@cloudgrid-io/mcp 0.13.0 → 0.15.0

package/src/corpus/templates/subscription-management/cloudgrid.yaml

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+# ============================================================================
+# cloudgrid.yaml — Complete Example
+# ============================================================================
+#
+# This file shows EVERY field the platform supports, with comments explaining
+# each one. It is a reference — no real project would use all of these at once.
+#
+# STANDARD: every CloudGrid template ships its cloudgrid.yaml in THIS full form.
+# Uncomment ONLY the fields the archetype needs (always: name + services; plus
+# needs: for runtime apps). Leave everything else commented. Comments are
+# ignored by the parser, so the file deploys to exactly the active fields.
+#
+# Only two fields are required: name and services. Everything else is optional.
+# Full docs: docs/cloudgrid-yaml-reference.md
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+# ─── IDENTITY ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Entity slug (REQUIRED). 2-42 chars, lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens.
+# Must start and end with a letter or digit.
+# Becomes part of your public URL: <name>-<4hex>.<org>.cloudgrid.io
+name: subscription-management
+
+# One-line summary. Max 280 chars. If omitted, Grid Brain auto-generates one.
+# description: Order processing API for the e-commerce platform
+
+# Single emoji or short text shown as the entity icon. Max 64 chars.
+# icon: "📦"
+
+# Entity type: 'app' (default) or 'agent'. An agent is an app with an agent: block.
+# kind: app
+
+
+# ─── NETWORKING ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Whether this entity serves public HTTP traffic.
+# true = public URL + Ingress (default). false = internal only.
+# expose: true
+
+# Additional domain names this entity serves on (the platform URL is always active).
+# custom_domains:
+#   - orders.example.com
+#   - shop.example.com
+
+
+# ─── HEALTH PROBE (entity-level override) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+# Override the default health check for the entire entity.
+# probe:
+#   path: /healthz               # HTTP path to probe (default: /).
+#   expected: "<500"             # '<500' (default), '200', '2xx'.
+
+
+# ─── DEPLOY NOTIFICATIONS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Slack notification to the org's default channel on deploy failure.
+# true = notify (default), false = silent.
+# notify: true
+
+
+# ─── SCALING ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Replica scaling intent.
+#   'auto'  — platform decides from the grid tier (default).
+#   'alert' — single-replica, emit a SPOF warning at plug time.
+#   1-10    — explicit replica count, clamped to the grid max.
+# scale: auto
+
+
+# ─── INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# Declare infrastructure; the platform provisions it and injects connection
+# details as env vars. Nine needs: database, cache, kv, queue, pubsub, vector,
+# object_storage, disk, ai. Simplest form is `true`.
+#
+# needs:
+#   # database — MongoDB. Injects DATABASE_MONGODB_URL (+ legacy MONGODB_URL).
+#   #   true | pool | dedicated | { tier: external, secret: MY_DB }
+#   database: true
+#   # cache — Redis, LRU eviction (derived data). Injects CACHE_REDIS_URL (+ REDIS_URL).
+#   #   true | redis | { engine: external, secret: MY_REDIS_URL }
+#   cache: true
+#   # kv — Redis, no eviction (durable: flags, idempotency). Injects KV_REDIS_URL.
+#   kv: true
+#   # queue — Redis job-queue substrate (BullMQ). Injects QUEUE_REDIS_URL.
+#   queue: true
+#   # pubsub — Redis broadcast pub/sub. Injects PUBSUB_REDIS_URL.
+#   pubsub: true
+#   # vector — pgvector on Postgres. Injects VECTOR_PGVECTOR_URL (+ PGVECTOR_URL).
+#   #   true | pgvector | { engine: pgvector, dim: 1536 }
+#   vector: pgvector
+#   # object_storage — GCS bucket. Injects OBJECT_STORAGE_GCS_BUCKET, _GCS_REGION.
+#   #   true | { size: 10Gi }
+#   object_storage: true
+#   # disk — persistent FS mount (PVC). Injects DISK_PATH. Pins to 1 replica.
+#   #   true | { size: 1Gi, mount: /var/data }  (forbidden: /proc /sys /dev)
+#   disk: true
+#   # ai — AI Gateway via @cloudgrid-io/ai. Injects AI_GATEWAY_URL. true | false.
+#   ai: true
+
+
+# ─── INTER-ENTITY COMMUNICATION ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Entities this app calls (outbound). Service-account token injected per pair.
+# calls:
+#   - org:atomic/billing-api
+
+# Inbound caller policy — who can call YOUR entity.
+# callers:
+#   policy: auto                 # 'auto' | 'manual' (default).
+#   scope: org                   # 'org' (default) | 'space' | 'explicit'.
+#   fallback: deny               # 'deny' (default) | 'warn'.
+#   # allowed_apps:              # required only when scope: explicit
+#   #   - org:atomic/frontend
+
+
+# ─── VAULT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Map org vault items to env vars. Keys UPPER_SNAKE_CASE; values = vault item keys.
+# Self-serve subscription management needs Stripe secrets injected as env vars —
+# this is the CloudGrid-correct way. Set the vault items once (grid secrets set),
+# then the deployer injects each as the named env var at runtime and under
+# `grid dev`. Add AUTH_PROVIDER_KEY here too if you use an auth SDK (e.g. Clerk).
+vault:
+  STRIPE_KEY: stripe-live-key                  # Stripe secret key (billing portal sessions + subscription updates)
+  STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: stripe-webhook-secret # verifies Stripe webhook signatures
+
+
+# ─── CONNECTORS AND HOOKS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# connectors:
+#   - id: team-slack
+#     target: org                # 'system' | 'org'.
+#     channel: "#deploys"
+# hooks:
+#   - on: deploy.failed          # release.published | deploy.failed | feedback.received | entity.created
+#     via: team-slack
+#     template: "Deploy failed for {entity_name}: {error}"
+#     channel: "#alerts"
+# triggers:
+#   - from: team-slack
+#     event: message
+#     channel: "#support"
+#     route: /webhooks/slack
+
+
+# ─── LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Config for `grid dev`. Redact fields in dev data snapshots.
+# dev:
+#   snapshot:
+#     mask:
+#       - users.email
+#       - users.phone
+
+
+# ─── AGENT METADATA ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# An agent is an app with kind: agent (above) and an agent: block.
+# agent:
+#   purpose: Sync customer data from external CRM every night
+#   schedule: "0 2 * * *"
+#   trigger: webhook
+
+
+# ─── PRIVATE RESOURCE AUTO-DEPENDENCIES ────────────────────────────────────
+
+# When true (default), private resources are auto-injected as depends_on.
+# auto_depends_on_private_requires: true
+
+
+# ─── SERVICES (REQUIRED) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# At least one service is required. Key = service name (slug rules).
+# Types: node, nextjs, python, static, cron.
+#
+services:
+  web:
+    # type (REQUIRED): node | nextjs | python | static | cron
+    type: nextjs
+    # HTTP route: '/' | '/api' | false (internal) | omitted (=false + warning).
+    # Only one service per entity can claim '/'.
+    path: /
+    # Container port (default 8080; read process.env.PORT). Not for cron.
+    # port: 3000
+    # nextjs only: base_image: distroless (default) | alpine
+    # base_image: distroless
+    # node only: lang: javascript (default) | typescript
+    # lang: typescript
+    # Custom source location (default services/<name>/). '.' = project root.
+    # source:
+    #   path: src/worker
+    # Health probe: false/omitted (TCP) | true (/health) | "/path" | {path,expected}
+    # health:
+    #   path: /api/health
+    #   expected: "200"
+    # Static runtime env vars (strings). Reserved: PORT, APP_NAME, SERVICE_NAME,
+    # NODE_ENV, MONGODB_URL, REDIS_URL, AI_GATEWAY_URL, N8N_WEBHOOK_URL, CLOUDGRID_*.
+    # env:
+    #   LOG_LEVEL: info
+    # Sibling services/private resources that must be Ready first (no cron, no cycles).
+    # depends_on:
+    #   - worker
+    # Per-service needs override (merges with app-level needs).
+    # needs:
+    #   queue: true
+    # Static-only build step:
+    # build:
+    #   command: npm run build
+    #   output: dist
+    #   env:
+    #     VITE_API_URL: https://api.example.com
+    # node_version: "22"          # static build step: '18'|'20'|'22'|'24' (quoted)
+    # Cron-only: schedule (REQUIRED), timezone (UTC|EST|PST), run (job | https URL)
+    # schedule: "0 9 * * 1"
+    # timezone: UTC
+    # run: job
+    # Verbose per-service persistence (prefer needs.disk):
+    # persist:
+    #   - name: scratch
+    #     path: /tmp/scratch
+    #     size: 500Mi
+
+
+needs:
+  database: true
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# NOTES
+# - NOT here: org:/entity_id: (→ .cloudgrid/link.json), secrets (→ grid secrets set),
+#   Dockerfile (platform generates from services.*.type).
+# - Deploy: grid plug   |   Local with grid resources: grid dev
+# - Full reference: docs/cloudgrid-yaml-reference.md  |  CLI: docs/cli-reference.md
+# ============================================================================

package/src/corpus/templates/subscription-management/index.md

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+# Template: subscription-management (BLUEPRINT — Next.js + Stripe + Mongo)
+
+A self-serve subscription-management app. **Blueprint, not finished code**: it
+ships the `cloudgrid.yaml` and a structure guide (`AGENTS.md`) so an agent can
+build it correctly on CloudGrid — a Next.js app where a signed-in customer views
+their current plan, changes/upgrades/downgrades or cancels it, and manages
+billing through the Stripe Billing Portal, with a Stripe webhook syncing local
+state and grid-shared Mongo. Read `AGENTS.md`, build the app under
+`services/web/`, adapt plans/fields, then deploy (async — poll to a live URL).
+Local edition only.
+
+This is the **manage-what-you-already-have** surface (view / switch plan, update
+payment method, cancel). For the sign-up + paywall + gated-content acquisition
+flow, use the `membership-site` blueprint — the two share the same Stripe + Mongo
+wiring.
+
+**Fetch the bundle:**
+- `gridctl_fetch("template", "subscription-management")` — this blueprint (`cloudgrid.yaml` + `AGENTS.md`).
+- `gridctl_fetch("template", "app-with-data")` — the proven Next.js + Mongo shape to extend (lazy db client, App-Router API).
+
+**Key rules:**
+
+1. **Blueprint — read `AGENTS.md` first.** It has the file tree, Mongo
+   collections (`customers`, `subscriptions`), CloudGrid injection table, and the
+   Stripe change-plan / cancel / billing-portal / webhook wiring. Build following
+   it; do not invent structure.
+2. **App code MUST live under `services/web/`.** `path: /` is the URL mount, NOT
+   the filesystem path. Root files fail with `Service directory not found`.
+3. **Mongo via `needs:{database:true}`** → the grid injects
+   `DATABASE_MONGODB_URL` (legacy `MONGODB_URL` fallback). Read it LAZILY inside
+   the getter, never at module top level (top-level read fails `next build`).
+4. **Secrets via the `vault:` block** → env vars. `STRIPE_KEY` and
+   `STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET` map to vault items; set them with `gridctl_secrets`,
+   and the deployer injects them at runtime. Read lazily; do not commit keys or
+   put secrets in `services.web.env` (publishable key + price ids go there).
+5. **The webhook is the source of truth.** Change-plan / cancel APIs call Stripe;
+   the `/api/webhook` route reconciles the `subscriptions` collection so Stripe
+   and Mongo never diverge. Read plan/status server-side from Mongo, never trust
+   the client. Validate requested plans against `lib/plans.js`.
+6. **Never set `needs:` and `requires:` together** — `requires:` is the
+   deprecated v1 alias.
+
+## cloudgrid.yaml (active fields)
+
+```yaml
+# On disk this file is the full-annotated reference (templates/_cloudgrid.yaml.reference) with EVERY
+# field present as a comment; only the fields below are uncommented, so it
+# deploys to exactly these active fields.
+name: subscription-management
+services:
+  web:
+    type: nextjs
+    path: /
+needs:
+  database: true
+vault:
+  STRIPE_KEY: stripe-live-key
+  STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: stripe-webhook-secret
+```
+
+> **Capability:** `needs: { database: true }` → the deployer provisions Mongo and
+> injects `DATABASE_MONGODB_URL` (+ legacy `MONGODB_URL`). The `vault:` block maps
+> Stripe secrets to env vars — the CloudGrid-correct way to inject credentials.
+> `requires:` is the deprecated v1 alias; don't mix it with `needs:`. See the
+> capability-map for the full injection table.
+
+## Deploy (async, local edition)
+
+`gridctl_init` first (creates the entity + link.json), write the app under
+`services/web/`, set the vault secrets with `gridctl_secrets`, `gridctl_plug`
+(async — poll `gridctl_status` to a live URL), then register the `/api/webhook`
+URL in Stripe, configure the Billing Portal, and re-plug. Re-plug the same entity
+to update the same URL.

package/src/corpus/templates/task-manager/cloudgrid.yaml

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-# Rename this app. The grid injects the DB connection string as an environment
-# variable at runtime — do NOT set it yourself, and never commit a connection
-# string or secret.
-#
-# `needs: { database: true }` is the canonical, recommended shape. The deployer
-# provisions Mongo and injects DATABASE_MONGODB_URL (plus the legacy MONGODB_URL
-# alias). `requires:` is the deprecated v1 alias — don't author new yaml with it,
-# and never set `needs:` and `requires:` together (the validator rejects it).
+# ============================================================================
+# cloudgrid.yaml — