diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/package.json b/packages/framework/framework/package.json
index e6a47c3e01..bd66613e82 100644
--- a/packages/framework/framework/package.json
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/package.json
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@medusajs/types": "^1.11.16",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
+    "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.9",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "supertest": "^4.0.2",
     "tsc-alias": "^1.8.6",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6",
     "vite": "^5.2.11"
@@ -55,11 +57,14 @@
     "@medusajs/workflows-sdk": "^0.1.6",
     "awilix": "^8.0.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
     "ioredis": "^5.2.5",
     "ioredis-mock": "8.4.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "medusa-telemetry": "^0.0.17",
-    "morgan": "^1.9.1"
+    "morgan": "^1.9.1",
+    "zod": "3.22.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/mocks/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/mocks/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/mocks/index.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/mocks/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-duplicate-parameter/admin/customers/[id]/orders/[id]/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-duplicate-parameter/admin/customers/[id]/orders/[id]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-duplicate-parameter/admin/customers/[id]/orders/[id]/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-duplicate-parameter/admin/customers/[id]/orders/[id]/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts
index 1ca12d184f..ffb0bcdcb0 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { defineMiddlewares } from "../../../../../utils/define-middlewares"
+import { defineMiddlewares } from "../../utils/define-middlewares"
 
 export default defineMiddlewares({
   errorHandler: (err, _req, res, _next) => {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/store/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/store/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/store/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-error-handler/store/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/protected/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/protected/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/protected/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/protected/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/unprotected/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/unprotected/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/unprotected/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/admin/unprotected/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/error/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/error/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/error/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/error/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/customers/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
index c8ca5aa185..e6d8b26d2e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response, raw } from "express"
+import { NextFunction, raw, Request, Response } from "express"
 import {
   customersCreateMiddlewareMock,
   customersGlobalMiddlewareMock,
   storeGlobalMiddlewareMock,
 } from "../mocks"
-import { defineMiddlewares } from "../../../../../utils/define-middlewares"
+import { defineMiddlewares } from "../../utils/define-middlewares"
 
 const customersGlobalMiddleware = (
   req: Request,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/protected/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/protected/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/protected/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/protected/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/unprotected/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/unprotected/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/unprotected/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/customers/me/unprotected/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/products/[id]/sync/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/products/[id]/sync/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/products/[id]/sync/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/store/products/[id]/sync/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/webhooks/payment/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/webhooks/payment/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/webhooks/payment/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers-middleware/webhooks/payment/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/_private/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/_private/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/_private/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/_private/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/[id]/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/[id]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/[id]/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/[id]/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/orders/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/[id]/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/[id]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/[id]/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/[id]/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/products/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/admin/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/admin/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/customers/[customer_id]/orders/[order_id]/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/customers/[customer_id]/orders/[order_id]/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/customers/[customer_id]/orders/[order_id]/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/customers/[customer_id]/orders/[order_id]/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/customers/route.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/customers/route.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/routers/customers/route.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/routers/customers/route.ts
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/server/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/server/index.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/server/index.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/server/index.ts
index 8f87d42b5d..278c014fa4 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__fixtures__/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__fixtures__/server/index.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,20 @@ import {
   ModulesDefinition,
   registerMedusaModule,
 } from "@medusajs/modules-sdk"
-import {
-  configManager,
-  ConfigModule,
-  container,
-  featureFlagsLoader,
-  logger,
-} from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { ContainerRegistrationKeys, generateJwtToken } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { asValue } from "awilix"
 import express from "express"
 import querystring from "querystring"
 import supertest from "supertest"
-import apiLoader from "../../../../api"
-import { getResolvedPlugins } from "../../../../helpers/resolve-plugins"
 
-import RoutesLoader from "../.."
 import { config } from "../mocks"
 import { MedusaContainer } from "@medusajs/types"
+import { configManager, ConfigModule } from "../../../config"
+import { container } from "../../../container"
+import { featureFlagsLoader } from "../../../feature-flags"
+import { logger } from "../../../logger"
+import { MedusaRequest } from "../../types"
+import { RoutesLoader } from "../../router"
 
 function asArray(resolvers) {
   return {
@@ -90,30 +86,19 @@ export const createServer = async (rootDir) => {
     next()
   })
 
-  const plugins = getResolvedPlugins(rootDir, config) || []
-
   await featureFlagsLoader()
   await moduleLoader({ container, moduleResolutions, logger })
 
   app.use((req, res, next) => {
-    req.scope = container.createScope() as MedusaContainer
+    ;(req as MedusaRequest).scope = container.createScope() as MedusaContainer
     next()
   })
 
-  // This where plugins normally load, but we simply load the routes
   await new RoutesLoader({
     app,
-    rootDir,
-    configModule: config,
+    sourceDir: rootDir,
   }).load()
 
