- $show := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $show }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ .Title }}]({{ $url }}){{ with .Params.description }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Root-level regular pages: About, Contact, etc. */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.RegularPages }}
-{{- $show := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $show }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ .Title }}]({{ $url }}){{ with .Params.description | default (.Summary | plainify | truncate 120) }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Content sections: Blog, Docs, etc. — top-level only, all nested pages included */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.Sections }}
-{{- if .RegularPagesRecursive }}
-{{- $section := . }}
-{{- $validPages := where .RegularPagesRecursive ".Permalink" "ne" "" }}
-{{- $filteredPages := slice }}
-{{- range $validPages }}
-  {{- $page := . }}
-  {{- $show := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $page.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-  {{- if $show }}{{- $filteredPages = $filteredPages | append $page }}{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if $filteredPages }}
-
-## {{ $section.Title }}
-{{- $sectionUrl := $section.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $section.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $sectionUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ $section.Title }}]({{ $sectionUrl }}){{ with $section.Params.description }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{ range $filteredPages }}
-{{- if .Title }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ .Title }}]({{ $url }}){{ with .Params.description | default (.Summary | plainify | truncate 120) }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Taxonomy pages */ -}}
-{{- range $taxonomyName, $taxonomy := site.Taxonomies }}
-{{- $taxPage := site.GetPage $taxonomyName }}
-{{- if $taxPage }}
-{{- $showTax := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $taxPage.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showTax }}
-
-## {{ $taxPage.Title | default ($taxonomyName | humanize) }}
-{{- $taxUrl := $taxPage.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $taxPage.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $taxUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ $taxPage.Title | default ($taxonomyName | humanize) }}]({{ $taxUrl }}){{ with $taxPage.Params.description }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- range $termName, $weightedPages := $taxonomy }}
-{{- $termPage := site.GetPage (printf "%s/%s" $taxonomyName $termName) }}
-{{- if $termPage }}
-{{- $showTerm := partial "llms_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $termPage.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showTerm }}
-{{- $url := $termPage.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $termPage.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-- [{{ $termPage.Title | default $termName }}]({{ $url }}){{ with $termPage.Params.description }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/index.llmsfull b/layouts/index.llmsfull
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e281606ac7..00000000000
--- a/layouts/index.llmsfull
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-{{- /*
-  llms-full.txt — Hugo Module by GetHugoThemes
-  https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/llms-txt
-
-  Generates /llms-full.txt — the full-content companion to llms.txt.
-  Respects params.llms.generate_llms_full_txt, include, and exclude settings.
-*/ -}}
-
-{{- define "partials/llms_full_is_valid_page.html" -}}
-{{- $url := .url -}}
-{{- $includeList := .includeList -}}
-{{- $excludeList := .excludeList -}}
-{{- $isIncluded := false -}}
-{{- if eq (len $includeList) 0 }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ else -}}
-{{- range $includeList -}}
-  {{- if strings.HasSuffix . "/**" }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix $url (strings.TrimSuffix "/**" .) }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else if strings.HasSuffix . "/*" }}{{ $dir := strings.TrimSuffix "*" . }}{{ if and (strings.HasPrefix $url $dir) (ne $url $dir) (not (strings.Contains (strings.TrimSuffix "/" (strings.TrimPrefix $dir $url)) "/")) }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else }}{{ if eq $url . }}{{ $isIncluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- $isExcluded := false -}}
-{{- range $excludeList -}}
-  {{- if strings.HasSuffix . "/**" }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix $url (strings.TrimSuffix "/**" .) }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else if strings.HasSuffix . "/*" }}{{ $dir := strings.TrimSuffix "*" . }}{{ if and (strings.HasPrefix $url $dir) (ne $url $dir) (not (strings.Contains (strings.TrimSuffix "/" (strings.TrimPrefix $dir $url)) "/")) }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- else }}{{ if eq $url . }}{{ $isExcluded = true }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- return (and $isIncluded (not $isExcluded)) -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- $llms := site.Params.llms | default dict -}}
-{{- if ne ($llms.generate_llms_full_txt | default true) false -}}
-{{- $rawExcludeList := $llms.exclude | default slice -}}
-{{- $includeList := $llms.include | default slice -}}
-
-{{- /* Clean Exclude List (Include takes precedence for exact matches) */ -}}
-{{- $excludeList := slice -}}
-{{- range $rawExcludeList -}}
