From 1f7ab2be04c156c33e0699ac08c29093568508e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chenhang <averych@126.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:02:15 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(routes): move shared pages to global scope

---
 next.config.ts                                |   5 +
 .../[characterSlug]/coins-rules/page.tsx      |   5 -
 .../[characterSlug]/feedback/page.tsx         |   5 -
 .../[characterSlug]/sidebar/page.tsx          |   5 -
 src/app/chat/components/chat-header.tsx       |   8 +-
 .../__tests__/coins-rules-screen.test.tsx     |  35 +++++
 src/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen.tsx    |  15 +-
 src/app/coins-rules/page.tsx                  |  17 +--
 .../__tests__/feedback-screen.test.tsx        |  20 ++-
 src/app/feedback/feedback-screen.tsx          |  29 ++--
 src/app/feedback/page.tsx                     |  17 +--
 .../sidebar/__tests__/sidebar-screen.test.tsx | 122 +++++++++++++++
 src/app/sidebar/page.tsx                      |  17 +--
 src/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen.tsx            |  31 ++--
 .../__tests__/subscription-page.test.tsx      |  47 ++++++
 .../subscription-checkout-button.tsx          |   6 +-
 src/app/subscription/page.tsx                 |   4 +-
 src/app/subscription/subscription-screen.tsx  |   8 +-
 .../use-subscription-payment-flow.ts          |  11 +-
 .../payment/pending_payment_order_storage.ts  |   2 +-
 .../__tests__/subscription_exit.test.ts       |  28 +++-
 src/lib/navigation/subscription_exit.ts       |  14 +-
 .../__tests__/payment_search_params.test.ts   |   1 +
 .../__tests__/pending_payment_order.test.ts   |  34 +++++
 src/lib/payment/payment_search_params.ts      |   8 +-
 .../__tests__/global-route-context.test.ts    |  59 ++++++++
 .../legacy-global-route-redirects.test.ts     |  26 ++++
 .../__tests__/navigation-resolver.test.ts     |   3 +-
 src/router/__tests__/route-meta.test.ts       |  17 ++-
 src/router/global-route-context.ts            |  76 ++++++++++
 src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects.ts   |  24 +++
 src/router/navigation-types.ts                |   6 +-
 src/router/route-meta.ts                      |   9 +-
 src/router/routes.ts                          |  12 +-
 src/router/use-app-navigator.ts               | 142 +++---------------
 src/router/use-global-app-navigator.ts        | 126 ++++++++++++++++
 36 files changed, 743 insertions(+), 251 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/coins-rules/page.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/feedback/page.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/sidebar/page.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/app/coins-rules/__tests__/coins-rules-screen.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/app/sidebar/__tests__/sidebar-screen.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/app/subscription/__tests__/subscription-page.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/router/__tests__/global-route-context.test.ts
 create mode 100644 src/router/__tests__/legacy-global-route-redirects.test.ts
 create mode 100644 src/router/global-route-context.ts
 create mode 100644 src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects.ts
 create mode 100644 src/router/use-global-app-navigator.ts

diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index e5843e61..395266db 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ import { withSentryConfig } from "@sentry/nextjs";
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 import { withSerwist } from "@serwist/turbopack";
 
+import { LEGACY_GLOBAL_ROUTE_REDIRECTS } from "./src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects";
+
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   // Docker runs the traced runtime emitted to `.next/standalone`.
   output: "standalone",
+  async redirects() {
+    return [...LEGACY_GLOBAL_ROUTE_REDIRECTS];
+  },
   images: {
     remotePatterns: [
       {
diff --git a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/coins-rules/page.tsx b/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/coins-rules/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 706551ab..00000000
--- a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/coins-rules/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { CoinsRulesScreen } from "@/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen";
-
-export default function CharacterCoinsRulesPage() {
-  return <CoinsRulesScreen />;
-}
diff --git a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/feedback/page.tsx b/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/feedback/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 19dcb5ad..00000000
--- a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/feedback/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { FeedbackScreen } from "@/app/feedback/feedback-screen";
-
-export default function CharacterFeedbackPage() {
-  return <FeedbackScreen />;
-}
diff --git a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/sidebar/page.tsx b/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/sidebar/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3562a110..00000000
--- a/src/app/characters/[characterSlug]/sidebar/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { SidebarScreen } from "@/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen";
-
-export default function CharacterSidebarPage() {
-  return <SidebarScreen />;
-}
diff --git a/src/app/chat/components/chat-header.tsx b/src/app/chat/components/chat-header.tsx
index 7663cae6..b149bfd9 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/components/chat-header.tsx
+++ b/src/app/chat/components/chat-header.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { Lock, Menu } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { BackButton } from "@/app/_components";
 import { useActiveCharacterRoutes } from "@/providers/character-provider";
+import { buildGlobalPageUrl } from "@/router/global-route-context";
+import { ROUTES } from "@/router/routes";
 import { useAppNavigator } from "@/router/use-app-navigator";
 
 import { BrowserHintOverlay } from "./browser-hint-overlay";
@@ -75,7 +77,11 @@ export function ChatHeader({
               data-analytics-key="chat.open_menu"
               data-analytics-label="Open chat menu"
               className="flex size-(--responsive-icon-button-size,42px) cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-[rgba(255,255,255,0.12)] bg-[rgba(13,11,20,0.7)] text-(--color-text-primary,#fff) shadow-[0_10px_24px_rgba(0,0,0,0.2)] backdrop-blur-md transition-[background,transform] duration-150 hover:bg-[rgba(28,24,39,0.82)] active:scale-96 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-3 focus-visible:outline-[#f657a0]"
-              onClick={() => navigator.push(characterRoutes.sidebar)}
+              onClick={() =>
+                navigator.push(
+                  buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.sidebar, characterRoutes.chat),
+                )
+              }
               aria-label="Menu"
             >
               <Menu size={24} aria-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/src/app/coins-rules/__tests__/coins-rules-screen.test.tsx b/src/app/coins-rules/__tests__/coins-rules-screen.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86f67947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/coins-rules/__tests__/coins-rules-screen.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { CoinsRulesScreen } from "../coins-rules-screen";
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/auth/auth-context", () => ({
+  useAuthState: () => ({
+    hasInitialized: true,
+    isLoading: false,
+    loginStatus: "email",
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/user/user-context", () => ({
+  useUserDispatch: () => vi.fn(),
+  useUserState: () => ({
+    currentUser: {
+      dailyFreeChatLimit: 30,
+      dailyFreePrivateLimit: 2,
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+describe("CoinsRulesScreen", () => {
+  it("renders outside CharacterProvider and returns to global sidebar", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <CoinsRulesScreen returnTo="/characters/maya/chat" />,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain("Coin Usage Rules");
+    expect(html).toContain(
+      'href="/sidebar?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat"',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen.tsx b/src/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen.tsx
index eab3ab9f..0463d6ad 100644
--- a/src/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/app/coins-rules/coins-rules-screen.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import { FaCoins } from "react-icons/fa6";
 
 import { BackButton } from "@/app/_components";
 import { MobileShell } from "@/app/_components/core";
-import { useActiveCharacterRoutes } from "@/providers/character-provider";
+import {
+  resolveGlobalRouteContext,
+  type GlobalReturnToValue,
+} from "@/router/global-route-context";
 import { useAuthState } from "@/stores/auth/auth-context";
 import { useUserDispatch, useUserState } from "@/stores/user/user-context";
 
@@ -75,8 +78,12 @@ const createCoinRules = (
   },
 ] as const;
 
-export function CoinsRulesScreen() {
-  const characterRoutes = useActiveCharacterRoutes();
+export interface CoinsRulesScreenProps {
+  returnTo?: GlobalReturnToValue;
+}
+
+export function CoinsRulesScreen({ returnTo }: CoinsRulesScreenProps) {
+  const navigation = resolveGlobalRouteContext(returnTo);
   const authState = useAuthState();
   const userState = useUserState();
   const userDispatch = useUserDispatch();
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ export function CoinsRulesScreen() {
       <main className={styles.screen}>
         <header className={styles.header}>
           <BackButton
-            href={characterRoutes.sidebar}
+            href={navigation.sidebarUrl}
             variant="soft"
             aria-label="Back to sidebar"
           />
diff --git a/src/app/coins-rules/page.tsx b/src/app/coins-rules/page.tsx
index 5a0b2312..8e31a5ab 100644
--- a/src/app/coins-rules/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/coins-rules/page.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { RouteSearchParams } from "@/router/routes";
 
-import { DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG } from "@/data/constants/character";
-import {
-  appendRouteSearchParams,
-  getCharacterRoutes,
-  type RouteSearchParams,
-} from "@/router/routes";
+import { CoinsRulesScreen } from "./coins-rules-screen";
 
 export default async function CoinsRulesPage({
   searchParams,
 }: {
   searchParams: Promise<RouteSearchParams>;
 }) {
-  redirect(
-    appendRouteSearchParams(
-      getCharacterRoutes(DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG).coinsRules,
-      await searchParams,
-    ),
-  );
+  const query = await searchParams;
+  return <CoinsRulesScreen returnTo={query.returnTo} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/feedback/__tests__/feedback-screen.test.tsx b/src/app/feedback/__tests__/feedback-screen.test.tsx
index 6c47fe2f..4aa447db 100644
--- a/src/app/feedback/__tests__/feedback-screen.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/feedback/__tests__/feedback-screen.test.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { act } from "react";
 import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { getCharacterBySlug } from "@/data/constants/character";
-import { CharacterProvider } from "@/providers/character-provider";
 import { Result } from "@/utils/result";
 
 import { FeedbackScreen } from "../feedback-screen";
@@ -13,8 +11,8 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   submitFeedback: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock("@/router/use-app-navigator", () => ({
-  useAppNavigator: () => ({ replace: mocks.replace }),
+vi.mock("@/router/use-global-app-navigator", () => ({
+  useGlobalAppNavigator: () => ({ replace: mocks.replace }),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/feedback", () => ({
@@ -69,6 +67,11 @@ describe("FeedbackScreen", () => {
         .querySelector("textarea")
         ?.getAttribute("aria-describedby"),
     ).toBe("feedback-content-hint");
+    expect(
+      container.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>(
+        '[data-analytics-key="feedback.back_to_sidebar"]',
+      )?.getAttribute("href"),
+    ).toBe("/sidebar?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat");
   });
 
   it("submits valid text and renders the feedback id", async () => {
@@ -103,18 +106,13 @@ describe("FeedbackScreen", () => {
     });
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("feedback-123");
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Thank you for helping us.");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Back to Sidebar");
   });
 });
 
 function renderFeedbackScreen(root: Root): void {
-  const character = getCharacterBySlug("maya");
-  if (!character) throw new Error("Missing Maya character fixture");
   act(() =>
-    root.render(
-      <CharacterProvider character={character}>
-        <FeedbackScreen />
-      </CharacterProvider>,
-    ),
+    root.render(<FeedbackScreen returnTo="/characters/maya/chat" />),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/feedback/feedback-screen.tsx b/src/app/feedback/feedback-screen.tsx
index 6d442daf..5a59f648 100644
--- a/src/app/feedback/feedback-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/app/feedback/feedback-screen.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ import {
 import { BackButton } from "@/app/_components";
 import { MobileShell } from "@/app/_components/core";
 import type { FeedbackCategory } from "@/data/schemas/feedback";
-import { useActiveCharacterRoutes } from "@/providers/character-provider";
-import { useAppNavigator } from "@/router/use-app-navigator";
+import {
+  resolveGlobalRouteContext,
+  type GlobalReturnToValue,
+} from "@/router/global-route-context";
+import { useGlobalAppNavigator } from "@/router/use-global-app-navigator";
 
 import {
   FEEDBACK_IMAGE_ACCEPT,
@@ -45,9 +48,13 @@ const CATEGORY_OPTIONS: readonly CategoryOption[] = [
   { value: "other", label: "Other", icon: MessageCircleMore },
 ];
 
-export function FeedbackScreen() {
-  const navigator = useAppNavigator();
-  const characterRoutes = useActiveCharacterRoutes();
+export interface FeedbackScreenProps {
+  returnTo?: GlobalReturnToValue;
+}
+
+export function FeedbackScreen({ returnTo }: FeedbackScreenProps) {
+  const navigator = useGlobalAppNavigator();
+  const navigation = resolveGlobalRouteContext(returnTo);
   const form = useFeedbackSubmission();
 
   if (form.feedbackId) {
@@ -70,11 +77,11 @@ export function FeedbackScreen() {
             </div>
             <button
               type="button"
-              data-analytics-key="feedback.back_to_chat"
+              data-analytics-key="feedback.back_to_sidebar"
               className={styles.primaryButton}
-              onClick={() => navigator.replace(characterRoutes.chat)}
+              onClick={() => navigator.replace(navigation.sidebarUrl)}
             >
-              Back to Chat
+              Back to Sidebar
             </button>
           </section>
         </main>
@@ -95,10 +102,10 @@ export function FeedbackScreen() {
 
         <header className={styles.header}>
           <BackButton
-            href={characterRoutes.chat}
+            href={navigation.sidebarUrl}
             variant="soft"
-            ariaLabel="Back to chat"
-            analyticsKey="feedback.back_to_chat"
+            ariaLabel="Back to sidebar"
+            analyticsKey="feedback.back_to_sidebar"
           />
           <div className={styles.headingBlock}>
             <h1 className={styles.title}>Help us improve CozSweet</h1>
diff --git a/src/app/feedback/page.tsx b/src/app/feedback/page.tsx
index 6162a361..2de48a73 100644
--- a/src/app/feedback/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/feedback/page.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { RouteSearchParams } from "@/router/routes";
 
