diff --git a/src/generate.js b/src/generate.js
index 5b20be7..ac1e2f9 100644
--- a/src/generate.js
+++ b/src/generate.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import tiged from 'tiged';
 import Handlebars from 'handlebars';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { resolveDependencies } from './dependencies.js';
+import { generateNavigation } from './navigation.js';
 
 // Register custom Handlebars helpers
 Handlebars.registerHelper('eq', function (a, b) {
@@ -101,7 +102,10 @@ export async function generateProject(config) {
     const configFilePath = path.join(projectPath, 'opusify.config.json');
     fs.writeFileSync(configFilePath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
 
-    // 5. Resolve dynamic dependencies based on user choices
+    // 5. Generate dynamic navigation based on navCount
+    generateNavigation(projectPath, config);
+
+    // 6. Resolve dynamic dependencies based on user choices
     resolveDependencies(projectPath, config);
 
     // 6. AUTOMATION PHASE: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/src/navigation.js b/src/navigation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41dd73d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/navigation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+// Page pools for each template — ordered by priority
+const PAGE_POOLS = {
+  portfolio: [
+    { label: 'Home', href: '/', slug: null },
+    { label: 'About', href: '/about', slug: 'about' },
+    { label: 'Projects', href: '/projects', slug: 'projects' },
+    { label: 'Skills', href: '/skills', slug: 'skills' },
+    { label: 'Contact', href: '/contact', slug: 'contact' },
+    { label: 'Blog', href: '/blog', slug: 'blog' },
+    { label: 'Testimonials', href: '/testimonials', slug: 'testimonials' },
+    { label: 'Resume', href: '/resume', slug: 'resume' },
+    { label: 'Services', href: '/services', slug: 'services' },
+  ],
+  ecommerce: [
+    { label: 'Home', href: '/', slug: null },
+    { label: 'Products', href: '/products', slug: 'products' },
+    { label: 'Cart', href: '/cart', slug: 'cart' },
+    { label: 'Account', href: '/account', slug: 'account' },
+    { label: 'Wishlist', href: '/wishlist', slug: 'wishlist' },
+    { label: 'Orders', href: '/orders', slug: 'orders' },
+    { label: 'Categories', href: '/categories', slug: 'categories' },
+    { label: 'Search', href: '/search', slug: 'search' },
+    { label: 'Support', href: '/support', slug: 'support' },
+  ],
+  school: [
+    { label: 'Dashboard', href: '/', slug: null },
+    { label: 'Students', href: '/students', slug: 'students' },
+    { label: 'Courses', href: '/courses', slug: 'courses' },
+    { label: 'Grades', href: '/grades', slug: 'grades' },
+    { label: 'Attendance', href: '/attendance', slug: 'attendance' },
+    { label: 'Schedule', href: '/schedule', slug: 'schedule' },
+    { label: 'Payments', href: '/payments', slug: 'payments' },
+    { label: 'Reports', href: '/reports', slug: 'reports' },
+    { label: 'Staff', href: '/staff', slug: 'staff' },
+  ],
+  saas: [
+    { label: 'Dashboard', href: '/', slug: null },
+    { label: 'Analytics', href: '/analytics', slug: 'analytics' },
+    { label: 'Users', href: '/users', slug: 'users' },
+    { label: 'Billing', href: '/billing', slug: 'billing' },
+    { label: 'Settings', href: '/settings', slug: 'settings' },
+    { label: 'Reports', href: '/reports', slug: 'reports' },
+    { label: 'Integrations', href: '/integrations', slug: 'integrations' },
+    { label: 'Team', href: '/team', slug: 'team' },
+    { label: 'Support', href: '/support', slug: 'support' },
+  ],
+  blog: [
+    { label: 'Home', href: '/', slug: null },
+    { label: 'Articles', href: '/articles', slug: 'articles' },
+    { label: 'Categories', href: '/categories', slug: 'categories' },
+    { label: 'Authors', href: '/authors', slug: 'authors' },
+    { label: 'Newsletter', href: '/newsletter', slug: 'newsletter' },
+    { label: 'About', href: '/about', slug: 'about' },
+    { label: 'Tags', href: '/tags', slug: 'tags' },
+    { label: 'Archive', href: '/archive', slug: 'archive' },
+    { label: 'Contact', href: '/contact', slug: 'contact' },