-  // the apiLoader needs to be called after plugins otherwise the core middleware bleads into the plugins
-  await apiLoader({
-    container,
-    app: app,
-    plugins,
-  })
-
   const superRequest = supertest(app)
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__tests__/index.spec.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__tests__/index.spec.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index 98469ae7fb..9c0ae60aae 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import express from "express"
 import { resolve } from "path"
 import {
-  config,
   customersCreateMiddlewareMock,
   customersGlobalMiddlewareMock,
   storeGlobalMiddlewareMock,
@@ -230,8 +229,7 @@ describe("RoutesLoader", function () {
       )
       const err = await new RoutesLoader({
         app,
-        rootDir,
-        configModule: config,
+        sourceDir: rootDir,
       })
         .load()
         .catch((e) => e)
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/index.ts
index a2967b8541..9900db069b 100644
--- a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/index.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 export * from "./express-loader"
+export * from "./router"
+export * from "./types"
+export * from "./middlewares"
+export * from "./utils/define-middlewares"
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee8c7d7713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { ApiKeyDTO, IApiKeyModuleService } from "@medusajs/types"
+import {
+  ContainerRegistrationKeys,
+  ModuleRegistrationName,
+} from "@medusajs/utils"
+import { NextFunction, RequestHandler } from "express"
+import { JwtPayload, verify } from "jsonwebtoken"
+import {
+  AuthContext,
+  AuthenticatedMedusaRequest,
+  MedusaRequest,
+  MedusaResponse,
+} from "../types"
+import { ConfigModule } from "../../config"
+
+const SESSION_AUTH = "session"
+const BEARER_AUTH = "bearer"
+const API_KEY_AUTH = "api-key"
+
+// This is the only hard-coded actor type, as API keys have special handling for now. We could also generalize API keys to carry the actor type with them.
+const ADMIN_ACTOR_TYPE = "user"
+
+type AuthType = typeof SESSION_AUTH | typeof BEARER_AUTH | typeof API_KEY_AUTH
+
+type MedusaSession = {
+  auth_context: AuthContext
+}
+
+export const authenticate = (
+  actorType: string | string[],
+  authType: AuthType | AuthType[],
+  options: { allowUnauthenticated?: boolean; allowUnregistered?: boolean } = {}
+): RequestHandler => {
+  const handler = async (
+    req: MedusaRequest,
+    res: MedusaResponse,
+    next: NextFunction
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    const authTypes = Array.isArray(authType) ? authType : [authType]
+    const actorTypes = Array.isArray(actorType) ? actorType : [actorType]
+    const req_ = req as AuthenticatedMedusaRequest
+
+    // We only allow authenticating using a secret API key on the admin
+    const isExclusivelyUser =
+      actorTypes.length === 1 && actorTypes[0] === ADMIN_ACTOR_TYPE
+
+    if (authTypes.includes(API_KEY_AUTH) && isExclusivelyUser) {
+      const apiKey = await getApiKeyInfo(req)
+      if (apiKey) {
+        req_.auth_context = {
+          actor_id: apiKey.id,
+          actor_type: "api-key",
+          auth_identity_id: "",
+          app_metadata: {},
+        }
+
+        return next()
+      }
+    }
+
+    // We try to extract the auth context either from the session or from a JWT token
+    let authContext: AuthContext | null = getAuthContextFromSession(
+      req.session,
+      authTypes,
+      actorTypes
+    )
+
+    if (!authContext) {
+      const {
+        projectConfig: { http },
+      } = req.scope.resolve<ConfigModule>(
+        ContainerRegistrationKeys.CONFIG_MODULE
+      )
+
+      authContext = getAuthContextFromJwtToken(
+        req.headers.authorization,
+        http.jwtSecret!,
+        authTypes,
+        actorTypes
+      )
+    }
+
+    // If the entity is authenticated, and it is a registered actor we can continue
+    if (authContext?.actor_id) {
+      req_.auth_context = authContext
+      return next()
+    }
+
+    // If the entity is authenticated, but there is no registered actor yet, we can continue (eg. in the case of a user invite) if allow unregistered is set
+    if (authContext?.auth_identity_id && options.allowUnregistered) {
+      req_.auth_context = authContext
+      return next()
+    }
+
+    // If we allow unauthenticated requests (i.e public endpoints), just continue
+    if (options.allowUnauthenticated) {
+      return next()
+    }
+
+    res.status(401).json({ message: "Unauthorized" })
+  }
+
+  return handler as unknown as RequestHandler
+}
+
+const getApiKeyInfo = async (req: MedusaRequest): Promise<ApiKeyDTO | null> => {
+  const authHeader = req.headers.authorization
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const [tokenType, token] = authHeader.split(" ")
+  if (tokenType.toLowerCase() !== "basic" || !token) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  // The token could have been base64 encoded, we want to decode it first.
+  let normalizedToken = token
+  if (!token.startsWith("sk_")) {
+    normalizedToken = Buffer.from(token, "base64").toString("utf-8")
+  }
+
+  // Basic auth is defined as a username:password set, and since the token is set to the username we need to trim the colon
+  if (normalizedToken.endsWith(":")) {
+    normalizedToken = normalizedToken.slice(0, -1)
+  }
+
+  // Secret tokens start with 'sk_', and if it doesn't it could be a user JWT or a malformed token
+  if (!normalizedToken.startsWith("sk_")) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const apiKeyModule = req.scope.resolve(
+    ModuleRegistrationName.API_KEY
+  ) as IApiKeyModuleService
+  try {
+    const apiKey = await apiKeyModule.authenticate(normalizedToken)
+    if (!apiKey) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    return apiKey
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+const getAuthContextFromSession = (
+  session: Partial<MedusaSession> = {},
+  authTypes: AuthType[],
+  actorTypes: string[]
+): AuthContext | null => {
+  if (!authTypes.includes(SESSION_AUTH)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (
+    session.auth_context &&
+    (actorTypes.includes("*") ||
+      actorTypes.includes(session.auth_context.actor_type))
+  ) {
+    return session.auth_context
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+const getAuthContextFromJwtToken = (
+  authHeader: string | undefined,
+  jwtSecret: string,
+  authTypes: AuthType[],
+  actorTypes: string[]
+): AuthContext | null => {
+  if (!authTypes.includes(BEARER_AUTH)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const re = /(\S+)\s+(\S+)/
+  const matches = authHeader.match(re)
+
+  // TODO: figure out how to obtain token (and store correct data in token)
+  if (matches) {
+    const tokenType = matches[1]
+    const token = matches[2]
+    if (tokenType.toLowerCase() === BEARER_AUTH) {
+      // get config jwt secret
+      // verify token and set authUser
+      try {
+        const verified = verify(token, jwtSecret) as JwtPayload
+        if (
+          actorTypes.includes("*") ||
+          actorTypes.includes(verified.actor_type)
+        ) {
+          return verified as AuthContext
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        return null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/error-handler.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/error-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b315cd0448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/error-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { NextFunction, Response } from "express"
+
+import { ContainerRegistrationKeys, MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
+import { formatException } from "./exception-formatter"
+import { MedusaRequest } from "../types"
+import { logger as logger_ } from "../../logger"
+
+const QUERY_RUNNER_RELEASED = "QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError"
+const TRANSACTION_STARTED = "TransactionAlreadyStartedError"
+const TRANSACTION_NOT_STARTED = "TransactionNotStartedError"
+
+const API_ERROR = "api_error"
+const INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR = "invalid_request_error"
+const INVALID_STATE_ERROR = "invalid_state_error"
+
+export function errorHandler() {
+  return (
+    err: MedusaError,
+    req: MedusaRequest,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction
+  ) => {
+    const logger: typeof logger_ = req.scope.resolve(
+      ContainerRegistrationKeys.LOGGER
+    )
+
+    err = formatException(err)
+
+    logger.error(err)
+
+    const errorType = err.type || err.name
+
+    const errObj = {
+      code: err.code,
+      type: err.type,
+      message: err.message,
+    }
+
+    let statusCode = 500
+    switch (errorType) {
+      case QUERY_RUNNER_RELEASED:
+      case TRANSACTION_STARTED:
+      case TRANSACTION_NOT_STARTED:
+      case MedusaError.Types.CONFLICT:
+        statusCode = 409
+        errObj.code = INVALID_STATE_ERROR
+        errObj.message =
+          "The request conflicted with another request. You may retry the request with the provided Idempotency-Key."
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.UNAUTHORIZED:
+        statusCode = 401
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_ERROR:
+        statusCode = 422
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.DUPLICATE_ERROR:
+        statusCode = 422
+        errObj.code = INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.NOT_ALLOWED:
+      case MedusaError.Types.INVALID_DATA:
+        statusCode = 400
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND:
+        statusCode = 404
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.DB_ERROR:
+        statusCode = 500
+        errObj.code = API_ERROR
+        break
+      case MedusaError.Types.UNEXPECTED_STATE:
+      case MedusaError.Types.INVALID_ARGUMENT:
+        break
+      default:
+        errObj.code = "unknown_error"
+        errObj.message = "An unknown error occurred."
+        errObj.type = "unknown_error"
+        break
+    }
+
+    res.status(statusCode).json(errObj)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @schema Error
+ * title: "Response Error"
+ * type: object
+ * properties:
+ *  code:
+ *    type: string
+ *    description: A slug code to indicate the type of the error.
+ *    enum: [invalid_state_error, invalid_request_error, api_error, unknown_error]
+ *  message:
+ *    type: string
+ *    description: Description of the error that occurred.
+ *    example: "first_name must be a string"
+ *  type:
+ *    type: string
+ *    description: A slug indicating the type of the error.
+ *    enum: [QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError, TransactionAlreadyStartedError, TransactionNotStartedError, conflict, unauthorized, payment_authorization_error, duplicate_error, not_allowed, invalid_data, not_found, database_error, unexpected_state, invalid_argument, unknown_error]
+ */
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/exception-formatter.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/exception-formatter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afcd9481a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/exception-formatter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
+
+export enum PostgresError {
+  DUPLICATE_ERROR = "23505",
+  FOREIGN_KEY_ERROR = "23503",
+  SERIALIZATION_FAILURE = "40001",
+  NULL_VIOLATION = "23502",
+}
+
+export const formatException = (err): MedusaError => {
+  switch (err.code) {
+    case PostgresError.DUPLICATE_ERROR:
+      return new MedusaError(
+        MedusaError.Types.DUPLICATE_ERROR,
+        `${err.table.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${err.table.slice(
+          1
+        )} with ${err.detail.slice(4).replace(/[()=]/g, (s) => {
+          return s === "=" ? " " : ""
+        })}`
+      )
+    case PostgresError.FOREIGN_KEY_ERROR: {
+      const matches =
+        /Key \(([\w-\d]+)\)=\(([\w-\d]+)\) is not present in table "(\w+)"/g.exec(
+          err.detail
+        )
+
+      if (matches?.length !== 4) {
+        return new MedusaError(
+          MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND,
+          JSON.stringify(matches)
+        )
+      }
+
+      return new MedusaError(
+        MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND,
+        `${matches[3]?.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${matches[3]?.slice(1)} with ${
+          matches[1]
+        } ${matches[2]} does not exist.`
+      )
+    }
+    case PostgresError.SERIALIZATION_FAILURE: {
+      return new MedusaError(
+        MedusaError.Types.CONFLICT,
+        err?.detail ?? err?.message
+      )
+    }
+    case PostgresError.NULL_VIOLATION: {
+      return new MedusaError(
+        MedusaError.Types.INVALID_DATA,
+        `Can't insert null value in field ${err?.column} on insert in table ${err?.table}`
+      )
+    }
+    default:
+      return err
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91e8a13a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/middlewares/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from "./authenticate-middleware"
+export * from "./error-handler"
+export * from "./exception-formatter"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/router.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/index.ts
rename to packages/framework/framework/src/http/router.ts
index 51d4ce11a0..a7ff8bee2d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/index.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/router.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-import { ConfigModule } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { parseCorsOrigins, promiseAll, wrapHandler } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import cors from "cors"
 import { type Express, json, Router, text, urlencoded } from "express"
 import { readdir } from "fs/promises"
-import { extname, join, sep } from "path"
-import { MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../../../types/routing"
-import { authenticate, errorHandler } from "../../../utils/middlewares"
-import { logger } from "@medusajs/framework"
+import { extname, join, parse, sep } from "path"
 import {
-  AsyncRouteHandler,
   GlobalMiddlewareDescriptor,
   HTTP_METHODS,
+  MedusaRequest,
+  MedusaResponse,
   MiddlewareRoute,
   MiddlewaresConfig,
   MiddlewareVerb,
@@ -19,6 +16,9 @@ import {
   RouteDescriptor,
   RouteVerb,
 } from "./types"
+import { authenticate, errorHandler } from "./middlewares"
+import { configManager } from "../config"
+import { logger } from "../logger"
 
 const log = ({
   activityId,
@@ -163,40 +163,68 @@ function getBodyParserMiddleware(args?: ParserConfigArgs) {
   ]
 }
 
-export class RoutesLoader {
-  protected routesMap = new Map<string, RouteDescriptor>()
-  protected globalMiddlewaresDescriptor: GlobalMiddlewareDescriptor | undefined
+// TODO this router would need a proper rework, but it is out of scope right now
 
-  protected app: Express
-  protected router: Router
-  protected activityId?: string
-  protected rootDir: string
-  protected configModule: ConfigModule
-  protected excludes: RegExp[] = [
+class ApiRoutesLoader {
+  /**
+   * Map of router path and its descriptor
+   * @private
+   */
+  #routesMap = new Map<string, RouteDescriptor>()
+
+  /**
+   * Global middleware descriptors
+   * @private
+   */
+  #globalMiddlewaresDescriptor: GlobalMiddlewareDescriptor | undefined
+
+  /**
+   * An express instance
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #app: Express
+
+  /**
+   * A router to assign the route to
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #router: Router
+
+  /**
+   * An eventual activity id for information tracking
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #activityId?: string
+
+  /**
+   * The list of file names to exclude from the routes scan
+   * @private
+   */
+  #excludes: RegExp[] = [
     /\.DS_Store/,
-    /(\.ts\.map|\.js\.map|\.d\.ts)/,
+    /(\.ts\.map|\.js\.map|\.d\.ts|\.md)/,
     /^_[^/\\]*(\.[^/\\]+)?$/,
   ]
 
+  /**
+   * Path from where to load the routes from
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #sourceDir: string
+
   constructor({
     app,
     activityId,
-    rootDir,
-    configModule,
-    excludes = [],
+    sourceDir,
   }: {
     app: Express
     activityId?: string
-    rootDir: string
-    configModule: ConfigModule
-    excludes?: RegExp[]
+    sourceDir: string
   }) {
-    this.app = app
-    this.router = Router()
-    this.activityId = activityId
-    this.rootDir = rootDir
-    this.configModule = configModule
-    this.excludes.push(...(excludes ?? []))
+    this.#app = app
+    this.#router = Router()
+    this.#activityId = activityId
+    this.#sourceDir = sourceDir
   }
 
   /**
@@ -215,7 +243,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
   }): void {
     if (!config?.routes && !config?.errorHandler) {
       log({
-        activityId: this.activityId,
+        activityId: this.#activityId,
         message: `Empty middleware config. Skipping middleware application.`,
       })
 
@@ -255,7 +283,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
         if (match?.[1] && !Number.isInteger(match?.[1])) {
           if (parameters.has(match?.[1])) {
             log({
-              activityId: this.activityId,
+              activityId: this.#activityId,
               message: `Duplicate parameters found in route ${route} (${match?.[1]})`,
             })
 
@@ -289,12 +317,12 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
    */
   protected async createRoutesConfig(): Promise<void> {
     await promiseAll(
-      [...this.routesMap.values()].map(async (descriptor: RouteDescriptor) => {
+      [...this.#routesMap.values()].map(async (descriptor: RouteDescriptor) => {
         const absolutePath = descriptor.absolutePath
         const route = descriptor.route
 
         return await import(absolutePath).then((import_) => {
-          const map = this.routesMap
+          const map = this.#routesMap
 
           const config: RouteConfig = {
             routes: [],
@@ -353,7 +381,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
               })
             } else {
               log({
-                activityId: this.activityId,
+                activityId: this.#activityId,
                 message: `Skipping handler ${handler} in ${absolutePath}. Invalid HTTP method: ${handler}.`,
               })
             }
@@ -361,7 +389,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
           if (!config.routes?.length) {
             log({
-              activityId: this.activityId,
+              activityId: this.#activityId,
               message: `No valid route handlers detected in ${absolutePath}. Skipping route configuration.`,
             })
 
@@ -376,29 +404,20 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
     )
   }
 
-  protected createRoutesDescriptor({
-    childPath,
-    parentPath,
-  }: {
-    childPath: string
-    parentPath?: string
-  }) {
+  protected createRoutesDescriptor(path: string) {
     const descriptor: RouteDescriptor = {
-      absolutePath: childPath,
-      relativePath: "",
+      absolutePath: path,
+      relativePath: path,
       route: "",
       priority: Infinity,
     }
 
-    if (parentPath) {
-      childPath = childPath.replace(parentPath, "")
-    }
-
+    const childPath = path.replace(this.#sourceDir, "")
     descriptor.relativePath = childPath
 
     let routeToParse = childPath
 
-    const pathSegments = childPath.split(sep)
+    const pathSegments = routeToParse.split(sep)
     const lastSegment = pathSegments[pathSegments.length - 1]
 
     if (lastSegment.startsWith("route")) {
@@ -409,40 +428,36 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
     descriptor.route = this.parseRoute(routeToParse)
     descriptor.priority = calculatePriority(descriptor.route)
 
-    this.routesMap.set(childPath, descriptor)
+    this.#routesMap.set(path, descriptor)
   }
 
-  protected async createMiddlewaresDescriptor({
-    dirPath,
-  }: {
-    dirPath: string
-  }) {
-    const files = await readdir(dirPath)
+  protected async createMiddlewaresDescriptor() {
+    const filePaths = await readdir(this.#sourceDir)
 
-    const middlewareFilePath = files
-      .filter((path) => {
-        if (
-          this.excludes.length &&
-          this.excludes.some((exclude) => exclude.test(path))
-        ) {
-          return false
-        }
+    const filteredFilePaths = filePaths.filter((path) => {
+      const pathToCheck = path.replace(this.#sourceDir, "")
+      return !pathToCheck
+        .split(sep)
+        .some((segment) =>
+          this.#excludes.some((exclude) => exclude.test(segment))
+        )
+    })
 
-        return true
-      })
-      .find((file) => {
-        return file.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, "") === MIDDLEWARES_NAME
-      })
+    const middlewareFilePath = filteredFilePaths.find((file) => {
+      return file.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, "") === MIDDLEWARES_NAME
+    })
 
     if (!middlewareFilePath) {
       log({
-        activityId: this.activityId,
-        message: `No middleware files found in ${dirPath}. Skipping middleware configuration.`,
+        activityId: this.#activityId,
+        message: `No middleware files found in ${
+          this.#sourceDir
+        }. Skipping middleware configuration.`,
       })
       return
     }
 
-    const absolutePath = join(dirPath, middlewareFilePath)
+    const absolutePath = join(this.#sourceDir, middlewareFilePath)
 
     try {
       await import(absolutePath).then((import_) => {
@@ -452,7 +467,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
         if (!middlewaresConfig) {
           log({
-            activityId: this.activityId,
+            activityId: this.#activityId,
             message: `No middleware configuration found in ${absolutePath}. Skipping middleware configuration.`,
           })
           return
@@ -471,11 +486,11 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
         this.validateMiddlewaresConfig(descriptor)
 
-        this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor = descriptor
+        this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor = descriptor
       })
     } catch (error) {
       log({
-        activityId: this.activityId,
+        activityId: this.#activityId,
         message: `Failed to load middleware configuration in ${absolutePath}. Skipping middleware configuration.`,
       })
 
@@ -483,54 +498,34 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
     }
   }
 
-  protected async createRoutesMap({
-    dirPath,
-    parentPath,
-  }: {
-    dirPath: string
-    parentPath?: string
-  }): Promise<void> {
+  protected async createRoutesMap(): Promise<void> {
     await promiseAll(
-      await readdir(dirPath, { withFileTypes: true }).then((entries) => {
-        return entries
-          .filter((entry) => {
-            if (
-              this.excludes.length &&
-              this.excludes.some((exclude) => exclude.test(entry.name))
-            ) {
-              return false
-            }
+      await readdir(this.#sourceDir, {
+        recursive: true,
+        withFileTypes: true,
+      }).then((entries) => {
+        const fileEntries = entries.filter((entry) => {
+          const fullPathFromSource = join(entry.path, entry.name).replace(
+            this.#sourceDir,
+            ""
+          )
+          const isExcluded = fullPathFromSource
+            .split(sep)
+            .some((segment) =>
+              this.#excludes.some((exclude) => exclude.test(segment))
+            )
 
-            let name = entry.name
+          return (
+            !entry.isDirectory() &&
+            !isExcluded &&
+            parse(entry.name).name === ROUTE_NAME
+          )
+        })
 
