From b50cb40652610fe862b7e900f50b603f5d81ecff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Antony Rizzitelli <rizzitelli.antony@pm.me>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:35:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(templates): list the DMS Adonis project template

---
 README.md     | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 manifest.json | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67ea3a6..3a45752 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The catalog the `ajs` CLI reads to find which modules implement an interface. It
 
 - `ajs project modules install` finds the interfaces a project imports without an implementation, and offers the modules this registry lists for them.
 - `ajs module init` offers the starred interfaces of this registry when it scaffolds a module, and the templates listed here.
-- `ajs project init` also offers complete project templates, including **DMS Demo**.
+- `ajs project init` also offers complete project templates, including **DMS Demo** and **DMS Adonis**.
 - Each interface has a folder under `interfaces/` with a `manifest.json`: a description, the interface package and the modules that implement it.
 - The root `manifest.json` maps each interface package to its folder and lists the starred interfaces and the project templates.
 
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ feature. Modules such as `dms-ai`, `dms-api`, `dms-database` and `dms-lang`
 do not declare an interface implementation. The demo already configures them.
 Installing an interface package alone does not configure a working dashboard.
 
+### Start a DMS project inside AdonisJS
+
+Select **DMS Adonis** in `ajs project init` (CLI 1.16 or later), or pass it
+explicitly:
+
+```bash
+ajs project init my-app --template "DMS Adonis" --pm pnpm
+cd my-app
+cp .env.example .env
+node ace generate:key
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+This template runs the DMS embedded in an AdonisJS 6 application. See the
+[template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-adonis#readme).
+
 ### Start a reusable DMS module
 
 Select **DMS Module Typescript** in `ajs module init`, or pass it explicitly:
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 887285f..5518835 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@
           "description": "In a second terminal in this directory, start the dashboard and open the printed URL to create the first administrator."
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DMS Adonis",
+      "description": "The DMS and its dashboard embedded in an AdonisJS 6 application. Requires Node.js 22.18 or later, pnpm and MongoDB.",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-adonis.git",
+      "branch": "main",
+      "packageManager": "pnpm",
+      "nextSteps": [
+        {
+          "command": "cp .env.example .env && node ace generate:key",
+          "description": "Create the environment file and generate the application key."
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "pnpm dev",
+          "description": "Start MongoDB first, then start AdonisJS with the embedded DMS on http://localhost:3333."
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "pnpm frontend:build && pnpm frontend:start",
+          "description": "In a second terminal, build and start the dashboard on http://localhost:3001, then create the first administrator."
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }