diff --git a/docs/design/api-mark-dot-net/dot-net-emitter.md b/docs/design/api-mark-dot-net/dot-net-emitter.md
index 2cbc0cc..97ada06 100644
--- a/docs/design/api-mark-dot-net/dot-net-emitter.md
+++ b/docs/design/api-mark-dot-net/dot-net-emitter.md
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ These helpers are grouped by concern:
   `IsMemberPublic`, `IsMemberPublicOrProtected`, `IsPropertyPublicOrProtected`,
   `GetVisibleMembers`, `ShouldIncludeMember`: determine which types and members are
   included based on the configured visibility level and `IncludeObsolete` flag.
+  `GetVisibleNestedTypes` always excludes compiler-generated nested types (the
+  cached-lambda class, closures/display classes, async/iterator state machines,
+  etc.), even at `ApiVisibility.All`: they carry no source-level documentation,
+  and several of their names contain characters (`<`, `>`, `|`) that are invalid
+  in Windows file paths, which would otherwise break output generation.
 - *Type/member classification* — `IsOperator`, `IsSpecialNameNonConstructor`,
   `IsCompilerGeneratedField`, `IsDelegate`, `IsExtensionMethod`,
   `IsCompilerGenerated(ICustomAttributeProvider)`, `IsCompilerGenerated(TypeDefinition)`,
diff --git a/src/ApiMark.DotNet/DotNetEmitter.cs b/src/ApiMark.DotNet/DotNetEmitter.cs
index e2759df..0bff99c 100644
--- a/src/ApiMark.DotNet/DotNetEmitter.cs
+++ b/src/ApiMark.DotNet/DotNetEmitter.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ internal bool IsTypeVisible(TypeDefinition type)
     ///     Nested-type visibility is tested with the <c>IsNested*</c> flags rather than the
     ///     top-level <c>IsPublic</c> flag because Cecil assigns separate flags to each
     ///     nested-access level. Ordering by name ensures deterministic output regardless of
-    ///     metadata table order.
+    ///     metadata table order. Compiler-generated nested types (closures, state machines,
+    ///     the cached-lambda class, etc.) are always excluded, even at <see cref="ApiVisibility.All"/>:
+    ///     they are implementation details with no source-level documentation, and several of
+    ///     their names contain characters (<c>&lt;</c>, <c>&gt;</c>, <c>|</c>) that are invalid in
+    ///     Windows file paths.
     /// </remarks>
     /// <param name="type">The declaring type whose nested types are to be filtered.</param>
     /// <returns>
@@ -228,6 +232,7 @@ internal bool IsTypeVisible(TypeDefinition type)
     internal IEnumerable<TypeDefinition> GetVisibleNestedTypes(TypeDefinition type)
     {
         return type.NestedTypes
+            .Where(t => !IsCompilerGenerated(t))
             .Where(t => Model.Options.Visibility switch
             {
                 ApiVisibility.Public => t.IsNestedPublic,
diff --git a/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Fixtures/CompilerGeneratedNestedClass.cs b/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Fixtures/CompilerGeneratedNestedClass.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de46ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Fixtures/CompilerGeneratedNestedClass.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) DemaConsulting LLC. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+namespace ApiMark.DotNet.Fixtures;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     A class whose members trigger compiler-generated nested types (a cached-lambda class and
+///     a closure/display class), used to verify ApiMark excludes them at every visibility.
+/// </summary>
+public class CompilerGeneratedNestedClass
+{
+    /// <summary>Doubles every value using a lambda that captures nothing, synthesizing a cached-lambda class.</summary>
+    /// <param name="values">The values to double.</param>
+    /// <returns>An array containing each value doubled.</returns>
+    public int[] DoubleAll(int[] values) => Array.ConvertAll(values, v => v * 2);
+
+    /// <summary>Adds <paramref name="offset"/> to every value using a lambda that captures it, synthesizing a closure class.</summary>
+    /// <param name="values">The values to offset.</param>
+    /// <param name="offset">The amount to add to each value.</param>
+    /// <returns>An array containing each value plus <paramref name="offset"/>.</returns>
+    public int[] AddOffsetToAll(int[] values, int offset) => Array.ConvertAll(values, v => v + offset);
+}
diff --git a/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Tests/DotNetEmitterTests.cs b/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Tests/DotNetEmitterTests.cs
index 9d27ca0..0f8ba72 100644
--- a/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Tests/DotNetEmitterTests.cs
+++ b/test/ApiMark.DotNet.Tests/DotNetEmitterTests.cs
@@ -474,4 +474,31 @@ public void DotNetEmitter_BuildPropertyAccessors_AsymmetricGetSet_UsesMostPermis
         // Assert: getter must be prefixed with its restricted accessibility; setter must have no prefix
         Assert.Equal("protected get; set;", result);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Validates that <see cref="DotNetEmitter.GetVisibleNestedTypes"/> excludes compiler-generated
+    ///     nested types (cached-lambda classes, closures, etc.) even at <see cref="ApiVisibility.All"/>,
+    ///     where they would otherwise be included because they are private/internal and carry no
+    ///     meaningful documentation, and their names (e.g. <c>&lt;&gt;c</c>) are invalid Windows file names.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void DotNetEmitter_GetVisibleNestedTypes_AllVisibility_ExcludesCompilerGeneratedTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = BuildOptions();
+        options.Visibility = ApiVisibility.All;
+        var emitter = (DotNetEmitter)new DotNetGenerator(options).Parse(new InMemoryContext());
+        using var assembly = AssemblyDefinition.ReadAssembly(FixturePaths.GetFixtureDll());
+        var type = assembly.MainModule.Types.Single(t => t.Name == "CompilerGeneratedNestedClass");
+
+        // Sanity check: the compiler did synthesize at least one nested type for the lambdas
+        Assert.NotEmpty(type.NestedTypes);
+
+        // Act
+        var visibleNestedTypes = emitter.GetVisibleNestedTypes(type).ToList();
+
+        // Assert: none of the synthesized nested types (whose names start with '<') are visible
+        Assert.Empty(visibleNestedTypes);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(visibleNestedTypes, t => t.Name.Contains('<', StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
 }