router

Framework-agnostic core concepts for TanStack Router: route trees, createRouter, createRoute, createRootRoute, createRootRouteWithContext, addChildren, Register type declaration, route matching, route sorting, file naming conventions. Entry point for all router skills.

React bindings for TanStack Router: RouterProvider, useRouter, useRouterState, useMatch, useMatches, useLocation, useSearch, useParams, useNavigate, useLoaderData, useLoaderDeps, useRouteContext, useBlocker, useCanGoBack, Link, Navigate, Outlet, CatchBoundary, ErrorComponent. React-specific patterns for hooks, providers, SSR hydration, and createLink with forwardRef.

React bindings for TanStack Start: createStart, StartClient, StartServer, React-specific imports, re-exports from @tanstack/react-router, full project setup with React, useServerFn hook.

Core overview for TanStack Start: tanstackStart() Vite plugin, getRouter() factory, root route document shell (HeadContent, Scripts, Outlet), client/server entry points, routeTree.gen.ts, tsconfig configuration. Entry point for all Start skills.

Integrating TanStack Router with TanStack Query: queryClient in router context, static queries and fire-and-forget queries in loaders, useSuspenseQuery in components, defaultPreloadStaleTime: 0, setupRouterSsrQueryIntegration for SSR dehydration/hydration and streaming, per-request QueryClient isolation.

Server-side runtime for TanStack Start: createStartHandler, request/response utilities (getRequest, setResponseHeader, setCookie, getCookie, appendResponseHeader), three-phase request handling, AsyncLocalStorage context.

TanStack Router bundler plugin for route generation and automatic code splitting. Supports Vite, Webpack, Rspack, and esbuild. Configures autoCodeSplitting, routesDirectory, target framework, and code split groupings.

Route loader option, loaderDeps for cache keys, staleTime/gcTime/ defaultPreloadStaleTime SWR caching, pendingComponent/pendingMs/ pendingMinMs, errorComponent/onError/onCatch, beforeLoad, router context and createRootRouteWithContext DI pattern, router.invalidate, Await component, deferred data loading with unawaited promises.

Full type inference philosophy (never cast, never annotate inferred values), Register module declaration, from narrowing on hooks and Link, strict:false for shared components, getRouteApi for code-split typed access, addChildren with object syntax for TS perf, LinkProps and ValidateLinkOptions type utilities, as const satisfies pattern.

createServerFn (GET/POST), validator (Zod or function), useServerFn hook, server context utilities (getRequest, getRequestHeader, setResponseHeader, setResponseStatus), error handling (throw errors, redirect, notFound), streaming, FormData handling, file organization (.functions.ts, .server.ts).

Isomorphic-by-default principle, environment boundary functions (createServerFn, createServerOnlyFn, createClientOnlyFn, createIsomorphicFn), ClientOnly component, useHydrated hook, import protection, dead code elimination, environment variable safety (VITE prefix, process.env).

Automatic code splitting (autoCodeSplitting), .lazy.tsx convention, createLazyFileRoute, createLazyRoute, lazyRouteComponent, getRouteApi for typed hooks in split files, codeSplitGroupings per-route override, splitBehavior programmatic config, critical vs non-critical properties.

Deploy to Cloudflare Workers, Netlify, Vercel, Node.js/Docker, Bun, Railway. Selective SSR (ssr option per route), SPA mode, static prerendering, ISR with Cache-Control headers, SEO and head management.

Dynamic path segments ($paramName), splat routes ($ / splat), optional params ({-$paramName}), prefix/suffix patterns ({$param}.ext), useParams, params.parse/stringify, pathParamsAllowedCharacters, i18n locale patterns.

createMiddleware, request middleware (.server only), server function middleware (.client + .server), context passing via next({ context }), sendContext for client-server transfer, global middleware via createStart in src/start.ts, middleware factories, method order enforcement, fetch override precedence.

Server-side API endpoints using the server property on createFileRoute, HTTP method handlers (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), createHandlers for per-handler middleware, handler context (request, params, context), request body parsing, response helpers, file naming for API routes.

Server-side authentication primitives for TanStack Start: session cookies (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite, Host- prefix), session read/issue/destroy via createServerFn and middleware, OAuth authorization-code flow with state and PKCE, password-reset enumeration defense, CSRF for non-GET RPCs, rate limiting auth endpoints, session rotation on privilege change. Pairs with router-core/auth-and-guards for the routing side.

Non-streaming and streaming SSR, RouterClient/RouterServer, renderRouterToString/renderRouterToStream, createRequestHandler, defaultRenderHandler/defaultStreamHandler, HeadContent/Scripts components, head route option (meta/links/styles/scripts), ScriptOnce, automatic loader dehydration/hydration, memory history on server, data serialization, document head management.

Use when working in this repository on JS bundle size, gzip regressions, benchmark scenarios, source attribution, treeshaking, dead code elimination, or Rolldown annotations.

Solid bindings for TanStack Router: RouterProvider, useRouter, useRouterState, useMatch, useMatches, useLocation, useSearch, useParams, useNavigate, useLoaderData, useLoaderDeps, useRouteContext, useBlocker, useCanGoBack, Link, Navigate, Outlet, CatchBoundary, ErrorComponent. Solid-specific patterns with Accessor returns, createSignal/createMemo/createEffect, Show/Switch/Match/Dynamic, and @solidjs/meta for head management.

Solid bindings for TanStack Start: useServerFn hook, tanstackStart Vite plugin, StartClient, StartServer, Solid-specific setup, re-exports from @tanstack/start-client-core. Full project setup with Solid.