diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/scripts/update_fixture_comments.js b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/scripts/update_fixture_comments.js
index 03d259762b052..fefcd5bcb707b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/scripts/update_fixture_comments.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/scripts/update_fixture_comments.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const categories = [
   { key: 'missingComplexTypeInfo', title: 'missing complex type info' },
   { key: 'isAnyType', title: 'any usage' },
   { key: 'noReferences', title: 'no references' },
+  { key: 'unnamedExports', title: 'unnamed exports' },
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -64,11 +65,14 @@ const formatCategory = (title, entries) => {
   const sorted = [...entries].sort((a, b) => {
     const lineA = a.lineNumber ?? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
     const lineB = b.lineNumber ?? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
-    return lineA === lineB ? a.label.localeCompare(b.label) : lineA - lineB;
+    const labelA = a.label || a.textSnippet || '';
+    const labelB = b.label || b.textSnippet || '';
+    return lineA === lineB ? labelA.localeCompare(labelB) : lineA - lineB;
   });
   sorted.forEach((entry) => {
     const lineInfo = entry.lineNumber != null ? `line ${entry.lineNumber}` : 'unknown line';
-    lines.push(`//     ${lineInfo} - ${entry.label}`);
+    const label = entry.label || entry.textSnippet || '(unnamed)';
+    lines.push(`//     ${lineInfo} - ${label}`);
   });
   return lines.join('\n');
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/__test_helpers__/mocks.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/__test_helpers__/mocks.ts
index eb70ee3430836..5d34f474ebf00 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/__test_helpers__/mocks.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/__test_helpers__/mocks.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const createMockPluginStats = (overrides: Partial<ApiStats> = {}): ApiSta
   adoptionTrackedAPIs: [],
   adoptionTrackedAPIsCount: 0,
   adoptionTrackedAPIsUnreferencedCount: 0,
+  unnamedExports: [],
   ...overrides,
 });
 
@@ -108,5 +109,6 @@ export const createMockPluginMetaInfo = (
   owner: { name: 'Test Team', githubTeam: 'test-team' },
   description: 'A test plugin',
   isPlugin: true,
+  unnamedExports: [],
   ...overrides,
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/build_api_declaration.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/build_api_declaration.test.ts
index 8bf6dc0de0876..87baaafe7e1cc 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/build_api_declaration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/build_api_declaration.test.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ beforeAll(() => {
 
   plugins = [getKibanaPlatformPlugin('pluginA')];
 
-  nodes = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugins[0], ApiScope.CLIENT, log);
+  const { nodes: decNodes } = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(
+    project,
+    plugins[0],
+    ApiScope.CLIENT,
+    log
+  );
+  nodes = decNodes;
 });
 
 it('Test number primitive doc def', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/js_doc_utils.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/js_doc_utils.test.ts
index 30afada75bf0a..d60913ad48e49 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/js_doc_utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/build_api_declarations/js_doc_utils.test.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,29 @@ describe('getJSDocParamComment', () => {
     const commentUpper = getJSDocParamComment(node!, 'A');
     expect(commentUpper.length).toBe(0); // Case-sensitive, so 'A' won't match 'a'
   });
+
+  it('handles malformed @param with type but no name', () => {
+    const testProject = new Project({
+      useInMemoryFileSystem: true,
+    });
+
+    const testSourceFile = testProject.createSourceFile(
+      'test.ts',
+      `
+      /**
+       * @param {Object}
+       */
+      function malformedParam(obj: object) {}
+      `
+    );
+
+    const func = testSourceFile.getFunction('malformedParam');
+    expect(func).toBeDefined();
+
+    // Should not throw, and should return empty array since param name is missing in JSDoc.
+    const comment = getJSDocParamComment(func!, 'obj');
+    expect(comment).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('getJSDocReturnTagComment', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.test.ts
index d5f83fc2c8a9d..5421e66707d70 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const createBaseStats = (pluginId: string): AllPluginStats => ({
     eslintDisableFileCount: 0,
     eslintDisableLineCount: 0,
     enzymeImportCount: 0,
+    unnamedExports: [],
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.ts
index 16172b4a218af..6f239a566eb5c 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/check_package_docs_cli.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import {
 import type { PluginOrPackage, MissingApiItemMap } from './types';
 import type { AllPluginStats } from './cli/types';
 
-type ValidationCheck = 'any' | 'comments' | 'exports';
+type ValidationCheck = 'any' | 'comments' | 'exports' | 'unnamed';
 
-const DEFAULT_VALIDATION_CHECKS: ValidationCheck[] = ['any', 'comments', 'exports'];
+const DEFAULT_VALIDATION_CHECKS: ValidationCheck[] = ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed'];
 
 const rootDir = Path.join(__dirname, '../../..');
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export const getValidationResults = (
   const shouldCheckAny = checks.includes('any');
   const shouldCheckComments = checks.includes('comments');
   const shouldCheckExports = checks.includes('exports');
+  const shouldCheckUnnamed = checks.includes('unnamed');
 
   const hasPluginFilter = pluginFilter && pluginFilter.length > 0;
   const hasPackageFilter = packageFilter && packageFilter.length > 0;
@@ -89,10 +90,11 @@ export const getValidationResults = (
           pluginStats.paramDocMismatches.length > 0 ||
           pluginStats.missingComplexTypeInfo.length > 0);
       const hasExportIssues = shouldCheckExports && missingExports > 0;
+      const hasUnnamedIssues = shouldCheckUnnamed && pluginStats.unnamedExports.length > 0;
 
       return {
         pluginId: plugin.id,
-        passed: !(hasAnyIssues || hasCommentIssues || hasExportIssues),
+        passed: !(hasAnyIssues || hasCommentIssues || hasExportIssues || hasUnnamedIssues),
       };
     });
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.test.ts
index 71336e9ca1e8a..f1bb0b6dc5c0b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.test.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('parseCliFlags', () => {
 
     const result = parseCliFlags(flags);
 
-    expect(result.stats).toEqual(['comments', 'any', 'exports']);
+    expect(result.stats).toEqual(['comments', 'any', 'exports', 'unnamed']);
   });
 
   it('dedupes overlapping stats and check flags', () => {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('parseCliFlags', () => {
     };
 
     expect(() => parseCliFlags(flags)).toThrow(
-      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments` and/or `exports`'
+      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, and/or `unnamed`'
     );
   });
 
@@ -123,18 +123,18 @@ describe('parseCliFlags', () => {
     };
 
     expect(() => parseCliFlags(flags)).toThrow(
-      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments` and/or `exports`'
+      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, and/or `unnamed`'
     );
   });
 
   it('accepts valid stats values', () => {
     const flags: CliFlags = {
-      stats: ['any', 'comments', 'exports'],
+      stats: ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed'],
     };
 
     const result = parseCliFlags(flags);
 
-    expect(result.stats).toEqual(['any', 'comments', 'exports']);
+    expect(result.stats).toEqual(['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed']);
   });
 
   it('handles references flag correctly', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.ts
index 771113736fd42..580a7671b9f8a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/parse_cli_flags.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const normalizeStringList = (value: unknown | string[], flagName: string) => {
 const dedupe = (values: string[] | undefined) =>
   values && values.length > 0 ? Array.from(new Set(values)) : undefined;
 
-const VALID_CHECKS = ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'all'] as const;
+const VALID_CHECKS = ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed', 'all'] as const;
 
 const normalizeCheckFlagValues = (check: unknown | string[]) => {
   if (!check) {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const normalizeCheckFlagValues = (check: unknown | string[]) => {
 
   if (!isStringArray(check)) {
     throw createFlagError(
-      'expected --check must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, or `all`'
+      'expected --check must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, `unnamed`, or `all`'
     );
   }
 
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ const expandChecks = (checks: string[] | undefined) => {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const expanded = checks.flatMap((c) => (c === 'all' ? ['any', 'comments', 'exports'] : [c]));
+  const expanded = checks.flatMap((c) =>
+    c === 'all' ? ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed'] : [c]
+  );
 
   const invalid = expanded.find((c) => !VALID_CHECKS.includes(c as (typeof VALID_CHECKS)[number]));
   if (invalid) {
     throw createFlagError(
-      'expected --check must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, or `all`'
+      'expected --check must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, `unnamed`, or `all`'
     );
   }
 
@@ -71,8 +73,11 @@ const expandChecks = (checks: string[] | undefined) => {
 };
 
 const validateStats = (stats: string[] | undefined) => {
-  if (stats && stats.find((s) => s !== 'any' && s !== 'comments' && s !== 'exports')) {
-    throw createFlagError('expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments` and/or `exports`');
+  const validValues = ['any', 'comments', 'exports', 'unnamed'];
+  if (stats && stats.find((s) => !validValues.includes(s))) {
+    throw createFlagError(
+      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, and/or `unnamed`'
+    );
   }
 };
 
