diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/Providers.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/Providers.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/Providers.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/Providers.tsx
index d930de1dba..cf3ea465e4 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/Providers.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/Providers.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { createConfig, http } from "@wagmi/core";
 import { localhost } from "@wagmi/core/chains";
-import { AppStoreProvider } from "../store";
+import { AppStoreProvider } from "../../store";
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/error.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/error.tsx
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/error.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/error.tsx
index 08d42ee6ce..08c77d587a 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/error.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/error.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import { ExternalLink, RefreshCwIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { Button } from "../components/ui/Button";
-import { useWorldUrl } from "../hooks/useWorldUrl";
+import { Button } from "../../components/ui/Button";
+import { useWorldUrl } from "../../hooks/useWorldUrl";
 
 type Props = {
   error: Error & { digest?: string };
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/globals.css b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/globals.css
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/globals.css
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/globals.css
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/layout.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/layout.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/layout.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/layout.tsx
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/not-found.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/not-found.tsx
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/not-found.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/not-found.tsx
index 85030ebf80..dc83993eea 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/not-found.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/not-found.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import { ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { Button } from "../components/ui/Button";
-import { useWorldUrl } from "../hooks/useWorldUrl";
+import { Button } from "../../components/ui/Button";
+import { useWorldUrl } from "../../hooks/useWorldUrl";
 
 export default function NotFound() {
   const getUrl = useWorldUrl();
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/page.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd0a8af1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+
+export default async function IndexPage() {
+  redirect("/worlds");
+}
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/DataExplorer.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/DataExplorer.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/DataExplorer.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/DataExplorer.tsx
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx
index 15822d6c74..4b3a058a62 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/EditableTableCell.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import { SchemaAbiType } from "@latticexyz/schema-type/internal";
 import IBaseWorldAbi from "@latticexyz/world/out/IBaseWorld.sol/IBaseWorld.abi.json";
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { waitForTransactionReceipt, writeContract } from "@wagmi/core";
-import { Checkbox } from "../../../../components/ui/Checkbox";
-import { ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEYS } from "../../../../consts";
-import { camelCase, cn } from "../../../../lib/utils";
-import { useAppStore } from "../../../../store";
+import { Checkbox } from "../../../../../components/ui/Checkbox";
+import { ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEYS } from "../../../../../consts";
+import { camelCase, cn } from "../../../../../lib/utils";
+import { useAppStore } from "../../../../../store";
+import { TableConfig } from "../../../../api/table/route";
 import { wagmiConfig } from "../../../Providers";
-import { TableConfig } from "../../../api/table/route";
 
 type Props = {
   name: string;
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx
index 7fe71a6c55..7bd6a8a05c 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TableSelector.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Lock } from "lucide-react";
 import { useParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { internalTableNames } from "@latticexyz/store-sync/sqlite";
-import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "../../../../components/ui/Select";
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "../../../../../components/ui/Select";
 
 type Props = {
   value: string | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx
index 5de665d0e3..d12254ae82 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/TablesViewer.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import {
   getSortedRowModel,
   useReactTable,
 } from "@tanstack/react-table";
-import { Button } from "../../../../components/ui/Button";
-import { Checkbox } from "../../../../components/ui/Checkbox";
-import { Input } from "../../../../components/ui/Input";
-import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "../../../../components/ui/Table";
+import { Button } from "../../../../../components/ui/Button";
+import { Checkbox } from "../../../../../components/ui/Checkbox";
+import { Input } from "../../../../../components/ui/Input";
+import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "../../../../../components/ui/Table";
 import { bufferToBigInt } from "../utils/bufferToBigInt";
 import { EditableTableCell } from "./EditableTableCell";
 
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/page.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/page.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/page.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/explorer/page.tsx
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx
similarity index 89%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx
index e38d40734c..3c78302d5d 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/Form.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 import { Coins, Eye, Send } from "lucide-react";
 import { AbiFunction } from "viem";
 import { useDeferredValue, useState } from "react";
-import { Input } from "../../../../components/ui/Input";
-import { Separator } from "../../../../components/ui/Separator";
-import { Skeleton } from "../../../../components/ui/Skeleton";
-import { useHashState } from "../../../../hooks/useHashState";
-import { cn } from "../../../../lib/utils";
-import { useAbiQuery } from "../../../../queries/useAbiQuery";
+import { Input } from "../../../../../components/ui/Input";
+import { Separator } from "../../../../../components/ui/Separator";
+import { Skeleton } from "../../../../../components/ui/Skeleton";
+import { useHashState } from "../../../../../hooks/useHashState";
+import { cn } from "../../../../../lib/utils";
+import { useAbiQuery } from "../../../../../queries/useAbiQuery";
 import { FunctionField } from "./FunctionField";
 
 export function Form() {
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx
index 3134127c10..ecb6affad2 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/FunctionField.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
-import { Button } from "../../../../components/ui/Button";
-import { Form, FormControl, FormField, FormItem, FormLabel, FormMessage } from "../../../../components/ui/Form";
-import { Input } from "../../../../components/ui/Input";
-import { Separator } from "../../../../components/ui/Separator";
+import { Button } from "../../../../../components/ui/Button";
+import { Form, FormControl, FormField, FormItem, FormLabel, FormMessage } from "../../../../../components/ui/Form";
+import { Input } from "../../../../../components/ui/Input";
+import { Separator } from "../../../../../components/ui/Separator";
 import { useContractMutation } from "./useContractMutation";
 
 export enum FunctionType {
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/page.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/page.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/page.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/page.tsx
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts
index 720fe207c4..74e24845e0 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/interact/useContractMutation.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
 import { useChainId } from "wagmi";
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { readContract, waitForTransactionReceipt, writeContract } from "@wagmi/core";
-import { ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEYS } from "../../../../consts";
-import { useAppStore } from "../../../../store";
+import { ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEYS } from "../../../../../consts";
+import { useAppStore } from "../../../../../store";
 import { wagmiConfig } from "../../../Providers";
 import { FunctionType } from "./FunctionField";
 
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx
similarity index 73%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx
index 30e9291148..c13476dcf2 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Navigation } from "../../../components/Navigation";
+import { Navigation } from "../../../../components/Navigation";
 
 export default function WorldLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/page.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd72da2c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+
+export default async function WorldPage({ params }: { params: { worldAddress: string } }) {
+  return redirect(`/worlds/${params.worldAddress}/explorer`);
+}
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/utils/bufferToBigInt.ts b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/utils/bufferToBigInt.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/explorer/src/app/worlds/[worldAddress]/utils/bufferToBigInt.ts
rename to packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/[worldAddress]/utils/bufferToBigInt.ts
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/page.tsx b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e55b18f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/app/(explorer)/worlds/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { notFound, redirect } from "next/navigation";
+
+export default async function WorldsPage() {
+  const worldAddress = process.env.WORLD_ADDRESS;
+  if (worldAddress) return redirect(`/worlds/${worldAddress}`);
+  return notFound();
+}
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/middleware.ts b/packages/explorer/src/middleware.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 006a30c617..0000000000
--- a/packages/explorer/src/middleware.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
-
-export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
-  const pathname = request.nextUrl.pathname;
-  const worldAddress = process.env.WORLD_ADDRESS;
-
-  if ((pathname === "/" || pathname === "/worlds") && worldAddress) {
-    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL(`/worlds/${worldAddress}/explorer`, request.url));
-  }
-
-  return NextResponse.next();
-}
-
-export const config = {
-  matcher: "/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)",
-};