diff --git a/ai/model-context-protocol.mdx b/ai/model-context-protocol.mdx
index 0a1bbe7b0..24e46883f 100644
--- a/ai/model-context-protocol.mdx
+++ b/ai/model-context-protocol.mdx
@@ -41,6 +41,36 @@ View and copy your MCP server URL on the [MCP server page](https://dashboard.min
   Hosted MCP servers use the `/mcp` path in their URLs. Other navigation elements cannot use the `/mcp` path.
 </Note>
 
+## Content filtering and indexing
+
+Your MCP server searches content that Mintlify indexes from your documentation repository. File processing and search indexing control what content is available through your MCP server.
+
+### File processing with `.mintignore`
+
+If files match [.mintignore](/organize/mintignore) patterns, Mintlify does not process or index them. These files are not available through your MCP server.
+
+### Search indexing with `docs.json`
+
+After Mintlify processes files, it determines which pages to index for search. By default, only pages included in your `docs.json` navigation are indexed and searchable through your MCP server.
+
+Mintlify excludes [hidden pages](/organize/hidden-pages) (pages not in your navigation) from the search index unless you choose to index all pages. To include hidden pages in your MCP server's search results, add the `seo.indexing` property to your `docs.json`.
+
+```json
+"seo": {
+    "indexing": "all"
+}
+```
+
+To exclude a specific page from search indexing, add `noindex: true` to its frontmatter.
+
+```mdx
+---
+title: "Hidden page"
+description: "This page is not in the navigation, but is available through search."
+noindex: true
+---
+```
+
 ## Use your MCP server
 
 Your users must connect your MCP server to their preferred AI tools.
diff --git a/organize/mintignore.mdx b/organize/mintignore.mdx
index 72ddecf34..01eb5acc4 100644
--- a/organize/mintignore.mdx
+++ b/organize/mintignore.mdx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---
-title: "Mintignore"
-description: "Exclude specific files and directories from your published documentation."
+title: "Exclude files from publishing"
+sidebarTitle: "Exclude files"
+description: "Exclude specific files and directories from your published documentation with a `.mintignore` file."
 keywords: ["exclude", "ignore", "gitignore", "drafts", "private"]
 ---
 
-The `.mintignore` file allows you to exclude specific files and directories from being processed and published to your documentation site.
+The `.mintignore` file allows you to exclude specific files and directories in your documentation repository from being processed and published to your documentation site.
 
 Use `.mintignore` to keep drafts, internal notes, and source files out of your public documentation while maintaining them in your repository.