diff --git a/.changeset/httpserver-skip-body-parsing.md b/.changeset/httpserver-skip-body-parsing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..094faecc461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/httpserver-skip-body-parsing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/core": patch
+---
+
+Add an optional `skipBodyParsing` flag to the internal HTTP server route definition, letting a route respond without reading or parsing the request body.
diff --git a/apps/supervisor/src/workloadServer/index.ts b/apps/supervisor/src/workloadServer/index.ts
index bf4b38012d5..5dd1a79cc9a 100644
--- a/apps/supervisor/src/workloadServer/index.ts
+++ b/apps/supervisor/src/workloadServer/index.ts
@@ -596,19 +596,16 @@ export class WorkloadServer extends EventEmitter<WorkloadServerEvents> {
           ),
       });
     } else {
-      // Lightweight mock route without schemas
+      // Disabled: drop immediately without reading/parsing the body and without
+      // any log we can't switch off. Older runners still POST per log line; the
+      // route stays registered (an unregistered route would log "No route match"
+      // per request) but sheds the request at minimal cost. Request metrics still
+      // count it. 204 is non-retryable on the runner client, so no retry storm.
       httpServer.route("/api/v1/workload-actions/runs/:runFriendlyId/logs/debug", "POST", {
-        handler: async (ctx) =>
-          this.wideRoute(
-            ctx,
-            "logs.debug",
-            "/api/v1/workload-actions/runs/:runFriendlyId/logs/debug",
-            "POST",
-            async () => {
-              ctx.reply.empty(204);
-            },
-            { highFrequency: true }
-          ),
+        skipBodyParsing: true,
+        handler: async (ctx) => {
+          ctx.reply.empty(204);
+        },
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/serverOnly/httpServer.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/serverOnly/httpServer.ts
index 4c4fa4eeb1e..1dcddf8f15a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/serverOnly/httpServer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/serverOnly/httpServer.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ interface RouteDefinition<
   querySchema?: TQuery;
   bodySchema?: TBody;
   keepConnectionAlive?: boolean;
+  /** Skip reading + parsing the request body. The handler receives `body: undefined`.
+   * Node drains any unconsumed body before the next keep-alive request. */
+  skipBodyParsing?: boolean;
   handler: RouteHandler<TParams, TQuery, TBody>;
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ export class HttpServer {
           return reply.empty(405);
         }
 
-        const { handler, paramsSchema, querySchema, bodySchema, keepConnectionAlive } =
+        const { handler, paramsSchema, querySchema, bodySchema, keepConnectionAlive, skipBodyParsing } =
           routeDefinition;
 
         const params = this.parseRouteParams(route, url);
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ export class HttpServer {
           return reply.text("Invalid query params", 400);
         }
 
-        const body = await getJsonBody(req);
+        const body = skipBodyParsing ? undefined : await getJsonBody(req);
         const parsedBody = this.optionalSchema(bodySchema, body);
 
         if (!parsedBody.success) {