diff --git a/.changeset/flexible-matching.md b/.changeset/flexible-matching.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ba123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flexible-matching.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@goto/web': minor
+'@goto/cli': minor
+'@goto/worker': minor
+---
+
+Add inherited named-link case-insensitive matching and trailing-slash tolerance, enabled by default, plus independent opt-in path forwarding. Keep matched aliases and forwarded paths under their configured link analytics identity and expose effective matching settings in admin.
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
index 7ad320e..3ff4d0b 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(rootLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin/domains/go.example.org/links?period=all');
 
 	const linkDetails = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Link details', exact: true });
-	const domainDetailsLink = linkDetails.getByRole('link', { name: 'go.example.org', exact: true });
 	const docsPath = '/admin/domains/go.example.org/links/docs';
 	await page.getByRole('link', { name: '/docs', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${appServer.origin}${docsPath}?period=all`);
@@ -231,11 +230,13 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		linkDetails.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Link details', exact: true })
 	).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(linkDetails.locator('dt')).toHaveText([
-		'Domain',
-		'Path',
+		'Link',
 		'Destination',
 		'HTTP status',
-		'Forward query',
+		'Case insensitive',
+		'Trailing slash',
+		'Path forwarding',
+		'Query forwarding',
 		'Starts',
 		'Expires',
 		'Tags'
@@ -250,7 +251,9 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		'2100-01-01T00:00:00Z'
 	);
 	await expect(linkDetails.getByText('work, docs', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(linkDetails.locator('dd').nth(1)).toHaveText('/docs');
+	const linkField = linkDetails.locator('dd').first();
+	await expect(linkField).toHaveText('go.example.org/docs');
+	await expect(linkField.getByRole('link')).toHaveCount(0);
 	await expect(page.locator('.admin-cards .admin-stat-label')).toHaveText(['Visits', 'Status']);
 	await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Status', exact: true })).toContainText('Active');
 	expect(await cardSizes()).toEqual(overviewCardSizes.slice(0, 2));
@@ -271,15 +274,13 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(chartTable.getByRole('row', { name: 'Total 0', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 	await timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
-	await expect(domainDetailsLink).toHaveAttribute(
-		'href',
-		'/admin/domains/go.example.org?period=all'
-	);
+	await expect(overviewLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin?period=all');
 	await expect(
 		page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Links on go.example.org', exact: true })
 	).toHaveCount(0);
 
-	await domainDetailsLink.click();
+	await overviewLink.click();
+	await domainLink.click();
 	await page.getByRole('link', { name: '/a%2Fb', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Link', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Link — go.example.org/a%2Fb — Goto');
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		`${appServer.origin}/admin/domains/go.example.org/links/a%252Fb?period=all`
 	);
 	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
-	await domainDetailsLink.click();
+	await page.goBack();
 	await page.getByRole('link', { name: '/a/b', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(page).toHaveURL(
 		`${appServer.origin}/admin/domains/go.example.org/links/a/b?period=all`
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Link — go.example.org/a/b — Goto');
 	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('0');
 
-	await domainDetailsLink.click();
+	await page.goBack();
 	await rootLink.click();
 	await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${appServer.origin}/admin/domains/go.example.org/links?period=all`);
 	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Root', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/server.js b/apps/web/e2e/server.js
index d7094fb..bd8d111 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/server.js
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/server.js
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ const configuration = {
 				'/a%2Fb': { url: 'https://example.org/literal-percent' },
 				'/docs': {
 					url: 'https://example.org/first-domain',
+					forward_path: true,
+					forward_query: true,
 					valid_from: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z',
 					valid_until: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
 					tags: ['work', 'docs']
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
index bdae74d..17cb3a4 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ test('the compiled writer persists outcomes, isolates locks and drains visits be
 	try {
 		competingWriter.exec('PRAGMA busy_timeout = 1000');
 		competingWriter.exec('BEGIN IMMEDIATE');
-		for (let index = 0; index < 3; index++) {
-			const response = await request.get('/docs', options);
+		for (const [path, destination] of [
+			['/docs', 'https://example.org/first-domain'],
+			['/DOCS/', 'https://example.org/first-domain'],
+			['/DoCs/Install?from=browser', 'https://example.org/first-domain/Install?from=browser']
+		] as const) {
+			const response = await request.get(path, options);
 			expect(response.status()).toBe(302);
-			expect(response.headers().location).toBe('https://example.org/first-domain');
+			expect(response.headers().location).toBe(destination);
 		}
 		expect(visitCount(databasePath, '/docs')).toBe(0);
 	} finally {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
index e4ad0c8..ac9b0b3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import type { PreparedDomain, PreparedLink, RedirectResponse, RedirectStatus } from '@goto/config';
+import {
+	validateConfig,
+	type LinkConfiguration,
+	type PreparedDomain,
+	type PreparedLink,
+	type RedirectResponse,
+	type RedirectStatus
+} from '@goto/config';
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { resolveRedirect } from './redirect.js';
 
@@ -19,7 +26,16 @@ function preparedLink(overrides: Partial<PreparedLink> = {}): PreparedLink {
 		enabled: true,
 		status_code: 302,
 		forward_query: false,
-		provenance: { status_code: 'builtin', forward_query: 'builtin' },
+		case_insensitive: false,
+		ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+		forward_path: false,
+		provenance: {
+			status_code: 'builtin',
+			forward_query: 'builtin',
+			case_insensitive: 'link',
+			ignore_trailing_slash: 'link',
+			forward_path: 'builtin'
+		},
 		...overrides
 	};
 }
@@ -29,7 +45,7 @@ function preparedDomain(
 	fallback: PreparedDomain['fallback'] = null,
 	root: PreparedDomain['root'] = null
 ): PreparedDomain {
-	return { root, links, fallback, provenance: { fallback: 'builtin' } };
+	return { root, links, fallback, caseInsensitivePaths: {}, provenance: { fallback: 'builtin' } };
 }
 
 describe('exact single-decode lookup', () => {
@@ -115,6 +131,103 @@ describe('exact single-decode lookup', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+type LinkInput = Pick<LinkConfiguration, 'url'> & Partial<LinkConfiguration>;
+
+function matchingDomain(links: Record<string, LinkInput>): PreparedDomain {
+	return validateConfig(
+		{
+			auth: { credentials: { username: 'example', password: 'unit-only-password' } },
+			domains: { [host]: { links } }
+		},
+		{ env: {} }
+	).domains[host]!;
+}
+
+describe('flexible matching and forwarding', () => {
+	test('built-in aliases count against the authored key without enabling prefix matching', () => {
+		const domain = matchingDomain({ '/Docs': { url: destination } });
+		const matched = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/DOCS/', 'GET');
+		expect(matched.response.headers.get('location')).toBe(destination);
+		expect(matched.visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/Docs', outcome: 'valid' });
+
+		const unmatched = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/docs/install', 'GET');
+		expect(unmatched.response.status).toBe(404);
+		expect(unmatched.visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/docs/install', outcome: 'invalid' });
+	});
+
+	test('forwards encoded suffix segments before independently merging query parameters', () => {
+		const domain = matchingDomain({
+			'/docs': {
+				url: 'https://TARGET.example.test:443/base/?tag=old&keep=%2f#part',
+				forward_path: true,
+				forward_query: true
+			}
+		});
+		const target = '/DOCS/Install%20Guide/%252F?tag=one&tag=two';
+		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, target, 'GET');
+		expect(response.headers.get('location')).toBe(
+			'https://target.example.test/base/Install%20Guide/%252F?keep=%2F&tag=one&tag=two#part'
+		);
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/docs', outcome: 'valid' });
+		const head = resolveRedirect(domain, host, target, 'HEAD');
+		expect([...head.response.headers]).toEqual([...response.headers]);
+		expect(head.visit).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	test('path forwarding does not enable query forwarding or rewrite an exact destination', () => {
+		const authored = 'https://TARGET.example.test:443/base/?tag=old&keep=%2f#part';
+		const domain = matchingDomain({ '/docs': { url: authored, forward_path: true } });
+		expect(
+			resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/docs/Install?tag=new', 'GET').response.headers.get('location')
+		).toBe('https://target.example.test/base/Install?tag=old&keep=%2f#part');
+		expect(
+			resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/docs?tag=new', 'GET').response.headers.get('location')
+		).toBe(authored);
+	});
+
+	test('the most specific match owns its suffix and captured identity', () => {
+		const domain = matchingDomain({
+			'/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true },
+			'/docs/api': { url: 'https://api.example.test/reference', forward_path: true }
+		});
+		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/DOCS/api/Start', 'GET');
+		expect(response.headers.get('location')).toBe('https://api.example.test/reference/Start');
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/docs/api', outcome: 'valid' });
+	});
+
+	test('an inactive prefix winner uses fallback without forwarding its suffix or trying a parent', () => {
+		const domain = matchingDomain({
+			'/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true },
+			'/docs/private': { url: destination, forward_path: true, enabled: false }
+		});
+		domain.fallback = fallback;
+		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/DOCS/private/secret?x=1', 'GET');
+		expect(response.headers.get('location')).toBe(fallbackUrl);
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/docs/private', outcome: 'invalid' });
+	});
+
+	test.each(['/docs/%2E%2E/secret', '/docs/%5Csecret', '/docs/%00'])(
+		'does not turn dangerous decoded suffixes into forwarded paths: %s',
+		(target) => {
+			const domain = matchingDomain({ '/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true } });
+			const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, target, 'GET');
+			expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+			expect(response.headers.has('location')).toBe(false);
+			expect(visit?.outcome).toBe('invalid');
+		}
+	);
+
+	test('runtime blocks recursion through an alias of the same prefix link', () => {
+		const domain = matchingDomain({ '/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true } });
+		domain.links['/docs']!.url = 'https://go.example.test/DOCS/again';
+		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/docs/start', 'GET');
+		expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+		expect(response.headers.has('location')).toBe(false);
+		expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/docs', outcome: 'invalid' });
+	});
+});
+
 describe('HTTP responses', () => {
 	test('serializes Unicode destinations as valid Location URLs without forwarding', () => {
 		const url = 'https://例え.test/café?q=☕#完成';
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
index 015984e..bb135c2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { isSelfRedirect, type PreparedDomain, type PreparedLink } from '@goto/config';
+import {
+	isSelfRedirect,
+	matchLink,
+	type PreparedDomain,
+	type RedirectResponse
+} from '@goto/config';
 import type { VisitOutcome } from '@goto/db';
+import { currentLinkState } from './link-state.js';
 import type { Immutable } from './snapshot.js';
 
 export interface ResolvedVisit {
@@ -21,6 +27,14 @@ interface ParsedTarget {
 
 interface ResolvedResponse {
 	response: Response;
+	path: string;
+	outcome: VisitOutcome;
+}
+
+interface SelectedVisitRedirect {
+	path: string;
+	suffix: string;
+	redirect: Immutable<RedirectResponse> | null;
 	outcome: VisitOutcome;
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +56,14 @@ function parseTarget(target: string): ParsedTarget | undefined {
 	}
 }
 
+function forwardPath(destination: string, suffix: string): string {
+	const url = new URL(destination);
+	const basePath = url.pathname.endsWith('/') ? url.pathname.slice(0, -1) : url.pathname;
+	const encodedSuffix = suffix.split('/').map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+	url.pathname = basePath + encodedSuffix;
+	return url.href;
+}
+
 function forwardQuery(destination: string, query: string): string {
 	const incoming = new URLSearchParams(query);
 	if (incoming.size === 0) return destination;
@@ -73,16 +95,28 @@ function redirectResponse(destination: string, status: number): Response {
 	return new Response(null, { status, headers });
 }
 
-function findActiveLink(
+function selectVisitRedirect(
 	domain: Immutable<PreparedDomain>,
-	path: string,
+	requestedPath: string,
 	now: number
-): Immutable<PreparedLink> | undefined {
-	const link = Object.hasOwn(domain.links, path) ? domain.links[path] : undefined;
-	if (!link || !link.enabled) return;
-	const started = link.valid_from === undefined || now >= Date.parse(link.valid_from);
-	const notExpired = link.valid_until === undefined || now < Date.parse(link.valid_until);
-	if (started && notExpired) return link;
+): SelectedVisitRedirect {
+	if (requestedPath === '/') {
+		let redirect = domain.root;
+		if (redirect === null) redirect = domain.fallback;
+		return { path: '/', suffix: '', redirect, outcome: 'valid' };
+	}
+
+	const match = matchLink(domain, requestedPath);
+	if (match === undefined) {
+		return { path: requestedPath, suffix: '', redirect: domain.fallback, outcome: 'invalid' };
+	}
+
+	const link = domain.links[match.path]!;
+	if (currentLinkState(link, now) !== 'active') {
+		return { path: match.path, suffix: '', redirect: domain.fallback, outcome: 'invalid' };
+	}
+
+	return { path: match.path, suffix: match.suffix, redirect: link, outcome: 'valid' };
 }
 
 function resolveVisitResponse(
@@ -91,36 +125,26 @@ function resolveVisitResponse(
 	target: ParsedTarget,
 	now: number
 ): ResolvedResponse {
-	const isRoot = target.path === '/';
-	let redirect = domain.fallback;
-	let outcome: VisitOutcome = 'invalid';
-	if (isRoot) {
-		outcome = 'valid';
-		if (domain.root !== null) redirect = domain.root;
-	} else {
-		const link = findActiveLink(domain, target.path, now);
-		if (link) {
-			redirect = link;
-			outcome = 'valid';
-		}
-	}
+	const { path, suffix, redirect, outcome } = selectVisitRedirect(domain, target.path, now);
 
 	if (redirect === null) {
 		const response = emptyResponse(404);
-		return { response, outcome };
+		return { response, path, outcome };
 	}
 
 	let destination = redirect.url;
+	if (suffix !== '') destination = forwardPath(destination, suffix);
 	if (redirect.forward_query) destination = forwardQuery(destination, target.query);
-	const selfRedirect = isSelfRedirect(destination, host, target.path);
+	const selfRedirect = isSelfRedirect(destination, host, target.path, domain);
 	if (selfRedirect) {
 		const response = emptyResponse(404);
-		if (!isRoot) outcome = 'invalid';
-		return { response, outcome };
+		let loopOutcome: VisitOutcome = 'invalid';
+		if (target.path === '/') loopOutcome = 'valid';
+		return { response, path, outcome: loopOutcome };
 	}
 
 	const response = redirectResponse(destination, redirect.status_code);
-	return { response, outcome };
+	return { response, path, outcome };
 }
 
 export function resolveRedirect(
@@ -147,7 +171,7 @@ export function resolveRedirect(
 	if (method === 'HEAD') return { response };
 	const visit: ResolvedVisit = {
 		domain: host,
-		path: parsed.path,
+		path: resolved.path,
 		outcome: resolved.outcome,
 		visitedAt: now
 	};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/snapshot.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/snapshot.test.ts
index 1833008..9efeb59 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/snapshot.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/snapshot.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ test('publishes a deep-frozen copy without changing the loaded configuration', (
 	expect(Object.isFrozen(snapshot.domains['go.example.test']!.root)).toBe(true);
 	expect(Object.isFrozen(snapshot.domains['go.example.test']!.fallback)).toBe(true);
 	expect(Object.isFrozen(link.tags)).toBe(true);
+	expect(Object.isFrozen(snapshot.domains['go.example.test']!.caseInsensitivePaths)).toBe(true);
+	expect(
+		Reflect.set(snapshot.domains['go.example.test']!.caseInsensitivePaths, '/docs', '/other')
+	).toBe(false);
 	expect(Reflect.set(link, 'enabled', false)).toBe(false);
 	expect(link.forward_query).toBe(false);
 	expect(link.provenance.forward_query).toBe('link');
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
index 12e0e04..5ea144f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
 	return {
 		domain,
 		path,
-		domainHref: `/admin/domains/${encodeURIComponent(domain)}`,
 		response,
+		caseInsensitive: link.case_insensitive,
+		ignoreTrailingSlash: link.ignore_trailing_slash,
+		forwardPath: link.forward_path,
 		state,
 		validFrom,
 		validUntil,
 		tags: link.tags,
-		sources: link.provenance,
 		retentionMonths,
 		collectionEnabled,
 		available: details !== null,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
index 7c8dc21..957681f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { page } from '$app/state';
 	import { resolveVisitTimeframe, visitGranularity, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
-	import type { SettingSource } from '@goto/config';
 	import VisitsChart from '#lib/components/admin/VisitsChart.svelte';
 	import BrowserOsBreakdowns from '#lib/components/admin/BrowserOsBreakdowns.svelte';
 	import VisitTimeframes from '#lib/components/admin/VisitTimeframes.svelte';
@@ -24,15 +23,6 @@
 	let browserOsVisits = $derived(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe[timeframe] ?? null);
 </script>
 
-{#snippet sourceHint(source: SettingSource)}
-	<span class="source-hint">
-		{#if source === 'builtin'}Built-in
-		{:else if source === 'global'}Global defaults
-		{:else if source === 'domain'}Domain defaults
-		{:else}Link override{/if}
-	</span>
-{/snippet}
-
 <AdminPage
 	siteTitle={data.title}
 	title="Link"
@@ -67,10 +57,8 @@
 	<section class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="link-details-heading">
 		<h2 id="link-details-heading">Link details</h2>
 		<dl>
-			<dt>Domain</dt>
-			<dd><a href={`${data.domainHref}?period=${timeframe}`}>{data.domain}</a></dd>
-			<dt>Path</dt>
-			<dd>{data.path}</dd>
+			<dt>Link</dt>
+			<dd>{data.domain}{data.path}</dd>
 			<dt>Destination</dt>
 			<dd>
 				<a class="admin-destination" href={data.response.url}>
@@ -78,15 +66,15 @@
 				</a>
 			</dd>
 			<dt>HTTP status</dt>
-			<dd>
-				{data.response.status_code}
-				{@render sourceHint(data.sources.status_code)}
-			</dd>
-			<dt>Forward query</dt>
-			<dd>
-				{data.response.forward_query ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
-				{@render sourceHint(data.sources.forward_query)}
-			</dd>
+			<dd>{data.response.status_code}</dd>
+			<dt>Case insensitive</dt>
+			<dd>{data.caseInsensitive ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			<dt>Trailing slash</dt>
+			<dd>{data.ignoreTrailingSlash ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			<dt>Path forwarding</dt>
+			<dd>{data.forwardPath ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			<dt>Query forwarding</dt>
+			<dd>{data.response.forward_query ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
 			{#if data.validFrom}
 				<dt>Starts</dt>
 				<dd>
@@ -112,11 +100,3 @@
 		<BrowserOsBreakdowns {browserOsVisits} totalVisits={visits} />
 	{/if}
 </AdminPage>
-
-<style>
-	.source-hint {
-		margin-inline-start: calc(var(--space-1) * 2);
-		color: var(--color-text-muted);
-		font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
-	}
-</style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
index 292a149..710bc62 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
@@ -11,20 +11,23 @@ beforeEach(() => vi.resetAllMocks());
 const domain = 'go.example.test';
 const linkMetadata = {
 	response: { url: 'https://example.test/docs', status_code: 308, forward_query: true },
+	caseInsensitive: false,
+	ignoreTrailingSlash: false,
+	forwardPath: true,
 	state: 'active',
 	validFrom: '2000-01-01T00:00:00Z',
 	validUntil: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
-	tags: ['guides', 'reference'],
-	sources: { status_code: 'link', forward_query: 'domain' }
+	tags: ['guides', 'reference']
 };
 
 function request(path = '/docs', options: { host?: string; retentionMonths?: number } = {}) {
 	const domainConfiguration: Partial<DomainConfiguration> = {
-		link_defaults: { forward_query: true },
+		link_defaults: { forward_query: true, ignore_trailing_slash: false },
 		links: {
 			'/docs': {
 				url: 'https://example.test/docs',
 				status_code: 308,
+				forward_path: true,
 				enabled: true,
 				valid_from: '2000-01-01T00:00:00Z',
 				valid_until: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ function request(path = '/docs', options: { host?: string; retentionMonths?: num
 		{
 			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'link-test-password' } },
 			analytics: { retention_months: options.retentionMonths ?? 3 },
-			link_defaults: { status_code: 301 },
+			link_defaults: { status_code: 301, case_insensitive: false },
 			domains: { [domain]: domainConfiguration }
 		},
 		{ env: {} }
@@ -86,7 +89,6 @@ test('projects only requested link settings, series and compact window counts an
 	expect(data).toEqual({
 		domain,
 		path: '/docs',
-		domainHref: '/admin/domains/go.example.test',
 		...linkMetadata,
 		retentionMonths: 3,
 		collectionEnabled: true,
@@ -125,11 +127,13 @@ test('keeps decoded nested and literal-percent identities distinct', async () =>
 	expect(nested.path).toBe('/a/b');
 	expect(nested).toMatchObject({
 		response: { url: 'https://example.test/nested', status_code: 301, forward_query: true },
+		caseInsensitive: false,
+		ignoreTrailingSlash: false,
+		forwardPath: false,
 		state: 'active',
 		validFrom: null,
 		validUntil: null,
-		tags: [],
-		sources: { status_code: 'global', forward_query: 'domain' }
+		tags: []
 	});
 	expect(percent.path).toBe('/a%2Fb');
 	expect(percent.state).toBe('disabled');
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.server.ts
index 1fea28f..b96f35f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.server.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals }) => {
 		reportDelayed,
 		redirectStatusCode: configuration.link_defaults.status_code,
 		forwardQuery: configuration.link_defaults.forward_query,
+		caseInsensitive: configuration.link_defaults.case_insensitive,
+		ignoreTrailingSlash: configuration.link_defaults.ignore_trailing_slash,
+		forwardPath: configuration.link_defaults.forward_path,
 		fallbackDestination: configuration.fallback?.url ?? 404,
 		workerUrl: configuration.url.worker
 	};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
index ea2c174..d56e9a2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 		<dl>
 			<dt>Status code</dt>
 			<dd>{data.redirectStatusCode}</dd>
+			<dt>Case insensitive</dt>
+			<dd>{data.caseInsensitive ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			<dt>Trailing slash</dt>
+			<dd>{data.ignoreTrailingSlash ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			<dt>Path forwarding</dt>
+			<dd>{data.forwardPath ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
 			<dt>Query forwarding</dt>
 			<dd>{data.forwardQuery ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
 			<dt>Fallback</dt>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
index 35e34bc..defdb38 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ test('returns only allowlisted settings and the prepared report cutoff, without
 		reportDelayed: false,
 		redirectStatusCode: 302,
 		forwardQuery: false,
+		caseInsensitive: true,
+		ignoreTrailingSlash: true,
+		forwardPath: false,
 		fallbackDestination: 404,
 		workerUrl: 'http://worker.example.test:9000/base'
 	});
@@ -88,7 +91,13 @@ test('projects OIDC mode and configured redirect defaults without exposing the p
 					client_secret: 'private-client-secret'
 				}
 			},
-			link_defaults: { status_code: 307, forward_query: true },
+			link_defaults: {
+				status_code: 307,
+				forward_query: true,
+				case_insensitive: false,
+				ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+				forward_path: true
+			},
 			fallback: { url: 'https://example.test/missing' }
 		})
 	);
@@ -102,6 +111,9 @@ test('projects OIDC mode and configured redirect defaults without exposing the p
 		reportDelayed: false,
 		redirectStatusCode: 307,
 		forwardQuery: true,
+		caseInsensitive: false,
+		ignoreTrailingSlash: false,
+		forwardPath: true,
 		fallbackDestination: 'https://example.test/missing',
 		workerUrl: 'http://worker.example.test:9000/base'
 	});
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/config-reload.test.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/config-reload.test.ts
index bbde51b..475111f 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/config-reload.test.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/config-reload.test.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ test('refreshes report inventory after an accepted domain/link change', async ()
 	next.domains['go.example.test'] = {
 		root: null,
 		links: {},
+		caseInsensitivePaths: {},
 		fallback: null,
 		provenance: { fallback: 'builtin' }
 	};
diff --git a/examples/goto.yaml b/examples/goto.yaml
index f6236f5..420aa3a 100644
--- a/examples/goto.yaml
+++ b/examples/goto.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ analytics:
 
 link_defaults:
   status_code: 302
+  case_insensitive: true
+  ignore_trailing_slash: true
+  forward_path: false
   forward_query: false
 
 fallback:
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ domains:
         url: https://example.org/documentation
         title: Documentation
         tags: [work]
+        forward_path: true
         forward_query: false
       /café:
         url: https://example.org/cafe
diff --git a/packages/config/src/config.schema.json b/packages/config/src/config.schema.json
index c27396c..ea0a29c 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/config.schema.json
+++ b/packages/config/src/config.schema.json
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@
 			"type": "object",
 			"properties": {
 				"status_code": { "default": 302, "$ref": "#/$defs/RedirectStatus" },
-				"forward_query": { "default": false, "type": "boolean" }
+				"forward_query": { "default": false, "type": "boolean" },
+				"case_insensitive": { "default": true, "type": "boolean" },
+				"ignore_trailing_slash": { "default": true, "type": "boolean" },
+				"forward_path": { "default": false, "type": "boolean" }
 			}
 		},
 		"DomainLinkDefaults": {
@@ -347,12 +350,15 @@
 			"type": "object",
 			"properties": {
 				"status_code": { "$ref": "#/$defs/RedirectStatus" },
-				"forward_query": { "type": "boolean" }
+				"forward_query": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"case_insensitive": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"ignore_trailing_slash": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"forward_path": { "type": "boolean" }
 			}
 		},
 		"LinkConfiguration": {
 			"additionalProperties": false,
-			"description": "Omitted status_code and forward_query inherit domain link_defaults, then global link_defaults.",
+			"description": "Omitted response and matching settings inherit domain link_defaults, then global link_defaults.",
 			"type": "object",
 			"required": ["url"],
 			"properties": {
@@ -372,6 +378,9 @@
 				"enabled": { "default": true, "type": "boolean" },
 				"status_code": { "$ref": "#/$defs/RedirectStatus" },
 				"forward_query": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"case_insensitive": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"ignore_trailing_slash": { "type": "boolean" },
+				"forward_path": { "type": "boolean" },
 				"valid_from": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Instant" },
 				"valid_until": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Instant" }
 			}
@@ -386,7 +395,7 @@
 				"fallback": { "$ref": "#/$defs/RedirectResponse" },
 				"links": {
 					"additionalProperties": false,
-					"description": "Logical, case-sensitive named paths. Keys are never interpolated or percent-decoded. Use readable canonical paths without spaces, trailing slashes, controls, backslashes, dot segments or :?#[]@. Configure / with the separate root response.",
+					"description": "Logical named paths. Keys preserve their spelling and are never interpolated or percent-decoded. Use readable canonical paths without spaces, trailing slashes, controls, backslashes, dot segments or :?#[]@. Configure / with the separate root response.",
 					"type": "object",
 					"patternProperties": { "^/.+": { "default": {}, "$ref": "#/$defs/LinkConfiguration" } }
 				}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/editor-schema.test.ts b/packages/config/src/editor-schema.test.ts
index e1ba993..41cae26 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/editor-schema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/editor-schema.test.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ describe('Goto editor schema', () => {
 		}
 		for (const name of ['DomainLinkDefaults', 'LinkConfiguration']) {
 			const schema = definition(editor, name);
-			for (const field of ['status_code', 'forward_query']) {
+			for (const field of [
+				'status_code',
+				'forward_query',
+				'case_insensitive',
+				'ignore_trailing_slash',
+				'forward_path'
+			]) {
 				expect(property(schema, field)).not.toHaveProperty('default');
 				expect(schema.required ?? []).not.toContain(field);
 			}
@@ -86,6 +92,18 @@ describe('Goto editor schema', () => {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			default: false
 		});
+		expect(property(definition(editor, 'LinkDefaults'), 'case_insensitive')).toEqual({
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: true
+		});
+		expect(property(definition(editor, 'LinkDefaults'), 'ignore_trailing_slash')).toEqual({
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: true
+		});
+		expect(property(definition(editor, 'LinkDefaults'), 'forward_path')).toEqual({
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: false
+		});
 		expect(object(definition(editor, 'LinkDefaults').properties)).not.toHaveProperty('fallback');
 		expect(object(definition(editor, 'DomainLinkDefaults').properties)).not.toHaveProperty(
 			'fallback'
diff --git a/packages/config/src/index.ts b/packages/config/src/index.ts
index fcbdd72..0b3cb9c 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export { ConfigError, formatConfigError, type ConfigIssue } from './errors.js';
 export { loadConfigFile, parseConfig, validateConfig } from './load.js';
 export { startConfigReloading } from './monitor.js';
+export { matchLink } from './matching.js';
 export { isSelfRedirect } from './redirect.js';
 export {
 	isCanonicalPath,
diff --git a/packages/config/src/load.test.ts b/packages/config/src/load.test.ts
index f49833a..56bb9f6 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/load.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/load.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ describe('configuration loading', () => {
 			site: { title: 'Goto' },
 			database: { path: './data/goto.sqlite', worker_path: './data/worker.sqlite' },
 			analytics: { retention_months: 3 },
-			link_defaults: { status_code: 302, forward_query: false }
+			link_defaults: {
+				status_code: 302,
+				forward_query: false,
+				case_insensitive: true,
+				ignore_trailing_slash: true,
+				forward_path: false
+			}
 		});
 		expect(input).toEqual(original);
 	});
@@ -228,7 +234,8 @@ describe('configuration loading', () => {
 		{},
 		{ url: 'https://example.com', status_code: 404 },
 		{ url: 'https://example.com', forward_query: 'false' },
-		{ url: 'https://example.com', action: 'not_found' }
+		{ url: 'https://example.com', action: 'not_found' },
+		{ url: 'https://example.com', forward_path: true }
 	])('rejects non-response fallback values %j', (fallback) => {
 		expect(() => validateConfig({ ...configurationInput(), fallback }, options)).toThrow(
 			ConfigError
@@ -240,6 +247,8 @@ describe('configuration loading', () => {
 		for (const domain of [
 			{ root: { url: 'https://example.com', enabled: false } },
 			{ root: { url: 'https://example.com', valid_from: '2027-01-01T00:00:00Z' } },
+			{ root: { url: 'https://example.com', ignore_trailing_slash: true } },
+			{ fallback: { url: 'https://example.com', case_insensitive: true } },
 			{ fallback: 404 },
 			{ defaults: { status_code: 307 } },
 			{ link_defaults: { fallback: 'https://example.com' } }
@@ -279,6 +288,19 @@ describe('configuration loading', () => {
 		{ auth: { ...configurationInput().auth, secret: 'too-short-private-secret' } },
 		{ url: { app: 'https://ADMIN.example.com/' } },
 		{ link_defaults: { forward_query: null } },
+		{ link_defaults: { case_insensitive: 'false' } },
+		{
+			domains: {
+				'go.example.com': { link_defaults: { ignore_trailing_slash: null }, links: {} }
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			domains: {
+				'go.example.com': {
+					links: { '/docs': { url: 'https://example.com', forward_path: 'true' } }
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		{ domains: [] },
 		{ domains: { 'go.example.com': { links: [] } } },
 		{
@@ -406,7 +428,8 @@ describe('configuration loading', () => {
 		});
 		expect(prepared.domains['go.example.org']?.links['/docs']).toMatchObject({
 			forward_query: false,
-			provenance: { forward_query: 'link' }
+			forward_path: true,
+			provenance: { forward_query: 'link', forward_path: 'link' }
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/config/src/matching.test.ts b/packages/config/src/matching.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a3286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/src/matching.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { configurationInput } from '../test/configuration.js';
+import { isSelfRedirect, matchLink, validateConfig } from './index.js';
+
+function prepareDomain(links: Parameters<typeof configurationInput>[0]) {
+	return validateConfig(configurationInput(links), { env: {} }).domains['go.example.com']!;
+}
+
+const destination = 'https://destination.example/base';
+
+describe('named link matching', () => {
+	it('preserves YAML identity with ASCII case aliases and one optional final slash', () => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({
+			'/Docs': { url: destination },
+			'/café': { url: destination },
+			'/literal%2Ftext': { url: destination }
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs')).toEqual({ path: '/Docs', suffix: '' });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/DOCS/')).toEqual({ path: '/Docs', suffix: '' });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/CAFé')).toEqual({ path: '/café', suffix: '' });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/CAFÉ')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/literal%2Ftext')).toEqual({
+			path: '/literal%2Ftext',
+			suffix: ''
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/literal/text')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs/install')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/')).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	it('honors explicit case and slash opt-outs even when forwarding paths', () => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({
+			'/Docs': {
+				url: destination,
+				case_insensitive: false,
+				ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+				forward_path: true
+			}
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs')).toEqual({ path: '/Docs', suffix: '' });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs/')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs///')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs/Install/')).toEqual({
+			path: '/Docs',
+			suffix: '/Install/'
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('prefers exact identities, then the longest forwarding segment prefix', () => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({
+			'/Docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true },
+			'/docs/API': { url: destination, forward_path: true },
+			'/docs/API/install': { url: destination }
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/DOCS/api/INSTALL/')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs/API/install',
+			suffix: ''
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/DOCS/api/Guide/')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs/API',
+			suffix: '/Guide/'
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docs/API/install/More')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs/API',
+			suffix: '/install/More'
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/Docsmith')).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	it('selects inactive links without falling through to a parent', () => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({
+			'/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true },
+			'/docs/private': {
+				url: destination,
+				forward_path: true,
+				enabled: false,
+				valid_from: '2099-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+			}
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/DOCS/PRIVATE')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs/private',
+			suffix: ''
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs/private/Guide')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs/private',
+			suffix: '/Guide'
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('preserves suffix case and slashes without treating empty segments as extra paths', () => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({ '/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true } });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs/')).toEqual({ path: '/docs', suffix: '' });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs//')).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs//Install/')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs',
+			suffix: '//Install/'
+		});
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/docs/%2E%2E/Next')).toEqual({
+			path: '/docs',
+			suffix: '/%2E%2E/Next'
+		});
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		'/docs/.',
+		'/docs/../private',
+		'/docs/./a',
+		'/docs/a\\b',
+		'/docs/a\u0000b',
+		'/docs/a\u007fb'
+	])('does not prefix-serve dangerous decoded path %j', (path) => {
+		const domain = prepareDomain({ '/docs': { url: destination, forward_path: true } });
+		expect(matchLink(domain, path)).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	it('accepts a readonly matching subset for matching and direct self-loop checks', () => {
+		const domain = {
+			links: {
+				'/Docs': {
+					case_insensitive: true,
+					ignore_trailing_slash: true,
+					forward_path: true
+				}
+			},
+			caseInsensitivePaths: { '/docs': '/Docs' }
+		} as const;
+		expect(matchLink(domain, '/DOCS/Guide')).toEqual({ path: '/Docs', suffix: '/Guide' });
+		expect(
+			isSelfRedirect('https://go.example.com/DOCS/Guide', 'go.example.com', '/Docs', domain)
+		).toBe(true);
+		expect(isSelfRedirect('https://go.example.com/DOCS/Guide', 'go.example.com', '/Docs')).toBe(
+			false
+		);
+		expect(isSelfRedirect('https://go.example.com/DOCS', 'go.example.com', '/', domain)).toBe(
+			false
+		);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/config/src/matching.ts b/packages/config/src/matching.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3f7333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/src/matching.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { hasControlCharacters } from './text.js';
+import type { PreparedLink } from './types.js';
+
+export interface MatchingDomain {
+	readonly links: Readonly<
+		Record<
+			string,
+			Pick<PreparedLink, 'case_insensitive' | 'ignore_trailing_slash' | 'forward_path'>
+		>
+	>;
+	readonly caseInsensitivePaths: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
+}
+
+export function matchLink(
+	domain: MatchingDomain,
+	path: string
+): { path: string; suffix: string } | undefined {
+	const exact = configuredPath(domain, path);
+	if (exact !== undefined) return { path: exact, suffix: '' };
+
+	if (path.endsWith('/')) {
+		const withoutSlash = configuredPath(domain, path.slice(0, -1));
+		if (withoutSlash !== undefined && domain.links[withoutSlash]?.ignore_trailing_slash) {
+			return { path: withoutSlash, suffix: '' };
+		}
+	}
+
+	const hasUnsafeForwardingPath =
+		path.includes('\\') ||
+		hasControlCharacters(path) ||
+		path.split('/').some((segment) => segment === '.' || segment === '..');
+	if (hasUnsafeForwardingPath) return undefined;
+
+	for (
+		let boundary = path.lastIndexOf('/');
+		boundary > 0;
+		boundary = path.lastIndexOf('/', boundary - 1)
+	) {
+		const prefix = configuredPath(domain, path.slice(0, boundary));
+		if (prefix === undefined || !domain.links[prefix]?.forward_path) continue;
+		const suffix = path.slice(boundary);
+		const hasAdditionalPathSegment = /[^/]/.test(suffix);
+		if (hasAdditionalPathSegment) return { path: prefix, suffix };
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+export function foldAsciiCase(path: string): string {
+	return path.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (character) => character.toLowerCase());
+}
+
+function configuredPath(domain: MatchingDomain, path: string): string | undefined {
+	if (Object.hasOwn(domain.links, path)) return path;
+	const folded = foldAsciiCase(path);
+	if (Object.hasOwn(domain.caseInsensitivePaths, folded)) {
+		return domain.caseInsensitivePaths[folded];
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/redirect.ts b/packages/config/src/redirect.ts
index 60fb9ee..9e30ab0 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/redirect.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/redirect.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+import { matchLink, type MatchingDomain } from './matching.js';
 import { normalizeHost } from './paths.js';
 
-export function isSelfRedirect(destination: string, host: string, path: string): boolean {
+export function isSelfRedirect(
+	destination: string,
+	host: string,
+	path: string,
+	domain?: MatchingDomain
+): boolean {
 	const normalizedHost = normalizeHost(host);
 	if (normalizedHost === undefined) return false;
 
@@ -11,7 +17,13 @@ export function isSelfRedirect(destination: string, host: string, path: string):
 		const sameHost =
 			normalizeHost(url.host) === normalizedHost ||
 			(authoredAuthority !== undefined && normalizeHost(authoredAuthority) === normalizedHost);
-		return sameHost && decodeURIComponent(url.pathname) === path;
+		if (!sameHost) return false;
+		const destinationPath = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname);
+		if (destinationPath === path) return true;
+		if (domain === undefined || path === '/' || destinationPath === '/') return false;
+		const source = matchLink(domain, path);
+		const target = matchLink(domain, destinationPath);
+		return source !== undefined && target !== undefined && source.path === target.path;
 	} catch {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/resolve.test.ts b/packages/config/src/resolve.test.ts
index 335e905..b0b2f9e 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/resolve.test.ts
@@ -80,13 +80,65 @@ describe('direct self-loop validation', () => {
 	])('preserves distinct authored destinations: %s', (url) => {
 		const input = configurationInput();
 		const { domains } = validateConfig(
-			{ ...input, domains: { [redirectHost]: { links: { '/docs': { url } } } } },
+			{
+				...input,
+				domains: {
+					[redirectHost]: {
+						links: {
+							'/docs': { url, case_insensitive: false, ignore_trailing_slash: false }
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
 			options
 		);
 
 		expect(domains[redirectHost]?.links['/docs']?.url).toBe(url);
 	});
 
+	it.each(['/DOCS', '/docs/', '/DOCS/Install'])(
+		'rejects a destination matching the same link: %s',
+		(path) => {
+			expect(() =>
+				validateConfig(
+					{
+						...configurationInput(),
+						domains: {
+							[redirectHost]: {
+								links: {
+									'/docs': {
+										url: `https://${redirectHost}${path}?changed=one#fragment`,
+										forward_path: true,
+										enabled: false
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					},
+					options
+				)
+			).toThrowError(new ConfigError());
+		}
+	);
+
+	it('uses all prepared links to distinguish destination identity from its parent prefix', () => {
+		const { domains } = validateConfig(
+			{
+				...configurationInput(),
+				domains: {
+					[redirectHost]: {
+						links: {
+							'/docs': { url: `https://${redirectHost}/DOCS/API/`, forward_path: true },
+							'/docs/api': { url: 'https://destination.example/api' }
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			options
+		);
+		expect(domains[redirectHost]?.links['/docs']?.url).toBe(`https://${redirectHost}/DOCS/API/`);
+	});
+
 	it('allows local fallback URLs without graph analysis', () => {
 		const input = configurationInput();
 		const fallback = { url: 'https://go.example.test/landing' };
@@ -117,6 +169,7 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 			root: null,
 			fallback: null,
 			provenance: { fallback: 'builtin' },
+			caseInsensitivePaths: { '/docs': '/docs' },
 			links: {
 				'/docs': {
 					url: 'https://example.com/docs',
@@ -125,7 +178,16 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 					enabled: true,
 					status_code: 302,
 					forward_query: false,
-					provenance: { status_code: 'builtin', forward_query: 'builtin' }
+					case_insensitive: true,
+					ignore_trailing_slash: true,
+					forward_path: false,
+					provenance: {
+						status_code: 'builtin',
+						forward_query: 'builtin',
+						case_insensitive: 'builtin',
+						ignore_trailing_slash: 'builtin',
+						forward_path: 'builtin'
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -135,20 +197,65 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 		expect(configuration.domains['go.example.com']).not.toHaveProperty('fallback');
 	});
 
