diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/api/pantheoncloud/[...command]/api-options.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/api/pantheoncloud/[...command]/api-options.ts
index 6950f77a..922ceb1f 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/api/pantheoncloud/[...command]/api-options.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/api/pantheoncloud/[...command]/api-options.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { serverSmartComponentMap } from "../../../../components/smart-components
 
 export const pantheonAPIOptions: PantheonAPIOptions = {
   resolvePath: (article) => `/articles/${article.slug || article.id}`,
-  getSiteId: () => process.env.PCC_SITE_ID,
+  getSiteId: () => process.env.PCC_SITE_ID as string,
   smartComponentMap: serverSmartComponentMap,
   componentPreviewPath: (componentName) =>
     `/component-preview/${componentName}`,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/article-view.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/article-view.tsx
index c1273bc3..22da44db 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/article-view.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/article-view.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,30 @@ import queryString from "query-string";
 import { pantheonAPIOptions } from "../../api/pantheoncloud/[...command]/api-options";
 import { ClientsideArticleView } from "./clientside-articleview";
 
-export const ArticleView = async ({ params, searchParams }) => {
-  const { article, grant } = await getServersideArticle(params, searchParams);
+export interface ArticleViewProps {
+  params: { uri: string };
+  searchParams: {
+    publishingLevel: "PRODUCTION" | "REALTIME";
+    pccGrant: string | undefined;
+  };
+}
+
+export const ArticleView = async ({
+  params,
+  searchParams,
+}: ArticleViewProps) => {
+  const { article, grant } = await getServersideArticle({
+    params,
+    searchParams,
+  });
 
-  return <ClientsideArticleView article={article} grant={grant} />;
+  return <ClientsideArticleView article={article} grant={grant || undefined} />;
 };
 
-export async function getServersideArticle(params, searchParams) {
+export async function getServersideArticle({
+  params,
+  searchParams,
+}: ArticleViewProps) {
   const { uri } = params;
   const { publishingLevel, pccGrant, ...query } = searchParams;
 
@@ -20,7 +37,8 @@ export async function getServersideArticle(params, searchParams) {
 
   const article = await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getArticleBySlugOrId(
     slugOrId,
-    publishingLevel?.toString().toUpperCase() || "PRODUCTION",
+    (publishingLevel?.toString().toUpperCase() as "PRODUCTION" | "REALTIME") ||
+      "PRODUCTION",
   );
 
   if (!article) {
@@ -29,7 +47,8 @@ export async function getServersideArticle(params, searchParams) {
 
   if (
     article.slug?.trim().length &&
-    article.slug.toLowerCase() !== slugOrId?.trim().toLowerCase()
+    article.slug.toLowerCase() !== slugOrId?.trim().toLowerCase() &&
+    pantheonAPIOptions.resolvePath != null
   ) {
     // If the article was accessed by the id rather than the slug - then redirect to the canonical
     // link (mostly for SEO purposes than anything else).
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/clientside-articleview.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/clientside-articleview.tsx
index 001837f7..301e7afd 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/clientside-articleview.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/clientside-articleview.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ updateConfig({
 });
 
 export const ClientsideArticleView = ({
-  grant,
   article,
+  grant,
 }: {
-  grant: string;
   article: Article;
+  grant?: string | undefined;
 }) => {
   return (
     <PantheonProvider
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/page.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/page.tsx
index ff9fe4d0..e3b7b285 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/page.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/[...uri]/page.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ import { Suspense } from "react";
 import Layout from "../../../components/layout";
 import { SkeletonArticleView } from "../../../components/skeleton-article-view";
 import { getSeoMetadata } from "../../../lib/utils";
-import { ArticleView, getServersideArticle } from "./article-view";
+import {
+  ArticleView,
+  ArticleViewProps,
+  getServersideArticle,
+} from "./article-view";
 
-export default async function ArticlePage({ params, searchParams }) {
+export default async function ArticlePage({
+  params,
+  searchParams,
+}: ArticleViewProps) {
   return (
     <Layout>
       <div className="prose mx-4 mt-16 text-black sm:mx-6 md:mx-auto">
@@ -16,8 +23,11 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({ params, searchParams }) {
   );
 }
 
