diff --git a/packages/vinext/package.json b/packages/vinext/package.json
index 76191ee4..71e843f7 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/package.json
+++ b/packages/vinext/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/index.js"
     },
+    "./request-store": {
+      "types": "./dist/shims/request-store.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/shims/request-store.js"
+    },
     "./shims/*": {
       "types": "./dist/shims/*.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/shims/*.js"
diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/entries/pages-server-entry.ts b/packages/vinext/src/entries/pages-server-entry.ts
index de96eb2d..a333f195 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/entries/pages-server-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/entries/pages-server-entry.ts
@@ -1177,7 +1177,12 @@ export async function handleApiRoute(request, url) {
     }
 
     const { req, res, responsePromise } = createReqRes(request, url, query, body);
-    await handler(req, res);
+    // Wrap in unified request context so getRequestStore() works
+    // in Pages Router API routes (prod/Workers path).
+    const __apiCtx = _createUnifiedCtx({
+      executionContext: _getRequestExecutionContext(),
+    });
+    await _runWithUnifiedCtx(__apiCtx, () => handler(req, res));
     // If handler didn't call res.end(), end it now.
     // The end() method is idempotent — safe to call twice.
     res.end();
diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/server/api-handler.ts b/packages/vinext/src/server/api-handler.ts
index 64d11207..ff967d75 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/server/api-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/server/api-handler.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import { decode as decodeQueryString } from "node:querystring";
 import { type Route, matchRoute } from "../routing/pages-router.js";
 import { reportRequestError, importModule, type ModuleImporter } from "./instrumentation.js";
 import { addQueryParam } from "../utils/query.js";
+import {
+  runWithRequestContext,
+  createRequestContext,
+} from "../shims/unified-request-context.js";
 
 /**
  * Extend the Node.js request with Next.js-style helpers.
@@ -230,8 +234,10 @@ export async function handleApiRoute(
     // Enhance req/res with Next.js helpers
     const { apiReq, apiRes } = enhanceApiObjects(req, res, query, body);
 
-    // Call the handler
-    await handler(apiReq, apiRes);
+    // Call the handler inside a unified request context so that
+    // getRequestStore() works in Pages Router API routes.
+    const __uCtx = createRequestContext();
+    await runWithRequestContext(__uCtx, () => handler(apiReq, apiRes));
     return true;
   } catch (e) {
     if (e instanceof ApiBodyParseError) {
diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/shims/request-store.ts b/packages/vinext/src/shims/request-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..263193ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/shims/request-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Per-request key-value store for user-defined data.
+ *
+ * Backed by vinext's unified AsyncLocalStorage scope — values are
+ * automatically isolated per request and garbage-collected when the
+ * request completes. No manual cleanup needed.
+ *
+ * Primary use case: per-request database clients (Prisma, Drizzle, etc.)
+ * on Cloudflare Workers, where global singletons cause alternating
+ * connection failures (see https://github.com/cloudflare/vinext/issues/537).
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { getRequestStore } from "vinext/request-store";
+ * import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
+ * import { PrismaPg } from "@prisma/adapter-pg";
+ * import { Pool } from "@neondatabase/serverless";
+ *
+ * export function getPrisma(connectionString: string): PrismaClient {
+ *   const store = getRequestStore();
+ *   let prisma = store.get("prisma") as PrismaClient | undefined;
+ *   if (!prisma) {
+ *     const pool = new Pool({ connectionString });
+ *     prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter: new PrismaPg(pool) });
+ *     store.set("prisma", prisma);
+ *   }
+ *   return prisma;
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
+import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
+import { getRequestContext, isInsideUnifiedScope } from "./unified-request-context.js";
+import { getRequestExecutionContext } from "./request-context.js";
+
+// Fallback ALS for code paths that have an ExecutionContext but not a
+// unified scope (e.g. Pages Router middleware). Keyed on the execution
+// context identity so stores don't leak across requests.
+const _FALLBACK_KEY = Symbol.for("vinext.requestStore.fallback");
+const _g = globalThis as unknown as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
+const _fallbackAls = (_g[_FALLBACK_KEY] ??=
+  new AsyncLocalStorage<Map<string, unknown>>()) as AsyncLocalStorage<Map<string, unknown>>;
+
+/**
+ * Get the per-request key-value store.
+ *
+ * Resolution order:
+ * 1. Unified scope (App Router, Pages Router API routes) → userStore from context
+ * 2. ExecutionContext scope (middleware) → fallback ALS store
+ * 3. Outside any scope (tests, top-level) → fresh empty Map
+ *
+ * @returns A Map<string, unknown> scoped to the current request.
+ */
+export function getRequestStore(): Map<string, unknown> {
+  // Preferred: unified request context (App Router + Pages Router API routes)
+  if (isInsideUnifiedScope()) {
+    return getRequestContext().userStore;
+  }
+  // Fallback: ExecutionContext scope (middleware)
+  const fallbackStore = _fallbackAls.getStore();
+  if (fallbackStore) {
+    return fallbackStore;
+  }
+  // Outside any request scope: return a detached empty Map.
+  // Callers should not rely on persistence here.
+  return new Map();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run `fn` with a request store available via `getRequestStore()`.
+ *
+ * Use this in code paths that have an ExecutionContext but no unified
+ * scope (e.g. custom worker entries wrapping middleware). The store is
+ * isolated per call and cleaned up when `fn` resolves.
+ *
+ * Not needed for App Router or Pages Router API routes — those are
+ * already wrapped by vinext's unified request context.
+ */
+export function runWithRequestStore<T>(fn: () => T | Promise<T>): T | Promise<T> {
+  return _fallbackAls.run(new Map(), fn);
+}
diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/shims/unified-request-context.ts b/packages/vinext/src/shims/unified-request-context.ts
index eab6aa47..1b7b2bdf 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/shims/unified-request-context.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/shims/unified-request-context.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export interface UnifiedRequestContext
   // ── request-context.ts ─────────────────────────────────────────────
   /** Cloudflare Workers ExecutionContext, or null on Node.js dev. */
   executionContext: ExecutionContextLike | null;
+
+  // ── request-store.ts ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+  /** User-defined per-request key-value store. Auto-cleared between requests. */
+  userStore: Map<string, unknown>;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ export function createRequestContext(opts?: Partial<UnifiedRequestContext>): Uni
     _privateCache: null,
     currentRequestTags: [],
     executionContext: _getInheritedExecutionContext(), // inherits from standalone ALS if present
+    userStore: new Map(),
     ssrContext: null,
     ssrHeadChildren: [],
     ...opts,