+	it('records explicit global false matching defaults instead of treating them as omissions', () => {
+		const { configuration, domains } = validateConfig(
+			{
+				...configurationInput(),
+				link_defaults: {
+					case_insensitive: false,
+					ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+					forward_path: false
+				}
+			},
+			options
+		);
+		expect(configuration.domains['go.example.com']?.link_defaults).toEqual({});
+		expect(domains['go.example.com']?.links['/docs']).toMatchObject({
+			case_insensitive: false,
+			ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+			forward_path: false,
+			provenance: {
+				case_insensitive: 'global',
+				ignore_trailing_slash: 'global',
+				forward_path: 'global'
+			}
+		});
+		expect(domains['go.example.com']?.caseInsensitivePaths).toEqual({});
+	});
+
 	it('resolves global, domain and link overrides, including explicit false', () => {
 		const input = configurationInput({
 			'/inherit': { url: 'https://example.com' },
-			'/override': { url: 'https://example.com', status_code: 308, forward_query: false }
+			'/override': {
+				url: 'https://example.com',
+				status_code: 308,
+				forward_query: false,
+				case_insensitive: false,
+				ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+				forward_path: false
+			}
 		});
 		const { domains } = validateConfig(
 			{
 				...input,
-				link_defaults: { status_code: 301, forward_query: true },
+				link_defaults: {
+					status_code: 301,
+					forward_query: true,
+					case_insensitive: true,
+					ignore_trailing_slash: true,
+					forward_path: true
+				},
 				fallback: { url: 'https://example.com' },
 				domains: {
 					global: input.domains['go.example.com'],
 					domain: {
-						link_defaults: { status_code: 307, forward_query: false },
+						link_defaults: {
+							status_code: 307,
+							forward_query: false,
+							case_insensitive: false,
+							ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+							forward_path: false
+						},
 						fallback: { url: 'https://example.com/domain-missing' },
 						links: input.domains['go.example.com'].links
 					}
@@ -159,11 +266,28 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 		expect(domains.global?.links['/inherit']).toMatchObject({
 			status_code: 301,
 			forward_query: true,
-			provenance: { status_code: 'global', forward_query: 'global' }
+			case_insensitive: true,
+			ignore_trailing_slash: true,
+			forward_path: true,
+			provenance: {
+				status_code: 'global',
+				forward_query: 'global',
+				case_insensitive: 'global',
+				ignore_trailing_slash: 'global',
+				forward_path: 'global'
+			}
 		});
 		expect(domains.global?.links['/override']).toMatchObject({
 			forward_query: false,
-			provenance: { forward_query: 'link' }
+			case_insensitive: false,
+			ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+			forward_path: false,
+			provenance: {
+				forward_query: 'link',
+				case_insensitive: 'link',
+				ignore_trailing_slash: 'link',
+				forward_path: 'link'
+			}
 		});
 		expect(domains.global).toMatchObject({
 			fallback: { url: 'https://example.com', status_code: 302, forward_query: false },
@@ -172,7 +296,16 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 		expect(domains.domain?.links['/inherit']).toMatchObject({
 			status_code: 307,
 			forward_query: false,
-			provenance: { status_code: 'domain', forward_query: 'domain' }
+			case_insensitive: false,
+			ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+			forward_path: false,
+			provenance: {
+				status_code: 'domain',
+				forward_query: 'domain',
+				case_insensitive: 'domain',
+				ignore_trailing_slash: 'domain',
+				forward_path: 'domain'
+			}
 		});
 		expect(domains.domain).toMatchObject({
 			fallback: {
@@ -185,7 +318,16 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 		expect(domains.domain?.links['/override']).toMatchObject({
 			status_code: 308,
 			forward_query: false,
-			provenance: { status_code: 'link', forward_query: 'link' }
+			case_insensitive: false,
+			ignore_trailing_slash: false,
+			forward_path: false,
+			provenance: {
+				status_code: 'link',
+				forward_query: 'link',
+				case_insensitive: 'link',
+				ignore_trailing_slash: 'link',
+				forward_path: 'link'
+			}
 		});
 		expect(domains.domain?.links['/override']).not.toHaveProperty('fallback');
 	});
@@ -211,16 +353,60 @@ describe('effective domains', () => {
 			root: null,
 			fallback: { url: 'https://example.com/global', status_code: 307, forward_query: true },
 			provenance: { fallback: 'global' },
-			links: {}
+			links: {},
+			caseInsensitivePaths: {}
 		});
 		expect(domains.replaced).toEqual({
 			root: { url: 'https://example.com/root', status_code: 301, forward_query: true },
 			fallback: { url: 'https://example.com/domain', status_code: 302, forward_query: false },
 			provenance: { fallback: 'domain' },
-			links: {}
+			links: {},
+			caseInsensitivePaths: {}
 		});
 	});
 