-export async function generateMetadata({ params, searchParams }) {
-  const { article } = await getServersideArticle(params, searchParams);
+export async function generateMetadata({
+  params,
+  searchParams,
+}: ArticleViewProps) {
+  const { article } = await getServersideArticle({ params, searchParams });
 
   return getSeoMetadata(article);
 }
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/page.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/page.tsx
index 3540856c..470bdde0 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/page.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/articles/page.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import ArticleList from "../../components/article-list";
 import Layout from "../../components/layout";
 import { PAGE_SIZE } from "../../constants";
 
-async function fetchNextPages(cursor: string) {
+async function fetchNextPages(cursor?: string | null | undefined) {
   "use server";
   const { data, cursor: newCursor } =
     await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getPaginatedArticles({
       pageSize: PAGE_SIZE,
-      cursor,
+      cursor: cursor || undefined,
     });
   return {
     data,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/[uri]/page.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/[uri]/page.tsx
index 98c46324..b874b991 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/[uri]/page.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/[uri]/page.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function generateStaticParams() {
 
   return publishedArticles.flatMap((article) => {
     const params = [{ uri: article.id }];
-    if (article.metadata.slug) {
+    if (article.metadata?.slug) {
       params.push({ uri: String(article.metadata.slug) });
     }
     return params;
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/page.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/page.tsx
index 143f7ac8..7b1fe31f 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/page.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/examples/ssg-isr/page.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: "Example of using SSG and ISR",
 };
 
-async function fetchNextPages(cursor: string) {
+async function fetchNextPages(cursor?: string | null | undefined) {
   "use server";
   const { data, cursor: newCursor } =
     await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getPaginatedArticles({
       pageSize: PAGE_SIZE,
-      cursor,
+      cursor: cursor || undefined,
     });
 
   return {
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/layout.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/layout.tsx
index 8dc914ba..faefcbad 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/layout.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import { Poppins } from "next/font/google";
 // import Script from "next/script";
 
 import "../styles/globals.css";
+import { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 
 const poppins = Poppins({
   subsets: ["latin"],
   weight: ["400", "500", "700"],
 });
 
-function MyApp({ children }) {
+function MyApp({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
   return (
     <html>
       <head>
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/page.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/page.tsx
index 76236e7f..e50e7312 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/page.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/page.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@ import { PCCConvenienceFunctions } from "@pantheon-systems/pcc-react-sdk/server"
 import Layout from "../../components/layout";
 import SearchResults from "./search-results";
 
-export default async function SearchPage({ searchParams }) {
+interface Props {
+  searchParams: { q?: string | null | undefined };
+}
+
+export default async function SearchPage({ searchParams }: Props) {
   const searchResults = await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getAllArticlesWithSummary(
     {
       publishingLevel: "PRODUCTION",
     },
-    {
-      bodyContains: searchParams.q,
-    },
+    searchParams.q
+      ? {
+          bodyContains: searchParams.q,
+        }
+      : undefined,
     true,
   );
 
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ export default async function SearchPage({ searchParams }) {
   );
 }
 
-export function generateMetadata({ searchParams }) {
+export function generateMetadata({ searchParams }: Props) {
   return {
     title: `Search results for "${searchParams.q}"`,
     description: `Search results for "${searchParams.q}"`,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/search-results.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/search-results.tsx
index c88e3cf9..3b536436 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/search-results.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/app/search/search-results.tsx
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ export default function SearchResults({
           <div className="w-full whitespace-pre-wrap break-words py-4">
             {isLoading ? (
               <Skeleton count={5} />
-            ) : (
+            ) : summary ? (
               <Markdown>{summary}</Markdown>
-            )}
+            ) : null}
           </div>
         </section>
       ) : null}
 
       <div className="my-16 max-w-[707px]">
-        {isLoading || searchResults?.length > 0 ? (
+        {isLoading || (searchResults && searchResults.length > 0) ? (
           (searchResults ?? Array.from({ length: 5 })).map((result, index) => (
             <Fragment key={result?.id || index}>
               <div>
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export default function SearchResults({
                 <p className="my-2 line-clamp-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">
                   {isLoading ? (
                     <Skeleton count={4} />
-                  ) : (
+                  ) : result.snippet ? (
                     markdownToTxt(
                       result.snippet.replaceAll(/{#h\..*}\n/g, "\n"),
                     )
-                  )}
+                  ) : null}
                 </p>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/article-list.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/article-list.tsx
index 412b895d..c67c3d77 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/article-list.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/article-list.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface Props {
   articles: PaginatedArticle[] | ArticleWithoutContent[];
   totalCount: number;
   cursor: string;
-  fetcher: (cursor: string) => Promise<{
+  fetcher: (cursor?: string | null | undefined) => Promise<{
     data: PaginatedArticle[] | ArticleWithoutContent[];
     newCursor: string;
   }>;
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/grid.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/grid.tsx
index 4831c973..46c6a65e 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/grid.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/grid.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
   isWide = false,
 }: ArticleGridCardProps) {
   const targetHref = `${basePath}/${article.metadata?.slug || article.id}`;
-  const imageSrc = article.metadata?.["Hero Image"] || null;
+  const imageSrc = (article.metadata?.["Hero Image"] as string) || null;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
           <h1 className="mb-3 text-xl font-semibold leading-7">
             {article.title}
           </h1>
-          {article.metadata?.["Description"] && (
+          {article.metadata?.["Description"] ? (
             <p className="line-clamp-3 min-h-[4.5rem] text-gray-600">
               {article.metadata?.["Description"]?.toString() || ""}
             </p>
-          )}
+          ) : null}
         </div>
         <Link href={targetHref} className="mt-8">
           <Button size="large">View</Button>
@@ -107,12 +107,18 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
   );
 }
 
-function GridItemCoverImage({ imageSrc, imageAltText }) {
+function GridItemCoverImage({
+  imageSrc,
+  imageAltText,
+}: {
+  imageSrc: string | null;
+  imageAltText?: string | null | undefined;
+}) {
   return imageSrc != null ? (
     // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
     <img
       src={imageSrc}
-      alt={imageAltText}
+      alt={imageAltText || undefined}
       className="h-full w-full object-cover"
     />
   ) : (
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/header/search-bar.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/header/search-bar.tsx
index fa41c255..cf28d52d 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/header/search-bar.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/header/search-bar.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function SearchBar() {
 function SearchBarForm({
   defaultSearchQuery,
 }: {
-  defaultSearchQuery?: string;
+  defaultSearchQuery?: string | null | undefined;
 }) {
   const onSubmit: FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function SearchBarForm({
     >
       <input
         placeholder="Search"
-        defaultValue={defaultSearchQuery}
+        defaultValue={defaultSearchQuery || ""}
         className="h-full w-full border-r border-inherit bg-transparent px-4 outline-none sm:min-w-[291px]"
         required
         name="search"
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/page-header.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
index 2b0408d7..6350968c 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function PageHeader({ title }) {
+export default function PageHeader({ title }: { title: string }) {
   return (
     <header className="mb-8">
       <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold">{title}</h1>
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/hooks/usePagination.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/hooks/usePagination.ts
index 9a9f41f8..84b5c1f1 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/hooks/usePagination.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/hooks/usePagination.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 interface Props {
   cursor?: string;
   initialArticles?: PaginatedArticle[] | ArticleWithoutContent[];
-  fetcher: (cursor: string) => Promise<{
+  fetcher: (cursor: string | null | undefined) => Promise<{
     data: PaginatedArticle[] | ArticleWithoutContent[];
     newCursor: string;
   }>;
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/lib/utils.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/lib/utils.ts
index dad3b900..d3b3a6ca 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/lib/utils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ export function formatDate(input: string | number): string {
   });
 }
 
-export function getSeoMetadata(article: ArticleWithoutContent): Metadata {
+export function getSeoMetadata(
+  article: ArticleWithoutContent | null,
+): Metadata {
+  if (article == null) {
+    return {
+      openGraph: {
+        type: "website",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   const tags: string[] =
     article.tags && article.tags.length > 0 ? article.tags : [];
   const imageProperties = [
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ export function getSeoMetadata(article: ArticleWithoutContent): Metadata {
     authors,
     openGraph: {
       type: "website",
-      title: article.title,
+      title: article.title || undefined,
       images: imageProperties,
       description,
     },
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/next-env.d.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/next-env.d.ts
index 4f11a03d..40c3d680 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/next-env.d.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
-// see https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/typescript for more information.
+// see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/configuring/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/tsconfig.json b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/tsconfig.json
index c5f3cdff..7f1f45e5 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-approuter-ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     ],
     "allowJs": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "strict": false,
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "incremental": true,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/grid.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/grid.tsx
index 4ea9f118..d1de8d1f 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/grid.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/grid.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
   isWide = false,
 }: ArticleGridCardProps) {
   const targetHref = `${basePath}/${article.slug || article.id}`;
-  const imageSrc = article.metadata?.["Hero Image"] || null;
+  const imageSrc = (article.metadata?.["Hero Image"] as string) || null;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
           <h1 className="mb-3 text-xl font-semibold leading-7">
             {article.title}
           </h1>
-          {article.metadata?.["Description"] && (
+          {article.metadata?.["Description"] ? (
             <p className="line-clamp-3 min-h-[4.5rem] text-gray-600">
               {article.metadata?.["Description"]?.toString() || ""}
             </p>
-          )}
+          ) : null}
         </div>
         <Link href={targetHref} className="mt-8">
           <Button size="large">View</Button>
@@ -107,7 +107,13 @@ export function ArticleGridCard({
   );
 }
 
-function GridItemCoverImage({ imageSrc, imageAltText }) {
+function GridItemCoverImage({
+  imageSrc,
+  imageAltText,
+}: {
+  imageSrc: string | null | undefined;
+  imageAltText?: string | undefined;
+}) {
   return imageSrc != null ? (
     // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
     <img
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/page-header.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
index 2b0408d7..6350968c 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/page-header.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function PageHeader({ title }) {
+export default function PageHeader({ title }: { title: string }) {
   return (
     <header className="mb-8">
       <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold">{title}</h1>
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/smart-components/error-boundary.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/smart-components/error-boundary.tsx
index 81ce4662..ea8ea8c9 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/smart-components/error-boundary.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/components/smart-components/error-boundary.tsx
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ const SmartComponentSuspenseErrorBoundary = ({ children }: Props) => {
 
 export const withSmartComponentErrorBoundary =
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
-  (Component: React.ComponentType) => (props: Record<string, unknown>) => (
+  (Component: React.ComponentType<any>) => (props: Record<string, unknown>) => (
     <SmartComponentSuspenseErrorBoundary>
       <Component {...props} />
     </SmartComponentSuspenseErrorBoundary>
   );
 
-export default SmartComponentErrorBoundary;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default SmartComponentErrorBoundary;
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/lib/utils.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/lib/utils.ts
index 1379565f..47404737 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/lib/utils.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function getSeoMetadata(article: ArticleWithoutContent) {
     description,
     openGraph: {
       type: "website",
-      title: article.title,
+      title: article.title || undefined,
       images: imageProperties,
       description,
       article: {
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/next-env.d.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/next-env.d.ts
index 4f11a03d..a4a7b3f5 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/next-env.d.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
-// see https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/typescript for more information.
+// see https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/configuring/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/_app.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/_app.tsx
index 6e2931af..adb920bd 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import { Poppins } from "next/font/google";
 // import Script from "next/script";
 
 import "../styles/globals.css";
+import { AppProps } from "next/app";
+import React from "react";
 
 const poppins = Poppins({
   subsets: ["latin"],
   weight: ["400", "500", "700"],
 });
 
-function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
+function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
   return (
     <div className={poppins.className}>
       {/* Google Analytics: Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your google analytics id and uncomment the following code. */}
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/oembed.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/oembed.ts
index a9938cd4..cf7e30e5 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/oembed.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/oembed.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const oembedURLs = {
 
 export default async function handler(
   req: NextApiRequest,
-  res: NextApiResponse
+  res: NextApiResponse,
 ) {
   const url = req.query.url;
   let type = req.query.type;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default async function handler(
 
   if (Array.isArray(type)) type = type[0];
 
-  const oembedUrl = oembedURLs[type];
+  const oembedUrl = oembedURLs[type as keyof typeof oembedURLs];
 
   if (!oembedUrl) {
     res.status(404).json({ error: "Not found" });
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default async function handler(
   const queryParams = { url };
 
   const response = await fetch(
-    `${oembedUrl}?${queryString.stringify(queryParams)}`
+    `${oembedUrl}?${queryString.stringify(queryParams)}`,
   );
 
   if (response.ok) {
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/paginate.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/paginate.ts
index a3b06b99..926efe4f 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/paginate.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/api/utils/paginate.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default async function handler(
   req: NextApiRequest,
   res: NextApiResponse,
 ) {
-  let cursor: string;
+  let cursor: string | undefined;
   if (Array.isArray(req.query.cursor)) cursor = req.query.cursor[0];
   else cursor = req.query.cursor;
 