-            const extension = extname(name)
-
-            if (extension) {
-              name = name.replace(extension, "")
-            }
-
-            if (entry.isFile() && name !== ROUTE_NAME) {
-              return false
-            }
-
-            return true
-          })
-          .map(async (entry) => {
-            const childPath = join(dirPath, entry.name)
-
-            if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-              return await this.createRoutesMap({
-                dirPath: childPath,
-                parentPath: parentPath ?? dirPath,
-              })
-            }
-
-            return this.createRoutesDescriptor({
-              childPath,
-              parentPath,
-            })
-          })
-          .flat(Infinity)
+        return fileEntries.map(async (entry) => {
+          const path = join(entry.path, entry.name)
+          return this.createRoutesDescriptor(path)
+        })
       })
     )
   }
@@ -539,7 +534,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
    * Apply the most specific body parser middleware to the router
    */
   applyBodyParserMiddleware(path: string, method: RouteVerb): void {
-    const middlewareDescriptor = this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
+    const middlewareDescriptor = this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
 
     const mostSpecificConfig = findMatch(
       path,
@@ -548,13 +543,13 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
     )
 
     if (!mostSpecificConfig || mostSpecificConfig?.bodyParser === undefined) {
-      this.router[method.toLowerCase()](path, ...getBodyParserMiddleware())
+      this.#router[method.toLowerCase()](path, ...getBodyParserMiddleware())
 
       return
     }
 
     if (mostSpecificConfig?.bodyParser) {
-      this.router[method.toLowerCase()](
+      this.#router[method.toLowerCase()](
         path,
         ...getBodyParserMiddleware(mostSpecificConfig?.bodyParser)
       )
@@ -572,7 +567,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
    * that they are applied before any other middleware.
    */
   applyRouteSpecificMiddlewares(): void {
-    const prioritizedRoutes = prioritize([...this.routesMap.values()])
+    const prioritizedRoutes = prioritize([...this.#routesMap.values()])
 
     for (const descriptor of prioritizedRoutes) {
       if (!descriptor.config?.routes?.length) {
@@ -591,11 +586,11 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
         /**
          * Apply the admin cors
          */
-        this.router.use(
+        this.#router.use(
           descriptor.route,
           cors({
             origin: parseCorsOrigins(
-              this.configModule.projectConfig.http.adminCors
+              configManager.config.projectConfig.http.adminCors
             ),
             credentials: true,
           })
@@ -606,11 +601,11 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
         /**
          * Apply the auth cors
          */
-        this.router.use(
+        this.#router.use(
           descriptor.route,
           cors({
             origin: parseCorsOrigins(
-              this.configModule.projectConfig.http.authCors
+              configManager.config.projectConfig.http.authCors
             ),
             credentials: true,
           })
@@ -621,11 +616,11 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
         /**
          * Apply the store cors
          */
-        this.router.use(
+        this.#router.use(
           descriptor.route,
           cors({
             origin: parseCorsOrigins(
-              this.configModule.projectConfig.http.storeCors
+              configManager.config.projectConfig.http.storeCors
             ),
             credentials: true,
           })
@@ -634,7 +629,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
       // We only apply the auth middleware to store routes to populate the auth context. For actual authentication, users can just reapply the middleware.
       if (!config.optedOutOfAuth && config.routeType === "store") {
-        this.router.use(
+        this.#router.use(
           descriptor.route,
           authenticate("customer", ["bearer", "session"], {
             allowUnauthenticated: true,
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
       if (!config.optedOutOfAuth && config.routeType === "admin") {
         // We probably don't want to allow access to all endpoints using an api key, but it will do until we revamp our routing.
-        this.router.use(
+        this.#router.use(
           descriptor.route,
           authenticate("user", ["bearer", "session", "api-key"])
         )
@@ -664,7 +659,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
    * Apply the error handler middleware to the router
    */
   applyErrorHandlerMiddleware(): void {
-    const middlewareDescriptor = this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
+    const middlewareDescriptor = this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
     const errorHandlerFn = middlewareDescriptor?.config?.errorHandler
 
     /**
@@ -678,7 +673,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
      * If the user has provided a custom error handler then use it
      */
     if (errorHandlerFn) {
-      this.router.use(errorHandlerFn)
+      this.#router.use(errorHandlerFn as any)
       return
     }
 
@@ -686,17 +681,17 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
      * If the user has not provided a custom error handler then use the
      * default one.
      */
-    this.router.use(errorHandler())
+    this.#router.use(errorHandler() as any)
   }
 
   protected async registerRoutes(): Promise<void> {
-    const middlewareDescriptor = this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
+    const middlewareDescriptor = this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
 
     const shouldWrapHandler = middlewareDescriptor?.config
       ? middlewareDescriptor.config.errorHandler !== false
       : true
 
-    const prioritizedRoutes = prioritize([...this.routesMap.values()])
+    const prioritizedRoutes = prioritize([...this.#routesMap.values()])
 
     for (const descriptor of prioritizedRoutes) {
       if (!descriptor.config?.routes?.length) {
@@ -707,7 +702,7 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
       for (const route of routes) {
         log({
-          activityId: this.activityId,
+          activityId: this.#activityId,
           message: `Registering route [${route.method?.toUpperCase()}] - ${
             descriptor.route
           }`,
@@ -718,16 +713,16 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
          * we wrap the handler in a try/catch block.
          */
         const handler = shouldWrapHandler
-          ? wrapHandler(route.handler as AsyncRouteHandler)
+          ? wrapHandler(route.handler as Parameters<typeof wrapHandler>[0])
           : route.handler
 
-        this.router[route.method!.toLowerCase()](descriptor.route, handler)
+        this.#router[route.method!.toLowerCase()](descriptor.route, handler)
       }
     }
   }
 
   protected async registerMiddlewares(): Promise<void> {
-    const descriptor = this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
+    const descriptor = this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor
 
     if (!descriptor) {
       return
@@ -757,17 +752,17 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
 
       for (const method of methods) {
         log({
-          activityId: this.activityId,
+          activityId: this.#activityId,
           message: `Registering middleware [${method}] - ${route.matcher}`,
         })
 
-        this.router[method.toLowerCase()](route.matcher, ...route.middlewares)
+        this.#router[method.toLowerCase()](route.matcher, ...route.middlewares)
       }
     }
   }
 
   async load() {
-    performance && performance.mark("file-base-routing-start" + this.rootDir)
+    performance && performance.mark("file-base-routing-start" + this.#sourceDir)
 
     let apiExists = true
 
@@ -778,15 +773,15 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
      * directory does not exist.
      */
     try {
-      await readdir(this.rootDir)
+      await readdir(this.#sourceDir)
     } catch (_error) {
       apiExists = false
     }
 
     if (apiExists) {
-      await this.createMiddlewaresDescriptor({ dirPath: this.rootDir })
+      await this.createMiddlewaresDescriptor()
 
-      await this.createRoutesMap({ dirPath: this.rootDir })
+      await this.createRoutesMap()
       await this.createRoutesConfig()
 
       this.applyRouteSpecificMiddlewares()
@@ -802,28 +797,78 @@ export class RoutesLoader {
        * This prevents middleware from a plugin from
        * bleeding into the global middleware stack.
        */
-      this.app.use("/", this.router)
+      this.#app.use("/", this.#router)
     }
 
-    performance && performance.mark("file-base-routing-end" + this.rootDir)
+    performance && performance.mark("file-base-routing-end" + this.#sourceDir)
     const timeSpent =
       performance &&
       performance
         .measure(
-          "file-base-routing-measure" + this.rootDir,
-          "file-base-routing-start" + this.rootDir,
-          "file-base-routing-end" + this.rootDir
+          "file-base-routing-measure" + this.#sourceDir,
+          "file-base-routing-start" + this.#sourceDir,
+          "file-base-routing-end" + this.#sourceDir
         )
         ?.duration?.toFixed(2)
 
     log({
-      activityId: this.activityId,
+      activityId: this.#activityId,
       message: `Routes loaded in ${timeSpent} ms`,
     })
 
-    this.routesMap.clear()
-    this.globalMiddlewaresDescriptor = undefined
+    this.#routesMap.clear()
+    this.#globalMiddlewaresDescriptor = undefined
   }
 }
 
-export default RoutesLoader
+export class RoutesLoader {
+  /**
+   * An express instance
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #app: Express
+
+  /**
+   * An eventual activity id for information tracking
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #activityId?: string
+
+  /**
+   * Path from where to load the routes from
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly #sourceDir: string | string[]
+
+  constructor({
+    app,
+    activityId,
+    sourceDir,
+  }: {
+    app: Express
+    activityId?: string
+    sourceDir: string | string[]
+  }) {
+    this.#app = app
+    this.#activityId = activityId
+    this.#sourceDir = sourceDir
+  }
+
+  async load() {
+    const normalizedSourcePath = Array.isArray(this.#sourceDir)
+      ? this.#sourceDir
+      : [this.#sourceDir]
+
+    const promises = normalizedSourcePath.map(async (sourcePath) => {
+      const apiRoutesLoader = new ApiRoutesLoader({
+        app: this.#app,
+        activityId: this.#activityId,
+        sourceDir: sourcePath,
+      })
+
+      await apiRoutesLoader.load()
+    })
+
+    await promiseAll(promises)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/types.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f632d26079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import { ZodObject } from "zod"
+import type { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express"
+
+import { MedusaPricingContext, RequestQueryFields } from "@medusajs/types"
+import * as core from "express-serve-static-core"
+import { MedusaContainer } from "../container"
+
+export interface FindConfig<Entity> {
+  select?: (keyof Entity)[]
+  skip?: number
+  take?: number
+  relations?: string[]
+  order?: { [K: string]: "ASC" | "DESC" }
+}
+
+/**
+ * List of all the supported HTTP methods
+ */
+export const HTTP_METHODS = [
+  "GET",
+  "POST",
+  "PUT",
+  "PATCH",
+  "DELETE",
+  "OPTIONS",
+  "HEAD",
+] as const
+
+export type RouteVerb = (typeof HTTP_METHODS)[number]
+export type MiddlewareVerb = "USE" | "ALL" | RouteVerb
+
+type SyncRouteHandler = (req: MedusaRequest, res: MedusaResponse) => void
+
+export type AsyncRouteHandler = (
+  req: MedusaRequest,
+  res: MedusaResponse
+) => Promise<void>
+
+type RouteHandler = SyncRouteHandler | AsyncRouteHandler
+
+export type RouteImplementation = {
+  method?: RouteVerb
+  handler: RouteHandler
+}
+
+export type RouteConfig = {
+  optedOutOfAuth?: boolean
+  routeType?: "admin" | "store" | "auth"
+  shouldAppendAdminCors?: boolean
+  shouldAppendStoreCors?: boolean
+  shouldAppendAuthCors?: boolean
+  routes?: RouteImplementation[]
+}
+
+export type MiddlewareFunction =
+  | MedusaRequestHandler
+  | ((...args: any[]) => any)
+
+export type MedusaErrorHandlerFunction = (
+  error: any,
+  req: MedusaRequest,
+  res: MedusaResponse,
+  next: MedusaNextFunction
+) => Promise<void> | void
+
+export type ParserConfigArgs = {
+  sizeLimit?: string | number | undefined
+  preserveRawBody?: boolean
+}
+
+export type ParserConfig = false | ParserConfigArgs
+
+export type MiddlewareRoute = {
+  method?: MiddlewareVerb | MiddlewareVerb[]
+  matcher: string | RegExp
+  bodyParser?: ParserConfig
+  middlewares?: MiddlewareFunction[]
+}
+
+export type MiddlewaresConfig = {
+  errorHandler?: false | MedusaErrorHandlerFunction
+  routes?: MiddlewareRoute[]
+}
+
+export type RouteDescriptor = {
+  absolutePath: string
+  relativePath: string
+  route: string
+  priority: number
+  config?: RouteConfig
+}
+
+export type GlobalMiddlewareDescriptor = {
+  config?: MiddlewaresConfig
+}
+
+export interface MedusaRequest<Body = unknown>
+  extends Request<core.ParamsDictionary, any, Body> {
+  validatedBody: Body
+  validatedQuery: RequestQueryFields & Record<string, unknown>
+  /**
+   * TODO: shouldn't this correspond to returnable fields instead of allowed fields? also it is used by the cleanResponseData util
+   */
+  allowedProperties: string[]
+  /**
+   * An object containing the select, relation, skip, take and order to be used with medusa internal services
+   */
+  listConfig: FindConfig<unknown>
+  /**
+   * An object containing the select, relation to be used with medusa internal services
+   */
+  retrieveConfig: FindConfig<unknown>
+  /**
+   * An object containing fields and variables to be used with the remoteQuery
+   */
+  remoteQueryConfig: {
+    fields: string[]
+    pagination: { order?: Record<string, string>; skip?: number; take?: number }
+  }
+  /**
+   * An object containing the fields that are filterable e.g `{ id: Any<String> }`
+   */
+  filterableFields: Record<string, unknown>
+  includes?: Record<string, boolean>
+  /**
+   * An array of fields and relations that are allowed to be queried, this can be set by the
+   * consumer as part of a middleware and it will take precedence over the defaultAllowedFields
+   * @deprecated use `allowed` instead
+   */
+  allowedFields?: string[]
+  /**
+   * An array of fields and relations that are allowed to be queried, this can be set by the
+   * consumer as part of a middleware and it will take precedence over the defaultAllowedFields set
+   * by the api
+   */
+  allowed?: string[]
+  errors: string[]
+  scope: MedusaContainer
+  session?: any
+  rawBody?: any
+  requestId?: string
+  /**
+   * An object that carries the context that is used to calculate prices for variants
+   */
+  pricingContext?: MedusaPricingContext
+  /**
+   * A generic context object that can be used across the request lifecycle
+   */
+  context?: Record<string, any>
+  /**
+   * Custom validators for the request body and query params that will be
+   * merged with the original validator of the route.
+   */
+  extendedValidators?: {
+    body?: ZodObject<any, any>
+    queryParams?: ZodObject<any, any>
+  }
+}
+
+export interface AuthContext {
+  actor_id: string
+  actor_type: string
+  auth_identity_id: string
+  app_metadata: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+export interface AuthenticatedMedusaRequest<Body = never>
+  extends MedusaRequest<Body> {
+  auth_context: AuthContext
+}
+
+export type MedusaResponse<Body = unknown> = Response<Body>
+
+export type MedusaNextFunction = NextFunction
+
+export type MedusaRequestHandler<Body = unknown, Res = unknown> = (
+  req: MedusaRequest<Body>,
+  res: MedusaResponse<Res>,
+  next: MedusaNextFunction
+) => Promise<void> | void
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61af0e4bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/http/utils/define-middlewares.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import {
+  MedusaNextFunction,
+  MedusaRequest,
+  MedusaRequestHandler,
+  MedusaResponse,
+  MiddlewaresConfig,
+  MiddlewareVerb,
+  ParserConfig,
+} from "../types"
+import { ZodObject } from "zod"
+
+/**
+ * A helper function to configure the routes by defining custom middleware,
+ * bodyparser config and validators to be merged with the pre-existing
+ * route validators.
+ */
+export function defineMiddlewares<
+  Route extends {
+    method?: MiddlewareVerb | MiddlewareVerb[]
+    matcher: string | RegExp
+    bodyParser?: ParserConfig
+    extendedValidators?: {
+      body?: ZodObject<any, any>
+      queryParams?: ZodObject<any, any>
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line space-before-function-paren
+    middlewares?: (<Req extends MedusaRequest>(
+      req: Req,
+      res: MedusaResponse,
+      next: MedusaNextFunction
+    ) => any)[]
+  }
+>(
+  config:
+    | Route[]
+    | { routes?: Route[]; errorHandler?: MiddlewaresConfig["errorHandler"] }
+): MiddlewaresConfig {
+  const routes = Array.isArray(config) ? config : config.routes || []
+  const errorHandler = Array.isArray(config) ? undefined : config.errorHandler
+
+  return {
+    errorHandler,
+    routes: routes.map((route) => {
+      const { middlewares, extendedValidators, ...rest } = route
+      const customMiddleware: MedusaRequestHandler[] = []
+
+      /**
+       * Define a custom validator when "extendedValidators.body" or
+       * "extendedValidators.queryParams" validation schema is
+       * provided.
+       */
+      if (extendedValidators?.body || extendedValidators?.queryParams) {
+        customMiddleware.push((req, _, next) => {
+          req.extendedValidators = extendedValidators
+          next()
+        })
+      }
+
+      return {
+        ...rest,
+        middlewares: customMiddleware.concat(middlewares || []),
+      }
+    }),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/middlewares.ts
index c8f4857ec5..0b57d5af76 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/api-keys/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateApiKey,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/middlewares.ts
index ccef152448..956bcbaf6d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/campaigns/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { createLinkBody } from "../../utils/validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/middlewares.ts
index 0ba32f06a0..5ed1f5e94d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/claims/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/middlewares.ts
index f2ce2c7318..3641a6f215 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/collections/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateCollection,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/middlewares.ts
index 613237b379..4485669767 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/currencies/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 import { AdminGetCurrencyParams, AdminGetCurrenciesParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/middlewares.ts
index 61363e157a..cdb01a4f48 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customer-groups/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { createLinkBody } from "../../utils/validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/middlewares.ts
index 8f298ce59a..279d20461d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/customers/middlewares.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   AdminUpdateCustomerAddress,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/middlewares.ts
index baedf9cab0..04f11e4f0e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/draft-orders/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/middlewares.ts
index ab045e401e..b83cfb2264 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-providers/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { maybeApplyLinkFilter } from "../../utils/maybe-apply-link-filter"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/middlewares.ts
index aaa273213c..1ee6911a52 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillment-sets/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/middlewares.ts
index 63813659ba..af5a1643d4 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/fulfillments/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/middlewares.ts
index 34106ee488..79452445c6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/inventory-items/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateInventoryItem,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/middlewares.ts
index 9d37c1d0ef..6fae59b9a9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/invites/middlewares.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   AdminInviteAccept,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { authenticate } from "../../../utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/middlewares.ts
index b9423db726..fef91e0728 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/notifications/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 import {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/middlewares.ts
index c6ed51e82e..8236a6df27 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/orders/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/middlewares.ts
index d5119cfad4..59b3173008 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/payments/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { unlessPath } from "../../utils/unless-path"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/middlewares.ts
index e35531dda7..e076096ee2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-lists/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { createBatchBody, createLinkBody } from "../../utils/validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/middlewares.ts
index 3f3d5b2112..f90e2584d6 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/price-preferences/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/middlewares.ts
index 7c83f4b9ac..77fa02d46b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-categories/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { createLinkBody } from "../../utils/validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/middlewares.ts
index 6d9d7a7b49..bbfe02af64 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-tags/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateProductTag,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/middlewares.ts
index f6316b0f79..aa5bb52c24 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/product-types/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateProductType,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/middlewares.ts
index 0e557b2359..cab1dea7a4 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { maybeApplyLinkFilter } from "../../utils/maybe-apply-link-filter"
 import { unlessPath } from "../../utils/unless-path"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/middlewares.ts
index 5c47243fb7..d6787afbbf 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/promotions/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { unlessPath } from "../../utils/unless-path"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/middlewares.ts
index 0edd2dfc69..3756d9ab76 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/regions/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateRegion,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/middlewares.ts
index 3e98524109..10cd60ed9e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/reservations/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   AdminCreateReservation,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
index 583f7dd8b4..7e9efd5065 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/middlewares.ts
index cfe7eeb4bf..6138a6b71e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/returns/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/middlewares.ts
index dc47f29391..137aa7561e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/sales-channels/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { maybeApplyLinkFilter } from "../../utils/maybe-apply-link-filter"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
index b8b3f62270..3c4f003c0b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import {
   AdminCreateShippingOption,
   AdminCreateShippingOptionRule,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/middlewares.ts
index 302470cf21..2d8e355a92 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/shipping-profiles/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/middlewares.ts
index 607787f78a..0df16c4416 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stock-locations/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { maybeApplyLinkFilter } from "../../utils/maybe-apply-link-filter"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/middlewares.ts
index 6403733079..5056664cc3 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/stores/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/middlewares.ts
index 23ecfcfc1d..4f8e01d077 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-rates/middlewares.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   AdminUpdateTaxRate,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 
 export const adminTaxRateRoutesMiddlewares: MiddlewareRoute[] = [
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/middlewares.ts
index 2fe5951bb1..8f60612701 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/tax-regions/middlewares.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   AdminGetTaxRegionsParams,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/middlewares.ts
index 4d393e90f8..e05f3b097b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/uploads/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import multer from "multer"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { retrieveUploadConfig } from "./query-config"
 import { AdminGetUploadParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/middlewares.ts
index 6c3857219e..68f05967e2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/users/middlewares.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   AdminUpdateUser,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { authenticate } from "../../../utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/middlewares.ts
index 3b393d41e2..015b18efd2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/workflows-executions/middlewares.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   AdminGetWorkflowExecutionsParams,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/middlewares.ts
index 1e573a0123..0a580964fe 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/auth/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { authenticate } from "../../utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware"
 