@@ -86,7 +91,9 @@ const normalizeStats = (value: unknown | string[]) => {
   }
 
   if (!isStringArray(value)) {
-    throw createFlagError('expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments` and/or `exports`');
+    throw createFlagError(
+      'expected --stats must only contain `any`, `comments`, `exports`, and/or `unnamed`'
+    );
   }
 
   return value;
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/build_api_map.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/build_api_map.ts
index 8fa5444ba1533..50ea9ffc55f7a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/build_api_map.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/build_api_map.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export function buildApiMap(
     unreferencedDeprecations,
     referencedDeprecations,
     adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
   } = getPluginApiMap(project, plugins, log, {
     collectReferences: options.collectReferences,
     pluginFilter: options.pluginFilter,
@@ -58,5 +59,6 @@ export function buildApiMap(
     referencedDeprecations,
     unreferencedDeprecations,
     adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.test.ts
index e2446555430cd..8511baba6dce9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ describe('collectStats', () => {
       referencedDeprecations: {},
       unreferencedDeprecations: {},
       adoptionTrackedAPIs: {},
+      unnamedExports: {},
     };
 
     (collectApiStatsForPlugin as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ describe('collectStats', () => {
       adoptionTrackedAPIs: [],
       adoptionTrackedAPIsCount: 0,
       adoptionTrackedAPIsUnreferencedCount: 0,
+      unnamedExports: [],
     });
 
     (countEslintDisableLines as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.ts
index d42ebb80461cf..497c609ecf7ef 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/collect_stats.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ export async function collectStats(
   options: CliOptions
 ): Promise<AllPluginStats> {
   const { plugins, pathsByPlugin } = setupResult;
-  const { pluginApiMap, missingApiItems, referencedDeprecations, adoptionTrackedAPIs } =
-    apiMapResult;
+  const {
+    pluginApiMap,
+    missingApiItems,
+    referencedDeprecations,
+    adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
+  } = apiMapResult;
 
   const allPluginStats: AllPluginStats = {};
 
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ export async function collectStats(
         missingApiItems,
         referencedDeprecations,
         adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+        unnamedExports,
       }),
       owner: plugin.manifest.owner,
       description: plugin.manifest.description,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/report_metrics.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/report_metrics.test.ts
index b927a026a8ab8..9d078a60c6093 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/report_metrics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/report_metrics.test.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ describe('reportMetrics', () => {
       referencedDeprecations: {},
       unreferencedDeprecations: {},
       adoptionTrackedAPIs: {},
+      unnamedExports: {},
     };
 
     allPluginStats = {
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ describe('reportMetrics', () => {
         eslintDisableLineCount: 0,
         eslintDisableFileCount: 0,
         enzymeImportCount: 0,
+        unnamedExports: [],
       },
     };
   });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/write_docs.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/write_docs.test.ts
index 2465777aabdb9..dcbfa4e914285 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/write_docs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/tasks/write_docs.test.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ describe('writeDocs', () => {
       referencedDeprecations: {},
       unreferencedDeprecations: {},
       adoptionTrackedAPIs: {},
+      unnamedExports: {},
     };
 
     allPluginStats = {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ describe('writeDocs', () => {
         eslintDisableLineCount: 0,
         eslintDisableFileCount: 0,
         enzymeImportCount: 0,
+        unnamedExports: [],
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/types.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/types.ts
index 2e0f01c32f6fa..b2e3fa26b8ae4 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/cli/types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   ReferencedDeprecationsByPlugin,
   UnreferencedDeprecationsByPlugin,
   AdoptionTrackedAPIsByPlugin,
+  UnnamedExportsByPlugin,
   ApiStats,
   PluginMetaInfo,
 } from '../types';
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ export interface BuildApiMapResult {
   unreferencedDeprecations: UnreferencedDeprecationsByPlugin;
   /** Adoption-tracked APIs. */
   adoptionTrackedAPIs: AdoptionTrackedAPIsByPlugin;
+  /** Unnamed exports found during API collection. */
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExportsByPlugin;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.test.ts
index 44564608ba89f..382ef0407abb9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.test.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ describe('getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const nodes = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, ApiScope.CLIENT, log);
+    const result = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, ApiScope.CLIENT, log);
 
-    expect(nodes).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result).toEqual({ nodes: [], unnamedExports: [] });
   });
 
   it('handles files that do not exist gracefully', () => {
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ describe('getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const nodes = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, ApiScope.CLIENT, log);
+    const result = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, ApiScope.CLIENT, log);
 
-    // Should return empty array when file doesn't exist
-    expect(nodes).toEqual([]);
+    // Should return empty result when file doesn't exist
+    expect(result).toEqual({ nodes: [], unnamedExports: [] });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.ts
index cb306c4bec2e5..741033066e651 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@
 import Path from 'path';
 import type { ToolingLog } from '@kbn/tooling-log';
 import type { Project, SourceFile, Node } from 'ts-morph';
-import type { ApiScope, PluginOrPackage } from './types';
+import { type ApiScope, type PluginOrPackage, type UnnamedExport } from './types';
 import { isNamedNode, getSourceFileMatching } from './tsmorph_utils';
 
+/**
+ * Result of collecting declaration nodes, including any unnamed exports found.
+ */
+export interface DeclarationNodesResult {
+  nodes: Node[];
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExport[];
+}
+
 /**
  * Determines which file in the project to grab nodes from, depending on the plugin and scope, then returns those nodes.
  *
@@ -21,17 +29,20 @@ import { isNamedNode, getSourceFileMatching } from './tsmorph_utils';
  * @param scope - The "scope"  of the API we want to extract: public, server or common.
  * @param log - logging utility.
  *
- * @return Every publically exported Node from the given plugin and scope (public, server, common).
+ * @return Every publicly exported Node from the given plugin and scope (public, server, common),
+ *         along with any unnamed exports that were encountered.
  */
 export function getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(
   project: Project,
   plugin: PluginOrPackage,
   scope: ApiScope,
   log: ToolingLog
-): Node[] {
+): DeclarationNodesResult {
   // Packages specify the intended scope in the package.json, while plugins specify the scope
   // using folder structure.
-  if (!plugin.isPlugin && scope !== plugin.scope) return [];
+  if (!plugin.isPlugin && scope !== plugin.scope) {
+    return { nodes: [], unnamedExports: [] };
+  }
 
   const path = plugin.isPlugin
     ? Path.join(`${plugin.directory}`, scope.toString(), 'index.ts')
@@ -39,20 +50,30 @@ export function getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(
   const file = getSourceFileMatching(project, path);
 
   if (file) {
-    return getExportedFileDeclarations(file, log);
+    return getExportedFileDeclarations(file, plugin.id, scope, log);
   } else {
     log.debug(`No file found: ${path}`);
-    return [];
+    return { nodes: [], unnamedExports: [] };
   }
 }
 
 /**
+ * Extracts exported declaration nodes from a source file.
  *
- * @param source the file we want to extract exported declaration nodes from.
- * @param log
+ * @param source - The file we want to extract exported declaration nodes from.
+ * @param pluginId - The plugin or package ID for tracking unnamed exports.
+ * @param scope - The API scope (client, server, common).
+ * @param log - Logging utility.
+ * @returns The extracted nodes and any unnamed exports encountered.
  */
-function getExportedFileDeclarations(source: SourceFile, log: ToolingLog): Node[] {
+function getExportedFileDeclarations(
+  source: SourceFile,
+  pluginId: string,
+  scope: ApiScope,
+  log: ToolingLog
+): DeclarationNodesResult {
   const nodes: Node[] = [];
+  const unnamedExports: UnnamedExport[] = [];
   const exported = source.getExportedDeclarations();
 
