Next Intl Routing and Navigation

Use this skill when the task is primarily about URL structure, locale negotiation, or locale-aware navigation.

Scope

• App Router locale routing setup
• defineRouting, createMiddleware, createNavigation
• localePrefix, localeDetection, localeCookie, alternateLinks
• localized pathnames, domains, getPathname, and base-path-aware URL generation
• locale switchers and CMS-driven localized URLs

Routing cues

• defineRouting, createNavigation, Link, useRouter, usePathname, getPathname, locale switcher, domain routing, pathnames, proxy.ts, middleware.ts, NEXT_LOCALE, hreflang -> use this skill
• ICU messages, useTranslations, useFormatter, rich text, message validation -> use next-intl-messages-and-formatting
• getRequestConfig, setRequestLocale, getTranslations, metadata, Server Actions, testing -> use next-intl-server-runtime
• plugin setup, TypeScript augmentation, Crowdin, useExtracted, message loading strategy -> use next-intl-workflows-and-tooling