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/[...uri].tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/[...uri].tsx
index 45a6531a..52e39b61 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/[...uri].tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/[...uri].tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function ArticlePage({ article, grant }: ArticlePageProps) {
     >
       <Layout>
         <NextSeo
-          title={seoMetadata.title}
+          title={seoMetadata.title || undefined}
           description={seoMetadata.description}
           openGraph={seoMetadata.openGraph}
         />
@@ -43,13 +43,24 @@ export default function ArticlePage({ article, grant }: ArticlePageProps) {
 export async function getServerSideProps({
   req: { cookies },
   query: { uri, publishingLevel, pccGrant, ...query },
+}: {
+  req: {
+    cookies: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+  query: {
+    uri: string;
+    publishingLevel: "PRODUCTION" | "REALTIME" | undefined;
+    pccGrant: string;
+  };
 }) {
   const slugOrId = uri[uri.length - 1];
   const grant = pccGrant || cookies["PCC-GRANT"] || null;
 
   const article = await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getArticleBySlugOrId(
     slugOrId,
-    publishingLevel ? publishingLevel.toString().toUpperCase() : "PRODUCTION",
+    publishingLevel
+      ? (publishingLevel.toString().toUpperCase() as "PRODUCTION" | "REALTIME")
+      : "PRODUCTION",
   );
 
   if (!article) {
@@ -60,7 +71,8 @@ export async function getServerSideProps({
 
   if (
     article.slug?.trim().length &&
-    article.slug.toLowerCase() !== slugOrId?.trim().toLowerCase()
+    article.slug.toLowerCase() !== slugOrId?.trim().toLowerCase() &&
+    pantheonAPIOptions.resolvePath != null
   ) {
     // If the article was accessed by the id rather than the slug - then redirect to the canonical
     // link (mostly for SEO purposes than anything else).
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/index.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/index.tsx
index f848d056..0b407b65 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/index.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/articles/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  Article,
   ArticleWithoutContent,
   PCCConvenienceFunctions,
 } from "@pantheon-systems/pcc-react-sdk";
@@ -11,7 +12,17 @@ import { usePagination } from "../../hooks/usePagination";
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
 
-export default function ArticlesListTemplate({ articles, totalCount, cursor }) {
+interface Props {
+  articles: Article[];
+  totalCount: number;
+  cursor: string;
+}
+
+export default function ArticlesListTemplate({
+  articles,
+  totalCount,
+  cursor,
+}: Props) {
   const {
     data: currentArticles,
     onPageChange,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx
index 00b8e3f7..626eb19f 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ export default function SmartComponentPreview() {
       ? JSON.parse(Buffer.from(attrs, "base64").toString())
       : {};
 
-  const SmartComponent =
-    clientSmartComponentMap[id?.toString()]?.reactComponent;
+  const SmartComponent = id
+    ? clientSmartComponentMap[
+        id.toString() as keyof typeof clientSmartComponentMap
+      ]?.reactComponent
+    : null;
 
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/[uri].tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/[uri].tsx
index bccc4e94..ad755ae1 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/[uri].tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/[uri].tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function ArticlePage({ article }: ArticlePageProps) {
   return (
     <Layout>
       <NextSeo
-        title={seoMetadata.title}
+        title={seoMetadata.title || undefined}
         description={seoMetadata.description}
         openGraph={seoMetadata.openGraph}
       />
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ export default function ArticlePage({ article }: ArticlePageProps) {
   );
 }
 
-export const getStaticProps: GetStaticProps<{}, { uri: string }> = async ({
-  params: { uri },
-}) => {
-  if (!uri) {
+export const getStaticProps: GetStaticProps<{}> = async ({ params }) => {
+  if (!params?.uri) {
     return {
       notFound: true,
     };
   }
 
   try {
-    const article = await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getArticleBySlugOrId(uri);
+    const article = await PCCConvenienceFunctions.getArticleBySlugOrId(
+      params?.uri?.toString(),
+    );
 
     if (!article) {
       return {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const getStaticPaths: GetStaticPaths = async () => {
 
     const pagePaths = publishedArticles.map((article) => {
       const id = article.id;
-      const slug = article.metadata.slug;
+      const slug = article.metadata?.slug;
 
