diff --git a/examples/ShellDocs.Preview/Components/Pages/DocsPage.razor b/examples/ShellDocs.Preview/Components/Pages/DocsPage.razor
index 441cf15..482595d 100644
--- a/examples/ShellDocs.Preview/Components/Pages/DocsPage.razor
+++ b/examples/ShellDocs.Preview/Components/Pages/DocsPage.razor
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @page "/docs/{*Path:nonfile}"
 @layout DocsLayout
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections
 @inject NavigationGraph Graph
 @inject MarkdownRenderer Renderer
 
@@ -9,11 +8,6 @@
 @if (_document is not null)
 {
     <MarkdownContent Document="_document" />
-    <PrevNextNav Prev="_prev" Next="_next" />
-
-    <SectionContent SectionName="docs-toc">
-        <TableOfContents Headings="_document.Headings" />
-    </SectionContent>
 }
 else
 {
@@ -35,8 +29,6 @@ else
 
     private RenderedDocument? _document;
     private string _title = "";
-    private NavigationNode? _prev;
-    private NavigationNode? _next;
 
     protected override void OnParametersSet()
     {
@@ -46,14 +38,11 @@ else
         {
             _document = Renderer.RenderFile(node.Path);
             _title = node.Title + " — ShellDocs";
-            (_prev, _next) = Graph.GetPrevNext(node);
         }
         else
         {
             _document = null;
             _title = "Not found — ShellDocs";
-            _prev = null;
-            _next = null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dcb11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+@inject DocsPageState PageState
+@implements IDisposable
+@using ShellDocs.Core
+
+@if (PageState.Breadcrumbs.Count > 1)
+{
+    <nav class="docs-breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
+        <ol class="docs-breadcrumb-list">
+            @for (var i = 0; i < PageState.Breadcrumbs.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var node = PageState.Breadcrumbs[i];
+                var isLast = i == PageState.Breadcrumbs.Count - 1;
+                <li class="docs-breadcrumb-item">
+                    @if (isLast)
+                    {
+                        <span class="docs-breadcrumb-current" aria-current="page">@node.Title</span>
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(node.Url))
+                        {
+                            <a class="docs-breadcrumb-link" href="@node.Url">@node.Title</a>
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            <span class="docs-breadcrumb-section">@node.Title</span>
+                        }
+                        <svg class="docs-breadcrumb-sep" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"/></svg>
+                    }
+                </li>
+            }
+        </ol>
+    </nav>
+}
+
+@code {
+    protected override void OnInitialized() => PageState.OnChange += Rerender;
+    private void Rerender() => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
+    public void Dispose() => PageState.OnChange -= Rerender;
+}
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor.css b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9639377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/DocsBreadcrumb.razor.css
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.docs-breadcrumb {
+    margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
+    font-size: 0.8125rem;
+    color: var(--muted-foreground);
+}
+
+.docs-breadcrumb-list {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.docs-breadcrumb-item {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.docs-breadcrumb-link,
+.docs-breadcrumb-section {
+    color: var(--muted-foreground);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    transition: color 150ms;
+}
+.docs-breadcrumb-link:hover { color: var(--foreground); }
+
+.docs-breadcrumb-current {
+    color: var(--foreground);
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.docs-breadcrumb-sep {
+    width: 0.75rem;
+    height: 0.75rem;
+    opacity: 0.6;
+}
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/PrevNextNav.razor b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/PrevNextNav.razor
index 5f326d1..b7838a0 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/PrevNextNav.razor
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/PrevNextNav.razor
@@ -1,33 +1,40 @@
+@inject DocsPageState PageState
+@implements IDisposable
 @using ShellDocs.Core
 
-@if (Prev is not null || Next is not null)
+@{
+    var prev = Prev ?? PageState.Prev;
+    var next = Next ?? PageState.Next;
+}
+
+@if (prev is not null || next is not null)
 {
     <nav class="prevnext" aria-label="Previous and next">
-        @if (Prev is not null)
+        @if (prev is not null)
         {
-            <a class="prevnext-card prev" href="@Prev.Url">
+            <a class="prevnext-card prev" href="@prev.Url">
                 <span class="prevnext-hint">
                     <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6"/></svg>
-                    <span>@Prev.Title</span>
+                    <span>@prev.Title</span>
                 </span>
-                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Prev.Description))
+                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(prev.Description))
                 {
-                    <span class="prevnext-desc">@Prev.Description</span>
+                    <span class="prevnext-desc">@prev.Description</span>
                 }
             </a>
         }
         else { <span class="prevnext-placeholder" aria-hidden="true"></span> }
 
