dev experience

apps/website/lib/mode.ts

@@ -64,7 +64,17 @@ export function isAlpha(): boolean {
  */
 export function getPublicRoutes(): readonly string[] {
   return [
+    // Core public pages
     '/',
+    
+    // Public content routes (leagues, drivers, teams, leaderboards, races)
+    '/leagues',
+    '/drivers',
+    '/teams',
+    '/leaderboards',
+    '/races',
+    
+    // Auth routes
     '/api/signup',
     '/api/auth/signup',
     '/api/auth/login',
@@ -85,8 +95,27 @@ export function getPublicRoutes(): readonly string[] {
 
 /**
  * Check if a route is public (accessible in all modes)
+ * Supports both exact matches and prefix matches for nested routes
  */
 export function isPublicRoute(pathname: string): boolean {
   const publicRoutes = getPublicRoutes();
-  return publicRoutes.includes(pathname);
+  
+  // Check exact match first
+  if (publicRoutes.includes(pathname)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  
+  // Check prefix matches for nested routes
+  // e.g., '/leagues' should match '/leagues/123', '/leagues/create', etc.
+  const publicPrefixes = [
+    '/leagues',
+    '/drivers',
+    '/teams',
+    '/leaderboards',
+    '/races',
+  ];
+  
+  return publicPrefixes.some(prefix =>
+    pathname === prefix || pathname.startsWith(prefix + '/')
+  );
 }