diff --git a/app-scaffold/src/main/kotlin/catchup/app/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt b/app-scaffold/src/main/kotlin/catchup/app/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
index 47f693e2f..3a291ba1b 100644
--- a/app-scaffold/src/main/kotlin/catchup/app/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app-scaffold/src/main/kotlin/catchup/app/ui/activity/MainActivity.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import catchup.base.ui.RootContent
 import catchup.base.ui.rememberSystemBarColorController
 import catchup.compose.CatchUpTheme
 import catchup.compose.LocalDisplayFeatures
-import catchup.deeplink.DeepLinkHandler
+import catchup.deeplink.Router
 import catchup.deeplink.parse
 import catchup.di.AppScope
 import catchup.di.android.ActivityKey
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ constructor(
   private val circuit: Circuit,
   private val catchUpPreferences: CatchUpPreferences,
   private val rootContent: RootContent,
-  private val deepLinkHandler: DeepLinkHandler,
+  private val router: Router,
   appConfig: AppConfig,
 ) : AppCompatActivity() {
 
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ constructor(
         CatchUpTheme(useDarkTheme = useDarkTheme, isDynamicColor = useDynamicTheme) {
           CircuitCompositionLocals(circuit) {
             ContentWithOverlays {
-              val stack = remember {
-                intent?.let(deepLinkHandler::parse) ?: persistentListOf(HomeScreen)
-              }
+              val stack = remember { intent?.let(router::parse) ?: persistentListOf(HomeScreen) }
               val backStack = rememberSaveableBackStack(stack)
               val navigator = rememberCircuitNavigator(backStack)
               val intentAwareNavigator =
diff --git a/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/DeepLinkHandler.kt b/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/Router.kt
similarity index 94%
rename from libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/DeepLinkHandler.kt
rename to libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/Router.kt
index 9bc51c240..07c5bf7c1 100644
--- a/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/DeepLinkHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/Router.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import timber.log.Timber
  *
  * @see parse for primary documentation.
  */
-interface DeepLinkHandler {
+interface Router {
   /**
    * Parses an [HttpUrl] into a list of [Screen]s that can be used as a backstack.
    *
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ interface DeepLinkHandler {
  *
  * Only used if the [Intent.getAction] is [Intent.ACTION_VIEW].
  */
-fun DeepLinkHandler.parse(intent: Intent): ImmutableList<Screen>? {
+fun Router.parse(intent: Intent): ImmutableList<Screen>? {
   /*
     Example intent:
     adb shell am start \
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ private fun Uri.toHttpUrl(): HttpUrl? {
 
 @ContributesBinding(AppScope::class)
 @SingleIn(AppScope::class)
-class DeepLinkHandlerImpl
+class RouterImpl
 @Inject
-constructor(private val routes: @JvmSuppressWildcards Map<String, DeepLinkable>) : DeepLinkHandler {
+constructor(private val routes: @JvmSuppressWildcards Map<String, DeepLinkable>) : Router {
   override fun parse(url: HttpUrl): ImmutableList<Screen> {
     val queryParams =
       url.queryParameterNames.associateWith { url.queryParameterValues(it) }.toImmutableMap()
diff --git a/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/RoutingDSL.kt b/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/RoutingDSL.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a4c0ebab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/deeplinking/src/main/kotlin/catchup/deeplink/RoutingDSL.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package catchup.deeplink
+
+import com.slack.circuit.runtime.screen.Screen
+import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableMap
+
+@DslMarker annotation class RoutingDSLMarker
+
+class RouteRequest(
+  val path: String,
+  val pathParams: ImmutableMap<String, String>,
+  val queryParams: ImmutableMap<String, List<String?>>,
+)
+
+@RoutingDSLMarker
+interface RoutBuilder {
+  fun route(path: String = "", block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen
+
+  fun route(path: Regex, block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen
+}
+
+@RoutingDSLMarker
+class RoutingBuilder : RoutBuilder {
+  class RoutBuilderImpl : RoutBuilder {
+    override fun route(path: String, block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen {
+      TODO()
+    }
+
+    override fun route(path: Regex, block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen {
+      TODO("Not yet implemented")
+    }
+  }
+
+  override fun route(path: String, block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen {
+    TODO()
+  }
+
+  override fun route(path: Regex, block: RoutBuilder.(RouteRequest) -> Screen): Screen {
+    TODO("Not yet implemented")
+  }
+
+  fun build(): Router {
+    TODO()
+  }
+}
+
+class RouterImplV2 {
+  // TODO path params
+  //  check PATH_TRAVERSAL from Retrofit
+  //  /hello
+  //  /order/shipment
+  //  /user/{login}
+  //  /user/*
+  //  /user/{login?}
+  //  /user/{...}
+  //  /user/{param...}
+  //  Regex("/.+/hello")
+  //  (?<name>pattern)
+  //  Regex("""(?<id>\d+)/hello""")
+}
+
+fun routing(block: RoutingBuilder.() -> Unit): Router {
+  // TODO
+  val builder = RoutingBuilder()
+  block(builder)
+  return builder.build()
+}
+
+fun example() {
+  routing {
+    route("/home") { request -> TODO() }
+    route("/users/{id}") { request ->
+      val id = request.pathParams["id"]
+      TODO()
+    }
+  }
+}