-  {{- if not (in $includeList .) -}}
-    {{- $excludeList = $excludeList | append . -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- /* Local override: keep only the newest N pages under each section in params.llms.limit_sections */ -}}
-{{- range $path, $n := $llms.limit_sections | default dict -}}
-  {{- with site.GetPage $path -}}
-    {{- range after $n .RegularPagesRecursive.ByDate.Reverse -}}
-      {{- $excludeList = $excludeList | append .RelPermalink -}}
-    {{- end -}}
-  {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-# {{ site.Title }}
-
-> {{ site.Params.metadata.description | default site.Params.description | default site.Title }}
-
-{{- /* Home Page */ -}}
-{{- $home := site.Home }}
-{{- $showHome := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $home.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showHome }}
-{{- $homeUrl := $home.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $home.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $homeUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ $home.Title | default "Home" }}"
-url: {{ $homeUrl }}
-{{ with $home.Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if $home.RawContent }}{{ $home.RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ $home.Params.description }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Standalone section pages (top-level sections with no pages at any depth) */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.Sections }}
-{{- if not .RegularPagesRecursive }}
-{{- if and .Title .Permalink }}
-{{- $show := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $show }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ .Title }}"
-url: {{ $url }}
-{{ with .Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if .RawContent }}{{ .RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ .Params.description }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Root-level regular pages: About, Contact, etc. */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.RegularPages }}
-{{- $show := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $show }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ .Title }}"
-url: {{ $url }}
-{{ with .Date }}date: "{{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}"
-{{ end -}}
-{{ with .Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if .RawContent }}{{ .RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ .Summary | plainify }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Content sections: Blog, Docs, etc. — top-level only, all nested pages included */ -}}
-{{- range site.Home.Sections }}
-{{- if .RegularPagesRecursive }}
-
-{{- /* Section index page content block */ -}}
-{{- $showSection := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showSection }}
-{{- $sectionUrl := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $sectionUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ .Title }}"
-url: {{ $sectionUrl }}
-{{ with .Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if .RawContent }}{{ .RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ .Params.description }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* All nested pages recursively */ -}}
-{{- range where .RegularPagesRecursive ".Permalink" "ne" "" }}
-{{- if .Title }}
-{{- $show := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" .RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $show }}
-{{- $url := .Permalink -}}
-{{- with .OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $url = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ .Title }}"
-url: {{ $url }}
-{{ with .Date }}date: "{{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}"
-{{ end -}}
-{{ with .Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if .RawContent }}{{ .RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ .Summary | plainify }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Taxonomy list and term pages */ -}}
-{{- range $taxonomyName, $taxonomy := site.Taxonomies }}
-{{- $taxPage := site.GetPage $taxonomyName }}
-{{- if $taxPage }}
-{{- $showTax := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $taxPage.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showTax }}
-{{- $taxUrl := $taxPage.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $taxPage.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $taxUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ $taxPage.Title | default ($taxonomyName | humanize) }}"
-url: {{ $taxUrl }}
-{{ with $taxPage.Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if $taxPage.RawContent }}{{ $taxPage.RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ $taxPage.Params.description }}{{ end }}
-{{- range $termName, $weightedPages := $taxonomy }}
-{{- $termPage := site.GetPage (printf "%s/%s" $taxonomyName $termName) }}
-{{- if $termPage }}
-{{- $showTerm := partial "llms_full_is_valid_page.html" (dict "url" $termPage.RelPermalink "includeList" $includeList "excludeList" $excludeList) }}
-{{- if $showTerm }}
-{{- $termUrl := $termPage.Permalink -}}
-{{- with $termPage.OutputFormats.Get "md" }}{{- $termUrl = .Permalink -}}{{- end }}
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-title: "{{ $termPage.Title | default $termName }}"
-url: {{ $termUrl }}
-{{ with $termPage.Params.description }}description: {{ . }}
-{{ end -}}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{{ if $termPage.RawContent }}{{ $termPage.RawContent }}{{ else }}{{ $termPage.Params.description }}{{ end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- end -}}