@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.105 → 0.0.0-experimental.106

package/skills/observability/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+---
+name: observability
+description: Debug Rango request performance with debugPerformance, Server-Timing, structured telemetry, and tracing
+argument-hint:
+---
+
+# Observability
+
+Use this when you need to understand request latency, cache decisions,
+revalidation behavior, loader overlap, or production traces.
+
+Rango exposes two complementary observability surfaces:
+
+1. **Performance timeline** (`debugPerformance`) — per-request waterfall for
+   local or targeted debugging. It prints to the console and emits
+   `Server-Timing`.
+2. **Structured telemetry** (`telemetry`) — lifecycle events sent to a pluggable
+   sink for production monitoring, OpenTelemetry, or custom metrics.
+
+See `packages/rangojs-router/docs/telemetry.md` for the complete event contract.
+
+## Performance timeline
+
+Enable globally while debugging:
+
+```typescript
+import { createRouter } from "@rangojs/router";
+
+const router = createRouter({
+  document: Document,
+  urls: urlpatterns,
+  debugPerformance: true,
+});
+```
+
+Or enable for selected requests from middleware:
+
+```typescript
+middleware(async (ctx, next) => {
+  if (ctx.url.searchParams.has("debug")) {
+    ctx.debugPerformance();
+  }
+  await next();
+});
+```
+
+Call `ctx.debugPerformance()` before `await next()`. The request then prints a
+shared-axis waterfall and adds a `Server-Timing` header.
+
+Read the timeline as intervals:
+
+- `handler:total` is the whole router request.
+- `render:total` / `ssr-render-html` show the render pass.
+- `loader:*` rows should overlap render work. If a loader starts only after the
+  render bar, it is serialized latency.
+- Cache, route matching, middleware pre/post, RSC serialization, and SSR phases
+  appear as separate spans, so the slow phase is visible without guessing.
+
+## Structured telemetry
+
+Use telemetry when you want durable production events rather than a one-request
+debug waterfall.
+
+```typescript
+import { createRouter, createConsoleSink } from "@rangojs/router";
+
+const router = createRouter({
+  document: Document,
+  urls: urlpatterns,
+  telemetry: createConsoleSink(),
+});
+```
+
+For OpenTelemetry:
+
+```typescript
+import { createRouter, createOTelSink } from "@rangojs/router";
+import { trace } from "@opentelemetry/api";
+
+const router = createRouter({
+  document: Document,
+  urls: urlpatterns,
+  telemetry: createOTelSink(trace.getTracer("my-app")),
+});
+```
+
+Custom sinks implement `emit(event)`:
+
+```typescript
+import { createRouter } from "@rangojs/router";
+
+const router = createRouter({
+  document: Document,
+  urls: urlpatterns,
+  telemetry: {
+    emit(event) {
+      myMetrics.record(event);
+    },
+  },
+});
+```
+
+Events include `request.start/end/error`, `loader.start/end/error`,
+`handler.error`, `cache.decision`, and `revalidation.decision`.
+
+## Debugging revalidation and stale data
+
+When stale UI or unexpected partial renders are the question, use all three
+layers together:
+
+```typescript
+import { createConsoleSink, createRouter } from "@rangojs/router";
+
+const router = createRouter({
+  document: Document,
+  urls: urlpatterns,
+  debugPerformance: true,
+  telemetry: createConsoleSink(),
+});
+```
+
+Then inspect:
+
+- `revalidation.decision` telemetry to see which segment re-ran or skipped.
+- cache spans / `cache.decision` events to see hit, miss, stale, and background
+  revalidation behavior.
+- loader spans to confirm live loaders overlap the render rather than blocking
+  first paint.
+- the `Server-Timing` header to compare local logs with browser-network timing.
+
+## Zero-overhead defaults
+
+`debugPerformance` is off by default, and `telemetry` emits nothing unless a sink
+is configured. Per-request `ctx.debugPerformance()` lets you turn on the
+waterfall only for the route, user, or query param you are investigating.

package/skills/parallel/SKILL.md

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ argument-hint: [@slot-name]
 
 Parallel routes render multiple components simultaneously in named slots.
 
