Create Next REST Framework API

Implement Next.js APIs with next-rest-framework using schema-driven request validation, typed responses, and OpenAPI generation.

Workflow

1. Pick router surface first: App Router (docsRoute, route, routeOperation, rpcRoute) or Pages Router (docsApiRoute, apiRoute, apiRouteOperation, rpcApiRoute).
2. Load only the reference file needed for the task:

• references/app-router.md
• references/pages-router.md
• references/forms-and-typed-responses.md
• references/openapi-and-cli.md

3. Define input and output schemas before handler logic.
4. Add middleware only for cross-cutting concerns (auth, tracing, feature flags), and pass derived context through middleware return values.
5. Wire docs and CLI (generate and validate) so OpenAPI stays current in CI.

Router Selection