diff --git a/.claude/skills/vale-linting/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/vale-linting/SKILL.md
index aa324981c..760487d52 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/vale-linting/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/vale-linting/SKILL.md
@@ -299,15 +299,42 @@ echo "systemd" >> .ci/vale/styles/config/vocabularies/InfluxDataDocs/accept.txt
 
 ### Creating a Product-Specific Override
 
+> [!Important]
+> Product-specific `.vale.ini` files must include the same disabled rules as the
+> root `.vale.ini`. Rules disabled in the root config are **not** inherited by
+> product-specific configs. Omitting them re-enables the rules for those products.
+> For example, omitting `Google.Units = NO` causes duration literals like `7d`,
+> `24h` to be flagged as errors in product-specific linting runs.
+
 ```bash
 # 1. Create product-specific .vale.ini
 cat > content/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/.vale.ini << 'EOF'
 StylesPath = ../../../.ci/vale/styles
-MinAlertLevel = error
+MinAlertLevel = warning
 Vocab = InfluxDataDocs
 
+Packages = Google, write-good, Hugo
+
 [*.md]
 BasedOnStyles = Vale, InfluxDataDocs, Google, write-good
+
+# These rules must be disabled in every product .vale.ini, same as the root .vale.ini.
+Google.Acronyms = NO
+Google.DateFormat = NO
+Google.Ellipses = NO
+Google.Headings = NO
+Google.WordList = NO
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+Vale.Terms = NO
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
+
 # Product-specific overrides
 InfluxDataDocs.Branding = YES
 EOF
diff --git a/content/influxdb/v2/.vale.ini b/content/influxdb/v2/.vale.ini
index 06147959c..3538a1d80 100644
--- a/content/influxdb/v2/.vale.ini
+++ b/content/influxdb/v2/.vale.ini
@@ -14,4 +14,22 @@ Google.DateFormat = NO
 Google.Ellipses = NO
 Google.Headings = NO
 Google.WordList = NO
-Vale.Spelling = NO
\ No newline at end of file
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
+# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
+# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
+Vale.Terms = NO
+# Disable write-good.TooWordy - flags legitimate technical terms like
+# "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple", "However" that are standard in
+# database documentation.
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
+# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
+# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/.vale.ini b/content/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/.vale.ini
index c2ca4cb2f..35dfc38e5 100644
--- a/content/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/.vale.ini
+++ b/content/influxdb3/cloud-dedicated/.vale.ini
@@ -14,4 +14,22 @@ Google.DateFormat = NO
 Google.Ellipses = NO
 Google.Headings = NO
 Google.WordList = NO
-Vale.Spelling = NO
\ No newline at end of file
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
+# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
+# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
+Vale.Terms = NO
+# Disable write-good.TooWordy - flags legitimate technical terms like
+# "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple", "However" that are standard in
+# database documentation.
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
+# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
+# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/.vale.ini b/content/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/.vale.ini
index 4472fd3c1..9ebc431b7 100644
--- a/content/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/.vale.ini
+++ b/content/influxdb3/cloud-serverless/.vale.ini
@@ -14,4 +14,22 @@ Google.DateFormat = NO
 Google.Ellipses = NO
 Google.Headings = NO
 Google.WordList = NO
-Vale.Spelling = NO
\ No newline at end of file
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
+# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
+# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
+Vale.Terms = NO
+# Disable write-good.TooWordy - flags legitimate technical terms like
+# "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple", "However" that are standard in
+# database documentation.
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
+# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
+# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/influxdb3/clustered/.vale.ini b/content/influxdb3/clustered/.vale.ini
index c381f0cde..2ae7567c0 100644
--- a/content/influxdb3/clustered/.vale.ini
+++ b/content/influxdb3/clustered/.vale.ini
@@ -14,4 +14,22 @@ Google.DateFormat = NO
 Google.Ellipses = NO
 Google.Headings = NO
 Google.WordList = NO
-Vale.Spelling = NO
\ No newline at end of file
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
+# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
+# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
+Vale.Terms = NO
+# Disable write-good.TooWordy - flags legitimate technical terms like
+# "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple", "However" that are standard in
+# database documentation.
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
+# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
+# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/influxdb3/core/.vale.ini b/content/influxdb3/core/.vale.ini
index 86731aebf..03f6d282a 100644
--- a/content/influxdb3/core/.vale.ini
+++ b/content/influxdb3/core/.vale.ini
@@ -19,4 +19,22 @@ Google.DateFormat = NO
 Google.Ellipses = NO
 Google.Headings = NO
 Google.WordList = NO
-Vale.Spelling = NO
\ No newline at end of file
+# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
+# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
+Google.Units = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
+# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
+# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
+Vale.Terms = NO
+# Disable write-good.TooWordy - flags legitimate technical terms like
+# "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple", "However" that are standard in
+# database documentation.
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
+# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
+# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
+TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
+  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
+  `[^`]+`
\ No newline at end of file