   // Filter out the exported declarations that exist only for the plugin system itself.
@@ -70,11 +91,29 @@ function getExportedFileDeclarations(source: SourceFile, log: ToolingLog): Node[
       if (name && name !== '') {
         nodes.push(ed);
       } else {
-        log.warning(`API with missing name encountered, text is ` + ed.getText().substring(0, 50));
+        const filePath = source.getFilePath();
+        const lineNumber = ed.getStartLineNumber();
+        const textSnippet = ed.getText().substring(0, 100).replace(/\n/g, ' ');
+        unnamedExports.push({
+          pluginId,
+          scope,
+          path: filePath,
+          lineNumber,
+          textSnippet,
+        });
+        log.debug(
+          `Unnamed export in ${pluginId} at ${filePath}:${lineNumber}: ${textSnippet.substring(
+            0,
+            50
+          )}`
+        );
       }
     });
   });
 
   log.debug(`Collected ${nodes.length} exports from file ${source.getFilePath()}`);
-  return nodes;
+  if (unnamedExports.length > 0) {
+    log.debug(`Found ${unnamedExports.length} unnamed exports in ${source.getFilePath()}`);
+  }
+  return { nodes, unnamedExports };
 }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api.ts
index 04eac17794580..07003e5ba3eb0 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,28 @@
 import Path from 'path';
 import type { Node, Project } from 'ts-morph';
 import type { ToolingLog } from '@kbn/tooling-log';
-import type { PluginOrPackage } from './types';
+import type { PluginOrPackage, UnnamedExport } from './types';
 import { ApiScope, Lifecycle } from './types';
 import type { ApiDeclaration, PluginApi } from './types';
 import { buildApiDeclarationTopNode } from './build_api_declarations/build_api_declaration';
 import { getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope } from './get_declaration_nodes_for_plugin';
 import { getSourceFileMatching } from './tsmorph_utils';
 
+/**
+ * Warnings encountered during plugin API collection.
+ */
+export interface PluginApiWarnings {
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExport[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Result of collecting plugin API, including any warnings found.
+ */
+export interface PluginApiResult {
+  pluginApi: PluginApi;
+  warnings: PluginApiWarnings;
+}
+
 /**
  * Collects all the information necessary to generate this plugins mdx api file(s).
  */
@@ -26,23 +41,60 @@ export function getPluginApi(
   plugins: PluginOrPackage[],
   log: ToolingLog,
   captureReferences: boolean
-): PluginApi {
-  const client = getDeclarations(project, plugin, ApiScope.CLIENT, plugins, log, captureReferences);
-  const server = getDeclarations(project, plugin, ApiScope.SERVER, plugins, log, captureReferences);
-  const common = getDeclarations(project, plugin, ApiScope.COMMON, plugins, log, captureReferences);
+): PluginApiResult {
+  const clientResult = getDeclarations(
+    project,
+    plugin,
+    ApiScope.CLIENT,
+    plugins,
+    log,
+    captureReferences
+  );
+  const serverResult = getDeclarations(
+    project,
+    plugin,
+    ApiScope.SERVER,
+    plugins,
+    log,
+    captureReferences
+  );
+  const commonResult = getDeclarations(
+    project,
+    plugin,
+    ApiScope.COMMON,
+    plugins,
+    log,
+    captureReferences
+  );
+
+  const unnamedExports = [
+    ...clientResult.unnamedExports,
+    ...serverResult.unnamedExports,
+    ...commonResult.unnamedExports,
+  ];
+
   return {
-    id: plugin.id,
-    client,
-    server,
-    common,
-    serviceFolders: plugin.manifest.serviceFolders,
+    pluginApi: {
+      id: plugin.id,
+      client: clientResult.declarations,
+      server: serverResult.declarations,
+      common: commonResult.declarations,
+      serviceFolders: plugin.manifest.serviceFolders,
+    },
+    warnings: {
+      unnamedExports,
+    },
   };
 }
 
+interface DeclarationResult {
+  declarations: ApiDeclaration[];
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExport[];
+}
+
 /**
- *
- * @returns All exported ApiDeclarations for the given plugin and scope (client, server, common), broken into
- * groups of typescript kinds (functions, classes, interfaces, etc).
+ * Returns all exported ApiDeclarations for the given plugin and scope (client, server, common),
+ * along with any unnamed exports that were encountered.
  */
 function getDeclarations(
   project: Project,
@@ -51,8 +103,8 @@ function getDeclarations(
   plugins: PluginOrPackage[],
   log: ToolingLog,
   captureReferences: boolean
-): ApiDeclaration[] {
-  const nodes = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, scope, log);
+): DeclarationResult {
+  const { nodes, unnamedExports } = getDeclarationNodesForPluginScope(project, plugin, scope, log);
 
   const contractTypes = getContractTypes(project, plugin, scope);
 
@@ -78,7 +130,7 @@ function getDeclarations(
   }, []);
 