-        @if (Next is not null)
+        @if (next is not null)
         {
-            <a class="prevnext-card next" href="@Next.Url">
+            <a class="prevnext-card next" href="@next.Url">
                 <span class="prevnext-hint">
-                    <span>@Next.Title</span>
+                    <span>@next.Title</span>
                     <svg class="chev" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"/></svg>
                 </span>
-                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Next.Description))
+                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(next.Description))
                 {
-                    <span class="prevnext-desc">@Next.Description</span>
+                    <span class="prevnext-desc">@next.Description</span>
                 }
             </a>
         }
@@ -38,4 +45,8 @@
 @code {
     [Parameter] public NavigationNode? Prev { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public NavigationNode? Next { get; set; }
+
+    protected override void OnInitialized() => PageState.OnChange += Rerender;
+    private void Rerender() => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
+    public void Dispose() => PageState.OnChange -= Rerender;
 }
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/TableOfContents.razor b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/TableOfContents.razor
index 8213b80..0faebde 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/TableOfContents.razor
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Chrome/TableOfContents.razor
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 @inject IJSRuntime JS
+@inject DocsPageState PageState
+@implements IDisposable
 @implements IAsyncDisposable
 @using ShellDocs.Core
 
@@ -30,11 +32,16 @@
     private IJSObjectReference? _handle;
     private string _sig = "";
 
-    protected override void OnParametersSet()
+    protected override void OnInitialized() => PageState.OnChange += OnPageChanged;
+
+    protected override void OnParametersSet() => Refresh();
+
+    private void OnPageChanged() => InvokeAsync(() => { Refresh(); StateHasChanged(); });
+
+    private void Refresh()
     {
-        _items = (Headings ?? Array.Empty<Heading>())
-            .Where(h => h.Level == 2 || h.Level == 3)
-            .ToList();
+        var source = Headings ?? PageState.Document?.Headings ?? Array.Empty<Heading>();
+        _items = source.Where(h => h.Level == 2 || h.Level == 3).ToList();
     }
 
     protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool _)
@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@
 
     private Task Scroll(string id) => JS.InvokeVoidAsync("shelldocsToc.scrollTo", id).AsTask();
 
+    public void Dispose() => PageState.OnChange -= OnPageChanged;
+
     public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
         if (_handle is null) return;
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Content/MarkdownContent.razor b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Content/MarkdownContent.razor
index 8d93ba2..515e22c 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Content/MarkdownContent.razor
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Content/MarkdownContent.razor
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @attribute [ShellDocsIgnore]
 @inject MarkdownRenderer Renderer
 @inject IJSRuntime JS
+@inject DocsPageState PageState
 
 <div class="shelldocs-prose">
     @if (_parts is null)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     {
         var doc = Document ?? (Markdown is not null ? Renderer.Render(Markdown) : null);
         _parts = doc is null ? null : SlotSplitter.Split(doc);
+        PageState.SetDocument(doc);
     }
 
     protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/DocsPageState.cs b/src/ShellDocs.Components/DocsPageState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cc0d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/DocsPageState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using ShellDocs.Core;
+using ShellDocs.Markdown;
+
+namespace ShellDocs.Components;
+
+// Populated by MarkdownContent on each page render, read by DocsLayout's chrome
+// (TOC, PrevNext, Breadcrumb) so those components don't need per-page wiring.
+public sealed class DocsPageState : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly NavigationGraph _graph;
+    private readonly NavigationManager _nav;
+
+    public DocsPageState(NavigationGraph graph, NavigationManager nav)
+    {
+        _graph = graph;
+        _nav = nav;
+        _nav.LocationChanged += OnLocationChanged;
+    }
+
+    public RenderedDocument? Document { get; private set; }
+    public NavigationNode? CurrentNode { get; private set; }
+    public NavigationNode? Prev { get; private set; }
+    public NavigationNode? Next { get; private set; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<NavigationNode> Breadcrumbs { get; private set; } = Array.Empty<NavigationNode>();
+
+    public event Action? OnChange;
+
+    public void SetDocument(RenderedDocument? document)
+    {
+        Document = document;
+        Recompute();
+    }
+
+    private void OnLocationChanged(object? sender, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Routing.LocationChangedEventArgs e)
+        => Recompute();
+
+    private void Recompute()
+    {
+        var path = new Uri(_nav.Uri).AbsolutePath;
+        CurrentNode = _graph.ResolveByUrl(path);
+        if (CurrentNode is null)
+        {
+            Prev = Next = null;
+            Breadcrumbs = Array.Empty<NavigationNode>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            (Prev, Next) = _graph.GetPrevNext(CurrentNode);
+            Breadcrumbs = _graph.GetBreadcrumb(CurrentNode);
+        }
+        OnChange?.Invoke();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose() => _nav.LocationChanged -= OnLocationChanged;
+}
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Layouts/DocsLayout.razor b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Layouts/DocsLayout.razor
index 0ffb0b6..f2f18e3 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Components/Layouts/DocsLayout.razor
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/Layouts/DocsLayout.razor
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@
         }
         <main class="docs-main">
             <div class="docs-content">
+                <DocsBreadcrumb />
                 @Body
+                <PrevNextNav />
             </div>
         </main>
         <aside class="docs-toc-slot" aria-label="On this page">
-            <SectionOutlet SectionName="docs-toc" />
+            <TableOfContents />
         </aside>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Components/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/ShellDocs.Components/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 9e9629f..ff419b1 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Components/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Components/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddShellDocs(this IServiceCollection services,
         services.AddScoped<SearchState>();
         services.AddScoped<SidebarCollapseState>();
         services.AddScoped<CodeGroupSyncState>();
+        services.AddScoped<DocsPageState>();
 