-Canonical semantics reference:
-[docs/execution-model.md](../../docs/internal/execution-model.md)
-
 ## Basic Parallel Routes
 
 ```typescript
@@ -340,7 +337,7 @@ parallel(
   () => [
     loader(CartLoader),
     // Revalidate when cart actions occur
-    revalidate(({ actionId }) => actionId?.includes("Cart") ?? false),
+    revalidate(({ actionId }) => actionId?.includes("Cart") || undefined),
   ]
 )
 ```
@@ -364,7 +361,7 @@ the parallel consumer:
 ```typescript
 // revalidation-contracts.ts
 export const revalidateCartData = ({ actionId }) =>
-  actionId?.includes("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false;
+  actionId?.includes("src/actions/cart.ts#") || undefined;
 
 layout(CartLayout, () => [
   revalidate(revalidateCartData), // producer reruns
@@ -482,7 +479,7 @@ export const shopPatterns = urls(({
       () => [
         loader(CartLoader),
         loading(<CartSkeleton />),
-        revalidate(({ actionId }) => actionId?.includes("Cart") ?? false),
+        revalidate(({ actionId }) => actionId?.includes("Cart") || undefined),
       ]
     ),
 

package/skills/prerender/SKILL.md

@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ deserialization path, same segment system. The worker handles every request --
 there are NO static .html or .rsc files served from assets. The worker reads
 pre-computed Flight payloads instead of executing handler code.
 
-Canonical semantics reference:
-[docs/execution-model.md](../../docs/internal/execution-model.md)
-
 ## API: Prerender
 
 ### Static Route (no params)
@@ -640,16 +637,7 @@ At runtime, the cache-lookup middleware uses these flags:
 
 ## Contributor Checklist
 
-Before changing prerender behavior, read these docs and run these tests.
-
-### Docs to re-read
-
-- [Prerender API design](../../docs/prerender-api-design.md) -- canonical
-  architecture: build-time flow, runtime flow, storage, Passthrough, intercept
-- [Execution model](../../docs/internal/execution-model.md) -- handler-first
-  ordering, middleware scope, context visibility rules
-- [Semantic change checklist](../../docs/internal/semantic-change-checklist.md)
-  -- gate for any change to execution semantics
+Before changing prerender behavior, run these tests.
 
 ### Tests to run
 
@@ -676,10 +664,3 @@ pnpm --filter @rangojs/router exec playwright test handler-first
   dev/build-only and do not need a production counterpart.
 - Behavioral assertions (rendered content, loader freshness, Passthrough
   fallback, intercept variant selection) must work in the production build.
-
-## Maintenance References
-
-- [Stability next steps plan](../../docs/internal/stability-next-steps-plan.md)
-  -- completed parity and cleanup pass (reference for decisions made)
-- [Test quality baseline](../../docs/internal/test-quality-baseline.md) --
-  measured test inventory, sleep debt, production coverage gaps

package/skills/rango/SKILL.md

@@ -8,35 +8,209 @@ argument-hint:
 
 Django-inspired RSC router with composable URL patterns, type-safe href, and server components.
 
+This page is the mental model to read **before** the catalog. A flat list of
+skills gives nothing to slot details into, so a reader free-associates from local
+vocabulary — which is exactly how `revalidate()` gets misread as caching. Start
+with the shape, then pick a primitive.
+
+## The shape of rango (read first)
+
+- **Routes are expressed, not configured.** The `urls()` tree shows where every
+  route, layout, loader, and cache lives. No file-system convention, no hunting.
+- **Two freshness axes, orthogonal:**
+  - _stored-value freshness_ — `"use cache"`, `cache()`, loader `cache()`
+    (SWR is first-class where the store supports it; `"use cache"` ships a
+    default SWR window; see `/cache-guide`)
+  - _client-update selection_ — `revalidate()`
+- **Loaders are the live data layer** — fresh every request by default, even
+  inside a cached render. They run **in parallel** right after middleware and
+  **stream**, so data latency overlaps first paint instead of blocking it (a
+  cache hit streams UI instantly while loaders resolve fresh alongside). Opt into
+  caching explicitly. See `/loader` → "Parallel and streaming".
+- **One identity, one store** — loaders, handles, cached fns, and actions are all
+  `path#export`; all caches share one store; `revalidateTag` cuts across them.
+- **Type-safe end to end** — route names, params, search schemas, loader return
+  types, context vars, and `href` / `reverse` are checked at compile time
+  (`/typesafety`).
+- **See where time goes** — turn on `debugPerformance` early (router option, or
+  `ctx.debugPerformance()` in middleware for per-request opt-in). It prints a
+  per-request waterfall + `Server-Timing` header; loaders should overlap the
+  render bar, not serialize after it. For production, wire `telemetry` to a
+  console, OpenTelemetry, or custom sink. See `/observability`.
+
+Most features are **just-in-time**: the core is `urls()`, `path()`, `layout()`,
+`include()`, and `reverse()`. Caching, parallel routes, intercepts, prerender,
+i18n, themes, and the rest are opt-in — reach for them when a requirement
+appears, not up front.
+
+## Composability: structure vs config
+
+- `path()` / `include()` are **structure** — they define URLs and must stay
+  visible in `urls()`. They cannot be hidden in a factory. `include()` composes
+  whole modules (separation of real concerns); `path()` places a leaf.
+- Everything else — `cache`, `loader`, `loading`, `middleware`, `revalidate`,
+  `parallel`, `intercept`, `errorBoundary`, … — is **config**. It attaches to a
+  node via its `use` callback, is importable, and extracts into factories that
+  return arrays (`withAuth()`, `withCaching()`), flattened automatically.
+
+To decide where something can live: **does it define a URL? structure, stays in
+`urls()`. Does it modify a node? config, compose freely.**
+
+## Pick a primitive
+
+| I need to…                            | Use                              | Skill                   |
+| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
+| render data fresh every request       | `loader()` + `useLoader()`       | /loader                 |
+| cache a rendered subtree              | `cache()` on a segment           | /caching                |
+| cache one function/component's result | `"use cache"`                    | /use-cache              |
+| cache a loader's data                 | `loader(L, () => [cache()])`     | /loader, /caching       |
+| re-render a segment after an action   | `revalidate()`                   | /loader                 |
+| mutate                                | `"use server"` action            | /server-actions         |
+| debug a slow request                  | `debugPerformance` / telemetry   | /observability          |