-import { DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG } from "@/data/constants/character";
-import {
-  appendRouteSearchParams,
-  getCharacterRoutes,
-  type RouteSearchParams,
-} from "@/router/routes";
+import { FeedbackScreen } from "./feedback-screen";
 
 export default async function FeedbackPage({
   searchParams,
 }: {
   searchParams: Promise<RouteSearchParams>;
 }) {
-  redirect(
-    appendRouteSearchParams(
-      getCharacterRoutes(DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG).feedback,
-      await searchParams,
-    ),
-  );
+  const query = await searchParams;
+  return <FeedbackScreen returnTo={query.returnTo} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/sidebar/__tests__/sidebar-screen.test.tsx b/src/app/sidebar/__tests__/sidebar-screen.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5cc2950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/sidebar/__tests__/sidebar-screen.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/* @vitest-environment jsdom */
+
+import { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { SidebarScreen } from "../sidebar-screen";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  openAuth: vi.fn(),
+  openSubscription: vi.fn(),
+  push: vi.fn(),
+  replace: vi.fn(),
+  authDispatch: vi.fn(),
+  userDispatch: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/router/use-global-app-navigator", () => ({
+  useGlobalAppNavigator: () => ({
+    openAuth: mocks.openAuth,
+    openSubscription: mocks.openSubscription,
+    push: mocks.push,
+    replace: mocks.replace,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/auth/auth-context", () => ({
+  useAuthDispatch: () => mocks.authDispatch,
+  useAuthState: () => ({
+    hasInitialized: true,
+    isLoading: false,
+    loginStatus: "email",
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/stores/user/user-context", () => ({
+  useUserDispatch: () => mocks.userDispatch,
+  useUserState: () => ({
+    avatarUrl: null,
+    creditBalance: 120,
+    currentUser: {
+      id: "user-1",
+      username: "Chase",
+      countryCode: "US",
+      creditBalance: 120,
+      dailyFreeChatLimit: 30,
+      dailyFreeChatRemaining: 20,
+      dailyFreePrivateLimit: 2,
+      dailyFreePrivateRemaining: 1,
+      isVip: false,
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next-auth/react", () => ({ signOut: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("../use-pwa-install-entry", () => ({
+  usePwaInstallEntry: () => ({
+    canInstall: false,
+    installApp: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+vi.mock("../use-sidebar-user-bootstrap", () => ({
+  useSidebarUserBootstrap: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe("SidebarScreen", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+  let root: Root;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean })
+      .IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+    Object.values(mocks).forEach((mock) => mock.mockReset());
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.append(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+  });
+
+  it("renders without CharacterProvider and preserves the source character", () => {
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(<SidebarScreen returnTo="/characters/maya/chat" />);
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      container.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>(
+        '[data-analytics-key="sidebar.back_to_chat"]',
+      )?.getAttribute("href"),
+    ).toBe("/characters/maya/chat");
+
+    clickButton("Coin Usage Rules");
+    expect(mocks.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/coins-rules?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat",
+    );
+
+    clickButton("Feedback");
+    expect(mocks.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/feedback?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat",
+    );
+
+    clickButton("Top Up");
+    expect(mocks.openSubscription).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        type: "topup",
+        sourceCharacterSlug: "maya",
+        returnTo: "sidebar",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  function clickButton(label: string): void {
+    const button = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(
+      (item) => item.textContent?.includes(label),
+    );
+    if (!button) throw new Error(`Missing ${label} button`);
+    act(() => button.click());
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/app/sidebar/page.tsx b/src/app/sidebar/page.tsx
index 0588f7d1..196772f3 100644
--- a/src/app/sidebar/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/sidebar/page.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
-import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { RouteSearchParams } from "@/router/routes";
 
-import { DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG } from "@/data/constants/character";
-import {
-  appendRouteSearchParams,
-  getCharacterRoutes,
-  type RouteSearchParams,
-} from "@/router/routes";
+import { SidebarScreen } from "./sidebar-screen";
 
 export default async function SidebarPage({
   searchParams,
 }: {
   searchParams: Promise<RouteSearchParams>;
 }) {
-  redirect(
-    appendRouteSearchParams(
-      getCharacterRoutes(DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG).sidebar,
-      await searchParams,
-    ),
-  );
+  const query = await searchParams;
+  return <SidebarScreen returnTo={query.returnTo} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen.tsx b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen.tsx
index 73c85914..b8aa4613 100644
--- a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar-screen.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import { signOut } from "next-auth/react";
 
 import { BackButton } from "@/app/_components";
 import { MobileShell } from "@/app/_components/core";
-import { useAppNavigator } from "@/router/use-app-navigator";
-import { useActiveCharacterRoutes } from "@/providers/character-provider";
+import {
+  resolveGlobalRouteContext,
+  type GlobalReturnToValue,
+} from "@/router/global-route-context";
+import { useGlobalAppNavigator } from "@/router/use-global-app-navigator";
 import { useAuthDispatch, useAuthState } from "@/stores/auth/auth-context";
 import { useUserDispatch, useUserState } from "@/stores/user/user-context";
 
@@ -17,9 +20,13 @@ import { useSidebarUserBootstrap } from "./use-sidebar-user-bootstrap";
 
 import styles from "./components/sidebar-screen.module.css";
 
-export function SidebarScreen() {
-  const navigator = useAppNavigator();
-  const characterRoutes = useActiveCharacterRoutes();
+export interface SidebarScreenProps {
+  returnTo?: GlobalReturnToValue;
+}
+
+export function SidebarScreen({ returnTo }: SidebarScreenProps) {
+  const navigator = useGlobalAppNavigator();
+  const navigation = resolveGlobalRouteContext(returnTo);
   const user = useUserState();
   const userDispatch = useUserDispatch();
   const auth = useAuthState();
@@ -32,7 +39,7 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
     userDispatch({ type: "UserClearLocal" });
     authDispatch({ type: "AuthLogoutSubmitted" });
     void signOut({ redirect: false });
-    navigator.replace(characterRoutes.splash, { scroll: false });
+    navigator.replace(navigation.splashUrl, { scroll: false });
   };
 
   const view = getSidebarViewModel({
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
 
         <div className={styles.topBar}>
           <BackButton
-            href={characterRoutes.chat}
+            href={navigation.chatUrl}
             variant="soft"
             analyticsKey="sidebar.back_to_chat"
           />
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
             name={view.name}
             avatarUrl={view.avatarUrl}
             isLoading={view.isInitializingUser}
-            onLoginClick={() => navigator.openAuth(characterRoutes.sidebar)}
+            onLoginClick={() => navigator.openAuth(navigation.sidebarUrl)}
           />
         </section>
 
@@ -76,6 +83,8 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
                 ? () =>
                     navigator.openSubscription({
                       type: "vip",
+                      sourceCharacterSlug: navigation.characterSlug,
+                      returnTo: "sidebar",
                       analytics: {
                         entryPoint: "sidebar",
                         triggerReason: "vip_cta",
@@ -86,13 +95,15 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
             onTopUp={() =>
               navigator.openSubscription({
                 type: "topup",
+                sourceCharacterSlug: navigation.characterSlug,
+                returnTo: "sidebar",
                 analytics: {
                   entryPoint: "sidebar",
                   triggerReason: "sidebar_recharge",
                 },
               })
             }
-            onRulesClick={() => navigator.push(characterRoutes.coinsRules)}
+            onRulesClick={() => navigator.push(navigation.coinsRulesUrl)}
           />
         </section>
 
