diff --git a/src/lib/components/publications/REFACTOR_PLAN.md b/src/lib/components/publications/REFACTOR_PLAN.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f65f974..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/publications/REFACTOR_PLAN.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Component Refactoring Plan for Path-Based Routing
-
-This document outlines the necessary changes to Svelte components to support the new path-based routing for publications.
-
-## 1. `PublicationHeader.svelte`
-
-This component generates links to publications and needs to be updated to the new URL format.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Locate `href` derivation:** Find the `$derived.by` block that computes the `href` constant.
-2.  **Update URL structure:** Modify the logic to generate URLs in the format `/publication/[type]/[identifier]`.
-    -   If the event has a `d` tag and is a replaceable event (e.g., kind 30040), encode it as an `naddr` and use the URL `/publication/naddr/[naddr]`.
-    -   If the event is not replaceable but has an ID (like a kind 30041), encode it as an `nevent` and use the URL `/publication/nevent/[nevent]`.
-    -   Use the existing `naddrEncode` and `neventEncode` utilities from `src/lib/utils.ts` to encode identifiers.
-    -   If needed, add new `naddrDecode` and `neventDecode` utilities to `src/lib/utils.ts`, leveraging functions from the `nip19` module in the `nostr-tools` package.
-
-## 2. `Publication.svelte`
-
-This component is responsible for rendering the publication content. The primary changes will be in how data is passed to it, rather than in its internal logic.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Review props:** The component accepts `rootAddress`, `publicationType`, and `indexEvent`. This is good.
-2.  **Update parent component:** The new `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte` will be responsible for providing these props from the data loaded on the server. No direct changes to `Publication.svelte` should be needed unless the data shape from the `load` function requires it. It is expected that the `load` function will provide the `indexEvent` directly.
-3.  **Add identifierType prop:** If the rendering logic needs to know the original identifier type (e.g., `id`, `d`, `naddr`, `nevent`), introduce a new `identifierType` prop to `Publication.svelte`.
-
-## 3. General Codebase Audit
-
-Other parts of the application might contain hardcoded links to publications using the old query parameter format.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Perform a codebase search:** Search for the strings `"publication?id="` and `"publication?d="` to identify any other places where links are constructed.
-2.  **Update any found links:** Refactor any discovered instances to use the new `/publication/[type]/[identifier]` format. 
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diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.ts b/src/routes/+layout.ts
index 80555ad..7ac4f69 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import Pharos, { pharosInstance } from "../lib/parser.ts";
 import type { LayoutLoad } from "./$types";
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 
-export const ssr = false;
-
 export const load: LayoutLoad = () => {
   // Initialize NDK with new relay management system
   const ndk = initNdk();
diff --git a/src/routes/publication/+page.svelte b/src/routes/publication/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index eacc71b..0000000
--- a/src/routes/publication/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import Publication from "$lib/components/publications/Publication.svelte";
-  import { TextPlaceholder } from "flowbite-svelte";
-  import type { PageProps } from "./$types";
-  import { onDestroy, onMount, setContext } from "svelte";
-  import Processor from "asciidoctor";
-  import ArticleNav from "$components/util/ArticleNav.svelte";
-  import { SveltePublicationTree } from "$lib/components/publications/svelte_publication_tree.svelte";
-  import { TableOfContents } from "$lib/components/publications/table_of_contents.svelte";
-  import { page } from "$app/state";
-  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-
-  let { data }: PageProps = $props();
-
-  const publicationTree = new SveltePublicationTree(data.indexEvent, data.ndk);
-  const toc = new TableOfContents(
-    data.indexEvent.tagAddress(),
-    publicationTree,
-    page.url.pathname ?? "",
-  );
-
-  setContext("publicationTree", publicationTree);
-  setContext("toc", toc);
-  setContext("asciidoctor", Processor());
-
-  // Get publication metadata for OpenGraph tags
-  let title = $derived(
-    data.indexEvent?.getMatchingTags("title")[0]?.[1] ||
-      data.parser?.getIndexTitle(data.parser?.getRootIndexId()) ||
-      "Alexandria Publication",
-  );
-  let currentUrl = $derived(
-    `${page.url.origin}${page.url.pathname}${page.url.search}`,
-  );
-
-  // Get image and summary from the event tags if available
-  // If image unavailable, use the Alexandria default pic.