 export const authRoutesMiddlewares: MiddlewareRoute[] = [
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/hooks/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/hooks/middlewares.ts
index 109d7bb5cc..73873daecb 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/hooks/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/hooks/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 export const hooksRoutesMiddlewares: MiddlewareRoute[] = [
   {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/middlewares.ts
index da5fcdc7b4..e2a486e8c9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/carts/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { ensurePublishableKeyAndSalesChannelMatch } from "../../utils/middlewares/common/ensure-pub-key-sales-channel-match"
 import { maybeAttachPublishableKeyScopes } from "../../utils/middlewares/common/maybe-attach-pub-key-scopes"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/middlewares.ts
index b6c54c750b..200fdce6d1 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/collections/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import {
   StoreGetCollectionParams,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/middlewares.ts
index 9899e82dbf..1166d2cae9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/currencies/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 import { StoreGetCurrenciesParams, StoreGetCurrencyParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/middlewares.ts
index 628a356825..47cb542eaf 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/customers/middlewares.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   StoreGetCustomerAddressParams,
 } from "./validators"
 
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { authenticate } from "../../../utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/middlewares.ts
index 55f8413a44..e34a20ee22 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/orders/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { authenticate } from "../../../utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/middlewares.ts
index 6d01835d22..88219e85ac 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-collections/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as queryConfig from "./query-config"
 import {
-  StoreGetPaymentCollectionParams,
   StoreCreatePaymentCollection,
   StoreCreatePaymentSession,
+  StoreGetPaymentCollectionParams,
 } from "./validators"
 
 export const storePaymentCollectionsMiddlewares: MiddlewareRoute[] = [
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/middlewares.ts
index 382758ef12..aef68ec1e9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/payment-providers/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as queryConfig from "./query-config"
 import { StoreGetPaymentProvidersParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/middlewares.ts
index 93fdc48bc5..427aab9da7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/product-categories/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { applyCategoryFilters } from "./helpers"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/middlewares.ts
index e90b15844d..5aead67d8a 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/products/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isPresent, ProductStatus } from "@medusajs/utils"
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { maybeApplyLinkFilter } from "../../utils/maybe-apply-link-filter"
 import {
   applyDefaultFilters,
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/middlewares.ts
index fe6d727d71..1380fad478 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/regions/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 import { StoreGetRegionParams, StoreGetRegionsParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
index 3e36280529..4d7be59fe2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return-reasons/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
 import { StoreReturnReasonParams } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return/middlewares.ts
index 39e27b57c2..83f074b87e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/return/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformBody } from "../../utils/validate-body"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import * as QueryConfig from "./query-config"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
index e042f97bb7..39e8e8f93b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/store/shipping-options/middlewares.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MiddlewareRoute } from "../../../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { MiddlewareRoute } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { validateAndTransformQuery } from "../../utils/validate-query"
 import { listTransformQueryConfig } from "./query-config"
 import { StoreGetShippingOptions } from "./validators"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/unless-path.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/unless-path.ts
index 6bdbea515d..59fe522e6e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/unless-path.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/unless-path.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NextFunction } from "express"
 import { MedusaRequest, MedusaResponse } from "../../types/routing"
-import { MiddlewareFunction } from "../../types/middlewares"
+import { MiddlewareFunction } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 // Due to how our route loader works, where we load all middlewares before routes, ambiguous routes end up having all middlewares on different routes executed before the route handler is.
 // This function allows us to skip middlewares for particular routes, so we can temporarily solve this without completely breaking the route loader for everyone.
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/api.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/api.ts
index 21d3bcda16..a91310f22f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/api.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/api.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { ContainerRegistrationKeys } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import { Express } from "express"
-import path from "path"
+import { join } from "path"
 import qs from "qs"
-import { RoutesLoader } from "./helpers/routing"
+import { RoutesLoader } from "@medusajs/framework"
 import { MedusaContainer, PluginDetails } from "@medusajs/types"
 
 type Options = {
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ export default async ({ app, container, plugins }: Options) => {
     next()
   })
 
-  const configModule = container.resolve(
-    ContainerRegistrationKeys.CONFIG_MODULE
-  )
+  const sourcePaths: string[] = []
 
   /**
    * Always load plugin routes before the Medusa core routes, since it
@@ -40,31 +37,27 @@ export default async ({ app, container, plugins }: Options) => {
    * route will never be resolved, because it will be handled by the
    * "/products/:id" route.
    */
-  await Promise.all(
-    plugins.map(async (pluginDetails) => {
-      return new RoutesLoader({
-        app: app,
-        configModule,
-        rootDir: path.join(pluginDetails.resolve, "api"),
-      }).load()
-    })
+  sourcePaths.push(
+    ...plugins.map((pluginDetails) => {
+      return join(pluginDetails.resolve, "api")
+    }),
+    /**
+     * Register the Medusa CORE API routes using the file based routing.
+     */
+    join(__dirname, "../api")
   )
 
