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NextLayoutShell

Production app chrome from NextLayout, wrapping page content with the header, main landmark, footer, and chat widget; mirrors app/layout.tsx.

Status: beta. Group: layout. Markdown version: /design-system/components/next-layout-shell.md

When to use

Production app chrome from NextLayout, wrapping page content with the header, main landmark, footer, and chat widget; mirrors app/layout.tsx.

When not to use

The contract records no forbidden uses.

Look-alikes

The contract names no look-alike with a deciding condition.

Props

This component takes no props.

Variants

No variant dimensions and no props with a fixed set of values.

Invalid combinations

The contract records no invalid combinations.

Keyboard

The contract records no keyboard interaction.

Rules

Every item under When not to use is a MUST NOT. MUST and SHOULD follow RFC 2119.

NextLayoutShell rules
LevelRuleHow it is checked
MUSTRequired stories produce no axe violations at the configured severity.Automated by npm run test:stories:matrix:ci. WCAG 2.5.8.
MUSTThe accessibility tree (role, name, state) matches the committed snapshot for every required story.Automated by npm run test:stories:matrix:ci. WCAG 1.3.1, 4.1.2.
MUSTThe component remains legible and operable under a real browser forced-colors: active pass.Automated by npm run test:stories:hc.
MUSTA human completed an end-to-end accessibility review of this component.Manual review, last on 2026-05-28.

Install and import

  • In-repo only. NextLayoutShell is not exported from @digitaltableteur/react, so there is no public import path.