diff --git a/src/markdoc/layouts/Post.svelte b/src/markdoc/layouts/Post.svelte
index dcb56d928db..6b203410dce 100644
--- a/src/markdoc/layouts/Post.svelte
+++ b/src/markdoc/layouts/Post.svelte
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
     export let callToAction: BlogCallToActionInput;
     export let lastUpdated: string;
     export let faqs: { question: string; answer: string }[] | undefined = undefined;
+    /** Frontmatter `draft: true`: the post stays reachable by its direct URL but is hidden from all listings/feeds and marked noindex. */
+    export let draft = false;
 
     const posts = getContext<PostsData[]>('posts')?.filter(
         (post) => !(post.unlisted ?? false) && !(post.draft ?? false)
@@ -133,6 +135,10 @@
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
+    {#if draft}
+        <!-- Draft: reachable by direct URL but kept out of search indexes -->
+        <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
+    {/if}
     <!-- Titles -->
     <title>{resolvedMetaTitle + TITLE_SUFFIX}</title>
     <meta property="og:title" content={resolvedMetaTitle} />
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/+layout.ts b/src/routes/blog/+layout.ts
index 80d57a6b898..ef71bc51742 100644
--- a/src/routes/blog/+layout.ts
+++ b/src/routes/blog/+layout.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { posts, authors, categories } from './content';
+import { publishedPosts, authors, categories } from './content';
 
 export async function load({ data }) {
     return {
-        posts,
+        posts: publishedPosts,
         authors,
         categories,
         rawContent: data.rawContent
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/content.ts b/src/routes/blog/content.ts
index 1880a2fb944..70a73fb6c57 100644
--- a/src/routes/blog/content.ts
+++ b/src/routes/blog/content.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ export const posts = Object.entries(postsGlob)
         return b.date.getTime() - a.date.getTime();
     });
 
+// Posts visible to the public. Drafts are excluded everywhere except their own
+// direct URL: the /blog/post/<slug> route still renders a draft (and emits a
+// noindex meta via Post.svelte), but it never appears in any listing or feed.
+export const publishedPosts = posts.filter((post) => !post.draft);
+
 export const authors = Object.values(authorsGlob).map((authorList) => {
     const { frontmatter } = authorList as {
         frontmatter: AuthorData;
@@ -115,12 +120,14 @@ export const normalizeCategory = (str: string) => str?.replace(/\s+/g, '-').toLo
 
 export const getBlogEntries = () => {
     const filteredCategories = categories.filter((category) =>
-        posts.some((post) => normalizeCategory(post.category) === normalizeCategory(category.name))
+        publishedPosts.some(
+            (post) => normalizeCategory(post.category) === normalizeCategory(category.name)
+        )
     );
 
     return {
         authors,
         filteredCategories,
-        posts: posts.filter((post) => !post.unlisted)
+        posts: publishedPosts.filter((post) => !post.unlisted)
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/feed.json/+server.ts b/src/routes/blog/feed.json/+server.ts
index ea45f6ee037..e3d01942f52 100644
--- a/src/routes/blog/feed.json/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/blog/feed.json/+server.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
-import { posts } from '../content';
+import { publishedPosts } from '../content';
 import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 export const prerender = true;
 
 export const GET: RequestHandler = () => {
     return json({
-        posts,
-        total: Object.keys(posts).length
+        posts: publishedPosts,
+        total: publishedPosts.length
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts b/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts
index cfc2cf1ecf8..f034aafef9c 100644
--- a/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
-import { posts } from '../content';
+import { publishedPosts } from '../content';
 
 export const prerender = true;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = () => {
     <link>https://appwrite.io</link>
     <atom:link href="https://appwrite.io/blog/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
     <description>Appwrite is an open-source platform for building applications at any scale, using your preferred programming languages and tools.</description>
-    ${posts
+    ${publishedPosts
         .map(
             (post) => `<item>
         <title>${encodeText(post.title)}</title>
diff --git a/src/routes/llms-full.txt/+server.ts b/src/routes/llms-full.txt/+server.ts
index 9e7c33134a9..233460f6f9f 100644
--- a/src/routes/llms-full.txt/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/llms-full.txt/+server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { SPECIAL_PAGES } from '../llms-config';
+import { publishedPosts } from '../blog/content';
 
 export const prerender = true;
 
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ const markdocAndMarkdownFiles = import.meta.glob('$routes/**/*.{markdoc,md}', {
     eager: true
 });
 
+// Published (non-draft) blog post slugs — the single source of truth for what is public.
+const PUBLISHED_BLOG_SLUGS = new Set(
+    publishedPosts.map((p) => p.href.split('/blog/post/')[1]).filter(Boolean)
+);
+
 function stripRouteGroups(routePath: string): string {
     return routePath.replace(/\([^/]+\)\//g, '');
 }
@@ -128,6 +134,12 @@ ${page.fullContent}
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Skip draft blog posts: only include published ones (single source of truth)
+            if (href.startsWith('/blog/post')) {
+                const slug = href.split('/blog/post/')[1]?.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+                if (!slug || !PUBLISHED_BLOG_SLUGS.has(slug)) continue;
+            }
+
             const url = new URL(href, base).toString();
 
             const fmOrH1 = extractTitle(raw);
diff --git a/src/routes/llms.txt/+server.ts b/src/routes/llms.txt/+server.ts
index fab781cbfe5..60b5b58f261 100644
--- a/src/routes/llms.txt/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/llms.txt/+server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { SPECIAL_PAGES } from '../llms-config';
+import { publishedPosts } from '../blog/content';
 
 export const prerender = true;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ const markdocAndMarkdownFiles = import.meta.glob('$routes/**/*.{markdoc,md}', {
     eager: true
 });
 
+// Published (non-draft) blog post slugs — the single source of truth for what is public.
+const PUBLISHED_BLOG_SLUGS = new Set(
+    publishedPosts.map((p) => p.href.split('/blog/post/')[1]).filter(Boolean)
+);
+
 // Strip group directories like (marketing) from a route path
 function stripRouteGroups(routePath: string): string {
     return routePath.replace(/\([^/]+\)\//g, '');
@@ -148,6 +154,12 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = ({ request }) => {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Skip draft blog posts: only include published ones (single source of truth)
+            if (href.startsWith('/blog/post')) {
+                const slug = href.split('/blog/post/')[1]?.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+                if (!slug || !PUBLISHED_BLOG_SLUGS.has(slug)) continue;
+            }
+
             const url = new URL(href, base).toString();
 
             const title = extractTitle(raw) ?? href.split('/').pop()!.replace(/[-_]/g, ' ');