diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 106a958..4b47ff5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/rustapi-toon",
     "crates/rustapi-ws",
     "crates/rustapi-view",
+    "crates/rustapi-ssr",
     "crates/rustapi-testing",
     "crates/rustapi-jobs",
     "crates/cargo-rustapi",
@@ -108,6 +109,6 @@ rustapi-extras = { path = "crates/rustapi-extras", version = "0.1.14" }
 rustapi-toon = { path = "crates/rustapi-toon", version = "0.1.14" }
 rustapi-ws = { path = "crates/rustapi-ws", version = "0.1.14" }
 rustapi-view = { path = "crates/rustapi-view", version = "0.1.14" }
+rustapi-ssr = { path = "crates/rustapi-ssr", version = "0.1.14" }
 rustapi-testing = { path = "crates/rustapi-testing", version = "0.1.14" }
 rustapi-jobs = { path = "crates/rustapi-jobs", version = "0.1.14" }
-
diff --git a/crates/rustapi-ssr/Cargo.toml b/crates/rustapi-ssr/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a5c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rustapi-ssr/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[package]
+name = "rustapi-ssr"
+version = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+documentation = { workspace = true }
+rust-version = { workspace = true }
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+build = "build.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+inventory = { workspace = true }
+matchit = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+
+[features]
+default = []
+
+[package.metadata]
+rustapi = true
diff --git a/crates/rustapi-ssr/build.rs b/crates/rustapi-ssr/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe74028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rustapi-ssr/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct RouteEntry {
+    pattern: String,
+    normalized: String,
+    source: String,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let manifest_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").expect("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    let app_dir = resolve_app_dir(&manifest_dir);
+
+    let out_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR").expect("OUT_DIR"));
+    let dest_path = out_dir.join("app_router_routes.rs");
+
+    if !app_dir.exists() {
+        write_routes(&dest_path, &[]);
+        emit_rerun_if_changed(&app_dir);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let mut routes = Vec::new();
+    collect_routes(&app_dir, &app_dir, &mut routes);
+
+    validate_routes(&routes);
+    write_routes(&dest_path, &routes);
+    emit_rerun_if_changed(&app_dir);
+}
+
+fn resolve_app_dir(manifest_dir: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(env_dir) = env::var("RUSTAPI_APP_DIR") {
+        return PathBuf::from(env_dir);
+    }
+
+    let workspace_root = manifest_dir
+        .parent()
+        .and_then(|parent| parent.parent())
+        .unwrap_or(manifest_dir);
+    let workspace_app = workspace_root.join("app");
+    if workspace_app.exists() {
+        return workspace_app;
+    }
+
+    manifest_dir.join("app")
+}
+
+fn collect_routes(app_dir: &Path, current: &Path, routes: &mut Vec<RouteEntry>) {
+    let entries = match fs::read_dir(current) {
+        Ok(entries) => entries,
+        Err(_) => return,
+    };
+
+    for entry in entries.flatten() {
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            collect_routes(app_dir, &path, routes);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) != Some("page.rs") {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let relative = match path.strip_prefix(app_dir) {
+            Ok(path) => path,
+            Err(_) => continue,
+        };
+
+        let segments: Vec<String> = relative
+            .components()
+            .filter_map(|component| component.as_os_str().to_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
+            .collect();
+
+        if segments.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let mut route_segments = Vec::new();
+        for segment in &segments[..segments.len() - 1] {
+            if let Some(stripped) = segment.strip_prefix('(').and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(')')) {
+                if stripped.is_empty() {
+                    panic!("Invalid route group segment '()' in {}", path.display());
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if let Some(param) = segment.strip_prefix('[').and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(']')) {
+                if param.is_empty() {
+                    panic!("Invalid dynamic segment '[]' in {}", path.display());
+                }
+                if !param
+                    .chars()
+                    .all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '_')
+                {
+                    panic!("Invalid dynamic segment '[{}]' in {}", param, path.display());
+                }
