diff --git a/default_conf.py.tpl b/default_conf.py.tpl
index 3c2426f27..d7455cbb2 100644
--- a/default_conf.py.tpl
+++ b/default_conf.py.tpl
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ project = {PROJECT}
 project_url = {PROJECT_URL}
 version = "0.0.0"
 
+# Allow feature IDs that use the Bazel module name without its first
+# underscore-separated prefix (for example, ``score_docs_as_code`` becomes
+# ``docs_as_code``).  A user-provided conf.py remains authoritative.
+required_in_id = {REQUIRED_IN_ID}
+
 extensions = ["score_sphinx_bundle"]
diff --git a/docs.bzl b/docs.bzl
index 6f902162e..eafe15481 100644
--- a/docs.bzl
+++ b/docs.bzl
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ load(
     "create_mounts_manifest",
 )
 
+def _module_name_without_prefix():
+    """Return the current Bazel module name without its first prefix."""
+    module_name = native.module_name()
+    if not module_name:
+        return ""
+    return module_name.split("_", 1)[-1]
+
 def _generated_conf_impl(ctx):
     output = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.attr.output_path)
     ctx.actions.expand_template(
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ def _generated_conf_impl(ctx):
         substitutions = {
             "{PROJECT}": repr(ctx.attr.project),
             "{PROJECT_URL}": repr(ctx.attr.project_url),
+            "{REQUIRED_IN_ID}": repr([ctx.attr.required_in_id]) if ctx.attr.required_in_id else "[]",
         },
     )
     return [DefaultInfo(files = depset([output]))]
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@ _generated_conf = rule(
     attrs = {
         "project": attr.string(mandatory = True),
         "project_url": attr.string(mandatory = True),
+        "required_in_id": attr.string(mandatory = True),
         "output_path": attr.string(mandatory = True),
         "template": attr.label(
             allow_single_file = True,
@@ -238,6 +247,7 @@ def docs(
             name = "_docs_generated_config",
             project = project,
             project_url = project_url,
+            required_in_id = _module_name_without_prefix(),
             output_path = config_file_path,
         )
         sphinx_config = ":_docs_generated_config"
diff --git a/docs/reference/bazel_macros.rst b/docs/reference/bazel_macros.rst
index adef0f43c..d3acbc6ac 100644
--- a/docs/reference/bazel_macros.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/bazel_macros.rst
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ Minimal example (root ``BUILD``)
 - ``project`` and ``project_url`` (strings, optional)
   Project name and canonical project URL. They are required when ``source_dir``
   has no ``conf.py``; in that case ``docs()`` generates the Sphinx configuration
-  and supplies the Docs-as-Code baseline version and extensions. If a ``conf.py``
-  exists, it remains authoritative and these values are not used.
+  and supplies the Docs-as-Code baseline version, extensions, and a
+  ``required_in_id`` entry derived from the Bazel module name. The first
+  underscore-separated prefix is removed (for example,
+  ``score_docs_as_code`` becomes ``docs_as_code``). If a ``conf.py`` exists,
+  it remains authoritative and these values are not used.
 
 - ``data`` (list of bazel labels)
   Extra runfiles / data targets that should be made available to the documentation targets.
diff --git a/src/tests/docs_bzl/test_basic_docs.py b/src/tests/docs_bzl/test_basic_docs.py
index cffda3ba0..ff92ffb1e 100644
--- a/src/tests/docs_bzl/test_basic_docs.py
+++ b/src/tests/docs_bzl/test_basic_docs.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 """Public docs() smoke scenario."""
 
-from src.tests.docs_bzl.helpers import load_needs_json, run_scenario
+from src.tests.docs_bzl.helpers import built_output, load_needs_json, run_scenario
 
 
 def test_basic_docs_builds_html():
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ def test_basic_docs_builds_needs_without_conf_py():
     assert result.artifacts is not None, f"expected artifacts: {result}"
     data = load_needs_json(result.artifacts["needs.json"])
     assert data["current_version"], "current_version must be non-empty"
+
+    generated_conf = built_output("scenarios/basic_docs", "docs/conf.py")
+    assert 'required_in_id = ["docs_as_code"]' in generated_conf.read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )