diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/__init__.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/__init__.py
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+"""Experimental content-based routing for asynchronous Lambda events."""
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.base import BaseEventRouter
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.eventbridge import EventBridgeRouter
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.exceptions import (
+    EventRouterError,
+    EventRouterNotFoundError,
+    EventRouterRegistrationError,
+    EventShapeMismatchError,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "BaseEventRouter",
+    "EventBridgeRouter",
+    "EventRouterError",
+    "EventRouterNotFoundError",
+    "EventRouterRegistrationError",
+    "EventShapeMismatchError",
+]
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/base.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/base.py
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+"""Event-source-independent routing primitives."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, TypeVar
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.exceptions import (
+    EventRouterNotFoundError,
+    EventRouterRegistrationError,
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
+    from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.typing import LambdaContext
+
+EventT = TypeVar("EventT")
+Handler = Callable[[EventT], Any]
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _Route(Generic[EventT]):
+    matchers: Mapping[str, str]
+    handler: Handler[EventT]
+    registration_order: int
+
+
+class BaseEventRouter(ABC, Generic[EventT]):
+    """Shared exact-match registration and dispatch for event-source routers.
+
+    Concrete routers validate their event shape, extract route fields, and wrap
+    the raw event in an Event Source Data Class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._routes: list[_Route[EventT]] = []
+
+    def _register_route(self, matchers: Mapping[str, str]) -> Callable[[Handler[EventT]], Handler[EventT]]:
+        if not matchers:
+            raise EventRouterRegistrationError("A route must define at least one matcher")
+        if any(not isinstance(value, str) for value in matchers.values()):
+            raise EventRouterRegistrationError("Route matcher values must be strings")
+
+        def register(handler: Handler[EventT]) -> Handler[EventT]:
+            if any(route.matchers == matchers for route in self._routes):
+                raise EventRouterRegistrationError(f"A route with matchers {dict(matchers)!r} is already registered")
+            self._routes.append(_Route(dict(matchers), handler, len(self._routes)))
+            return handler
+
+        return register
+
+    def resolve(self, event: Any, context: LambdaContext | None = None) -> Any:
+        """Route an event to one handler and return the handler result.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        event:
+            Raw Lambda event.
+        context:
+            Lambda context. Reserved for router integrations; handlers in this
+            experimental slice receive only the typed event.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Any
+            The matched handler's unmodified return value.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        EventRouterNotFoundError
+            If no registered route exactly matches the extracted event fields.
+        """
+        del context
+        self._validate_event_shape(event)
+        fields = self._extract_fields(event)
+        matching_routes = [
+            route for route in self._routes if all(fields.get(name) == value for name, value in route.matchers.items())
+        ]
+        if not matching_routes:
+            attempted = [dict(route.matchers) for route in self._routes]
+            raise EventRouterNotFoundError(
+                f"No route matched extracted fields {dict(fields)!r}; attempted routes: {attempted!r}",
+            )
+
+        # More constrained exact routes win; registration order is the stable tie-breaker.
+        route = min(matching_routes, key=lambda candidate: (-len(candidate.matchers), candidate.registration_order))
+        return route.handler(self._wrap_event(event))
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _validate_event_shape(self, event: Any) -> None:
+        """Raise when the raw event does not match the concrete source."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _extract_fields(self, event: Any) -> Mapping[str, str]:
+        """Extract fields available to exact-match routes."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _wrap_event(self, event: Any) -> EventT:
+        """Wrap the raw event in the source-specific data class."""
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/eventbridge.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/eventbridge.py
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+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/eventbridge.py
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+"""Exact-match routing for Amazon EventBridge events."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.base import BaseEventRouter
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.exceptions import EventRouterRegistrationError, EventShapeMismatchError
+from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.data_classes import EventBridgeEvent
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable
+    from typing import Any
+
+    from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router.base import Handler
+
+
+class EventBridgeRouter(BaseEventRouter[EventBridgeEvent]):
+    """Route EventBridge events by exact ``source`` and ``detail-type`` values.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    **Route an order event**
+
+        >>> from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router import EventBridgeRouter
+        >>> app = EventBridgeRouter()
+        >>> @app.route(source="order.service", detail_type="OrderCreated")
+        ... def created(event):
+        ...     return event.detail["order_id"]
+    """
+
+    def route(
+        self,
+        *,
+        source: str | None = None,
+        detail_type: str | None = None,
+    ) -> Callable[[Handler[EventBridgeEvent]], Handler[EventBridgeEvent]]:
+        """Register a handler using exact EventBridge field matches.
