diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview-stable-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-stable-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f52f8041b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-stable-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Triggers a Mintlify preview deployment for any PR targeting `stable`.
+# Promote-stable PRs target this branch, so reviewers see the docs that will
+# go live the moment the release succeeds.
+name: 👀 Preview docs for stable PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+    branches:
+      - stable
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: preview-stable-docs-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  trigger-preview:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger Mintlify preview
+        id: preview
+        env:
+          MINTLIFY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MINTLIFY_API_KEY }}
+          MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${MINTLIFY_API_KEY}" ] || [ -z "${MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID}" ]; then
+            echo "MINTLIFY_API_KEY or MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID not set; skipping."
+            echo "preview_url=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          response=$(curl -sS -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${MINTLIFY_API_KEY}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"branch\": \"${BRANCH}\"}" \
+            "https://api.mintlify.com/v1/project/preview/${MINTLIFY_PROJECT_ID}")
+
+          echo "Mintlify response: ${response}"
+          preview_url=$(echo "${response}" | jq -r '.previewUrl // empty')
+          echo "preview_url=${preview_url}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # Comment only on first open. Mintlify reuses the same URL for the same
+      # branch on redeploys, so subsequent pushes refresh content in place.
+      - name: Comment preview URL on PR
+        if: steps.preview.outputs.preview_url != '' && github.event.action == 'opened'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          PREVIEW_URL: ${{ steps.preview.outputs.preview_url }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --body "📖 Docs preview: ${PREVIEW_URL}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
index 8709d73df6..b56f944904 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yml
@@ -176,3 +176,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           packages-dir: packages/sdk/langs/python/dist/
           skip-existing: true
+
+      # Stable docs deploy from `docs-stable`. The orchestrator emits
+      # `promote_sha` only when the run released (or no-op'd) on the SHA it
+      # checked out; it stays empty on failure or deferral, so production docs
+      # never advance past a commit whose packages were not actually published.
+      - name: Promote stable docs
+        if: steps.stable_release.outputs.promote_sha != ''
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
+          PROMOTE_SHA: ${{ steps.stable_release.outputs.promote_sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git push origin "${PROMOTE_SHA}:refs/heads/docs-stable"
diff --git a/scripts/release-local-stable.mjs b/scripts/release-local-stable.mjs
index b4fe84ca04..b1e4697b39 100644
--- a/scripts/release-local-stable.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-local-stable.mjs
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ for (const arg of process.argv.slice(2)) {
 setStepOutput('sdk_python_snapshot_tag', '');
 setStepOutput('sdk_python_snapshot_companion_dir', '');
 setStepOutput('sdk_python_snapshot_main_dir', '');
+setStepOutput('promote_sha', '');
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Branch guard
@@ -923,6 +924,13 @@ if (deferredReason && !hasFailed) {
   console.log('\nCurrent run stopped before publishing from a stale checkout. The next queued stable run should continue from the latest branch head.');
 }
 
+// Emit the SHA the docs-stable promotion step should publish. Stays empty when
+// the run failed or was deferred, so production docs never advance past a
+// commit whose packages are not actually published.
+if (!hasFailed && !deferredReason) {
+  setStepOutput('promote_sha', getCurrentHead());
+}
+
 // Remind operator about @semantic-release/git behavior on stable
 const anyReleased = [...results.values()].some((r) => r.status === 'released');
 if (anyReleased && !isDryRun) {