diff --git a/.changeset/route-root-docs-index.md b/.changeset/route-root-docs-index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db776d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/route-root-docs-index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cloudflare/nimbus-docs": patch
+---
+
+Serve the root docs index entry at the catch-all root route.
diff --git a/apps/www/src/pages/[...slug].astro b/apps/www/src/pages/[...slug].astro
index fc82851c..ca3d7a05 100644
--- a/apps/www/src/pages/[...slug].astro
+++ b/apps/www/src/pages/[...slug].astro
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-import type { GetStaticPaths } from "astro";
 import DocsLayout from "../layouts/DocsLayout.astro";
 import {
   getDocsStaticPaths,
@@ -16,17 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { components } from "../components";
 
 export const prerender = true;
-// Serve the root index entry (`docs/index.mdx`) at `/` instead of `/index`,
-// mirroring the `.md`/`.mdx` twin routes which already map `id === "index"`
-// to the bare root segment.
-export const getStaticPaths: GetStaticPaths = async (options) => {
-  const paths = await getDocsStaticPaths(options);
-  return paths.map((path) =>
-    path.params.slug === "index"
-      ? { ...path, params: { ...path.params, slug: undefined } }
-      : path,
-  );
-};
+export const getStaticPaths = getDocsStaticPaths;
 
 const page = await getDocsPage(Astro);
 if (page instanceof Response) return page;
diff --git a/packages/nimbus-docs/src/runtime.ts b/packages/nimbus-docs/src/runtime.ts
index 08ac557e..aa44a091 100644
--- a/packages/nimbus-docs/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/nimbus-docs/src/runtime.ts
@@ -1196,10 +1196,8 @@ async function resolveProseRoute<C extends string>(
  *   export const prerender = true;
  *   export const getStaticPaths = getDocsStaticPaths;
  *
- * The entry's `id` is used verbatim as the slug. So `docs/index.mdx` →
- * `/index`, `docs/guides/setup.mdx` → `/guides/setup`. If you want a docs
- * entry at the root URL, name it appropriately and decide whether to use
- * a static `pages/index.astro` or let the catch-all handle root.
+ * The root `index` entry maps to the catch-all root. So `docs/index.mdx` →
+ * `/`, `docs/guides/setup.mdx` → `/guides/setup`.
  */
 export const getDocsStaticPaths: GetStaticPaths = async () => {
   // Docs-specific helper: always reads the `docs` collection. Other
@@ -1207,7 +1205,7 @@ export const getDocsStaticPaths: GetStaticPaths = async () => {
   // a one-line `getCollection("<name>")`-based getStaticPaths.
   const entries = await getVisibleEntries(["docs"]);
   return entries.map((entry) => ({
-    params: { slug: entry.id },
+    params: { slug: entry.id === "index" ? undefined : entry.id },
     props: { entry },
     cacheKey: String(entry.digest),
   }));
diff --git a/packages/nimbus-docs/test/docs-root-route-contract.test.ts b/packages/nimbus-docs/test/docs-root-route-contract.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec84d2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nimbus-docs/test/docs-root-route-contract.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(
+  fileURLToPath(new URL("../../..", import.meta.url)),
+);
+
+function source(relativePath: string): string {
+  return readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, relativePath), "utf8");
+}
+
+test("the shared docs helper maps the root index entry to the catch-all root", () => {
+  const runtime = source("packages/nimbus-docs/src/runtime.ts");
+  const getDocsStaticPaths = runtime.slice(
+    runtime.indexOf("export const getDocsStaticPaths"),
+    runtime.indexOf("export async function getDocsPageProps"),
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    getDocsStaticPaths,
+    /params:\s*\{\s*slug:\s*entry\.id === "index" \? undefined : entry\.id\s*\}/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    source("packages/nimbus-starter-source/src/pages/[...slug].astro"),
+    /export const getStaticPaths = getDocsStaticPaths;/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    source("apps/www/src/pages/[...slug].astro"),
+    /export const getStaticPaths = getDocsStaticPaths;/,
+  );
+});