diff --git a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
index 3841eb4..2bb4aa9 100644
--- a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { reactive, onBeforeMount } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { toMealEdit } from '@/router/links'
 import { getMeal, saveMeal, getRecipe } from '@/api/sdk'
 import { toMealInput } from '@/domain/decoders'
 import { currentUser } from '@/api/auth'
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ async function onSaveMeal() {
     const saved = await saveMeal(toMealInput(meal))
     if (saved && saved.id >= 0) {
         Object.assign(meal, saved)
-        router.push(`/meals/${saved.id}`)
+  router.push(toMealEdit(saved.id))
         showAlert({ heading: 'Meal saved', message: 'Meal saved successfully', type: 'success' })
         return
     }
diff --git a/src/components/recipes/RecipesPage.vue b/src/components/recipes/RecipesPage.vue
index 0de8cc1..65eb6ff 100644
--- a/src/components/recipes/RecipesPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/recipes/RecipesPage.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   </div>
 </template>
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { toRecipeAdd, toRecipeEdit } from '@/router/links'
 import ActionItem from '@/components/ActionItem.vue'
 import RecipeSearchBox from './RecipeSearchBox.vue'
 import type { Recipe } from '@/domain/types'
@@ -20,14 +21,12 @@ import type { Recipe } from '@/domain/types'
 const addRecipe = new URL('@/assets/add-recipe.svg', import.meta.url).toString()
 
 const router = useRouter()
-const route = useRoute()
-const slug = typeof route.params.householdSlug === 'string' ? route.params.householdSlug : ''
 
 function onSelectRecipe(r: Pick<Recipe, 'id'>) {
-  router.push({ name: 'recipe-edit', params: { householdSlug: slug, id: r.id } })
+  router.push(toRecipeEdit(r.id))
 }
 
 function onAddRecipe() {
-  router.push({ name: 'recipe-add', params: { householdSlug: slug } })
+  router.push(toRecipeAdd())
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/shopping/CurrentShoppingListPage.vue b/src/components/shopping/CurrentShoppingListPage.vue
index db22da9..3d7de0f 100644
--- a/src/components/shopping/CurrentShoppingListPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/shopping/CurrentShoppingListPage.vue
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, onBeforeMount } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { toShoppingList } from '@/router/links'
 import { useAlert } from '@/composables/useAlert'
 import { useShopping } from '@/composables/useShopping'
 import { getUpcomingMeals } from '@/api/sdk'
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ async function markPurchased() {
     return
   }
   selected.value = []
-  router.push(`/shopping/${shopping.id}`)
+  router.push(toShoppingList(shopping.id))
 }
 
 function toggleSelect(item: Group) {
diff --git a/src/components/shopping/ShoppingListItem.vue b/src/components/shopping/ShoppingListItem.vue
index 2a23df6..f790a00 100644
--- a/src/components/shopping/ShoppingListItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/shopping/ShoppingListItem.vue
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
           </span>
           <span v-else-if="source.recipe && source.ingredient">
             {{ formatQuantity(source.ingredient.quantity) }}&nbsp;{{ source.ingredient.unit }} in
-            <router-link :to="`/recipes/${source.recipe.id}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="toRecipeEdit(source.recipe.id)">{{
               source.recipe.name
             }}</router-link>
             for
-            <router-link :to="`/meals/${source.meal?.id}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="source.meal ? toMealEdit(source.meal.id) : toRecipes()">{{
               source.meal?.suggestedDate
                 ? source.meal.suggestedDate.toLocaleDateString('en-AU', {
                   weekday: 'long',
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
           </span>
           <span v-else-if="source.meal && source.ingredient">
             {{ source.ingredient.line }} for
-            <router-link :to="`/meals/${source.meal?.id}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="source.meal ? toMealEdit(source.meal.id) : toMealPlan()">{{
               source.meal?.suggestedDate
                 ? source.meal.suggestedDate.toLocaleDateString('en-AU', {
                   weekday: 'long',
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
           </span>
           <span v-else-if="source.recipe && source.ingredient">
             {{ formatQuantity(source.ingredient.quantity) }}&nbsp;{{ source.ingredient.unit }} in
-            <router-link :to="`/recipes/${source.recipe.id}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="toRecipeEdit(source.recipe.id)">{{
               source.recipe.name
             }}</router-link>
             for
-            <router-link :to="`/meals/${source.meal?.id ?? ''}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="source.meal ? toMealEdit(source.meal.id) : toRecipes()">{{
               source.meal?.suggestedDate
                 ? source.meal.suggestedDate.toLocaleDateString('en-AU', {
                   weekday: 'long',
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
           </span>
           <span v-else-if="source.meal && source.ingredient">
             {{ source.ingredient.line }} for
-            <router-link :to="`/meals/${source.meal.id}/`">{{
+            <router-link :to="toMealEdit(source.meal.id)">{{
               source.meal.suggestedDate
                 ? source.meal.suggestedDate.toLocaleDateString('en-AU', {
                   weekday: 'long',
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { toMealEdit, toRecipeEdit, toMealPlan, toRecipes } from '@/router/links'
 import { ago } from '@/dateformats'
 import { calculateTotals } from '@/units'
 import type { Group } from '@/composables/useShopping'
 
 const props = defineProps<{ shoppingListItemGroup: Group }>()
+// Slug resolved via link helpers using current household context
 
 const fallbackImg = new URL('@/assets/missing-product.svg', import.meta.url).toString()
 const imageSrc = computed(() => {
diff --git a/src/router/links.ts b/src/router/links.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e12ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/links.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import type { RouteLocationRaw } from 'vue-router'
+import { getHouseholdSlug } from '@/api/client'
+
+// Centralized builders for slug-scoped routes to keep navigation consistent
+
+// When an options object is provided, require an explicit slug.
+// Callers may also omit the argument entirely to infer from context.
+type WithSlug = { slug: string }
+
+function resolveSlug(input?: WithSlug): string {
+  if (input && typeof input.slug === 'string') return input.slug
+  return getHouseholdSlug() ?? ''
+}
+
+// Pages without ids
+export function toMealPlan(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'mealplan', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+export function toRecipes(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'recipes', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+export function toRecipeAdd(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'recipe-add', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+export function toMealAdd(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'meal-add', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+export function toShoppingCurrent(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'shopping-current', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+export function toHouseholdSettings(slugOrOpts?: WithSlug): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const slug = resolveSlug(slugOrOpts)
+  return { name: 'household-settings', params: { householdSlug: slug } }
+}
+
+// Pages with ids
+type WithId = { id: number | string }
+type IdOrOpts = number | string | (WithId & WithSlug)
+
+export function toRecipeEdit(idOrOpts: IdOrOpts): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const id = typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts.id : idOrOpts
+  const slug = resolveSlug(typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts : undefined)
+  return { name: 'recipe-edit', params: { householdSlug: slug, id } }
+}
+
+export function toMealEdit(idOrOpts: IdOrOpts): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const id = typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts.id : idOrOpts
+  const slug = resolveSlug(typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts : undefined)
+  return { name: 'meal-edit', params: { householdSlug: slug, id } }
+}
+
+export function toShoppingList(idOrOpts: IdOrOpts): RouteLocationRaw {
+  const id = typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts.id : idOrOpts
+  const slug = resolveSlug(typeof idOrOpts === 'object' ? idOrOpts : undefined)
+  return { name: 'shopping-list', params: { householdSlug: slug, id } }
+}
diff --git a/tests/router.slug.navigation.test.ts b/tests/router.slug.navigation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a7600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/router.slug.navigation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+
+describe('slug-scoped navigation', () => {
+  it('feature routes are nested under :householdSlug and links use named routes', async () => {
+    const { createAppRouter } = await import('@/router/index')
+    const router = createAppRouter(() => ({}))
+
+    const paths = router.getRoutes().map((r) => r.path)
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/recipes')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/recipes/:id')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/mealplan')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/meals/add')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/meals/:id')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/shopping')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/shopping/current')
+    expect(paths).toContain('/:householdSlug/shopping/:id')
+
+    // No flat feature routes
+    expect(paths).not.toContain('/recipes')
+    expect(paths).not.toContain('/meals/:id')
+    expect(paths).not.toContain('/shopping')
+  })
+})