+| share config across routes            | factory returning a helper array | /composability          |
+| compose a sub-app / module            | `include()`                      | /route                  |
+| modal / soft navigation               | `intercept()`                    | /intercept              |
+| pre-render a route at build time      | `Prerender(...)` wrapper         | /prerender              |
+| stream SSE / upgrade a WebSocket      | `path.stream()` / `path.any()`   | /streams-and-websockets |
+
+## Invariants
+
+- `path()`/`include()` are always visible in `urls()`; config helpers are extractable.
+- **Cache decides freshness; `revalidate()` decides client-update.** Orthogonal; compose.
+- Loaders resolve fresh every request (even inside `cache()`) and never run twice/request.
+- Inside `"use cache"`: `cookies()`/`headers()` and `ctx` side-effects
+  (`set`/`header`/`setTheme`/`onResponse`/`setLocationState`) throw; `ctx.use(Handle)`
+  is captured on miss and replayed on hit. (The non-cacheable read guard is a
+  separate `cache()`-boundary check — see the correctness bullet below.)
+- One identity `path#export` (`functionId`/`$$id`/`actionId`); one store;
+  `revalidateTag` cuts across all cache mechanisms.
+- `useLoader` / `useHandle` / `useFetchLoader` are client-only.
+- Caches are correctness-first: persistent store keys are version-segmented (no
+  cross-deploy drift), the forward/back cache is mutation-aware, and
+  `createVar({ cache: false })` throws on a **direct** read inside a `cache()`
+  boundary (a deliberately non-propagating guard). See `/cache-guide` →
+  "Correctness & invalidation".
+- Nested caches: the outer cache window bounds the inner — an inner shorter TTL
+  only applies when the enclosing cache recomputes; put a value in a loader if it
+  must be fresher. See `/cache-guide` → "Combining Both".
+
+## Don't confuse
+
+- `revalidate()` ≠ cache invalidation — partial-render selection vs value freshness.
+- host router `.lazy()` (lazy import of a handler/sub-app) vs `.map()` (inline Response).
+- `cache()` (segment, in the DSL) vs `"use cache"` (function/component directive).
+- `loader()` registration (server) vs `useLoader()` consumption (client).
+
+### Coming from another framework (false friends)
+
+Same words, different jobs — this is the most common source of the
+`revalidate()`-is-caching misread.
+
+| You may know                               | Maps to Rango axis | Watch out                                                                                                                                                      |
+| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Next.js `export const revalidate = N`      | **Axis 1** (cache) | Same word, opposite meaning. Next's `revalidate` is time-based cache expiry; Rango's `revalidate()` is **axis 2**. Use `cache({ ttl })` for the Next behavior. |
+| Next.js `revalidatePath` / `revalidateTag` | **Axis 1** (cache) | Cache busting. Rango's tag bust is `revalidateTag`; there is no `revalidatePath`.                                                                              |
+| React Router / Remix `shouldRevalidate`    | **Axis 2**         | This is the correct mental model for Rango's `revalidate()`.                                                                                                   |
+| HTTP `Cache-Control` / ISR                 | **Axis 1**         | Edge/document layer — see `/document-cache`. Separate from both `cache()` and `revalidate()`.                                                                  |
+| Remix/RR `loader`                          | live data          | Like Rango loaders, fresh per request — but Rango loaders run in parallel and stream (latency overlaps first paint), and can opt into caching on demand.       |
+
+See `/cache-guide` for the axis-1 decision guide, `/loader` and `/route` for
+`revalidate()` (axis 2), and `/document-cache` for the edge layer.
+
+## Canonical shape
+
+```ts
+export const urlpatterns = urls(({ path, layout, loader, loading, cache, revalidate }) => [
+  layout(<ShopLayout />, () => [                 // structure: wraps children
+    loader(CartLoader, () => [                   // config: live data
+      // partial-render axis: re-run on cart actions, defer otherwise.
+      // ctx.isAction() matches by reference (rename-safe), not by string.
+      revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined),
+    ]),
+    path("/shop/:slug", ProductPage, { name: "product" }, () => [  // structure: leaf
+      loader(ProductLoader, () => [cache({ ttl: 60 })]),  // config: cache loader DATA
+      loading(<ProductSkeleton />),              // config
+      withRecs(),                                // composed factory (config array)
+    ]),
+  ]),
+]);
+```
+
+One tree, both axes visible: structure (`layout`/`path`) vs config (everything
+else), freshness (`cache`) vs client-update (`revalidate`). Actions are matched
+by reference with `ctx.isAction(Action)` (rename-safe, where `CartActions` is an
+`import * as CartActions from "./actions/cart"`); see `/typesafety` → "Stable
+identity".
+
+**The source is the source of truth.** Structure, types, and update policy are
+visible and local in the tree — read top-down, no hidden global model to hold in
+your head. A snippet earns its place only if, from the code alone, you can answer:
+_what URLs exist and who owns them?_ (composition), _can I trust this reference
+without leaving the call site?_ (type-safety), _what re-renders after this
+action?_ (partial rendering). If any answer needs another file, it isn't legible
+yet.
+
 ## Skills
 
-| Skill                   | Description                                                                |
-| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `/router-setup`         | Create and configure the RSC router                                        |
-| `/route`                | Define routes with `urls()` and `path()`                                   |
-| `/layout`               | Layouts that wrap child routes                                             |
-| `/loader`               | Data loaders with `createLoader()`                                         |
-| `/server-actions`       | Mutations with `"use server"`, useActionState, validation, revalidation    |
-| `/i18n`                 | Locale routing with `:locale?`, resolution chains, react-intl integration  |
-| `/middleware`           | Request processing and authentication                                      |
-| `/intercept`            | Modal/slide-over patterns for soft navigation                              |
-| `/parallel`             | Multi-column layouts and sidebars                                          |