+
+        At least one matcher is required. When multiple routes match, the route
+        with the most specified fields wins; equally specific routes use first
+        registration as a stable tie-breaker.
+        """
+        matchers = {}
+        if source is not None:
+            matchers["source"] = source
+        if detail_type is not None:
+            matchers["detail_type"] = detail_type
+        if not matchers:
+            raise EventRouterRegistrationError("EventBridge routes require source and/or detail_type")
+        return self._register_route(matchers)
+
+    def _validate_event_shape(self, event: Any) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(event, dict):
+            raise EventShapeMismatchError("EventBridge event must be a dictionary")
+
+        missing = [field for field in ("source", "detail-type", "detail") if field not in event]
+        if missing:
+            raise EventShapeMismatchError(f"EventBridge event is missing required fields: {', '.join(missing)}")
+        if not isinstance(event["source"], str) or not isinstance(event["detail-type"], str):
+            raise EventShapeMismatchError("EventBridge source and detail-type must be strings")
+        if not isinstance(event["detail"], Mapping):
+            raise EventShapeMismatchError("EventBridge detail must be an object")
+
+    def _extract_fields(self, event: Any) -> Mapping[str, str]:
+        return {"source": event["source"], "detail_type": event["detail-type"]}
+
+    def _wrap_event(self, event: Any) -> EventBridgeEvent:
+        return EventBridgeEvent(event)
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/exceptions.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_router/exceptions.py
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+class EventRouterError(Exception):
+    """Base exception for the experimental event router."""
+
+
+class EventRouterNotFoundError(EventRouterError):
+    """Raised when an event does not match a registered route."""
+
+
+class EventShapeMismatchError(EventRouterError):
+    """Raised when an event does not have the shape expected by a router."""
+
+
+class EventRouterRegistrationError(EventRouterError):
+    """Raised when an event route cannot be registered."""
diff --git a/docs/utilities/event_router.md b/docs/utilities/event_router.md
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+---
+title: Event Router (experimental)
+description: Exact-match routing for asynchronous events
+---
+
+# Event Router
+
+!!! warning "Experimental RFC slice"
+    Event Router is an experimental, incomplete implementation of [RFC #8287](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/8287). Its API may change. This slice supports only exact matching for EventBridge events.
+
+Event Router dispatches asynchronous Lambda events by content without adding HTTP request or response semantics. `EventBridgeRouter` wraps matched events in the existing `EventBridgeEvent` data class, so it has no additional dependency.
+
+## Getting started
+
+Register handlers with one or both EventBridge fields. A handler receives the typed event, and its return value is propagated by `resolve`.
+
+```python
+--8<-- "examples/event_router/src/eventbridge_exact_match.py"
+```
+
+Matching is case-sensitive and exact. When multiple routes match, the route with more fields wins. Registration order breaks ties deterministically. Registering the same matcher set twice raises `EventRouterRegistrationError`.
+
+## Error behavior
+
+`resolve` fails explicitly:
+
+* `EventShapeMismatchError` means the input is not an EventBridge object with string `source` and `detail-type` fields and an object `detail` field.
+* `EventRouterNotFoundError` means the event is valid but no route matches. Its message includes extracted fields and attempted routes.
+* Exceptions and return values from a matched handler pass through unchanged.
