diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 49f4dee..36542fb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,55 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// Context key and route context — simplified chi pattern for URL parameters.
+type contextKey struct{}
+
+// RouteContext caches the matched pattern and extracted URL parameters.
+type RouteContext struct {
+	RoutePath string
+	Params    map[string]string
+}
+
+// URLParam retrieves a URL parameter from the request context.
+func URLParam(r *http.Request, key string) string {
+	rc, _ := r.Context().Value(contextKey{}).(*RouteContext)
+	if rc == nil || rc.Params == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return rc.Params[key]
+}
+
+// WithRouteContext stores route context in the request.
+func WithRouteContext(r *http.Request, rc *RouteContext) *http.Request {
+	return r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), contextKey{}, rc))
+}
+
+// PathRewriteMiddleware demonstrates how to correctly rewrite the URL path
+// while preserving URL parameter resolution for downstream handlers.
+//
+// When r.URL.Path is modified, RoutePath must be updated so that subsequent
+// route matching and param extraction operate on the rewritten path rather
+// than the original one.
+func PathRewriteMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		rc, _ := r.Context().Value(contextKey{}).(*RouteContext)
+		if rc != nil {
+			// Update RoutePath to match the new URL path so URLParam()
+			// resolves parameters from the rewritten path.
+			rc.RoutePath = r.URL.Path
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println("Hello, Bounty Hunter!")
 }
+
+// Compile-time guard: http.Handler interface satisfaction.
+var _ http.Handler = (http.HandlerFunc)(nil)