+  ],
+};
+
+function generateNavTs(selectedPages) {
+  return `export interface NavItem {
+  label: string;
+  href: string;
+}
+
+export const navLinks: NavItem[] = [
+${selectedPages.map((p) => `  { label: '${p.label}', href: '${p.href}' },`).join('\n')}
+];
+`;
+}
+
+function generatePageComponent(page, config) {
+  return `export default function ${page.label.replace(/\s+/g, '')}Page() {
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-background p-6 lg:p-10">
+      <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-foreground mb-4">${page.label}</h1>
+        <p className="text-text-secondary text-lg">
+          This is the ${page.label} page for ${config.projectName}.
+        </p>
+        <div className="mt-8 border border-border rounded-theme p-8 bg-card">
+          <p className="text-text-secondary">
+            Content for this page will be added here. This placeholder was generated
+            by Opusify CLI based on your navigation configuration.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+`;
+}
+
+function generateVitePageComponent(page, config) {
+  return `export default function ${page.label.replace(/\s+/g, '')}() {
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-background p-6 lg:p-10">
+      <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-foreground mb-4">${page.label}</h1>
+        <p className="text-text-secondary text-lg">
+          This is the ${page.label} page for ${config.projectName}.
+        </p>
+        <div className="mt-8 border border-border rounded-theme p-8 bg-card">
+          <p className="text-text-secondary">
+            Content for this page will be added here. This placeholder was generated
+            by Opusify CLI based on your navigation configuration.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+`;
+}
+
+export function generateNavigation(projectPath, config) {
+  const pool = PAGE_POOLS[config.template];
+  if (!pool) return;
+
+  const navCount = Math.min(Math.max(config.navCount || 5, 3), 9);
+  const selectedPages = pool.slice(0, navCount);
+  const isVite = config.architecture === 'vite-react';
+
+  // 1. Generate lib/nav.ts (or src/lib/nav.ts for Vite)
+  const navDir = isVite
+    ? path.join(projectPath, 'src', 'lib')
+    : path.join(projectPath, 'lib');
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(navDir)) fs.mkdirSync(navDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(navDir, 'nav.ts'), generateNavTs(selectedPages));
+
+  // 2. Generate route/page files for pages that don't already exist
+  for (const page of selectedPages) {
+    if (!page.slug) continue; // Skip home page — already exists as page.tsx
+
+    if (isVite) {
+      const pagePath = path.join(projectPath, 'src', 'pages', `${page.label.replace(/\s+/g, '')}.tsx`);
+      if (!fs.existsSync(pagePath)) {
+        const dir = path.dirname(pagePath);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+        fs.writeFileSync(pagePath, generateVitePageComponent(page, config));
+      }
+    } else {
+      const routeDir = path.join(projectPath, 'app', page.slug);
+      const routeFile = path.join(routeDir, 'page.tsx');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(routeFile)) {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(routeDir)) fs.mkdirSync(routeDir, { recursive: true });
+        fs.writeFileSync(routeFile, generatePageComponent(page, config));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return selectedPages;
+}
diff --git a/templates/blog/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx b/templates/blog/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
index 297b2c1..167e16a 100644
--- a/templates/blog/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/blog/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import './globals.css';
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 import AnimationProvider from '../components/AnimationProvider';
 {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
 import { Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -11,13 +12,6 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'A {{variant}} blog built with Opusify CLI.',
 };
 