         /* Auto-register the shipped content primitives so `razor:preview` blocks
            in markdown can reference <Callout>, <Card>, <Steps>, <FileTree> etc.
diff --git a/src/ShellDocs.Templates/ScaffoldTemplates.cs b/src/ShellDocs.Templates/ScaffoldTemplates.cs
index 2df9dc1..35b4529 100644
--- a/src/ShellDocs.Templates/ScaffoldTemplates.cs
+++ b/src/ShellDocs.Templates/ScaffoldTemplates.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ public static class ScaffoldTemplates
     public static string DocsPageRazor => """
         @page "/docs/{*Path:nonfile}"
         @layout DocsLayout
-        @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections
         @using ShellDocs.Components
-        @using ShellDocs.Components.Chrome
         @using ShellDocs.Components.Content
         @using ShellDocs.Components.Layouts
         @using ShellDocs.Core
@@ -54,11 +52,6 @@ @inject MarkdownRenderer Renderer
         @if (_document is not null)
         {
             <MarkdownContent Document="_document" />
-            <PrevNextNav Prev="_prev" Next="_next" />
-
-            <SectionContent SectionName="docs-toc">
-                <TableOfContents Headings="_document.Headings" />
-            </SectionContent>
         }
         else
         {
@@ -74,8 +67,6 @@ @inject MarkdownRenderer Renderer
 
             private RenderedDocument? _document;
             private string _title = "";
-            private NavigationNode? _prev;
-            private NavigationNode? _next;
 
             protected override void OnParametersSet()
             {
@@ -85,14 +76,11 @@ protected override void OnParametersSet()
                 {
                     _document = Renderer.RenderFile(node.Path);
                     _title = node.Title + " — Docs";
-                    (_prev, _next) = Graph.GetPrevNext(node);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     _document = null;
                     _title = "Not found";
-                    _prev = null;
-                    _next = null;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/ShellDocs.Tests/DocsPageStateTests.cs b/tests/ShellDocs.Tests/DocsPageStateTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c261f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ShellDocs.Tests/DocsPageStateTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using ShellDocs.Components;
+using ShellDocs.Core;
+using ShellDocs.Markdown;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ShellDocs.Tests;
+
+public class DocsPageStateTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetDocument_FiresOnChange_AndStoresDocument()
+    {
+        var (graph, nav) = MinimalGraphAndNav("http://localhost/docs/unknown");
+        var state = new DocsPageState(graph, nav);
+        var doc = new RenderedDocument("<p>hi</p>", Array.Empty<Slot>(), null!, Array.Empty<Heading>());
+
+        var fired = 0;
+        state.OnChange += () => fired++;
+
+        state.SetDocument(doc);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, fired);
+        Assert.Same(doc, state.Document);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void UnknownUrl_YieldsEmptyChromeState()
+    {
+        var (graph, nav) = MinimalGraphAndNav("http://localhost/docs/does-not-exist");
+        var state = new DocsPageState(graph, nav);
+
+        state.SetDocument(null);
+
+        Assert.Null(state.CurrentNode);
+        Assert.Null(state.Prev);
+        Assert.Null(state.Next);
+        Assert.Empty(state.Breadcrumbs);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Dispose_UnsubscribesFromNavigationManager()
+    {
+        var (graph, nav) = MinimalGraphAndNav("http://localhost/");
+        var state = new DocsPageState(graph, nav);
+
+        // Should not throw; sanity that Dispose is idempotent-ish.
+        state.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private static (NavigationGraph, NavigationManager) MinimalGraphAndNav(string uri)
+    {
+        var root = new NavigationNode { Kind = NodeKind.Section };
+        return (new NavigationGraph(root), new StubNavigationManager(uri));
+    }
+
+    private sealed class StubNavigationManager : NavigationManager
+    {
+        public StubNavigationManager(string uri) => Initialize("http://localhost/", uri);
+        protected override void NavigateToCore(string uri, bool forceLoad) { }
+    }
+}