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Static vs dynamic rendering in the App Router: what makes a route dynamic?

Answer

A route becomes dynamic when it uses request‑specific data (cookies, headers), or opts out of caching (`cache: 'no-store'`). You can force behavior with segment config like `dynamic = 'force-static'` or `dynamic = 'force-dynamic'`.

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