diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2ea723..bc7f711 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 Starter**, **DMS Demo**, and **DMS Adonis**.
+- `ajs project init` also offers complete project templates, including **DMS Starter**, **DMS Connect Demo**, **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.
 
@@ -66,36 +66,42 @@ The catalog also includes these contracts:
 The CLI reads this repository by default. Resolve the missing implementations of a project from its folder:
 
 ```bash
-ajs project modules install
+npx @antelopejs/core project modules install
 ```
 
 ### Start a DMS project with Docker
 
-Select **DMS Starter** in `ajs project init`, or pass it explicitly:
+```bash
+npx @antelopejs/core project init my-app --template dms-starter --yes
+cd my-app
+docker compose up
+```
+
+This template runs the DMS, the Builder, and the AI assistant with no sample data. Docker Compose also starts the MongoDB that the DMS needs. When the dashboard is ready on <http://localhost:3001>, open the onboarding address that the `dms` log prints after `[DMS] No owner exists yet`, and create the first administrator. See the [template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms#readme).
+
+### Try the Connect flow on a sample database
 
 ```bash
-ajs project init my-app --template "DMS Starter" --yes
+npx @antelopejs/core project init my-app --template dms-connect-demo --yes
 cd my-app
 docker compose up
 ```
 
-This template runs the DMS, the Builder, and the AI assistant with no sample data. Docker Compose also starts the MongoDB that the DMS needs. Open <http://localhost:3001> to create the first administrator. See the [template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms#readme).
+This template runs the same DMS with a PostgreSQL sample database. `docker compose --profile mongodb up` or `docker compose --profile rethinkdb up` also starts a MongoDB or RethinkDB sample with the same data. Open the onboarding address that the `dms` log prints, create the first administrator, then connect the sample in the Builder. See the [template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-connect-demo#readme).
 
 ### Start a DMS project with the demo application
 
-Use a CLI release with project-template support to select **DMS Demo** in
-`ajs project init`, or pass the template explicitly:
-
 ```bash
-ajs project init my-app --template "DMS Demo" --yes
+npx @antelopejs/core project init my-app --template dms-demo --yes
 cd my-app
 pnpm dev
 ```
 
 The demo requires Node.js 24, pnpm and a running MongoDB instance. Run
-`pnpm frontend:dev` in a second terminal, then open the printed dashboard URL
-to create the first administrator. See the [template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-demo#readme)
-for configuration and direct-clone instructions for older CLIs.
+`pnpm frontend:dev` in a second terminal. Then open the onboarding address that
+the backend console prints, and create the first administrator. See the
+[template README](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-demo#readme)
+for configuration.
 
 `modules install` resolves missing contracts; it is not a menu of every DMS
 feature. Modules such as `dms-ai`, `dms-api`, `dms-database` and `dms-lang`
@@ -104,26 +110,23 @@ 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
+npx @antelopejs/core project init my-app --template dms-adonis --yes
 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
+This template runs the DMS embedded in an AdonisJS 6 application. Build and
+start the dashboard in a second terminal, then open the onboarding address that
+the backend console prints. 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:
-
 ```bash
-ajs module init my-module --template "DMS Module Typescript" --pm pnpm --yes
+npx @antelopejs/core module init my-module --template dms-module-typescript --pm pnpm --yes
 cd my-module
 pnpm services:up
 pnpm dev
@@ -151,9 +154,10 @@ these optional fields:
 - `nextSteps`: commands and optional descriptions displayed after creation;
   the CLI does not execute these commands automatically.
 
-Project creation requires the CLI release with project-template support.
-CLI releases through 1.15.2 do not list
-complete project templates; use the direct-clone instructions with those releases.
+`--template` accepts the `name` or its kebab-case slug, such as
+`dms-connect-demo` for **DMS Connect Demo**. Template slugs require the
+`@antelopejs/core` release that ships them. Earlier
+releases accept only the `name`, such as `--template "DMS Connect Demo"`.
 
 ## Add an interface or an implementation
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 6a13a68..1967012 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@
       "repository": "https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms.git",
       "branch": "main",
       "packageManager": "pnpm",
+      "install": false,
       "nextSteps": [
         {
           "command": "docker compose up",
-          "description": "Start the DMS and its MongoDB, open http://localhost:3001, and create the first administrator."
+          "description": "Start the DMS and its MongoDB. When the dashboard is ready on http://localhost:3001, open the onboarding address printed in the dms log and create the first administrator."
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -111,7 +112,21 @@
         },
         {
           "command": "pnpm frontend:dev",
-          "description": "In a second terminal in this directory, start the dashboard and open the printed URL to create the first administrator."
+          "description": "In a second terminal in this directory, start the dashboard on http://localhost:3001. Then open the onboarding address printed in the pnpm dev log and create the first administrator."
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DMS Connect Demo",
+      "description": "AntelopeJS DMS with the Builder and the AI assistant, and sample PostgreSQL, MongoDB and RethinkDB databases to try the Connect flow. Requires Docker.",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/AntelopeJS/template-dms-connect-demo.git",
+      "branch": "main",
+      "packageManager": "pnpm",
+      "install": false,
+      "nextSteps": [
+        {
+          "command": "docker compose up",
+          "description": "Start the DMS, its MongoDB and the PostgreSQL sample. When the dashboard is ready on http://localhost:3001, open the onboarding address printed in the dms log and create the first administrator."
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -132,7 +147,7 @@
         },
         {
           "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."
+          "description": "In a second terminal, build and start the dashboard on http://localhost:3001. Then open the onboarding address printed in the pnpm dev log and create the first administrator."
         }
       ]
     }