-  let image = $derived(
-    data.indexEvent?.getMatchingTags("image")[0]?.[1] ||
-      "/screenshots/old_books.jpg",
-  );
-  let summary = $derived(
-    data.indexEvent?.getMatchingTags("summary")[0]?.[1] ||
-      "Alexandria is a digital library, utilizing Nostr events for curated publications and wiki pages.",
-  );
-
-  publicationTree.onBookmarkMoved((address) => {
-    goto(`#${address}`, {
-      replaceState: true,
-    });
-
-    // TODO: Extract IndexedDB interaction to a service layer.
-    // Store bookmark in IndexedDB
-    const db = indexedDB.open("alexandria", 1);
-    db.onupgradeneeded = () => {
-      const objectStore = db.result.createObjectStore("bookmarks", {
-        keyPath: "key",
-      });
-    };
-
-    db.onsuccess = () => {
-      const transaction = db.result.transaction(["bookmarks"], "readwrite");
-      const store = transaction.objectStore("bookmarks");
-      const bookmarkKey = `${data.indexEvent.tagAddress()}`;
-      store.put({ key: bookmarkKey, address });
-    };
-  });
-
-  onMount(() => {
-    // TODO: Extract IndexedDB interaction to a service layer.
-    // Read bookmark from IndexedDB
-    const db = indexedDB.open("alexandria", 1);
-    db.onupgradeneeded = () => {
-      const objectStore = db.result.createObjectStore("bookmarks", {
-        keyPath: "key",
-      });
-    };
-
-    db.onsuccess = () => {
-      const transaction = db.result.transaction(["bookmarks"], "readonly");
-      const store = transaction.objectStore("bookmarks");
-      const bookmarkKey = `${data.indexEvent.tagAddress()}`;
-      const request = store.get(bookmarkKey);
-
-      request.onsuccess = () => {
-        if (request.result?.address) {
-          // Set the bookmark in the publication tree
-          publicationTree.setBookmark(request.result.address);
-
-          // Jump to the bookmarked element
-          goto(`#${request.result.address}`, {
-            replaceState: true,
-          });
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  });
-
-  onDestroy(() => data.parser.reset());
-</script>
-
-<svelte:head>
-  <!-- Basic meta tags -->
-  <title>{title}</title>
-  <meta name="description" content={summary} />
-
-  <!-- OpenGraph meta tags -->
-  <meta property="og:title" content={title} />
-  <meta property="og:description" content={summary} />
-  <meta property="og:url" content={currentUrl} />
-  <meta property="og:type" content="article" />
-  <meta property="og:site_name" content="Alexandria" />
-  <meta property="og:image" content={image} />
-
-  <!-- Twitter Card meta tags -->
-  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
-  <meta name="twitter:title" content={title} />
-  <meta name="twitter:description" content={summary} />
-  <meta name="twitter:image" content={image} />
-</svelte:head>
-
-<ArticleNav
-  publicationType={data.publicationType}
-  rootId={data.parser.getRootIndexId()}
-  indexEvent={data.indexEvent}
-/>
-
-<main class="publication {data.publicationType}">
-  <Publication
-    rootAddress={data.indexEvent.tagAddress()}
-    publicationType={data.publicationType}
-    indexEvent={data.indexEvent}
-  />
-</main>
diff --git a/src/routes/publication/+page.ts b/src/routes/publication/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a79423f..0000000
--- a/src/routes/publication/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-import { error } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import type { Load } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import type { NDKEvent } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
-import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
-import { getActiveRelaySetAsNDKRelaySet } from "../../lib/ndk.ts";
-import { getMatchingTags } from "../../lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts";
-import type NDK from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
-
-/**
- * Decodes an naddr identifier and returns a filter object
- */
-function decodeNaddr(id: string) {
-  try {
-    if (!id.startsWith("naddr")) return {};
-
-    const decoded = nip19.decode(id);
-    if (decoded.type !== "naddr") return {};
-
-    const data = decoded.data;
-    return {
-      kinds: [data.kind],
-      authors: [data.pubkey],
-      "#d": [data.identifier],
-    };
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("Failed to decode naddr:", e);
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Fetches an event by ID or filter
- */
-async function fetchEventById(ndk: NDK, id: string): Promise<NDKEvent> {
-  const filter = decodeNaddr(id);
-
-  // Handle the case where filter is null (decoding error)
-  if (filter === null) {
-    // If we can't decode the naddr, try using the raw ID
-    try {
-      const event = await ndk.fetchEvent(id);
-      if (!event) {
-        throw new Error(`Event not found for ID: ${id}`);
-      }
-      return event;
-    } catch (err) {
-      throw error(404, `Failed to fetch publication root event.\n${err}`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const hasFilter = Object.keys(filter).length > 0;
-
-  try {
-    const event = await (hasFilter
-      ? ndk.fetchEvent(filter)
-      : ndk.fetchEvent(id));
-
-    if (!event) {
-      throw new Error(`Event not found for ID: ${id}`);
-    }
-    return event;
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw error(404, `Failed to fetch publication root event.\n${err}`);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Fetches an event by d tag
- */
-async function fetchEventByDTag(ndk: NDK, dTag: string): Promise<NDKEvent> {
-  try {
-    const relaySet = await getActiveRelaySetAsNDKRelaySet(ndk, true); // true for inbox relays
-    const event = await ndk.fetchEvent(
-      { "#d": [dTag] },
-      { closeOnEose: false },
-      relaySet,
-    );
-
-    if (!event) {
-      throw new Error(`Event not found for d tag: ${dTag}`);
-    }
-    return event;
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw error(404, `Failed to fetch publication root event.\n${err}`);
-  }
-}
-
-// TODO: Use path params instead of query params.
-export const load: Load = async ({
-  url,
-  parent,
-}: {
-  url: URL;
-  parent: () => Promise<Partial<Record<string, NDK>>>;
-}) => {
-  const id = url.searchParams.get("id");
-  const dTag = url.searchParams.get("d");
-  const { ndk } = await parent();
-
-  if (!id && !dTag) {
-    throw error(400, "No publication root event ID or d tag provided.");
-  }
-
-  // Fetch the event based on available parameters
-  const indexEvent = id
-    ? await fetchEventById(ndk!, id)
-    : await fetchEventByDTag(ndk!, dTag!);
-
-  const publicationType = getMatchingTags(indexEvent, "type")[0]?.[1];
-
-  return {
-    publicationType,
-    indexEvent,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/src/routes/publication/REFACTOR_PLAN.md b/src/routes/publication/REFACTOR_PLAN.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a7b9689..0000000
--- a/src/routes/publication/REFACTOR_PLAN.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# Publication Route Refactoring Plan
-
-This document outlines the plan to refactor the publication routes to improve SSR, add server-side metadata, and switch to path-based routing.
-
-## 1. New Route Structure
-
-The current query-based routing (`/publication?id=...`) will be replaced with a path-based structure: `/publication/[type]/[identifier]`.
-
-### Supported Identifier Types:
--   `id`: A raw hex event ID.
--   `d`: A `d` tag identifier from a replaceable event.
--   `naddr`: A bech32-encoded `naddr` string for a replaceable event.
--   `nevent`: A bech32-encoded `nevent` string.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Create new route directory:** `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]`.
-2.  **Move `+page.svelte`:** Relocate the content of the current `src/routes/publication/+page.svelte` to `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte`.
-3.  **Preserve old query-based route:** Instead of deleting old files, create `src/routes/publication/+page.server.ts` at the root of `src/routes/publication` to parse `?id=` and `?d=` query parameters and delegate to the new path-based routes.