-| `/caching`              | Segment caching with memory or KV stores                                   |
-| `/use-cache`            | Function-level caching with `"use cache"` directive                        |
-| `/cache-guide`          | When to use `cache()` vs `"use cache"` — differences and decision guide    |
-| `/document-cache`       | Edge caching with Cache-Control headers                                    |
-| `/theme`                | Light/dark mode with FOUC prevention                                       |
-| `/links`                | URL generation: ctx.reverse, href, useHref, useMount, scopedReverse        |
-| `/hooks`                | Client-side React hooks                                                    |
-| `/typesafety`           | Type-safe routes, params, href, and environment                            |
-| `/host-router`          | Multi-app host routing with domain/subdomain patterns                      |
-| `/tailwind`             | Set up Tailwind CSS v4 with `?url` imports                                 |
-| `/response-routes`      | JSON/text/HTML/XML/stream endpoints with `path.json()`, `path.text()`      |
-| `/mime-routes`          | Content negotiation — same URL, different response types via Accept header |
-| `/fonts`                | Load web fonts with preload hints                                          |
-| `/bundle-analysis`      | Audit your app's production bundle for server leaks and oversized chunks   |
-| `/migrate-nextjs`       | Migrate a Next.js App Router project to Rango                              |
-| `/migrate-react-router` | Migrate a React Router / Remix project to Rango                            |
+Grouped by concern — read when you need to…
+
+**Structure & routing** — shape URLs, layouts, navigation, and request processing:
+
+| Skill                     | Description                                                                |
+| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `/router-setup`           | Create and configure the RSC router                                        |
+| `/route`                  | Define routes with `urls()`, `path()`, and `include()`                     |
+| `/layout`                 | Layouts that wrap child routes                                             |
+| `/parallel`               | Multi-column layouts and sidebars                                          |
+| `/intercept`              | Modal/slide-over patterns for soft navigation                              |
+| `/middleware`             | Request processing and authentication                                      |
+| `/host-router`            | Multi-app host routing with domain/subdomain patterns                      |
+| `/links`                  | URL generation: ctx.reverse, href, useHref, useMount, scopedReverse        |
+| `/response-routes`        | JSON/text/HTML/XML/stream endpoints with `path.json()`, `path.text()`      |
+| `/mime-routes`            | Content negotiation — same URL, different response types via Accept header |
+| `/streams-and-websockets` | SSE via `path.stream` and WebSocket upgrades via `path.any`                |
+| `/handler-use`            | Attach default loaders/middleware to a handler via `handler.use`           |
+| `/composability`          | Reusable route-helper factories (structure vs config)                      |
+
+**Data & caching** — fetch, mutate, and cache:
+
+| Skill             | Description                                                             |
+| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `/loader`         | Data loaders with `createLoader()` and `revalidate()`                   |
+| `/server-actions` | Mutations with `"use server"`, useActionState, validation, revalidation |
+| `/caching`        | Segment caching with memory or KV stores                                |
+| `/use-cache`      | Function-level caching with `"use cache"` directive                     |
+| `/cache-guide`    | When to use `cache()` vs `"use cache"` — differences and decision guide |
+| `/document-cache` | Edge caching with Cache-Control headers                                 |
+| `/prerender`      | Pre-render route segments at build time (Passthrough live fallback)     |
+
+**Client & presentation** — build the client-side UX:
+
+| Skill               | Description                                                               |
+| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `/hooks`            | Client-side React hooks                                                   |
+| `/theme`            | Light/dark mode with FOUC prevention                                      |
+| `/i18n`             | Locale routing with `:locale?`, resolution chains, react-intl integration |
+| `/fonts`            | Load web fonts with preload hints                                         |
+| `/tailwind`         | Set up Tailwind CSS v4 with `?url` imports                                |
+| `/view-transitions` | React View Transitions on layouts, routes, and parallel slots             |
+| `/breadcrumbs`      | Built-in Breadcrumbs handle for breadcrumb navigation                     |
+
+**Observability & production health**:
+
+| Skill              | Description                                                              |
+| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `/observability`   | `debugPerformance`, `Server-Timing`, structured telemetry, tracing       |
+| `/bundle-analysis` | Audit your app's production bundle for server leaks and oversized chunks |
+| `/debug-manifest`  | Inspect route manifest structure                                         |
+
+**Setup, types & migration**:
+
+| Skill                   | Description                                     |
+| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| `/typesafety`           | Type-safe routes, params, href, and environment |
+| `/migrate-nextjs`       | Migrate a Next.js App Router project to Rango   |
+| `/migrate-react-router` | Migrate a React Router / Remix project to Rango |
 
 ## Quick Start
 

package/skills/route/SKILL.md

@@ -234,14 +234,22 @@ Cacheable vars (the default) can be read freely inside cache scopes.
 
 ### Revalidation Contracts for Handler Data
 
+> **Scope: `revalidate()` is a partial-render concern, not a cache concern.**
+> It decides whether this segment re-runs and streams to the client on a
+> navigation or action — never whether a cached value is stale. The cache
+> decides hit/miss/ttl/swr independently and never reads `revalidate()`. See
+> `/cache-guide` → "Two axes" and `/rango` → "The shape of rango".
+
 Handler-first guarantees apply within a single full render pass. For partial
 action revalidation, define named revalidation contracts and reuse them on both
 the producer route and the consumer child segments.
 