   // We have all the ApiDeclarations, now lets group them by typescript kinds.
-  return declarations;
+  return { declarations, unnamedExports };
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api_map.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api_map.ts
index 0a760bdd7c46d..9cd53f1d0f960 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api_map.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/get_plugin_api_map.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type {
   PluginOrPackage,
   ReferencedDeprecationsByPlugin,
   UnreferencedDeprecationsByPlugin,
+  UnnamedExportsByPlugin,
 } from './types';
 import { removeBrokenLinks } from './utils';
 import type { AdoptionTrackedAPIStats } from './types';
@@ -33,13 +34,20 @@ export function getPluginApiMap(
   referencedDeprecations: ReferencedDeprecationsByPlugin;
   unreferencedDeprecations: UnreferencedDeprecationsByPlugin;
   adoptionTrackedAPIs: AdoptionTrackedAPIsByPlugin;
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExportsByPlugin;
 } {
   log.debug('Building plugin API map, getting missing comments, and collecting deprecations...');
   const pluginApiMap: { [key: string]: PluginApi } = {};
+  const unnamedExports: UnnamedExportsByPlugin = {};
+
   plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
     const captureReferences =
       collectReferences && (!pluginFilter || pluginFilter.indexOf(plugin.id) >= 0);
-    pluginApiMap[plugin.id] = getPluginApi(project, plugin, plugins, log, captureReferences);
+    const { pluginApi, warnings } = getPluginApi(project, plugin, plugins, log, captureReferences);
+    pluginApiMap[plugin.id] = pluginApi;
+    if (warnings.unnamedExports.length > 0) {
+      unnamedExports[plugin.id] = warnings.unnamedExports;
+    }
   });
 
   // Mapping of plugin id to the missing source API id to all the plugin API items that referenced this item.
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ export function getPluginApiMap(
     referencedDeprecations,
     unreferencedDeprecations,
     adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/api_doc_suite.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/api_doc_suite.test.ts
index 1da8607ffc720..53f623918aeed 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/api_doc_suite.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/api_doc_suite.test.ts
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
   pluginA.manifest.serviceFolders = ['foo'];
   const plugins: PluginOrPackage[] = [pluginA, pluginB];
 
-  const { pluginApiMap, missingApiItems, referencedDeprecations, adoptionTrackedAPIs } =
-    getPluginApiMap(project, plugins, log, { collectReferences: false });
+  const {
+    pluginApiMap,
+    missingApiItems,
+    referencedDeprecations,
+    adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
+  } = getPluginApiMap(project, plugins, log, { collectReferences: false });
 
   doc = pluginApiMap.pluginA;
 
@@ -128,11 +133,13 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     missingApiItems,
     referencedDeprecations,
     adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
   });
   pluginBStats = collectApiStatsForPlugin(pluginApiMap.pluginB, {
     missingApiItems,
     referencedDeprecations,
     adoptionTrackedAPIs,
+    unnamedExports,
   });
 
   mdxOutputFolder = Path.resolve(__dirname, 'snapshots');
@@ -156,12 +163,22 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
       missingComplexTypeInfo: pluginAStats.missingComplexTypeInfo.length,
       isAnyType: pluginAStats.isAnyType.length,
       noReferences: pluginAStats.noReferences.length,
+      unnamedExports: pluginAStats.unnamedExports.length,
     },
     missingComments: pluginAStats.missingComments.map(mapStat),
     paramDocMismatches: pluginAStats.paramDocMismatches.map(mapStat),
     missingComplexTypeInfo: pluginAStats.missingComplexTypeInfo.map(mapStat),
     isAnyType: pluginAStats.isAnyType.map(mapStat),
     noReferences: pluginAStats.noReferences.map(mapStat),
+    unnamedExports: pluginAStats.unnamedExports.map(
+      ({ pluginId, scope, path, lineNumber, textSnippet }) => ({
+        pluginId,
+        scope,
+        path,
+        lineNumber,
+        textSnippet,
+      })
+    ),
   };
   fs.writeFileSync(
     Path.resolve(mdxOutputFolder, 'plugin_a.stats.json'),
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/snapshots/plugin_a.stats.json b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/snapshots/plugin_a.stats.json
index 9ab45220e4a32..c840a22f1c4c7 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/snapshots/plugin_a.stats.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/integration_tests/snapshots/plugin_a.stats.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "paramDocMismatches": 13,
     "missingComplexTypeInfo": 15,
     "isAnyType": 1,
-    "noReferences": 135
+    "noReferences": 135,
+    "unnamedExports": 0
   },
   "missingComments": [
     {
@@ -1841,5 +1842,6 @@
       "lineNumber": 12,
       "columnNumber": 1
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "unnamedExports": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/split_apis_by_folder.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/split_apis_by_folder.test.ts
index ccb81a5797c21..e882254b300b6 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/split_apis_by_folder.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/split_apis_by_folder.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ beforeAll(() => {
   pluginA.manifest.serviceFolders = ['foo'];
   const plugins: PluginOrPackage[] = [pluginA];
 