+	it.each([
+		[true, true],
+		[true, false],
+		[false, true]
+	])(
+		'rejects overlapping case identities with insensitive flags %s and %s in either order',
+		(first, second) => {
+			const links = {
+				'/Docs': { url: 'https://destination.example/first', case_insensitive: first },
+				'/docs': { url: 'https://destination.example/second', case_insensitive: second }
+			};
+			for (const entries of [Object.entries(links), Object.entries(links).reverse()]) {
+				expect(() =>
+					validateConfig(configurationInput(Object.fromEntries(entries)), options)
+				).toThrowError(new ConfigError());
+			}
+		}
+	);
+
+	it('keeps distinct strict case identities and non-ASCII spelling independent', () => {
+		const { domains } = validateConfig(
+			configurationInput({
+				'/Docs': { url: 'https://destination.example/first', case_insensitive: false },
+				'/docs': { url: 'https://destination.example/second', case_insensitive: false },
+				'/café': { url: 'https://destination.example/lower' },
+				'/CAFÉ': { url: 'https://destination.example/upper' }
+			}),
+			options
+		);
+		expect(Object.keys(domains['go.example.com']!.links)).toEqual([
+			'/Docs',
+			'/docs',
+			'/café',
+			'/CAFÉ'
+		]);
+		expect(domains['go.example.com']?.caseInsensitivePaths).toEqual({
+			'/café': '/café',
+			'/cafÉ': '/CAFÉ'
+		});
+		expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(domains['go.example.com']!.caseInsensitivePaths)).toBeNull();
+	});
+
 	it('rejects the root as a named link', () => {
 		expect(() =>
 			validateConfig(configurationInput({ '/': { url: 'https://example.com' } }), options)
diff --git a/packages/config/src/resolve.ts b/packages/config/src/resolve.ts
index 7d3b603..4a2f01f 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/resolve.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ConfigError } from './errors.js';
+import { foldAsciiCase } from './matching.js';
 import { isCanonicalPath, normalizeHost } from './paths.js';
 import { isSelfRedirect } from './redirect.js';
 import type { DomainConfiguration, GotoConfiguration, LinkConfiguration } from './schema.js';
@@ -41,9 +42,24 @@ function prepareLink(
 			link.forward_query ??
 			domain.link_defaults.forward_query ??
 			configuration.link_defaults.forward_query,
+		case_insensitive:
+			link.case_insensitive ??
+			domain.link_defaults.case_insensitive ??
+			configuration.link_defaults.case_insensitive,
+		ignore_trailing_slash:
+			link.ignore_trailing_slash ??
+			domain.link_defaults.ignore_trailing_slash ??
+			configuration.link_defaults.ignore_trailing_slash,
+		forward_path:
+			link.forward_path ??
+			domain.link_defaults.forward_path ??
+			configuration.link_defaults.forward_path,
 		provenance: {
 			status_code: linkSettingSource('status_code', global, domain, link),
-			forward_query: linkSettingSource('forward_query', global, domain, link)
+			forward_query: linkSettingSource('forward_query', global, domain, link),
+			case_insensitive: linkSettingSource('case_insensitive', global, domain, link),
+			ignore_trailing_slash: linkSettingSource('ignore_trailing_slash', global, domain, link),
+			forward_path: linkSettingSource('forward_path', global, domain, link)
 		}
 	};
 }
@@ -62,18 +78,38 @@ export function prepareDomains(
 		if (domain.root && isSelfRedirect(domain.root.url, host, '/')) throw new ConfigError();
 		const links: Record<string, PreparedLink> = Object.create(null);
 		for (const [path, link] of Object.entries(domain.links)) {
-			if (isSelfRedirect(link.url, host, path)) throw new ConfigError();
 			links[path] = prepareLink(path, link, domain, configuration, authoredLinkDefaults);
 		}
+		const caseInsensitivePaths = prepareCaseInsensitivePaths(links);
 		let fallbackSource: SettingSource = 'builtin';
 		if (domain.fallback) fallbackSource = 'domain';
 		else if (configuration.fallback) fallbackSource = 'global';
-		domains[host] = {
+		const prepared: PreparedDomain = {
 			root: domain.root ?? null,
 			fallback: domain.fallback ?? configuration.fallback ?? null,
 			provenance: { fallback: fallbackSource },
-			links
+			links,
+			caseInsensitivePaths
 		};
+		for (const [path, link] of Object.entries(links)) {
+			if (isSelfRedirect(link.url, host, path, prepared)) throw new ConfigError();
+		}
+		domains[host] = prepared;
 	}
 	return domains;
 }
+
+function prepareCaseInsensitivePaths(links: Record<string, PreparedLink>): Record<string, string> {
+	const paths: Record<string, string> = Object.create(null);
+	for (const [path, link] of Object.entries(links)) {
+		if (!link.case_insensitive) continue;
+		const folded = foldAsciiCase(path);
+		if (Object.hasOwn(paths, folded)) throw new ConfigError();
+		paths[folded] = path;
+	}
+	for (const path of Object.keys(links)) {
+		const alias = paths[foldAsciiCase(path)];
+		if (alias !== undefined && alias !== path) throw new ConfigError();
+	}
+	return paths;
+}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/schema.ts b/packages/config/src/schema.ts
index 1755770..fda8d56 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/schema.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ const AnalyticsSchema = Type.Object(
 const LinkDefaultsSchema = Type.Object(
 	{
 		status_code: ref(RedirectStatusSchema, { default: 302 }),
-		forward_query: Type.Boolean({ default: false })
+		forward_query: Type.Boolean({ default: false }),
+		case_insensitive: Type.Boolean({ default: true }),
+		ignore_trailing_slash: Type.Boolean({ default: true }),
+		forward_path: Type.Boolean({ default: false })
 	},
 	{ $id: 'LinkDefaults', additionalProperties: false }
 );
@@ -240,7 +243,10 @@ const LinkDefaultsSchema = Type.Object(
 const DomainLinkDefaultsSchema = Type.Object(
 	{
 		status_code: Type.Optional(ref(RedirectStatusSchema)),
-		forward_query: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean())
+		forward_query: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		case_insensitive: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		ignore_trailing_slash: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		forward_path: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean())
 	},
 	{
 		$id: 'DomainLinkDefaults',
@@ -258,6 +264,9 @@ const LinkConfigurationSchema = Type.Object(
 		enabled: Type.Boolean({ default: true }),
 		status_code: Type.Optional(ref(RedirectStatusSchema)),
 		forward_query: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		case_insensitive: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		ignore_trailing_slash: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+		forward_path: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
 		valid_from: Type.Optional(ref(InstantSchema)),
 		valid_until: Type.Optional(ref(InstantSchema))
 	},
@@ -265,7 +274,7 @@ const LinkConfigurationSchema = Type.Object(
 		$id: 'LinkConfiguration',
 		additionalProperties: false,
 		description:
-			'Omitted status_code and forward_query inherit domain link_defaults, then global link_defaults.'
+			'Omitted response and matching settings inherit domain link_defaults, then global link_defaults.'
 	}
 );
 
@@ -280,7 +289,7 @@ const DomainConfigurationSchema = Type.Object(
 			{
 				additionalProperties: false,
 				description:
-					'Logical, case-sensitive named paths. Keys are never interpolated or percent-decoded. Use readable canonical paths without spaces, trailing slashes, controls, backslashes, dot segments or :?#[]@. Configure / with the separate root response.'
+					'Logical named paths. Keys preserve their spelling and are never interpolated or percent-decoded. Use readable canonical paths without spaces, trailing slashes, controls, backslashes, dot segments or :?#[]@. Configure / with the separate root response.'
 			}
 		)
 	},
diff --git a/packages/config/src/types.ts b/packages/config/src/types.ts
index 44ae5e9..106aa2f 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/types.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,27 @@ export interface ConfigOptions {
 
 export type SettingSource = 'builtin' | 'global' | 'domain' | 'link';
 
-export type PreparedLink = Omit<LinkConfiguration, 'title' | 'status_code' | 'forward_query'> & {
+export type PreparedLink = Omit<
+	LinkConfiguration,
+	| 'title'
+	| 'status_code'
+	| 'forward_query'
+	| 'case_insensitive'
+	| 'ignore_trailing_slash'
+	| 'forward_path'
+> & {
 	title: string;
 	status_code: RedirectStatus;
 	forward_query: boolean;
+	case_insensitive: boolean;
+	ignore_trailing_slash: boolean;
+	forward_path: boolean;
 	provenance: {
 		status_code: SettingSource;
 		forward_query: SettingSource;
+		case_insensitive: SettingSource;
+		ignore_trailing_slash: SettingSource;
+		forward_path: SettingSource;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -29,6 +43,7 @@ export interface PreparedDomain {
 	fallback: RedirectResponse | null;
 	provenance: { fallback: SettingSource };
 	links: Record<string, PreparedLink>;
+	caseInsensitivePaths: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
 export interface PreparedConfiguration {