 ```typescript
 // revalidation-contracts.ts
+// Defer (|| undefined), not ?? false: a hard `false` short-circuits the chain,
+// so when the same segment composes multiple contracts the later ones never run.
 export const revalidateCheckoutData = ({ actionId }) =>
-  actionId?.includes("src/actions/checkout.ts#") ?? false;
+  actionId?.includes("src/actions/checkout.ts#") || undefined;
 
 path("/checkout", CheckoutPage, { name: "checkout" }, () => [
   revalidate(revalidateCheckoutData), // producer (route handler) reruns
@@ -270,9 +278,6 @@ path("/checkout", CheckoutPage, { name: "checkout" }, () => [
 ]);
 ```
 
-For scope/revalidation guarantees and non-guarantees, see:
-[docs/execution-model.md](../../docs/internal/execution-model.md)
-
 ## Redirects
 
 ### Basic redirect

package/skills/server-actions/SKILL.md

@@ -32,35 +32,37 @@ Actions mutate state; route handlers and loaders read the latest state. After
 an action finishes, Rango performs a server-side revalidation render for the
 matched route so the UI receives fresh segment output and loader data.
 
-The main control point is `revalidate(({ actionId }) => ...)` on the segment
-that owns the data. This applies to `path()` handlers, `layout()` handlers,
-`parallel()` slots, `intercept()` routes, and loader registrations:
+The main control point is `revalidate((ctx) => ...)` on the segment that owns
+the data. Match specific actions by imported reference with `ctx.isAction()`;
+use raw `actionId` only when you intentionally need path or directory matching.
+This applies to `path()` handlers, `layout()` handlers, `parallel()` slots,
+`intercept()` routes, and loader registrations:
 
