diff --git a/src/controllers/documents.controller.js b/src/controllers/documents.controller.js
index 988f643b..73596050 100644
--- a/src/controllers/documents.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/documents.controller.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 const Document = require('../models/Document.model');
 const { markdownToHtml, extractTOC } = require('../utils/markdown.util');
+const { extractAndProcessSections } = require('../utils/sections.util');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger.util');
 
 /**
@@ -113,6 +114,12 @@ async function getDocument(req, res) {
       if (document.translations && document.translations[lang]) {
         const translation = document.translations[lang];
 
+        // TEMPORARY WORKAROUND: Use English sections (markdown structure preserved)
+        // The DeepL translation mangled markdown formatting, so we use English structure
+        // but with translated title and content
+        // TODO: Re-translate with proper markdown preservation settings
+        const sections = document.sections || [];
+
         // Return document with translated fields
         const translatedDoc = {
           ...document,
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ async function getDocument(req, res) {
           content_html: translation.content_html || document.content_html,
           content_markdown: translation.content_markdown || document.content_markdown,
           toc: translation.toc || document.toc,
+          sections: sections, // Use English sections as workaround
           language: lang,
           translation_metadata: translation.metadata
         };
diff --git a/src/utils/sections.util.js b/src/utils/sections.util.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2befddd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/sections.util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/**
+ * Sections Utility
+ * Extract and process document sections from markdown content
+ */
+
+const { markdownToHtml } = require('./markdown.util');
+
+/**
+ * Extract sections from markdown content
+ * Parses H2 headers (##) as section titles
+ */
+function extractSectionsFromMarkdown(markdown) {
+  if (!markdown) return [];
+
+  const lines = markdown.split('\n');
+  const sections = [];
+  let currentSection = null;
+  let contentBuffer = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const line = lines[i];
+
+    // Match H2 headers (## Title)
+    const h2Match = line.match(/^## (.+)$/);
+    if (h2Match) {
+      // Save previous section if exists
+      if (currentSection) {
+        currentSection.content_md = contentBuffer.join('\n').trim();
+        sections.push(currentSection);
+      }
+
+      // Start new section
+      currentSection = {
+        title: h2Match[1].trim(),
+        content_md: ''
+      };
+      contentBuffer = [];
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Collect content for current section
+    if (currentSection) {
+      contentBuffer.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Save final section
+  if (currentSection) {
+    currentSection.content_md = contentBuffer.join('\n').trim();
+    sections.push(currentSection);
+  }
+
+  return sections;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate excerpt from markdown
+ */
+function generateExcerpt(markdown, maxLength = 150) {
+  if (!markdown) return '';
+
+  let text = markdown
+    .replace(/^#+\s+/gm, '')
+    .replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/\[(.+?)\]\(.+?\)/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/`(.+?)`/g, '$1')
+    .replace(/^[-*+]\s+/gm, '')
+    .replace(/^\d+\.\s+/gm, '')
+    .replace(/\n{2,}/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
+
+  if (text.length > maxLength) {
+    text = text.substring(0, maxLength).trim();
+    const lastPeriod = text.lastIndexOf('.');
+    if (lastPeriod > maxLength * 0.7) {
+      text = text.substring(0, lastPeriod + 1);
+    } else {
+      text += '...';
+    }
+  }
+
+  return text;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Estimate reading time from text
+ */
+function estimateReadingTime(text) {
+  if (!text) return 1;
+  const wordCount = text.split(/\s+/).length;
+  const minutes = Math.ceil(wordCount / 200);
+  return Math.max(1, minutes);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Classify section category
+ */
+function classifySection(title, content) {
+  const titleLower = title.toLowerCase();
+  const contentLower = content.toLowerCase();
+
+  if (
+    titleLower.includes('limitation') ||
+    titleLower.includes('failure') ||
+    titleLower.includes('warning') ||
+    titleLower.includes('security') ||
+    titleLower.includes('risk') ||
+    content.match(/⚠️|critical|warning|caution|danger/gi)
+  ) {
+    return 'critical';
+  }
+
+  if (
+    titleLower.includes('glossary') ||
+    titleLower.includes('reference') ||
+    titleLower.includes('contact') ||
+    titleLower.includes('license') ||
+    titleLower.includes('getting started')
+  ) {
+    return 'reference';
+  }
+
+  if (
+    titleLower.includes('technical') ||
+    titleLower.includes('architecture') ||
+    titleLower.includes('implementation') ||
+    titleLower.includes('integration') ||
+    titleLower.includes('api') ||
+    content.match(/```|`[a-z]+`|function|class|const|import/gi)
+  ) {
+    return 'technical';
+  }
+
+  if (
+    titleLower.includes('how') ||
+    titleLower.includes('guide') ||
+    titleLower.includes('tutorial') ||
+    titleLower.includes('example') ||
+    titleLower.includes('use case') ||
+    titleLower.includes('should use') ||
+    titleLower.includes('contributing')
+  ) {
+    return 'practical';
+  }
+
+  return 'conceptual';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine technical level
+ */
+function determineTechnicalLevel(content) {
+  const contentLower = content.toLowerCase();
+
+  if (
+    content.match(/```[\s\S]+```/g) ||
+    contentLower.includes('api') ||
+    contentLower.includes('implementation') ||
+    contentLower.includes('integration') ||
+    contentLower.includes('architecture')
+  ) {
+    return 'advanced';
+  }
+
+  if (
+    contentLower.includes('service') ||
+    contentLower.includes('component') ||
+    contentLower.includes('system') ||
+    contentLower.includes('framework')
+  ) {
+    return 'intermediate';
+  }
+
+  return 'beginner';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate slug from title
+ */
+function generateSlug(title) {
+  return title
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Process sections to add metadata
+ * Enriches sections with HTML content, excerpts, reading time, etc.
+ */
+function processSections(sections) {
+  return sections.map((section, index) => {
+    const content_html = markdownToHtml(section.content_md);
+    const excerpt = generateExcerpt(section.content_md);
+    const readingTime = estimateReadingTime(section.content_md);
+    const category = classifySection(section.title, section.content_md);
+    const technicalLevel = determineTechnicalLevel(section.content_md);
+    const slug = generateSlug(section.title);
+
+    return {
+      ...section,
+      slug,
+      content_html,
+      excerpt,
+      readingTime,
+      category,
+      technicalLevel,
+      order: index + 1
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract and process sections from markdown
+ * Complete pipeline: extract -> process -> return
+ */
+function extractAndProcessSections(markdown) {
+  const sections = extractSectionsFromMarkdown(markdown);
+  return processSections(sections);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  extractSectionsFromMarkdown,
+  generateExcerpt,
+  estimateReadingTime,
+  classifySection,
+  determineTechnicalLevel,
+  generateSlug,
+  processSections,
+  extractAndProcessSections
+};