+                route_segments.push(format!("{{{}}}", param));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if segment.is_empty() {
+                panic!("Empty path segment in {}", path.display());
+            }
+
+            route_segments.push(segment.to_string());
+        }
+
+        let pattern = if route_segments.is_empty() {
+            "/".to_string()
+        } else {
+            format!("/{}", route_segments.join("/"))
+        };
+
+        let normalized = if route_segments.is_empty() {
+            "/".to_string()
+        } else {
+            let mut normalized_segments = Vec::new();
+            for seg in &route_segments {
+                if seg.starts_with('{') && seg.ends_with('}') {
+                    normalized_segments.push("{}");
+                } else {
+                    normalized_segments.push(seg);
+                }
+            }
+            format!("/{}", normalized_segments.join("/"))
+        };
+
+        let source = format!("app/{}", segments.join("/"));
+        routes.push(RouteEntry {
+            pattern,
+            normalized,
+            source,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+fn validate_routes(routes: &[RouteEntry]) {
+    let mut seen = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+    for route in routes {
+        if let Some(existing) = seen.insert(route.normalized.clone(), route) {
+            panic!(
+                "Route conflict: '{}' from {} conflicts with {}",
+                route.pattern, existing.source, route.source
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_routes(dest_path: &Path, routes: &[RouteEntry]) {
+    let mut output = String::new();
+    output.push_str("// @generated by rustapi-ssr build script.\n");
+
+    for route in routes {
+        output.push_str(&format!(
+            "::inventory::submit! {{ ::rustapi_ssr::app_router::PageRoute {{ pattern: \"{}\", source: \"{}\" }} }}\n",
+            route.pattern, route.source
+        ));
+    }
+
+    fs::write(dest_path, output).expect("failed to write app router routes");
+}
+
+fn emit_rerun_if_changed(app_dir: &Path) {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", app_dir.display());
+    let mut stack = vec![app_dir.to_path_buf()];
+    while let Some(dir) = stack.pop() {
+        let entries = match fs::read_dir(&dir) {
+            Ok(entries) => entries,
+            Err(_) => continue,
+        };
+
+        for entry in entries.flatten() {
+            let path = entry.path();
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                stack.push(path);
+            } else {
+                println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", path.display());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/app_router/mod.rs b/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/app_router/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4199e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/app_router/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+use matchit::Router;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct PageRoute {
+    pub pattern: &'static str,
+    pub source: &'static str,
+}
+
+inventory::collect!(PageRoute);
+
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/app_router_routes.rs"));
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum RegistryError {
+    #[error("route registry build failed: {0}")]
+    Router(#[from] matchit::InsertError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MatchedRoute<'a> {
+    pub route: &'a PageRoute,
+    pub params: Vec<(&'a str, String)>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RouteRegistry {
+    router: Router<&'static PageRoute>,
+}
+
+impl RouteRegistry {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, RegistryError> {
+        let mut router = Router::new();
+        for route in inventory::iter::<PageRoute> {
+            router.insert(route.pattern, route)?;
+        }
+        Ok(Self { router })
+    }
+
+    pub fn match_route(&self, path: &str) -> Option<MatchedRoute<'_>> {
+        let matched = self.router.at(path).ok()?;
+        let params = matched
+            .params
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(key, value)| (key, value.to_string()))
+            .collect();
+        Some(MatchedRoute {
+            route: matched.value,
+            params,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn registry() -> Result<&'static RouteRegistry, RegistryError> {
+    static REGISTRY: OnceLock<RouteRegistry> = OnceLock::new();
+    REGISTRY.get_or_try_init(RouteRegistry::new)
+}
+
+pub fn routes() -> impl Iterator<Item = &'static PageRoute> {
+    inventory::iter::<PageRoute>
+}
diff --git a/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/lib.rs b/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40e6368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rustapi-ssr/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod app_router;