 ```typescript
 // urls.tsx — path/layout/parallel/intercept/loader/revalidate are passed in by urls()
 import { urls } from "@rangojs/router";
+import * as CartActions from "./actions/cart";
 
 export const urlpatterns = urls(({ path, loader, revalidate }) => [
   // The loader belongs to the route that consumes its data — nest it inside
   // the owning path() so the segment owns its data dependency.
   path("/cart", CartPage, { name: "cart" }, () => [
-    revalidate(
-      ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false,
-    ),
+    revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined),
     loader(CartLoader, () => [
-      revalidate(
-        ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false,
-      ),
+      revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined),
     ]),
   ]),
 ]);
 ```
 
-For module-level `"use server"` files, the `actionId` passed to every
+`ctx.isAction()` resolves the imported action reference the same way the router
+derives `actionId`, so it matches in both dev and production and survives action
+renames/moves as type errors instead of silent substring drift.
+
+For module-level `"use server"` files, the raw `actionId` passed to every
 server-side `revalidate()` predicate is path-bearing in the server/RSC
-environment in both dev and production: `src/actions/cart.ts#addToCart`. This
-is intentional so path, layout, parallel, intercept, and loader revalidation
-predicates can filter by action file, directory, or export name.
+environment in both dev and production: `src/actions/cart.ts#addToCart`. This is
+the escape hatch for broad filters by action file, directory, or export name.
 
 Actions and the follow-up revalidation render share one request context.
 Values written in the action with `ctx.set(MyVar, value)` or `ctx.set("key",
@@ -91,15 +93,18 @@ export async function switchTenant(tenantId: string) {
 ```typescript
 // urls.tsx
 import { urls } from "@rangojs/router";
+import * as TenantActions from "./actions/tenant";
 import { ChangedTenant } from "./context";
 