-const navLinks = [
-  { label: 'Home', href: '/' },
-  { label: 'Articles', href: '/articles' },
-  { label: 'Categories', href: '/categories' },
-  { label: 'Authors', href: '/authors' },
-];
-
 function Navbar() {
   return (
     <header className="border-b border-border bg-card">
@@ -40,11 +34,9 @@ function Navbar() {
             </li>
           ))}
         </ul>
-        <div>
-          <button className="px-4 py-2 rounded-theme bg-primary text-white text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary-hover transition">
-            Subscribe
-          </button>
-        </div>
+        <button className="px-4 py-2 rounded-theme bg-primary text-white text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary-hover transition">
+          Subscribe
+        </button>
       </nav>
     </header>
   );
diff --git a/templates/ecommerce/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx b/templates/ecommerce/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
index 23d3441..c9fa802 100644
--- a/templates/ecommerce/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/ecommerce/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import './globals.css';
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 import AnimationProvider from '../components/AnimationProvider';
 {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
 import { Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -11,13 +12,6 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'A {{variant}} e-commerce store built with Opusify CLI.',
 };
 
-const navLinks = [
-  { label: 'Home', href: '/' },
-  { label: 'Products', href: '/products' },
-  { label: 'Cart', href: '/cart' },
-  { label: 'Account', href: '/account' },
-];
-
 function Navbar() {
   return (
     <header className="border-b border-border bg-card">
diff --git a/templates/portfolio/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx b/templates/portfolio/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
index dcc7872..e77f3b2 100644
--- a/templates/portfolio/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/portfolio/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
+import Link from 'next/link';
 import './globals.css';
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 import AnimationProvider from '../components/AnimationProvider';
 {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
 import { Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -10,6 +12,33 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'A {{variant}} portfolio built with Opusify CLI.',
 };
 
+function Navbar() {
+  return (
+    <header className="border-b border-border bg-card">
+      <nav className="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-6 h-16 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <Link href="/" className="text-xl font-bold text-primary flex items-center gap-2">
+          {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
+          <Terminal className="w-5 h-5" />
+          {{/if}}
+          {{projectName}}
+        </Link>
+        <ul className="flex gap-6">
+          {navLinks.map((link) => (
+            <li key={link.href}>
+              <Link
+                href={link.href}
+                className="text-text-secondary hover:text-foreground transition"
+              >
+                {link.label}
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      </nav>
+    </header>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
 }: {
@@ -18,12 +47,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
   return (
     <html lang="en" data-theme="{{design}}">
       <body>
-        {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
-        <header className="border-b border-border bg-card px-6 py-3 flex items-center gap-2">
-          <Terminal className="w-5 h-5 text-primary" />
-          <span className="font-mono text-sm text-primary">{{projectName}}</span>
-        </header>
-        {{/if}}
+        <Navbar />
         <AnimationProvider>
           {children}
         </AnimationProvider>
diff --git a/templates/saas/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx b/templates/saas/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
index 538ee7f..4e40e07 100644
--- a/templates/saas/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/saas/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import './globals.css';
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 import AnimationProvider from '../components/AnimationProvider';
 {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
 import { Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -11,14 +12,6 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'A {{variant}} SaaS dashboard built with Opusify CLI.',
 };
 
-const navLinks = [
-  { label: 'Dashboard', href: '/' },
-  { label: 'Analytics', href: '/analytics' },
-  { label: 'Users', href: '/users' },
-  { label: 'Billing', href: '/billing' },
-  { label: 'Settings', href: '/settings' },
-];
-
 function Navbar() {
   return (
     <header className="border-b border-border bg-card">
@@ -41,10 +34,8 @@ function Navbar() {
             </li>
           ))}
         </ul>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-primary flex items-center justify-center text-white text-sm font-medium">
-            A
-          </div>
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-primary flex items-center justify-center text-white text-sm font-medium">
+          A
         </div>
       </nav>
     </header>
diff --git a/templates/saas/vite-react/src/components/Layout.tsx b/templates/saas/vite-react/src/components/Layout.tsx
index d3f2553..0ee2fdd 100644
--- a/templates/saas/vite-react/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/saas/vite-react/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 import { Link, Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-const navLinks = [
-  { label: 'Dashboard', href: '/' },
-  { label: 'Analytics', href: '/analytics' },
-  { label: 'Users', href: '/users' },
-  { label: 'Billing', href: '/billing' },
-  { label: 'Settings', href: '/settings' },
-];
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 
 function Navbar() {
   return (
diff --git a/templates/school/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx b/templates/school/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
index 2bee723..94ef914 100644
--- a/templates/school/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/templates/school/nextjs-monolith/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import './globals.css';
+import { navLinks } from '../lib/nav';
 import AnimationProvider from '../components/AnimationProvider';
 {{#if (eq design "Dark Terminal")}}
 import { Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -11,15 +12,6 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'A {{variant}} school management system built with Opusify CLI.',
 };
 
-const navLinks = [
-  { label: 'Dashboard', href: '/' },
-  { label: 'Students', href: '/students' },
-  { label: 'Courses', href: '/courses' },
-  { label: 'Grades', href: '/grades' },
-  { label: 'Attendance', href: '/attendance' },
-  { label: 'Schedule', href: '/schedule' },
-];
-
 function Navbar() {
   return (
     <header className="border-b border-border bg-card">