-4.  **Review base route:** Ensure `/publication` either renders the main feed (via `PublicationFeed.svelte`) or redirects to `/start`; keep the existing `+page.svelte` in place for backward compatibility.
-
-## 2. Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Data Loading
-
-We will use SvelteKit's `load` functions to fetch data on the server.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Create `+page.server.ts`:** Inside `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/`, create a `+page.server.ts` file.
-2.  **Implement `load` function:**
-    -   The `load` function will receive `params` containing `type` and `identifier`.
-    -   It will use these params to fetch the publication's root event. The logic will need to handle the different identifier types:
-        -   If `type` is `id`, use the `identifier` as a hex event ID.
-        -   If `type` is `d`, use the `identifier` to search for an event with a matching `d` tag; when multiple events share the same tag, select the event with the latest `created_at` timestamp. // AI-NOTE: choose latest for now; future logic may change.
-        -   If `type` is `naddr` or `nevent`, decode the `identifier` using `nip19.decode()` (from `nostr-tools`) and construct the appropriate filter. Add corresponding `naddrDecode` and `neventDecode` functions to `src/lib/utils.ts` to centralize NIP-19 logic.
-    -   The fetched event will be returned as `data` to the `+page.svelte` component.
-    -   Handle cases where the event is not found by throwing a 404 error using `@sveltejs/kit/error`.
-
-## 3. Server-Side Metadata
-
-Publication-specific metadata will be rendered on the server for better link previews.
-
-### Actions:
-
-1.  **Create `+layout.server.ts`:** Inside `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/`, create a `+layout.server.ts`. Its `load` function will be very similar to the one in `+page.server.ts`. It will fetch the root event and return the necessary data for metadata (title, summary, image URL).
-2.  **Create `+layout.svelte`:** Inside `src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/`, create a `+layout.svelte`.
-3.  **Implement metadata:**
-    -   The layout will receive `data` from its `load` function.
-    -   It will contain a `<svelte:head>` block.
-    -   Inside `<svelte:head>`, render `<title>` and `<meta>` tags (OpenGraph, Twitter Cards) using properties from the loaded `data`.
-    -   Use `{@render children()}` in `+layout.svelte` to display the page content.
-    -   Refer to https://web.dev/learn/html/metadata/#officially_defined_meta_tags for a compilation of recommended meta tags.
-
-## 4. Handling Authentication
-
-For publications requiring authentication, we need to avoid full SSR of content while still providing a good user experience.
-
-### Actions:
-
--   Skip authentication/authorization handling in this refactor; it will be addressed separately.
--   If the `indexEvent` cannot be fetched, display a user-friendly error message in `+page.svelte` indicating the publication cannot be loaded. 
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diff --git a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+layout.server.ts b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+layout.server.ts
index 176b812..a9ddd3c 100644
--- a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+layout.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+layout.server.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { getMatchingTags } from "../../../../lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts";
 import { naddrDecode, neventDecode } from "../../../../lib/utils.ts";
 import type NDK from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 
+// AI-TODO: Use `fetchEventWithFallback` from `nostrUtils.ts` to retrieve events in this file.
+
 /**
  * Fetches an event by hex ID
  */
diff --git a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.server.ts
index f58dfe0..3c033c7 100644
--- a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.server.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { getMatchingTags } from "../../../../lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts";
 import { naddrDecode, neventDecode } from "../../../../lib/utils.ts";
 import type NDK from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 
+// AI-TODO: Use `fetchEventWithFallback` from `nostrUtils.ts` to retrieve events in this file.
+
 /**
  * Fetches an event by hex ID
  */
diff --git a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte
index 9f37442..07cf547 100644
--- a/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/publication/[type]/[identifier]/+page.svelte
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
   });
 </script>
 
-  <ArticleNav
-    publicationType={data.publicationType}
-    rootId={data.indexEvent.id}
-    indexEvent={data.indexEvent}
-  />
+<ArticleNav
+  publicationType={data.publicationType}
+  rootId={data.indexEvent.id}
+  indexEvent={data.indexEvent}
+/>
 
 <main class="publication {data.publicationType}">
   <Publication