From 416320303ea54823122597ae7b7159ea9b797b6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruhan Ponnada <48140192+ruhanponnada@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:26:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update create/redirects.mdx

Co-Authored-By: mintlify[bot] <109931778+mintlify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 create/redirects.mdx | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/create/redirects.mdx b/create/redirects.mdx
index c084c5440..dd051efc2 100644
--- a/create/redirects.mdx
+++ b/create/redirects.mdx
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ To match a wildcard path, use `*` after a parameter. In this example, `/beta/:sl
 ]
 ```
 
+<Warning>
+  Do not create redirects that strip your docs subpath prefix, as this causes infinite redirect loops. For example, if your docs are hosted at `/docs`, avoid:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "source": "/docs/:slug*",
+    "destination": "/:slug*"
+  }
+  ```
+  This redirect would continuously loop because the destination `/:slug*` resolves back to `/docs/:slug*`.
+</Warning>
+
 ## Broken links
 
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From 8a726a8f755503423e375a7e57febbcc2d8e2a43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruhan Ponnada <48140192+ruhanponnada@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:33:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update warning message for redirect rules

Clarified warning about redirect rules to prevent infinite loops.
---
 create/redirects.mdx | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/create/redirects.mdx b/create/redirects.mdx
index dd051efc2..752f008e5 100644
--- a/create/redirects.mdx
+++ b/create/redirects.mdx
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ To match a wildcard path, use `*` after a parameter. In this example, `/beta/:sl
 ```
 
 <Warning>
-  Do not create redirects that strip your docs subpath prefix, as this causes infinite redirect loops. For example, if your docs are hosted at `/docs`, avoid:
+  The destination slug cannot match to the source slug. For example, if your docs are hosted at `/docs`, avoid:
   ```json
   {
     "source": "/docs/:slug*",
     "destination": "/:slug*"
   }
   ```
-  This redirect would continuously loop because the destination `/:slug*` resolves back to `/docs/:slug*`.
 </Warning>
 
 ## Broken links