+
+## Deferred RFC scope
+
+This vertical slice intentionally does **not** implement:
+
+* glob or regular-expression matching
+* S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB Streams, or Kinesis routers
+* default/fallback handlers
+* Pydantic model validation
+* async handler execution
+* nested EventBridge `detail` matching
+* Batch Processor composition or per-record routing
+* router composition and debug logging
+
+Batch failure handling, retries, event transformation, and idempotency remain outside the router as proposed by the RFC.
diff --git a/examples/event_router/src/eventbridge_exact_match.py b/examples/event_router/src/eventbridge_exact_match.py
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index 00000000000..1e425878e2e
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+++ b/examples/event_router/src/eventbridge_exact_match.py
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+from typing import Any
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router import EventBridgeRouter
+from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.data_classes import EventBridgeEvent
+from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.typing import LambdaContext
+
+app = EventBridgeRouter()
+
+
+@app.route(source="order.service", detail_type="OrderCreated")
+def handle_order_created(event: EventBridgeEvent) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {"order_id": event.detail["order_id"], "handled": True}
+
+
+def lambda_handler(event: dict[str, Any], context: LambdaContext) -> Any:
+    return app.resolve(event, context)
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 265560a55d5..ea98a6a6632 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ nav:
           - utilities/typing.md
           - utilities/validation.md
           - utilities/data_classes.md
+          - utilities/event_router.md
           - utilities/parser.md
           - utilities/idempotency.md
           - utilities/circuit_breaker.md
diff --git a/tests/unit/event_router/test_eventbridge.py b/tests/unit/event_router/test_eventbridge.py
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+++ b/tests/unit/event_router/test_eventbridge.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_router import (
+    EventBridgeRouter,
+    EventRouterNotFoundError,
+    EventRouterRegistrationError,
+    EventShapeMismatchError,
+)
+from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.data_classes import EventBridgeEvent
+
+
+def event(source: str = "order.service", detail_type: str = "OrderCreated") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {"source": source, "detail-type": detail_type, "detail": {"order_id": "123"}}
+
+
+def test_dispatches_exact_match_and_propagates_handler_result():
+    router = EventBridgeRouter()
+    received: list[EventBridgeEvent] = []
+
+    @router.route(source="order.service", detail_type="OrderCreated")
+    def handle(created_event: EventBridgeEvent) -> str:
+        received.append(created_event)
+        return created_event.detail["order_id"]
+
+    assert router.resolve(event(), None) == "123"
+    assert len(received) == 1
+    assert isinstance(received[0], EventBridgeEvent)
+
+
+def test_more_specific_route_wins_regardless_of_registration_order():
+    router = EventBridgeRouter()
+
+    @router.route(source="order.service")
+    def broad(_: EventBridgeEvent) -> str:
+        return "broad"
+
+    @router.route(source="order.service", detail_type="OrderCreated")
+    def specific(_: EventBridgeEvent) -> str:
+        return "specific"
+
+    assert router.resolve(event()) == "specific"
+
+
+def test_no_exact_match_raises_with_diagnostics_and_does_not_call_handler():
+    router = EventBridgeRouter()
+    called = False
+
+    @router.route(detail_type="OrderCreated")
+    def handle(_: EventBridgeEvent) -> None:
+        nonlocal called
+        called = True
+
+    with pytest.raises(EventRouterNotFoundError, match="OrderCreated"):
+        router.resolve(event(detail_type="ordercreated"))
+
+    assert called is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "malformed",
+    [
+        None,
+        [],
+        {},
+        {"source": "order.service", "detail-type": "OrderCreated"},
+        {"source": 1, "detail-type": "OrderCreated", "detail": {}},
+        {"source": "order.service", "detail-type": "OrderCreated", "detail": "invalid"},
+    ],
+)
+def test_malformed_event_raises_shape_mismatch(malformed: Any):
+    with pytest.raises(EventShapeMismatchError):
+        EventBridgeRouter().resolve(malformed)
+
+
+def test_handler_exception_propagates():
+    router = EventBridgeRouter()
+
+    @router.route(source="order.service")
+    def handle(_: EventBridgeEvent) -> None:
+        raise RuntimeError("handler failed")
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="handler failed"):
+        router.resolve(event())
+
+
+def test_duplicate_registration_is_rejected():
+    router = EventBridgeRouter()
+    router.route(source="order.service")(lambda _: None)
+
+    with pytest.raises(EventRouterRegistrationError, match="already registered"):
+        router.route(source="order.service")(lambda _: None)
+
+
+def test_route_requires_a_matcher():
+    with pytest.raises(EventRouterRegistrationError, match="require"):
+        EventBridgeRouter().route()