   // TODO: Figure out why this is causing issues with test when placed inside ./api.ts
   // Adding this here temporarily
   // Test: (packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/currencies/update-currency.ts)
   try {
-    /**
-     * Register the Medusa CORE API routes using the file based routing.
-     */
     await new RoutesLoader({
       app: app,
-      rootDir: path.join(__dirname, "../api"),
-      configModule,
+      sourceDir: sourcePaths,
     }).load()
   } catch (err) {
     throw Error(
-      "An error occurred while registering Medusa Core API Routes. See error in logs for more details.",
+      "An error occurred while registering API Routes. See error in logs for more details.",
       { cause: err }
     )
   }
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/analytics.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/analytics.ts
index 54363f97c2..f5a1c29ee8 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/analytics.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const AnalyticsFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "analytics",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/order-editing.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/order-editing.ts
index 32c52d7497..343f6e83a2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/order-editing.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/order-editing.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const OrderEditingFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "order_editing",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/product-categories.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/product-categories.ts
index e42a5efaec..7f0fd0015b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/product-categories.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/product-categories.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const ProductCategoryFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "product_categories",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/publishable-api-keys.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/publishable-api-keys.ts
index 6a167c152f..5ccedfd3a7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/publishable-api-keys.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/publishable-api-keys.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const PublishableAPIKeysFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "publishable_api_keys",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/sales-channels.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/sales-channels.ts
index 99f6a9c10a..f5671a35a8 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/sales-channels.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/sales-channels.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const SalesChannelFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "sales_channels",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/tax-inclusive-pricing.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/tax-inclusive-pricing.ts
index 512f3f5cf1..6655b21283 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/tax-inclusive-pricing.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/feature-flags/tax-inclusive-pricing.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FlagSettings } from "../../types/feature-flags"
+import { FlagSettings } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 const TaxInclusivePricingFeatureFlag: FlagSettings = {
   key: "tax_inclusive_pricing",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/types.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ff2e308d49..0000000000
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/helpers/routing/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  MedusaNextFunction,
-  MedusaRequest,
-  MedusaRequestHandler,
-  MedusaResponse,
-} from "../../../types/routing"
-
-/**
- * List of all the supported HTTP methods
- */
-export const HTTP_METHODS = [
-  "GET",
-  "POST",
-  "PUT",
-  "PATCH",
-  "DELETE",
-  "OPTIONS",
-  "HEAD",
-] as const
-
-export type RouteVerb = (typeof HTTP_METHODS)[number]
-export type MiddlewareVerb = "USE" | "ALL" | RouteVerb
-
-type SyncRouteHandler = (req: MedusaRequest, res: MedusaResponse) => void
-
-export type AsyncRouteHandler = (
-  req: MedusaRequest,
-  res: MedusaResponse
-) => Promise<void>
-
-type RouteHandler = SyncRouteHandler | AsyncRouteHandler
-
-export type RouteImplementation = {
-  method?: RouteVerb
-  handler: RouteHandler
-}
-
-export type RouteConfig = {
-  optedOutOfAuth?: boolean
-  routeType?: "admin" | "store" | "auth"
-  shouldAppendAdminCors?: boolean
-  shouldAppendStoreCors?: boolean
-  shouldAppendAuthCors?: boolean
-  routes?: RouteImplementation[]
-}
-
-export type MiddlewareFunction =
-  | MedusaRequestHandler
-  | ((...args: any[]) => any)
-
-export type MedusaErrorHandlerFunction = (
-  error: any,
-  req: MedusaRequest,
-  res: MedusaResponse,
-  next: MedusaNextFunction
-) => Promise<void> | void
-
-export type ParserConfigArgs = {
-  sizeLimit?: string | number | undefined
-  preserveRawBody?: boolean
-}
-
-export type ParserConfig = false | ParserConfigArgs
-
-export type MiddlewareRoute = {
-  method?: MiddlewareVerb | MiddlewareVerb[]
-  matcher: string | RegExp
-  bodyParser?: ParserConfig
-  middlewares?: MiddlewareFunction[]
-}
-
-export type MiddlewaresConfig = {
-  errorHandler?: false | MedusaErrorHandlerFunction
-  routes?: MiddlewareRoute[]
-}
-
-export type RouteDescriptor = {
-  absolutePath: string
-  relativePath: string
-  route: string
-  priority: number
-  config?: RouteConfig
-}
-
-export type GlobalMiddlewareDescriptor = {
-  config?: MiddlewaresConfig
-}
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/types/feature-flags.ts b/packages/medusa/src/types/feature-flags.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0131f3b7ba..0000000000
--- a/packages/medusa/src/types/feature-flags.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-export interface IFlagRouter {
-  isFeatureEnabled: (key: string) => boolean
-  listFlags: () => FeatureFlagsResponse
-}
-
-/**
- * @schema FeatureFlagsResponse
- * type: array
- * items:
- *   type: object
- *   required:
- *     - key
- *     - value
- *   properties:
- *     key:
- *       description: The key of the feature flag.
- *       type: string
- *     value:
- *       description: The value of the feature flag.
- *       type: boolean
- */
-export type FeatureFlagsResponse = {
-  key: string
-  value: boolean | Record<string, boolean>
-}[]
-
-export type FlagSettings = {
-  key: string
-  description: string
-  env_key: string
-  default_val: boolean
-}
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/types/middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/types/middlewares.ts
index d90ca38974..4ef5ed4b5d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/types/middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/types/middlewares.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export type {
   MiddlewareFunction,
   MiddlewareRoute,
   MiddlewaresConfig,
-} from "../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+} from "@medusajs/framework"
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/types/routing.ts b/packages/medusa/src/types/routing.ts
index 0f604ea156..5c6420d8a2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/types/routing.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/types/routing.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 import * as core from "express-serve-static-core"
 import { FindConfig } from "./common"
 
+// TODO this will be reqorked and move to the framework at a later point unless decided otherwise
 export interface MedusaRequest<Body = unknown>
   extends Request<core.ParamsDictionary, any, Body> {
   validatedBody: Body
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/utils/define-middlewares.ts b/packages/medusa/src/utils/define-middlewares.ts
index 7b2a4da2a8..f966b11be5 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/utils/define-middlewares.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/utils/define-middlewares.ts
@@ -1,67 +1,8 @@
-import { ZodObject } from "zod"
-import {
-  MedusaRequest,
-  MedusaResponse,
-  MedusaNextFunction,
-  MedusaRequestHandler,
-} from "../types/routing"
-import {
-  ParserConfig,
-  MiddlewareVerb,
-  MiddlewaresConfig,
-} from "../loaders/helpers/routing/types"
+import { defineMiddlewares as originalDefineMiddlewares } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
 /**
  * A helper function to configure the routes by defining custom middleware,
  * bodyparser config and validators to be merged with the pre-existing
  * route validators.
  */
-export function defineMiddlewares<
-  Route extends {
-    method?: MiddlewareVerb | MiddlewareVerb[]
-    matcher: string | RegExp
-    bodyParser?: ParserConfig
-    extendedValidators?: {
-      body?: ZodObject<any, any>
-      queryParams?: ZodObject<any, any>
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line space-before-function-paren
-    middlewares?: (<Req extends MedusaRequest>(
-      req: Req,
-      res: MedusaResponse,
-      next: MedusaNextFunction
-    ) => any)[]
-  }
->(
-  config:
-    | Route[]
-    | { routes?: Route[]; errorHandler?: MiddlewaresConfig["errorHandler"] }
-): MiddlewaresConfig {
-  const routes = Array.isArray(config) ? config : config.routes || []
-  const errorHandler = Array.isArray(config) ? undefined : config.errorHandler
-
-  return {
-    errorHandler,
-    routes: routes.map((route) => {
-      const { middlewares, extendedValidators, ...rest } = route
-      const customMiddleware: MedusaRequestHandler[] = []
-
-      /**
-       * Define a custom validator when "extendedValidators.body" or
-       * "extendedValidators.queryParams" validation schema is
-       * provided.
-       */
-      if (extendedValidators?.body || extendedValidators?.queryParams) {
-        customMiddleware.push((req, _, next) => {
-          req.extendedValidators = extendedValidators
-          next()
-        })
-      }
-
-      return {
-        ...rest,
-        middlewares: customMiddleware.concat(middlewares || []),
-      }
-    }),
-  }
-}
+export const defineMiddlewares = originalDefineMiddlewares
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/utils/exception-formatter.ts b/packages/medusa/src/utils/exception-formatter.ts
index afcd9481a4..d4907b22d9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/utils/exception-formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/utils/exception-formatter.ts
@@ -1,56 +1,3 @@
-import { MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
+import { formatException as originalFormatException } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
-export enum PostgresError {
-  DUPLICATE_ERROR = "23505",
-  FOREIGN_KEY_ERROR = "23503",
-  SERIALIZATION_FAILURE = "40001",
-  NULL_VIOLATION = "23502",
-}
-
-export const formatException = (err): MedusaError => {
-  switch (err.code) {
-    case PostgresError.DUPLICATE_ERROR:
-      return new MedusaError(
-        MedusaError.Types.DUPLICATE_ERROR,
-        `${err.table.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${err.table.slice(
-          1
-        )} with ${err.detail.slice(4).replace(/[()=]/g, (s) => {
-          return s === "=" ? " " : ""
-        })}`
-      )
-    case PostgresError.FOREIGN_KEY_ERROR: {
-      const matches =
-        /Key \(([\w-\d]+)\)=\(([\w-\d]+)\) is not present in table "(\w+)"/g.exec(
-          err.detail
-        )
-
-      if (matches?.length !== 4) {
-        return new MedusaError(
-          MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND,
-          JSON.stringify(matches)
-        )
-      }
-
-      return new MedusaError(
-        MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND,
-        `${matches[3]?.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${matches[3]?.slice(1)} with ${
-          matches[1]
-        } ${matches[2]} does not exist.`
-      )
-    }
-    case PostgresError.SERIALIZATION_FAILURE: {
-      return new MedusaError(
-        MedusaError.Types.CONFLICT,
-        err?.detail ?? err?.message
-      )
-    }
-    case PostgresError.NULL_VIOLATION: {
-      return new MedusaError(
-        MedusaError.Types.INVALID_DATA,
-        `Can't insert null value in field ${err?.column} on insert in table ${err?.table}`
-      )
-    }
-    default:
-      return err
-  }
-}
+export const formatException = originalFormatException
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts
index cd0d51fbe3..1e9fdac9a1 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/authenticate-middleware.ts
@@ -1,203 +1,3 @@
-import { ApiKeyDTO, ConfigModule, IApiKeyModuleService } from "@medusajs/types"
-import {
-  ContainerRegistrationKeys,
-  ModuleRegistrationName,
-} from "@medusajs/utils"
-import { NextFunction, RequestHandler } from "express"
-import jwt, { JwtPayload } from "jsonwebtoken"
-import {
-  AuthContext,
-  AuthenticatedMedusaRequest,
-  MedusaRequest,
-  MedusaResponse,
-} from "../../types/routing"
+import { authenticate as originalAuthenticate } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
-const SESSION_AUTH = "session"
-const BEARER_AUTH = "bearer"
-const API_KEY_AUTH = "api-key"
-
-// This is the only hard-coded actor type, as API keys have special handling for now. We could also generalize API keys to carry the actor type with them.
-const ADMIN_ACTOR_TYPE = "user"
-
-type AuthType = typeof SESSION_AUTH | typeof BEARER_AUTH | typeof API_KEY_AUTH
-
-type MedusaSession = {
-  auth_context: AuthContext
-}
-
-export const authenticate = (
-  actorType: string | string[],
-  authType: AuthType | AuthType[],
-  options: { allowUnauthenticated?: boolean; allowUnregistered?: boolean } = {}
-): RequestHandler => {
-  return async (
-    req: MedusaRequest,
-    res: MedusaResponse,
-    next: NextFunction
-  ): Promise<void> => {
-    const authTypes = Array.isArray(authType) ? authType : [authType]
-    const actorTypes = Array.isArray(actorType) ? actorType : [actorType]
-    const req_ = req as AuthenticatedMedusaRequest
-
-    // We only allow authenticating using a secret API key on the admin
-    const isExclusivelyUser =
-      actorTypes.length === 1 && actorTypes[0] === ADMIN_ACTOR_TYPE
-
-    if (authTypes.includes(API_KEY_AUTH) && isExclusivelyUser) {
-      const apiKey = await getApiKeyInfo(req)
-      if (apiKey) {
-        req_.auth_context = {
-          actor_id: apiKey.id,
-          actor_type: "api-key",
-          auth_identity_id: "",
-          app_metadata: {},
-        }
-
-        return next()
-      }
-    }
-
-    // We try to extract the auth context either from the session or from a JWT token
-    let authContext: AuthContext | null = getAuthContextFromSession(
-      req.session,
-      authTypes,
-      actorTypes
-    )
-
-    if (!authContext) {
-      const { http } = req.scope.resolve<ConfigModule>(
-        ContainerRegistrationKeys.CONFIG_MODULE
-      ).projectConfig
-
-      authContext = getAuthContextFromJwtToken(
-        req.headers.authorization,
-        http.jwtSecret!,
-        authTypes,
-        actorTypes
-      )
-    }
-
-    // If the entity is authenticated, and it is a registered actor we can continue
-    if (authContext?.actor_id) {
-      req_.auth_context = authContext
-      return next()
-    }
-
-    // If the entity is authenticated, but there is no registered actor yet, we can continue (eg. in the case of a user invite) if allow unregistered is set
-    if (authContext?.auth_identity_id && options.allowUnregistered) {
-      req_.auth_context = authContext
-      return next()
-    }
-
-    // If we allow unauthenticated requests (i.e public endpoints), just continue
-    if (options.allowUnauthenticated) {
-      return next()
-    }
-
-    res.status(401).json({ message: "Unauthorized" })
-  }
-}
-
-const getApiKeyInfo = async (req: MedusaRequest): Promise<ApiKeyDTO | null> => {
-  const authHeader = req.headers.authorization
-  if (!authHeader) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const [tokenType, token] = authHeader.split(" ")
-  if (tokenType.toLowerCase() !== "basic" || !token) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  // The token could have been base64 encoded, we want to decode it first.
-  let normalizedToken = token
-  if (!token.startsWith("sk_")) {
-    normalizedToken = Buffer.from(token, "base64").toString("utf-8")
-  }
-
-  // Basic auth is defined as a username:password set, and since the token is set to the username we need to trim the colon
-  if (normalizedToken.endsWith(":")) {
-    normalizedToken = normalizedToken.slice(0, -1)
-  }
-
-  // Secret tokens start with 'sk_', and if it doesn't it could be a user JWT or a malformed token
-  if (!normalizedToken.startsWith("sk_")) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const apiKeyModule = req.scope.resolve(
-    ModuleRegistrationName.API_KEY
-  ) as IApiKeyModuleService
-  try {
-    const apiKey = await apiKeyModule.authenticate(normalizedToken)
-    if (!apiKey) {
-      return null
-    }
-
-    return apiKey
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(error)
-    return null
-  }
-}
-
-const getAuthContextFromSession = (
-  session: Partial<MedusaSession> = {},
-  authTypes: AuthType[],
-  actorTypes: string[]
-): AuthContext | null => {
-  if (!authTypes.includes(SESSION_AUTH)) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  if (
-    session.auth_context &&
-    (actorTypes.includes("*") ||
-      actorTypes.includes(session.auth_context.actor_type))
-  ) {
-    return session.auth_context
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
-
-const getAuthContextFromJwtToken = (
-  authHeader: string | undefined,
-  jwtSecret: string,
-  authTypes: AuthType[],
-  actorTypes: string[]
-): AuthContext | null => {
-  if (!authTypes.includes(BEARER_AUTH)) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  if (!authHeader) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const re = /(\S+)\s+(\S+)/
-  const matches = authHeader.match(re)
-
-  // TODO: figure out how to obtain token (and store correct data in token)
-  if (matches) {
-    const tokenType = matches[1]
-    const token = matches[2]
-    if (tokenType.toLowerCase() === BEARER_AUTH) {
-      // get config jwt secret
-      // verify token and set authUser
-      try {
-        const verified = jwt.verify(token, jwtSecret) as JwtPayload
-        if (
-          actorTypes.includes("*") ||
-          actorTypes.includes(verified.actor_type)
-        ) {
-          return verified as AuthContext
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        return null
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
+export const authenticate = originalAuthenticate
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/error-handler.ts b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/error-handler.ts
index 9e83f5f5b5..9ee979e41d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/error-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/error-handler.ts
@@ -1,99 +1,3 @@
-import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express"
+import { errorHandler as originalErrorHandler } from "@medusajs/framework"
 
