diff --git a/Framework.code-workspace b/Framework.code-workspace
index 2eb7d3e..02ddcba 100644
--- a/Framework.code-workspace
+++ b/Framework.code-workspace
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		}
 	],
 	"settings": {
-		"workbench.colorTheme": "Dark Modern",
+		"workbench.colorTheme": "Monokai",
 		"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
 			"activityBar.background": "#162df7ec",
 			"activityBar.foreground": "#000000",
diff --git a/init.php b/init.php
index fe48e22..b8b33c3 100644
--- a/init.php
+++ b/init.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $host = 'localhost';
 $root = __DIR__ . '/WEBROOT';
 echo "\n🚀 Starte MVC Dev-Server auf http://$host:$port\n";
 echo "Drücke STRG+C zum Beenden.\n\n";
-passthru("php -S $host:$port -t \"$root\"");
+passthru("php -S $host:$port -t \"$root\" \"$root/index.php\"");
 PHP;
 
 $files['WEBROOT/logs/error.log'] = <<<'LOG'
@@ -1173,14 +1173,24 @@ class Router {
     protected $routes = [];
     protected $middlewares = [];
 
-    public function add($service, $controller, $method, $middlewares = []) {
+    public function add($service, $controller, $method, $middlewares = [], $isApi = null) {
+        // Auto-detect API route if $isApi is not explicitly set
+        if ($isApi === null) {
+            $isApi = strpos($service, 'api/') === 0;
+        }
+
         $this->routes[$service] = [
             'controller' => $controller,
             'method' => $method,
-            'middlewares' => $middlewares
+            'middlewares' => $middlewares,
+            'isApi' => $isApi
         ];
     }
 
+    public function getRoute($service) {
+        return $this->routes[$service] ?? null;
+    }
+
     public function dispatch($service) {
         if (!isset($this->routes[$service])) {
             throw new \Exception("Service '$service' not found.");
@@ -2242,6 +2252,9 @@ $router->add('template_download', \MVC\Controller\TemplateController::class, 'do
 $router->add('template_form', \MVC\Controller\TemplateController::class, 'data_form', ['auth']);
 $router->add('template_table', \MVC\Controller\TemplateController::class, 'data_table', ['auth']);
 $router->add('download_file', \MVC\Controller\TemplateController::class, 'download_file', ['auth']);
+
+// API Routes (Path-based)
+$router->add('api/v1/test', \MVC\Controller\ApiController::class, 'get');
 PHP;
 
 // --- CONFIG: navigation.php ---
@@ -2273,13 +2286,36 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/src/MVC/autoloader.php';
 use MVC\Classes\Logger;
 set_exception_handler([Logger::class, 'logException']);
 set_error_handler([Logger::class, 'logError']);
-$service = $_GET['service'] ?? 'home';
+
+// 1. Determine the service
+$service = $_GET['service'] ?? null;
+
+// Fallback to path-based routing if no service parameter is given
+if ($service === null) {
+    $uri = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH);
+    $service = trim($uri, '/');
+    if (empty($service)) {
+        $service = 'home';
+    }
+}
+
 try {
     $router = new \MVC\Core\Router();
     
     // Load routes from config
     require_once __DIR__ . '/src/config/routes.php';
 
+    // 2. Dispatch the service
+    $routeInfo = $router->getRoute($service);
+    $output = $router->dispatch($service);
+
+    // 3. Conditional Layout Rendering
+    if ($routeInfo && !empty($routeInfo['isApi'])) {
+        // API Route: Just echo the output and exit
+        echo $output;
+        exit;
+    }
+
     $layout = new \MVC\Layout\Layout('main');
     $layout->setBlock('title', 'MVC Starter');
     $layout->setBlock('header_title', '🚀 MVC Dashboard');
@@ -2321,7 +2357,7 @@ try {
     <?php
     $layout->setBlock('sidebar', ob_get_clean());
 
-    $layout->setBlock('content', $router->dispatch($service));
+    $layout->setBlock('content', $output);
     echo $layout->render();
 } catch (\Throwable $e) {
     Logger::logException($e);