Practical Patterns
Isolate slot errors
Keep a broken modal, sidebar, or header from replacing the full route boundary.
Default bubbling
A slot view error bubbles to the nearest route/provider error boundary unless the rendered <Slot /> opts into isolation.
Render nothing for a failed slot
<Slot name="modal" errorFallback={null} />Render a retry UI
<Slot
name="modal"
errorFallback={({ error, reset }) => (
<ModalError error={error} onRetry={reset} />
)}
/>A component reference is also accepted:
<Slot name="modal" errorFallback={ModalError} />The fallback receives error and reset. Reset remounts the slot boundary; it does not mutate route state or promise the underlying bug has disappeared.
Where this bites
Route-definition slot fallback and slot IDs are no longer supported. errorFallback exists on the React <Slot /> component, not in layout.slots route configuration.