@@ -105,7 +116,7 @@ export function SidebarScreen() {
                 data-analytics-key="sidebar.open_feedback"
                 data-analytics-label="Open feedback"
                 className={`${styles.logoutCard} ${styles.feedbackCard}`}
-                onClick={() => navigator.push(characterRoutes.feedback)}
+                onClick={() => navigator.push(navigation.feedbackUrl)}
               >
                 <span
                   className={`${styles.logoutIcon} ${styles.feedbackIcon}`}
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/__tests__/subscription-page.test.tsx b/src/app/subscription/__tests__/subscription-page.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fdc07b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/subscription/__tests__/subscription-page.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  screenProps: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../subscription-screen", () => ({
+  SubscriptionScreen: (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    mocks.screenProps(props);
+    return <main>Global subscription</main>;
+  },
+}));
+
+import SubscriptionPage from "../page";
+
+describe("SubscriptionPage", () => {
+  it("renders outside CharacterProvider and treats character as return context", async () => {
+    const page = await SubscriptionPage({
+      searchParams: Promise.resolve({
+        character: "maya",
+        returnTo: "sidebar",
+        type: "topup",
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(renderToStaticMarkup(page)).toContain("Global subscription");
+    expect(mocks.screenProps).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        returnTo: "sidebar",
+        sourceCharacterSlug: "maya",
+        subscriptionType: "topup",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses Elio for missing source navigation context", async () => {
+    const page = await SubscriptionPage({
+      searchParams: Promise.resolve({}),
+    });
+
+    renderToStaticMarkup(page);
+    expect(mocks.screenProps).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ sourceCharacterSlug: "elio" }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/components/subscription-checkout-button.tsx b/src/app/subscription/components/subscription-checkout-button.tsx
index 8609710d..12c595b6 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/components/subscription-checkout-button.tsx
+++ b/src/app/subscription/components/subscription-checkout-button.tsx
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ export interface SubscriptionCheckoutButtonProps {
   disabled?: boolean;
   subscriptionType: "vip" | "topup";
   returnTo?: SubscriptionReturnTo;
-  characterSlug?: string;
+  sourceCharacterSlug?: string;
 }
 
 export function SubscriptionCheckoutButton({
   disabled = false,
   subscriptionType,
   returnTo = null,
-  characterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
+  sourceCharacterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
 }: SubscriptionCheckoutButtonProps) {
   const payment = usePaymentState();
   const paymentDispatch = usePaymentDispatch();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function SubscriptionCheckoutButton({
     payment,
     paymentDispatch,
     returnTo: returnTo ?? undefined,
-    characterSlug,
+    characterSlug: sourceCharacterSlug,
     subscriptionType,
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/page.tsx b/src/app/subscription/page.tsx
index 8ea92ee5..1bb53256 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/subscription/page.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default async function SubscriptionPage({
   const subscriptionType = toSubscriptionType(
     getFirstPaymentSearchParam(query.type),
   );
-  const characterSlug =
+  const sourceCharacterSlug =
     getCharacterBySlug(getFirstPaymentSearchParam(query.character))?.slug ??
     DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG;
   const analyticsContext = parsePaymentAnalyticsContext({
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default async function SubscriptionPage({
       returnTo={parseSubscriptionReturnTo(query.returnTo)}
       initialPayChannel={paymentReturn.initialPayChannel}
       analyticsContext={analyticsContext}
-      characterSlug={characterSlug}
+      sourceCharacterSlug={sourceCharacterSlug}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/subscription-screen.tsx b/src/app/subscription/subscription-screen.tsx
index 8b424f39..d60c7cd5 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/subscription-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/app/subscription/subscription-screen.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface SubscriptionScreenProps {
   returnTo?: SubscriptionReturnTo;
   initialPayChannel?: PayChannel | null;
   analyticsContext?: PaymentAnalyticsContext;
-  characterSlug?: string;
+  sourceCharacterSlug?: string;
 }
 
 export function SubscriptionScreen({
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function SubscriptionScreen({
   returnTo = null,
   initialPayChannel = null,
   analyticsContext: providedAnalyticsContext,
-  characterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
+  sourceCharacterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
 }: SubscriptionScreenProps) {
   const userState = useUserState();
   const countryCode = userState.currentUser?.countryCode;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function SubscriptionScreen({
     subscriptionType,
     shouldResumePendingOrder,
     returnTo,
-    characterSlug,
+    sourceCharacterSlug,
     initialPayChannel: paymentMethodConfig.initialPayChannel,
   });
   const canSubscribeVip = subscriptionType === "vip";
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function SubscriptionScreen({
             disabled={!canActivate}
             subscriptionType={subscriptionType}
             returnTo={returnTo}
-            characterSlug={characterSlug}
+            sourceCharacterSlug={sourceCharacterSlug}
           />
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/app/subscription/use-subscription-payment-flow.ts b/src/app/subscription/use-subscription-payment-flow.ts
index eb54977e..859cb75b 100644
--- a/src/app/subscription/use-subscription-payment-flow.ts
+++ b/src/app/subscription/use-subscription-payment-flow.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface UseSubscriptionPaymentFlowInput {
   shouldResumePendingOrder: boolean;
   returnTo: SubscriptionReturnTo;
   initialPayChannel: PayChannel;
-  characterSlug?: string;
+  sourceCharacterSlug?: string;
 }
 
 export function useSubscriptionPaymentFlow({
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function useSubscriptionPaymentFlow({
   shouldResumePendingOrder,
   returnTo,
   initialPayChannel,
-  characterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
+  sourceCharacterSlug = DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
 }: UseSubscriptionPaymentFlowInput) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const { payment, paymentDispatch } = usePaymentRouteFlow({
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function useSubscriptionPaymentFlow({
   const handleBackClick = () => {
     void (async () => {
       router.replace(
-        await consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug),
+        await consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(returnTo, sourceCharacterSlug),
       );
     })();
   };
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export function useSubscriptionPaymentFlow({
     paymentDispatch({ type: "PaymentReset" });
     void (async () => {
       router.replace(
-        await resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug),
+        await resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl(
+          returnTo,
+          sourceCharacterSlug,
+        ),
       );
     })();
   };
diff --git a/src/data/storage/payment/pending_payment_order_storage.ts b/src/data/storage/payment/pending_payment_order_storage.ts
index 983fd778..3172bd69 100644
--- a/src/data/storage/payment/pending_payment_order_storage.ts
+++ b/src/data/storage/payment/pending_payment_order_storage.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const PendingPaymentOrderSchema = z.object({
   payChannel: z.literal("ezpay"),
   subscriptionType: z.enum(["vip", "topup", "tip"]),
   tipCoffeeType: z.enum(["small", "medium", "large"]).optional(),
-  returnTo: z.enum(["chat", "private-room"]).optional(),
+  returnTo: z.enum(["chat", "private-room", "sidebar"]).optional(),
   characterSlug: z.string().regex(/^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/).optional(),
   createdAt: z.number(),
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/__tests__/subscription_exit.test.ts b/src/lib/navigation/__tests__/subscription_exit.test.ts
index 6da32fa5..5bc2edc5 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/__tests__/subscription_exit.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/__tests__/subscription_exit.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { getCharacterRoutes } from "@/router/routes";
+import { buildGlobalPageUrl } from "@/router/global-route-context";
+import { getCharacterRoutes, ROUTES } from "@/router/routes";
 
 import { consumePendingChatImageReturn } from "../chat_image_return_session";
 import {
@@ -63,14 +64,31 @@ describe("subscription exit helpers", () => {
     consumePendingChatImageReturnMock.mockResolvedValue(null);
     peekPendingChatUnlockMock.mockResolvedValue(null);
 
-    expect(getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl(null)).toBe(
-      getCharacterRoutes("elio").sidebar,
-    );
+    expect(getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl(null)).toBe(ROUTES.sidebar);
     await expect(consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(null)).resolves.toBe(
-      getCharacterRoutes("elio").sidebar,
+      ROUTES.sidebar,
     );
   });
 