       // Generate both slug and id paths for each article
       const paths = [
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/index.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/index.tsx
index 64cdf320..4e860fd5 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/index.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/examples/ssg-isr/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  Article,
   ArticleWithoutContent,
   PCCConvenienceFunctions,
 } from "@pantheon-systems/pcc-react-sdk";
@@ -11,11 +12,17 @@ import { usePagination } from "../../../hooks/usePagination";
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
 
+interface Props {
+  articles: Article[];
+  totalCount: number;
+  cursor: string;
+}
+
 export default function SSGISRExampleTemplate({
   articles,
   totalCount,
   cursor,
-}) {
+}: Props) {
   const {
     data: currentArticles,
     onPageChange,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/index.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/index.tsx
index e5460876..388e270a 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { PCCConvenienceFunctions } from "@pantheon-systems/pcc-react-sdk";
+import {
+  Article,
+  PCCConvenienceFunctions,
+} from "@pantheon-systems/pcc-react-sdk";
 import { NextSeo } from "next-seo";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -6,7 +9,7 @@ import { HomepageArticleGrid } from "../components/grid";
 import Layout from "../components/layout";
 import { Button } from "../components/ui/button";
 
-export default function Home({ articles }) {
+export default function Home({ articles }: { articles: Article[] }) {
   return (
     <Layout>
       <NextSeo
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/search.tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/search.tsx
index ef7a537d..3a84ac57 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/search.tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/pages/search.tsx
@@ -61,14 +61,15 @@ export default function Search() {
               {isLoading ? (
                 <Skeleton count={5} />
               ) : (
-                <Markdown>{data.summary}</Markdown>
+                <Markdown>{data?.summary || ""}</Markdown>
               )}
             </div>
           </section>
         ) : null}
 
         <div className="my-16 max-w-[707px]">
-          {isLoading || data?.searchResults?.length > 0 ? (
+          {isLoading ||
+          (data?.searchResults != null && data.searchResults.length > 0) ? (
             (data?.searchResults ?? Array.from({ length: 5 })).map(
               (result, index) => (
                 <Fragment key={result?.id || index}>
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ export default function Search() {
                     <p className="my-2 line-clamp-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">
                       {isLoading ? (
                         <Skeleton count={4} />
-                      ) : (
+                      ) : result.snippet ? (
                         markdownToTxt(
                           result.snippet.replaceAll(/{#h\..*}\n/g, "\n"),
                         )
-                      )}
+                      ) : null}
                     </p>
                   </div>
 
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/tsconfig.json b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/tsconfig.json
index a160b879..4987446c 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter-ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     ],
     "allowJs": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "strict": false,
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "incremental": true,
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter/next-env.d.ts b/starters/nextjs-starter/next-env.d.ts
index 4f11a03d..a4a7b3f5 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter/next-env.d.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
-// see https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/typescript for more information.
+// see https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/configuring/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx b/starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].jsx
similarity index 85%
rename from starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx
rename to starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].jsx
index 00b8e3f7..d4c81b4e 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].tsx
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter/pages/component-preview/[id].jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { clientSmartComponentMap } from "../../components/smart-components";
 
 export default function SmartComponentPreview() {
   const router = useRouter();
-
   const { id, attrs } = router.query;
 
   const decodedAttrs =
@@ -11,8 +10,9 @@ export default function SmartComponentPreview() {
       ? JSON.parse(Buffer.from(attrs, "base64").toString())
       : {};
 
-  const SmartComponent =
-    clientSmartComponentMap[id?.toString()]?.reactComponent;
+  const SmartComponent = id
+    ? clientSmartComponentMap[id.toString()]?.reactComponent
+    : null;
 
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/starters/nextjs-starter/tsconfig.json b/starters/nextjs-starter/tsconfig.json
index 6db37c02..105c03a3 100644
--- a/starters/nextjs-starter/tsconfig.json
+++ b/starters/nextjs-starter/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     ],
     "allowJs": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "strict": false,
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "incremental": true,