-  doc = getPluginApi(project, plugins[0], plugins, log, false);
+  const { pluginApi } = getPluginApi(project, plugins[0], plugins, log, false);
+  doc = pluginApi;
 });
 
 test('foo service has all exports', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/write_plugin_split_by_folder.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/write_plugin_split_by_folder.test.ts
index bbbdb94e920b4..862b0fc120387 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/write_plugin_split_by_folder.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/mdx/write_plugin_split_by_folder.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export interface Zed = { zed: string }`
     },
   ];
 
-  const doc = getPluginApi(project, plugins[0], plugins, log, false);
+  const { pluginApi: doc } = getPluginApi(project, plugins[0], plugins, log, false);
   const docs = splitApisByFolder(doc);
 
   // The api at the main level, and one on a service level.
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/stats.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/stats.ts
index 217aa7f0d9407..d21677db3b5b1 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/stats.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/stats.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
  * Collects API stats for a single plugin.
  */
 export function collectApiStatsForPlugin(doc: PluginApi, issues: IssuesByPlugin): ApiStats {
-  const { missingApiItems, referencedDeprecations, adoptionTrackedAPIs } = issues;
+  const { missingApiItems, referencedDeprecations, adoptionTrackedAPIs, unnamedExports } = issues;
 
   const stats: ApiStats = {
     missingComments: [],
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export function collectApiStatsForPlugin(doc: PluginApi, issues: IssuesByPlugin)
     adoptionTrackedAPIsUnreferencedCount: 0,
     apiCount: countApiForPlugin(doc),
     missingExports: Object.values(missingApiItems[doc.id] ?? {}).length,
+    unnamedExports: unnamedExports?.[doc.id] || [],
   };
   Object.values(doc.client).forEach((def) => {
     collectStatsForApi(def, stats, doc);
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/types.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/types.ts
index f25bc3ae0151e..deba9c512e6c4 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/types.ts
@@ -308,6 +308,30 @@ export interface ApiStats {
    * Number of adoption-tracked APIs that are still not referenced.
    */
   adoptionTrackedAPIsUnreferencedCount: number;
+  /**
+   * Unnamed exports found in this plugin (e.g., JSDoc comments above non-declarations).
+   */
+  unnamedExports: UnnamedExport[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents an exported declaration that has no identifiable name.
+ * This typically occurs when a JSDoc-style comment appears above a line
+ * that isn't a proper declaration.
+ */
+export interface UnnamedExport {
+  pluginId: string;
+  scope: ApiScope;
+  path: string;
+  lineNumber: number;
+  textSnippet: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A mapping of plugin id to a list of unnamed exports found in that plugin.
+ */
+export interface UnnamedExportsByPlugin {
+  [pluginId: string]: UnnamedExport[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -318,6 +342,7 @@ export interface IssuesByPlugin {
   missingApiItems: MissingApiItemMap;
   referencedDeprecations: ReferencedDeprecationsByPlugin;
   adoptionTrackedAPIs: AdoptionTrackedAPIsByPlugin;
+  unnamedExports?: UnnamedExportsByPlugin;
 }
 
 export type PluginMetaInfo = ApiStats & {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/utils.test.ts b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/utils.test.ts
index 706e8cdaf8959..2f3dfdce9c5a6 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-docs-utils/src/utils.test.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ it('test removeBrokenLinks', () => {
 
   const pluginApiMap: { [key: string]: PluginApi } = {};
   plugins.map((plugin) => {
-    pluginApiMap[plugin.id] = getPluginApi(project, plugin, plugins, log, false);
+    pluginApiMap[plugin.id] = getPluginApi(project, plugin, plugins, log, false).pluginApi;
   });
 
   const missingApiItems: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: string[] } } = {};