+  it("returns to global sidebar with the source character", async () => {
+    const expectedUrl = buildGlobalPageUrl(
+      ROUTES.sidebar,
+      getCharacterRoutes("maya").chat,
+    );
+
+    expect(getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl("sidebar", "maya")).toBe(
+      expectedUrl,
+    );
+    await expect(
+      consumeSubscriptionExitUrl("sidebar", "maya"),
+    ).resolves.toBe(expectedUrl);
+    await expect(
+      resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl("sidebar", "maya"),
+    ).resolves.toBe(expectedUrl);
+    expect(consumePendingChatImageReturnMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(peekPendingChatUnlockMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("returns directly to private room without consuming chat state", async () => {
     consumePendingChatImageReturnMock.mockResolvedValue({
       reason: "image_paywall",
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/subscription_exit.ts b/src/lib/navigation/subscription_exit.ts
index c2dd18d9..c2cb5dd1 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/subscription_exit.ts
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/subscription_exit.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SLUG,
   getCharacterBySlug,
 } from "@/data/constants/character";
-import { getCharacterRoutes } from "@/router/routes";
+import { buildGlobalPageUrl } from "@/router/global-route-context";
+import { getCharacterRoutes, ROUTES } from "@/router/routes";
 import type { AppSubscriptionReturnTo } from "@/router/navigation-types";
 
 import { consumePendingChatImageReturn } from "./chat_image_return_session";
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ export function getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl(
   const routes = getCharacterRoutes(characterSlug);
   if (returnTo === "chat") return routes.chat;
   if (returnTo === "private-room") return routes.privateRoom;
-  return routes.sidebar;
+  if (returnTo === "sidebar") {
+    return buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.sidebar, routes.chat);
+  }
+  return ROUTES.sidebar;
 }
 
 export async function consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ export async function consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(
   if (returnTo === "private-room") {
     return getCharacterRoutes(characterSlug).privateRoom;
   }
+  if (returnTo === "sidebar") {
+    return getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug);
+  }
 
   return (
     (await consumeSubscriptionExplicitExitUrl(characterSlug)) ??
@@ -71,6 +78,9 @@ export async function resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl(
   if (returnTo === "private-room") {
     return getCharacterRoutes(characterSlug).privateRoom;
   }
+  if (returnTo === "sidebar") {
+    return getSubscriptionFallbackExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug);
+  }
 
   const pendingExitUrl = await peekSubscriptionExplicitExitUrl(characterSlug);
   if (pendingExitUrl) return pendingExitUrl;
diff --git a/src/lib/payment/__tests__/payment_search_params.test.ts b/src/lib/payment/__tests__/payment_search_params.test.ts
index 313aa332..780f8468 100644
--- a/src/lib/payment/__tests__/payment_search_params.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/payment/__tests__/payment_search_params.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe("payment search params", () => {
   it("accepts only supported subscription return targets", () => {
     expect(parseSubscriptionReturnTo("chat")).toBe("chat");
     expect(parseSubscriptionReturnTo("private-room")).toBe("private-room");
+    expect(parseSubscriptionReturnTo("sidebar")).toBe("sidebar");
     expect(parseSubscriptionReturnTo(["private-room", "chat"])).toBe(
       "private-room",
     );
diff --git a/src/lib/payment/__tests__/pending_payment_order.test.ts b/src/lib/payment/__tests__/pending_payment_order.test.ts
index e829c207..55dd9b5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/payment/__tests__/pending_payment_order.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/payment/__tests__/pending_payment_order.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,40 @@ describe("pending payment order helpers", () => {
     await clearPendingPaymentOrder();
   });
 
+  it("stores and rebuilds global sidebar returns", async () => {
+    await clearPendingPaymentOrder();
+
+    const saveResult = await savePendingEzpayOrder({
+      orderId: "order-sidebar",
+      returnTo: "sidebar",
+      subscriptionType: "topup",
+      characterSlug: "maya",
+      createdAt: 1,
+    });
+    const storedResult = await getPendingPaymentOrder();
+
+    expect(saveResult.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(storedResult).toMatchObject({
+      success: true,
+      data: {
+        orderId: "order-sidebar",
+        returnTo: "sidebar",
+        characterSlug: "maya",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(
+      buildPendingPaymentSubscriptionUrl({
+        payChannel: "ezpay",
+        returnTo: "sidebar",
+        subscriptionType: "topup",
+        characterSlug: "maya",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(
+      "/subscription?type=topup&payChannel=ezpay&paymentReturn=1&returnTo=sidebar&character=maya",
+    );
+    await clearPendingPaymentOrder();
+  });
+
   it("routes tip payments back to the tip page", () => {
     expect(
       buildPendingPaymentSubscriptionUrl({
diff --git a/src/lib/payment/payment_search_params.ts b/src/lib/payment/payment_search_params.ts
index f6c58fc9..3508eba7 100644
--- a/src/lib/payment/payment_search_params.ts
+++ b/src/lib/payment/payment_search_params.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ export function parseSubscriptionReturnTo(
   value: PaymentSearchParamValue,
 ): AppSubscriptionReturnTo {
   const returnTo = getFirstPaymentSearchParam(value);
-  if (returnTo === "chat" || returnTo === "private-room") return returnTo;
+  if (
+    returnTo === "chat" ||
+    returnTo === "private-room" ||
+    returnTo === "sidebar"
+  ) {
+    return returnTo;
+  }
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/router/__tests__/global-route-context.test.ts b/src/router/__tests__/global-route-context.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9ee4b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/__tests__/global-route-context.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  buildGlobalPageUrl,
+  resolveGlobalRouteContext,
+  resolveGlobalRouteContextValue,
+} from "../global-route-context";
+import { ROUTES } from "../routes";
+
+describe("global route context", () => {
+  it("preserves a known character chat as the return target", () => {
+    const context = resolveGlobalRouteContext("/characters/maya/chat");
+
+    expect(context).toMatchObject({
+      characterSlug: "maya",
+      chatUrl: "/characters/maya/chat",
+      splashUrl: "/characters/maya/splash",
+    });
+    expect(context.sidebarUrl).toBe(
+      "/sidebar?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat",
+    );
+    expect(context.feedbackUrl).toBe(
+      "/feedback?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat",
+    );
+    expect(context.coinsRulesUrl).toBe(
+      "/coins-rules?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Fmaya%2Fchat",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses only the first repeated return target", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveGlobalRouteContextValue([
+        "/characters/nayeli/chat",
+        "/characters/maya/chat",
+      ]),
+    ).toBe("/characters/nayeli/chat");
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    undefined,
+    null,
+    "",
+    "https://example.com/characters/maya/chat",
+    "//example.com/characters/maya/chat",
+    "/characters/unknown/chat",
+    "/characters/maya/private-room",
+    "/characters/maya/chat?image=1",
+  ])("falls back to Elio for an invalid return target", (value) => {
+    expect(resolveGlobalRouteContextValue(value)).toBe(
+      "/characters/elio/chat",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("sanitizes return targets when building a global page url", () => {
+    expect(buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.sidebar, "https://example.com")).toBe(
+      "/sidebar?returnTo=%2Fcharacters%2Felio%2Fchat",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/router/__tests__/legacy-global-route-redirects.test.ts b/src/router/__tests__/legacy-global-route-redirects.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff3308d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/__tests__/legacy-global-route-redirects.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { LEGACY_GLOBAL_ROUTE_REDIRECTS } from "../legacy-global-route-redirects";
+
+describe("legacy global route redirects", () => {
+  it("redirects character-scoped global pages without permanent caching", () => {
+    expect(LEGACY_GLOBAL_ROUTE_REDIRECTS).toEqual([
+      {
+        source: "/characters/:characterSlug/sidebar",
+        destination: "/sidebar?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+        permanent: false,
+      },
+      {
+        source: "/characters/:characterSlug/feedback",
+        destination: "/feedback?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+        permanent: false,
+      },
+      {
+        source: "/characters/:characterSlug/coins-rules",
+        destination:
+          "/coins-rules?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+        permanent: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/router/__tests__/navigation-resolver.test.ts b/src/router/__tests__/navigation-resolver.test.ts
index e111f28a..74eb8974 100644
--- a/src/router/__tests__/navigation-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/src/router/__tests__/navigation-resolver.test.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ describe("navigation resolver", () => {
       ROUTE_BUILDERS.subscription("topup", {
         payChannel: "stripe",
         returnTo: "private-room",
+        sourceCharacterSlug: "maya",
       }),
     ).toBe(
-      "/subscription?type=topup&payChannel=stripe&returnTo=private-room",
+      "/subscription?type=topup&payChannel=stripe&returnTo=private-room&character=maya",
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/router/__tests__/route-meta.test.ts b/src/router/__tests__/route-meta.test.ts
index 3007eae4..cd4a3744 100644
--- a/src/router/__tests__/route-meta.test.ts
+++ b/src/router/__tests__/route-meta.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getRouteAccess, isInternalRoute } from "../route-meta";
 import { ALL_STATIC_ROUTES, getCharacterRoutes, ROUTES } from "../routes";
 
 describe("route meta", () => {
-  it("classifies static routes by access level", () => {
+  it("classifies global routes by access level", () => {
     expect(getRouteAccess(ROUTES.splash)).toBe("authOnly");
     expect(getRouteAccess(ROUTES.auth)).toBe("authOnly");
     expect(getRouteAccess(ROUTES.chat)).toBe("guestEntry");
@@ -23,13 +23,22 @@ describe("route meta", () => {
 
   it("classifies character-scoped routes by their page", () => {
     const routes = getCharacterRoutes("maya");
+    expect(routes).toEqual({
+      splash: "/characters/maya/splash",
+      chat: "/characters/maya/chat",
+      privateRoom: "/characters/maya/private-room",
+      tip: "/characters/maya/tip",
+    });
     expect(getRouteAccess(routes.splash)).toBe("authOnly");
     expect(getRouteAccess(routes.chat)).toBe("guestEntry");
     expect(getRouteAccess(routes.privateRoom)).toBe("guestEntry");
     expect(getRouteAccess(routes.tip)).toBe("public");
-    expect(getRouteAccess(routes.sidebar)).toBe("session");
-    expect(getRouteAccess(routes.feedback)).toBe("session");
-    expect(getRouteAccess(routes.coinsRules)).toBe("public");
+  });
+
+  it("does not classify removed character-scoped global pages", () => {
+    expect(getRouteAccess("/characters/maya/sidebar")).toBe("public");
+    expect(getRouteAccess("/characters/maya/feedback")).toBe("public");
+    expect(getRouteAccess("/characters/maya/coins-rules")).toBe("public");
   });
 
   it("includes private room in static routes", () => {
diff --git a/src/router/global-route-context.ts b/src/router/global-route-context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a11435f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/global-route-context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CHARACTER,
+  getCharacterBySlug,
+  type CharacterProfile,
+} from "@/data/constants/character";
+
+import { getCharacterRoutes, ROUTES } from "./routes";
+
+export const GLOBAL_RETURN_TO_PARAM = "returnTo";
+
+export type GlobalPageRoute =
+  | typeof ROUTES.sidebar
+  | typeof ROUTES.feedback
+  | typeof ROUTES.coinsRules;
+
+export interface GlobalRouteContext {
+  readonly characterSlug: CharacterProfile["slug"];
+  readonly chatUrl: string;
+  readonly splashUrl: string;
+  readonly sidebarUrl: string;
+  readonly feedbackUrl: string;
+  readonly coinsRulesUrl: string;
+}
+
+export type GlobalReturnToValue =
+  | string
+  | readonly string[]
+  | null
+  | undefined;
+
+export function resolveGlobalRouteContext(
+  value?: GlobalReturnToValue,
+): GlobalRouteContext {
+  const character = resolveReturnCharacter(getFirstValue(value));
+  const characterRoutes = getCharacterRoutes(character.slug);
+  const chatUrl = characterRoutes.chat;
+
+  return Object.freeze({
+    characterSlug: character.slug,
+    chatUrl,
+    splashUrl: characterRoutes.splash,
+    sidebarUrl: buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.sidebar, chatUrl),
+    feedbackUrl: buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.feedback, chatUrl),
+    coinsRulesUrl: buildGlobalPageUrl(ROUTES.coinsRules, chatUrl),
+  });
+}
+
+export function buildGlobalPageUrl(
+  route: GlobalPageRoute,
+  returnTo: string,
+): string {
+  const safeReturnTo = resolveGlobalRouteContextValue(returnTo);
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({
+    [GLOBAL_RETURN_TO_PARAM]: safeReturnTo,
+  });
+  return `${route}?${params.toString()}`;
+}
+
+export function resolveGlobalRouteContextValue(
+  value?: GlobalReturnToValue,
+): string {
+  const character = resolveReturnCharacter(getFirstValue(value));
+  return getCharacterRoutes(character.slug).chat;
+}
+
+function resolveReturnCharacter(value: string | null): CharacterProfile {
+  const match = value?.match(/^\/characters\/([^/?#]+)\/chat$/);
+  if (!match?.[1]) return DEFAULT_CHARACTER;
+  return getCharacterBySlug(match[1]) ?? DEFAULT_CHARACTER;
+}
+
+function getFirstValue(value: GlobalReturnToValue): string | null {
+  if (typeof value === "string") return value;
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value[0] ?? null;
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects.ts b/src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4f5a0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/legacy-global-route-redirects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export interface LegacyGlobalRouteRedirect {
+  readonly source: string;
+  readonly destination: string;
+  readonly permanent: false;
+}
+
+export const LEGACY_GLOBAL_ROUTE_REDIRECTS: readonly LegacyGlobalRouteRedirect[] =
+  Object.freeze([
+    {
+      source: "/characters/:characterSlug/sidebar",
+      destination: "/sidebar?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+      permanent: false,
+    },
+    {
+      source: "/characters/:characterSlug/feedback",
+      destination: "/feedback?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+      permanent: false,
+    },
+    {
+      source: "/characters/:characterSlug/coins-rules",
+      destination: "/coins-rules?returnTo=/characters/:characterSlug/chat",
+      permanent: false,
+    },
+  ]);
diff --git a/src/router/navigation-types.ts b/src/router/navigation-types.ts
index e51e2e1d..8def6006 100644
--- a/src/router/navigation-types.ts
+++ b/src/router/navigation-types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import type {
 } from "@/data/storage/navigation";
 
 export type AppSubscriptionType = "vip" | "topup";
-export type AppSubscriptionReturnTo = "chat" | "private-room" | null;
+export type AppSubscriptionReturnTo =
+  | "chat"
+  | "private-room"
+  | "sidebar"
+  | null;
 
 export interface OpenSubscriptionInput {
   type: AppSubscriptionType;
diff --git a/src/router/route-meta.ts b/src/router/route-meta.ts
index dd08561d..59d15df9 100644
--- a/src/router/route-meta.ts
+++ b/src/router/route-meta.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type RouteAccess =
   | "realUser"
   | "authOnly";
 
-const STATIC_ROUTE_ACCESS: Partial<Record<string, RouteAccess>> = {
+const GLOBAL_ROUTE_ACCESS: Partial<Record<string, RouteAccess>> = {
   [ROUTES.root]: "public",
   [ROUTES.splash]: "authOnly",
   [ROUTES.auth]: "authOnly",
@@ -26,14 +26,11 @@ const CHARACTER_ROUTE_ACCESS: Readonly<Record<string, RouteAccess>> = {
   chat: "guestEntry",
   "private-room": "guestEntry",
   tip: "public",
-  sidebar: "session",
-  feedback: "session",
-  "coins-rules": "public",
 };
 
 export function getRouteAccess(pathname: string): RouteAccess {
-  const staticAccess = STATIC_ROUTE_ACCESS[pathname];
-  if (staticAccess) return staticAccess;
+  const globalAccess = GLOBAL_ROUTE_ACCESS[pathname];
+  if (globalAccess) return globalAccess;
 
   const match = pathname.match(/^\/characters\/[^/]+\/([^/]+)\/?$/);
   return (match?.[1] && CHARACTER_ROUTE_ACCESS[match[1]]) || "public";
diff --git a/src/router/routes.ts b/src/router/routes.ts
index 65ce27bb..6fff5551 100644
--- a/src/router/routes.ts
+++ b/src/router/routes.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ export interface CharacterRoutes {
   readonly chat: string;
   readonly privateRoom: string;
   readonly tip: string;
-  readonly sidebar: string;
-  readonly feedback: string;
-  readonly coinsRules: string;
 }
 
 export function getCharacterRoutes(
@@ -52,9 +49,6 @@ export function getCharacterRoutes(
     chat: `${root}/chat`,
     privateRoom: `${root}/private-room`,
     tip: `${root}/tip`,
-    sidebar: `${root}/sidebar`,
-    feedback: `${root}/feedback`,
-    coinsRules: `${root}/coins-rules`,
   };
 }
 
@@ -86,15 +80,15 @@ export const ROUTE_BUILDERS = {
     options: {
       payChannel?: PayChannel;
       returnTo?: Exclude<AppSubscriptionReturnTo, null>;
-      characterSlug?: string;
+      sourceCharacterSlug?: string;
       analytics?: PaymentAnalyticsContext;
     } = {},
   ): `/subscription?${string}` => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams({ type });
     if (options.payChannel) params.set("payChannel", options.payChannel);
     if (options.returnTo) params.set("returnTo", options.returnTo);
-    if (options.characterSlug) {
-      params.set("character", options.characterSlug);
+    if (options.sourceCharacterSlug) {
+      params.set("character", options.sourceCharacterSlug);
     }
     if (options.analytics) {
       params.set(
diff --git a/src/router/use-app-navigator.ts b/src/router/use-app-navigator.ts
index a918b1c3..b066f994 100644
--- a/src/router/use-app-navigator.ts
+++ b/src/router/use-app-navigator.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,20 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
-import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 
 import { NavigationStorage } from "@/data/storage/navigation";
-import type { SubscriptionReturnTo } from "@/lib/navigation/subscription_exit";
-import {
-  consumeSubscriptionExitUrl,
-  resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl,
-} from "@/lib/navigation/subscription_exit";
-import { getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode } from "@/lib/payment/default_pay_channel";
-import {
-  behaviorAnalytics,
-  getDefaultPaymentAnalyticsContext,
-} from "@/lib/analytics";
-import { useAuthSelector } from "@/stores/auth/auth-context";
-import { useUserSelector } from "@/stores/user/user-context";
 import {
   useActiveCharacter,
   useActiveCharacterRoutes,
 } from "@/providers/character-provider";
 
-import {
-  ROUTE_BUILDERS,
-  type Route,
-} from "./routes";
-import {
-  isAuthenticatedUser as resolveIsAuthenticatedUser,
-  resolveAuthenticatedNavigation,
-} from "./navigation-resolver";
+import { type Route } from "./routes";
 import type {
   OpenSubscriptionForPendingUnlockInput,
   OpenSubscriptionInput,
   StartMessageUnlockInput,
 } from "./navigation-types";
+import { useGlobalAppNavigator } from "./use-global-app-navigator";
 
 export interface AppNavigator {
   push: (href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }) => void;
@@ -42,96 +23,55 @@ export interface AppNavigator {
   openAuth: (redirectTo?: string) => void;
   openChat: (options?: { replace?: boolean; scroll?: boolean }) => void;
   openSubscription: (input: OpenSubscriptionInput) => void;
-  exitSubscription: (
-    returnTo: SubscriptionReturnTo,
-    characterSlug?: string,
-  ) => void;
-  exitSubscriptionAfterSuccess: (
-    returnTo: SubscriptionReturnTo,
-    characterSlug?: string,
-  ) => void;
   startMessageUnlock: (input: StartMessageUnlockInput) => void;
   openSubscriptionForPendingUnlock: (
     input: OpenSubscriptionForPendingUnlockInput,
   ) => void;
-  getDefaultPayChannel: () => ReturnType<typeof getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode>;
+  getDefaultPayChannel: ReturnType<
+    typeof useGlobalAppNavigator
+  >["getDefaultPayChannel"];
   isAuthenticatedUser: boolean;
 }
 
 export function useAppNavigator(): AppNavigator {
-  const router = useRouter();
+  const globalNavigator = useGlobalAppNavigator();
   const character = useActiveCharacter();
   const characterRoutes = useActiveCharacterRoutes();
-  const loginStatus = useAuthSelector((state) => state.context.loginStatus);
-  const countryCode = useUserSelector(
-    (state) => state.context.currentUser?.countryCode,
-  );
-  const isAuthenticatedUser = resolveIsAuthenticatedUser(loginStatus);
-
-  const push = useCallback((href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }): void => {
-    router.push(href, options);
-  }, [router]);
-
-  const replace = useCallback((href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }): void => {
-    router.replace(href, options);
-  }, [router]);
-
-  const back = useCallback((): void => {
-    router.back();
-  }, [router]);
+  const {
+    back,
+    getDefaultPayChannel,
+    isAuthenticatedUser,
+    push,
+    replace,
+  } = globalNavigator;
 
   const openAuth = useCallback(
     (redirectTo: string = characterRoutes.chat): void => {
-      router.push(ROUTE_BUILDERS.authWithRedirect(redirectTo));
+      globalNavigator.openAuth(redirectTo);
     },
-    [characterRoutes.chat, router],
+    [characterRoutes.chat, globalNavigator],
   );
 
   const openChat = useCallback(
     (options: { replace?: boolean; scroll?: boolean } = {}): void => {
       const navOptions = { scroll: options.scroll ?? false };
       if (options.replace) {
-        router.replace(characterRoutes.chat, navOptions);
+        replace(characterRoutes.chat, navOptions);
         return;
       }
-      router.push(characterRoutes.chat, navOptions);
+      push(characterRoutes.chat, navOptions);
     },
-    [characterRoutes.chat, router],
+    [characterRoutes.chat, push, replace],
   );
 
-  const getDefaultPayChannel = useCallback(() => {
-    return getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode(countryCode);
-  }, [countryCode]);
-
   const openSubscription = useCallback(
-    ({
-      type,
-      payChannel = getDefaultPayChannel(),
-      returnTo = null,
-      replace: shouldReplace = false,
-      analytics = getDefaultPaymentAnalyticsContext(type),
-    }: OpenSubscriptionInput): void => {
-      const target = ROUTE_BUILDERS.subscription(type, {
-        payChannel,
-        returnTo: returnTo ?? undefined,
-        characterSlug: character.slug,
-        analytics,
+    (input: OpenSubscriptionInput): void => {
+      globalNavigator.openSubscription({
+        ...input,
+        sourceCharacterSlug: character.slug,
       });
-
-      behaviorAnalytics.rechargeModalOpen(analytics);
-
-      const nextUrl = resolveAuthenticatedNavigation({
-        loginStatus,
-        targetUrl: target,
-      });
-
-      if (shouldReplace) {
-        router.replace(nextUrl);
-        return;
-      }
-      router.push(nextUrl);
     },
-    [character.slug, getDefaultPayChannel, loginStatus, router],
+    [character.slug, globalNavigator],
   );
 
   const startMessageUnlock = useCallback(
@@ -163,10 +103,10 @@ export function useAppNavigator(): AppNavigator {
           returnUrl,
           stage,
         });
-        router.push(ROUTE_BUILDERS.authWithRedirect(returnUrl));
+        globalNavigator.openAuth(returnUrl);
       })();
     },
-    [character.id, isAuthenticatedUser, router],
+    [character.id, globalNavigator, isAuthenticatedUser],
   );
 
   const openSubscriptionForPendingUnlock = useCallback(
@@ -205,34 +145,6 @@ export function useAppNavigator(): AppNavigator {
     [character.id, getDefaultPayChannel, openSubscription],
   );
 
-  const exitSubscription = useCallback(
-    (
-      returnTo: SubscriptionReturnTo,
-      characterSlug: string = character.slug,
-    ): void => {
-      void (async () => {
-        router.replace(
-          await consumeSubscriptionExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug),
-        );
-      })();
-    },
-    [character.slug, router],
-  );
-
-  const exitSubscriptionAfterSuccess = useCallback(
-    (
-      returnTo: SubscriptionReturnTo,
-      characterSlug: string = character.slug,
-    ): void => {
-      void (async () => {
-        router.replace(
-          await resolveSubscriptionSuccessExitUrl(returnTo, characterSlug),
-        );
-      })();
-    },
-    [character.slug, router],
-  );
-
   return useMemo(() => ({
     push,
     replace,
@@ -240,16 +152,12 @@ export function useAppNavigator(): AppNavigator {
     openAuth,
     openChat,
     openSubscription,
-    exitSubscription,
-    exitSubscriptionAfterSuccess,
     startMessageUnlock,
     openSubscriptionForPendingUnlock,
     getDefaultPayChannel,
     isAuthenticatedUser,
   }), [
     back,
-    exitSubscription,
-    exitSubscriptionAfterSuccess,
     getDefaultPayChannel,
     isAuthenticatedUser,
     openAuth,
diff --git a/src/router/use-global-app-navigator.ts b/src/router/use-global-app-navigator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c750090a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router/use-global-app-navigator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+
+import {
+  behaviorAnalytics,
+  getDefaultPaymentAnalyticsContext,
+} from "@/lib/analytics";
+import { getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode } from "@/lib/payment/default_pay_channel";
+import { useAuthSelector } from "@/stores/auth/auth-context";
+import { useUserSelector } from "@/stores/user/user-context";
+
+import {
+  isAuthenticatedUser as resolveIsAuthenticatedUser,
+  resolveAuthenticatedNavigation,
+} from "./navigation-resolver";
+import type { OpenSubscriptionInput } from "./navigation-types";
+import { ROUTE_BUILDERS } from "./routes";
+
+export interface OpenGlobalSubscriptionInput extends OpenSubscriptionInput {
+  sourceCharacterSlug: string;
+}
+
+export interface GlobalAppNavigator {
+  push: (href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }) => void;
+  replace: (href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }) => void;
+  back: () => void;
+  openAuth: (redirectTo: string) => void;
+  openSubscription: (input: OpenGlobalSubscriptionInput) => void;
+  getDefaultPayChannel: () => ReturnType<
+    typeof getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode
+  >;
+  isAuthenticatedUser: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useGlobalAppNavigator(): GlobalAppNavigator {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const loginStatus = useAuthSelector((state) => state.context.loginStatus);
+  const countryCode = useUserSelector(
+    (state) => state.context.currentUser?.countryCode,
+  );
+  const isAuthenticatedUser = resolveIsAuthenticatedUser(loginStatus);
+
+  const push = useCallback(
+    (href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }): void => {
+      router.push(href, options);
+    },
+    [router],
+  );
+
+  const replace = useCallback(
+    (href: string, options?: { scroll?: boolean }): void => {
+      router.replace(href, options);
+    },
+    [router],
+  );
+
+  const back = useCallback((): void => {
+    router.back();
+  }, [router]);
+
+  const openAuth = useCallback(
+    (redirectTo: string): void => {
+      router.push(ROUTE_BUILDERS.authWithRedirect(redirectTo));
+    },
+    [router],
+  );
+
+  const getDefaultPayChannel = useCallback(() => {
+    return getDefaultPayChannelForCountryCode(countryCode);
+  }, [countryCode]);
+
+  const openSubscription = useCallback(
+    ({
+      type,
+      sourceCharacterSlug,
+      payChannel = getDefaultPayChannel(),
+      returnTo = null,
+      replace: shouldReplace = false,
+      analytics = getDefaultPaymentAnalyticsContext(type),
+    }: OpenGlobalSubscriptionInput): void => {
+      const target = ROUTE_BUILDERS.subscription(type, {
+        payChannel,
+        returnTo: returnTo ?? undefined,
+        sourceCharacterSlug,
+        analytics,
+      });
+
+      behaviorAnalytics.rechargeModalOpen(analytics);
+
+      const nextUrl = resolveAuthenticatedNavigation({
+        loginStatus,
+        targetUrl: target,
+      });
+
+      if (shouldReplace) {
+        router.replace(nextUrl);
+        return;
+      }
+      router.push(nextUrl);
+    },
+    [getDefaultPayChannel, loginStatus, router],
+  );
+
+  return useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      push,
+      replace,
+      back,
+      openAuth,
+      openSubscription,
+      getDefaultPayChannel,
+      isAuthenticatedUser,
+    }),
+    [
+      back,
+      getDefaultPayChannel,
+      isAuthenticatedUser,
+      openAuth,
+      openSubscription,
+      push,
+      replace,
+    ],
+  );
+}