diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/trailing-blanks.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/trailing-blanks.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5adf97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/trailing-blanks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+title: Trailing Blanks
+description: Fixture for trailing blank-line handling in the markdown output.
+---
+
+First paragraph.
+
+Second paragraph.
+
+
+
diff --git a/layouts/partials/llm/safe-content.html b/layouts/partials/llm/safe-content.html
index 49f18d4..4b2d8c2 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/llm/safe-content.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/llm/safe-content.html
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@
 {{- /* Collapse runs of 3+ newlines to a single blank line */ -}}
 {{- $content = $content | replaceRE `\n{3,}` "\n\n" -}}
 
-{{- /* Trim leading newlines so the caller controls top-of-content spacing */ -}}
-{{- $content = strings.TrimLeft "\n" $content -}}
+{{- /* Trim surrounding blank lines and end with a single newline: the leading trim lets the
+       caller control top-of-content spacing, while trimming trailing blank lines and adding
+       one final newline avoids stray trailing blanks (MD012) yet keeps a single final
+       newline (MD047). */ -}}
+{{- $content = strings.Trim $content "\n" -}}
 
-{{- return $content -}}
+{{- return (printf "%s\n" $content) -}}