 export const urlpatterns = urls(({ path, revalidate }) => [
   path("/dashboard/:tenantId", DashboardPage, { name: "dashboard" }, () => [
-    revalidate(
-      ({ actionId, context }) =>
-        actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/tenant.ts#") &&
-        context.get(ChangedTenant) === context.params.tenantId,
-    ),
+    revalidate((ctx) => {
+      if (!ctx.isAction(TenantActions)) return undefined;
+      return (
+        ctx.context.get(ChangedTenant) === ctx.context.params.tenantId ||
+        undefined
+      );
+    }),
   ]),
 ]);
 ```
@@ -380,13 +385,18 @@ re-render so the UI updates. Rango runs the action, then evaluates
 `revalidate()` on matched segments and loaders. Each path, layout, parallel,
 intercept, or loader rule decides whether that piece re-renders/re-resolves.
 
-The `actionId` arrives as part of the revalidation context — match it to
-scope re-runs to specific actions.
+Use `ctx.isAction()` for specific actions or modules. It accepts one action,
+several actions, or a namespace import (`import * as CartActions`). Pair it with
+`|| undefined` for "revalidate on match, otherwise defer to defaults/downstream
+rules."
 
 ```typescript
 // urls.tsx — inside the urls() callback. Nest each loader inside the path(),
 // layout(), or parallel() that owns its data so the route tree mirrors the
 // data dependencies.
+import * as AccountActions from "./actions/account";
+import * as CartActions from "./actions/cart";
+
 urls(({ path, loader, revalidate }) => [
   path("/", HomePage, { name: "home" }, () => [
     // Loader data re-runs by default after any action. Opt out with revalidate(() => false).
@@ -395,36 +405,37 @@ urls(({ path, loader, revalidate }) => [
 
   // Re-render the cart page handler AND re-resolve its loader after cart actions
   path("/cart", CartPage, { name: "cart" }, () => [
-    revalidate(
-      ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false,
-    ),
+    revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined),
     loader(CartLoader, () => [
-      revalidate(
-        ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false,
-      ),
+      revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined),
     ]),
   ]),
 
-  // Re-run after any action under src/actions/account/
+  // Re-run after any action exported by the account actions module
   path("/account", AccountPage, { name: "account" }, () => [
     loader(AccountLoader, () => [
-      revalidate(
-        ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/account/") ?? false,
-      ),
+      revalidate((ctx) => ctx.isAction(AccountActions) || undefined),
     ]),
   ]),
 ]);
 ```
 
-`actionId` is stable per action. For actions exported from a module-level
-`"use server"` file, the ID is prefixed with the source file path
-(`src/actions/cart.ts#addToCart`), so substring matching by file path is the
-recommended scope. **Inline `"use server"` actions** (declared inside an RSC
-component) intentionally keep their hashed IDs — file paths are withheld
-from the client for security. If you need file-path-based revalidation
-predicates, define the action in a module-level `"use server"` file rather
-than inline. See `/loader` for the full revalidation contract (deferred
-returns, soft suggestions).
+The raw `actionId` string stays available for broad path filters:
+
+```typescript
+// Match any action under src/actions/account/, including modules not imported here.
+revalidate(
+  ({ actionId }) => actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/account/") || undefined,
+);
+```
+
+For actions exported from a module-level `"use server"` file, the ID is prefixed
+with the source file path (`src/actions/cart.ts#addToCart`). **Inline `"use
+server"` actions** (declared inside an RSC component) intentionally keep their
+hashed IDs — file paths are withheld from the client for security. If you need
+file-path-based revalidation predicates, define the action in a module-level
+`"use server"` file rather than inline. See `/loader` for the full revalidation
+contract (deferred returns, soft suggestions).
 
 ### Cross-segment dependencies
 
@@ -434,8 +445,9 @@ stale context. Share the same `revalidate` predicate on both producer and
 consumer:
 
 ```typescript
-const revalidateCart = ({ actionId }) =>
-  actionId?.startsWith("src/actions/cart.ts#") ?? false;
+import * as CartActions from "./actions/cart";
+
+const revalidateCart = (ctx) => ctx.isAction(CartActions) || undefined;
 
 urls(({ path, layout, loader, revalidate }) => [
   layout(CartLayout, () => [