diff --git a/docs/site/lib/md-tracking.ts b/docs/site/lib/md-tracking.ts
index 3a59c431151b2..6dd3ff7a05ab4 100644
--- a/docs/site/lib/md-tracking.ts
+++ b/docs/site/lib/md-tracking.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ interface TrackMdRequestParams {
   userAgent: string | null;
   referer: string | null;
   acceptHeader: string | null;
+  /**
+   * How the markdown was requested:
+   * - 'md-url' for direct .md URLs
+   * - 'header-negotiated' for Accept header
+   */
+  requestType?: "md-url" | "header-negotiated";
 }
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +22,8 @@ export async function trackMdRequest({
   path,
   userAgent,
   referer,
-  acceptHeader
+  acceptHeader,
+  requestType
 }: TrackMdRequestParams): Promise<void> {
   if (!MD_TRACKING_URL || !MD_TRACKING_API_KEY) {
     // Tracking not configured, skip silently
@@ -35,7 +42,8 @@ export async function trackMdRequest({
         source: "turborepo",
         userAgent,
         referer,
-        acceptHeader
+        acceptHeader,
+        requestType
       })
     });
 
diff --git a/docs/site/proxy.ts b/docs/site/proxy.ts
index 86a159329bd2f..148fa48d3b6f0 100644
--- a/docs/site/proxy.ts
+++ b/docs/site/proxy.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ const internationalizer = createI18nMiddleware(i18n);
 function trackMd(
   request: NextRequest,
   context: NextFetchEvent,
-  path: string
+  path: string,
+  requestType?: "md-url" | "header-negotiated"
 ): void {
   context.waitUntil(
     trackMdRequest({
       path,
       userAgent: request.headers.get("user-agent"),
       referer: request.headers.get("referer"),
-      acceptHeader: request.headers.get("accept")
+      acceptHeader: request.headers.get("accept"),
+      requestType
     })
   );
 }
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ const proxy = (request: NextRequest, context: NextFetchEvent) => {
     if (result) {
       // Track with path without lang prefix (e.g., /llms.md/getting-started)
       const trackingPath = result.replace(/^\/[a-z]{2}\//, "/");
-      trackMd(request, context, trackingPath);
+      trackMd(request, context, trackingPath, "header-negotiated");
       return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL(result, request.nextUrl));
     }
   }