-import { MedusaError } from "@medusajs/utils"
-import { Logger } from "../../types/global"
-import { formatException } from "../../utils"
-
-const QUERY_RUNNER_RELEASED = "QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError"
-const TRANSACTION_STARTED = "TransactionAlreadyStartedError"
-const TRANSACTION_NOT_STARTED = "TransactionNotStartedError"
-
-const API_ERROR = "api_error"
-const INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR = "invalid_request_error"
-const INVALID_STATE_ERROR = "invalid_state_error"
-
-export default () => {
-  return (
-    err: MedusaError,
-    req: Request,
-    res: Response,
-    next: NextFunction
-  ) => {
-    const logger: Logger = req.scope.resolve("logger")
-
-    err = formatException(err)
-
-    logger.error(err)
-
-    const errorType = err.type || err.name
-
-    const errObj = {
-      code: err.code,
-      type: err.type,
-      message: err.message,
-    }
-
-    let statusCode = 500
-    switch (errorType) {
-      case QUERY_RUNNER_RELEASED:
-      case TRANSACTION_STARTED:
-      case TRANSACTION_NOT_STARTED:
-      case MedusaError.Types.CONFLICT:
-        statusCode = 409
-        errObj.code = INVALID_STATE_ERROR
-        errObj.message =
-          "The request conflicted with another request. You may retry the request with the provided Idempotency-Key."
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.UNAUTHORIZED:
-        statusCode = 401
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_ERROR:
-        statusCode = 422
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.DUPLICATE_ERROR:
-        statusCode = 422
-        errObj.code = INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.NOT_ALLOWED:
-      case MedusaError.Types.INVALID_DATA:
-        statusCode = 400
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.NOT_FOUND:
-        statusCode = 404
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.DB_ERROR:
-        statusCode = 500
-        errObj.code = API_ERROR
-        break
-      case MedusaError.Types.UNEXPECTED_STATE:
-      case MedusaError.Types.INVALID_ARGUMENT:
-        break
-      default:
-        errObj.code = "unknown_error"
-        errObj.message = "An unknown error occurred."
-        errObj.type = "unknown_error"
-        break
-    }
-
-    res.status(statusCode).json(errObj)
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @schema Error
- * title: "Response Error"
- * type: object
- * properties:
- *  code:
- *    type: string
- *    description: A slug code to indicate the type of the error.
- *    enum: [invalid_state_error, invalid_request_error, api_error, unknown_error]
- *  message:
- *    type: string
- *    description: Description of the error that occurred.
- *    example: "first_name must be a string"
- *  type:
- *    type: string
- *    description: A slug indicating the type of the error.
- *    enum: [QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError, TransactionAlreadyStartedError, TransactionNotStartedError, conflict, unauthorized, payment_authorization_error, duplicate_error, not_allowed, invalid_data, not_found, database_error, unexpected_state, invalid_argument, unknown_error]
- */
+export const errorHandler = originalErrorHandler
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/index.ts b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/index.ts
index 51736c60d9..daa89b95ef 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/index.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/utils/middlewares/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export { authenticate } from "./authenticate-middleware"
-export { default as errorHandler } from "./error-handler"
+export { errorHandler } from "./error-handler"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a0eb4868b6..59d116cf5c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4616,19 +4616,24 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/utils": ^1.11.9
     "@medusajs/workflows-sdk": ^0.1.6
     "@types/express": ^4.17.17
+    "@types/jsonwebtoken": ^8.5.9
     awilix: ^8.0.0
     cookie-parser: ^1.4.6
+    cors: ^2.8.5
     cross-env: ^7.0.3
     express: ^4.18.2
     express-session: ^1.17.3
     ioredis: ^5.2.5
     ioredis-mock: 8.4.0
+    jsonwebtoken: ^9.0.2
     medusa-telemetry: ^0.0.17
     morgan: ^1.9.1
     rimraf: ^3.0.2
+    supertest: ^4.0.2
     tsc-alias: ^1.8.6
     typescript: ^5.1.6
     vite: ^5.2.11
+    zod: 3.22.4
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft