diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 210f232b170..5aff846511c 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ If you're seeing a delay in your PR being merged, ping the LiteLLM Team on [Slac
 
 <!-- Select the type of Pull Request -->
 <!-- Keep only the necessary ones -->
+<!-- NOTE: Documentation lives in a separate repo: https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs -->
+<!-- For doc changes, please open a PR there instead. -->
 
 🆕 New Feature
 🐛 Bug Fix
 🧹 Refactoring
-📖 Documentation
+📖 Documentation (submit doc PRs to [litellm-docs](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs))
 🚄 Infrastructure
 ✅ Test
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8ac83341f64..53ca0922f52 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ If `make test-unit` fails:
 - **Write descriptive commit messages**: Help reviewers understand your changes
 - **Keep PRs focused**: One feature/fix per PR
 - **Test edge cases**: Don't just test the happy path
-- **Update documentation**: If you change APIs, update docs
+- **Update documentation**: If you change APIs, update docs in the [litellm-docs](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs) repo (see [Documentation](#documentation) below)
 
 ## Building and Running Locally
 
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@ Ensure the UI builds successfully before submitting your PR:
 npm run build
 ```
 
+## Documentation
+
+LiteLLM documentation lives in a **separate repository**: [BerriAI/litellm-docs](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs), served at [docs.litellm.ai](https://docs.litellm.ai).
+
+**Do not create or edit documentation files in this repository.** If your changes require documentation updates, please open a separate PR against the [litellm-docs](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs) repo.
+
 ## Submitting Your PR
 
 1. **Push your branch**: `git push origin your-feature-branch`
@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@ Looking for ideas? Check out:
 
 - 🐛 [Good first issues](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/labels/good%20first%20issue)
 - 🚀 [Feature requests](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/labels/enhancement)
-- 📚 Documentation improvements
+- 📚 Documentation improvements (in the [litellm-docs](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-docs) repo)
 - 🧪 Test coverage improvements
 - 🔌 New LLM provider integrations