astro-7

name	astro-7
description	Expert Astro 7 framework (stable, 7.0.9) — routing, output modes, middleware, Vite Environment API, single Rust compiler, Content Security Policy, Live Collections, Fonts API. Use when building Astro sites, configuring output, or upgrading from Astro 5/6.

Astro 7 Expert

Targets: Astro 7, Node 22.12+, Vite 8.

Production-ready web framework for content-driven sites with unified dev runtime and Islands Architecture.

Agent Workflow (MANDATORY)

Before ANY implementation, spawn 3 parallel agents (Codex spawn_agent):

1. explore-codebase - Analyze existing routes, layouts, and config
2. research-expert - Verify latest Astro 7 docs via Context7/Exa
3. Context7 (official docs) - Check breaking changes v6→v7

After implementation, run sniper for validation.

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Overview

When to Use

• Building new content-driven websites or blogs
• Migrating from Astro 6 to version 7
• Configuring static, server, or hybrid output modes
• Setting up middleware for auth or redirects
• Leveraging the new Rust compiler for large sites
• Implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers

Why Astro 7

Feature	Benefit
Unified Dev Runtime	Dev matches production — fewer "works in dev, breaks in prod" bugs
Vite Environment API (Vite 8)	Exact production runtime during development
Single Rust Compiler	Go compiler removed — one Rust compiler for .astro files, with strict HTML parsing (unclosed tags now error instead of being silently auto-corrected)
Live Content Collections	Real-time data from external sources
Built-in Fonts API (stable)	Zero-config font loading with performance optimization
CSP Support (stable)	Built-in Content Security Policy nonce management
Cloudflare Workers	First-class support with workerd runtime in dev

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Core Concepts

Output Modes

Mode	Description	Use Case
static (default)	All pages prerendered at build	Blogs, docs, marketing
server	All pages rendered on demand	Apps, dashboards, auth
hybrid	Mix static + on-demand	Most production sites

Routing

• File-based routing — src/pages/ maps directly to URLs
• Dynamic routes — [slug].astro, [...all].astro
• Per-route prerender — export const prerender = false/true
• Endpoints — .ts/.js files in src/pages/ for API routes

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Reference Guide

Need	Reference
Initial setup	installation.md
Routing patterns	routing.md
Output configuration	output-modes.md
Middleware setup	middleware.md
astro.config.ts	config.md
New Astro 7 features	new-features.md
Full project setup	templates/basic-setup.md
Config examples	templates/config-example.md

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Best Practices

1. Use output: 'static' by default — Add server only when needed
2. Per-route prerender — Fine-grained control in hybrid mode
3. Middleware for cross-cutting concerns — Auth, redirects, headers
4. No compiler flag needed — the Rust compiler is the only compiler now (Go removed); watch for strict HTML parsing errors on unclosed tags
5. CSP nonces — Use built-in stable support instead of custom headers
6. Node 22.12+ required — odd-numbered Node versions are unsupported; stay on stable TypeScript tooling, the native tsgo compiler can make astro check/typecheck fail opaquely (see installation.md)