diff --git a/packages/ingest/src/Router.ts b/packages/ingest/src/Router.ts
index f233a2f..93bb90f 100644
--- a/packages/ingest/src/Router.ts
+++ b/packages/ingest/src/Router.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import EventRouter from '@stackpress/lib/EventRouter';
 //common
 import type { 
   RouterAction,
+  RouterActions,
   RouterEmitter,
+  RouterImport,
   RouterQueueArgs
 } from './types';
 import Request from './Request';
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public all(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('[A-Z]+', path, action, priority);
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public connect(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('CONNECT', path, action, priority);
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public delete(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('DELETE', path, action, priority);
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public get(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('GET', path, action, priority);
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public head(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('HEAD', path, action, priority);
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public options(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('OPTIONS', path, action, priority);
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public patch(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('PATCH', path, action, priority);
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public post(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('POST', path, action, priority);
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public put(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('PUT', path, action, priority);
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ export default class Router<
    */
   public trace(
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     return this.route('TRACE', path, action, priority);
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export default class Router<
   public route(
     method: Method|'[A-Z]+', 
     path: string, 
-    action: RouterAction<R, S, X>, 
+    action: RouterActions<R, S, X>, 
     priority?: number
   ) {
     //convert path to a regex pattern
@@ -175,14 +177,27 @@ export default class Router<
       .replaceAll('*', '([^/]+)')
       //** -> ([^/]+)([^/]+) -> (.*)
       .replaceAll('([^/]+)([^/]+)', '(.*)');
+    
     //now form the event pattern
     const event = new RegExp(`^${method}\\s${pattern}/*$`, 'ig');
     this.routes.set(event.toString(), {
       method: method === '[A-Z]+' ? 'ALL' : method,
       path: path
     });
-    //add to tasks
-    return this.on(event, action, priority);
+  
+    //delegate to appropriate router based on action type
+    if (typeof action === 'string') {
+      //view router for string paths
+      this.view.on(event, action, priority);
+    } else if (typeof action === 'function' && action.length === 0) {
+      //import router for parameterless functions
+      this.imports.on(event, action as RouterImport, priority);
+    } else {
+      //default router for request/response handlers
+      this.on(event, action as RouterAction<R, S, X>, priority);
+    }
+
+    return this;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/ingest/src/types.ts b/packages/ingest/src/types.ts
index 7f7a236..87bc19d 100644
--- a/packages/ingest/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ingest/src/types.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ export type RouterImport = () => Promise<{
   default: RouterAction<any, any, any>
 }>;
 
+export type RouterActions<
+  R = unknown, 
+  S = unknown, 
+  X = unknown
+> = string | RouterAction<R, S, X> | RouterImport;
+
 export type RouterQueueArgs<
   R = unknown, 
   S = unknown, 
diff --git a/packages/ingest/tests/Router.test.ts b/packages/ingest/tests/Router.test.ts
index 3bc720c..17b1916 100644
--- a/packages/ingest/tests/Router.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ingest/tests/Router.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { RouterImport } from '../src/types';
 import Router from '../src/Router';
 import Request from '../src/Request';
 import Response from '../src/Response';
+import ViewRouter from '../src/router/ViewRouter';
 
 type method = 'all' 
   | 'connect' | 'delete'  | 'get' 
@@ -267,4 +268,45 @@ describe('Router Tests', () => {
     
     expect(res.body).to.equal('router1');
   });
+
+  it('Should handle flexible routing types', async () => {
+    const router = new Router();
+    expect(router).to.be.instanceOf(Router);
+    router.view.engine = function (filePath, req, res) {
+      res.setBody('text/plain', filePath);
+    }
+    // Set up routes with different action types
+    router.get('/view/path', './templates/view.html');
+    router.get('/import/path', () => import('./fixtures/get'));
+    router.get('/standard/path', (req, res) => {
+      res.setBody('text/plain', 'standard response');
+    });
+  
+    // Test view routing
+    const viewRequest = new Request({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: new URL('http://localhost/view/path')
+    });
+    const viewResponse = new Response();
+    await router.emit('GET /view/path', viewRequest, viewResponse);
+    expect(viewResponse.body).to.equal('./templates/view.html');
+  
+    // Test import routing
+    const importRequest = new Request({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: new URL('http://localhost/import/path')
+    });
+    const importResponse = new Response();
+    await router.emit('GET /import/path', importRequest, importResponse);
+    expect(importResponse.body).to.equal('/import/path');
+  
+    // Test standard routing
+    const standardRequest = new Request({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: new URL('http://localhost/standard/path')
+    });
+    const standardResponse = new Response();
+    await router.emit('GET /standard/path', standardRequest, standardResponse);
+    expect(standardResponse.body).to.equal('standard response');
+  });
 })
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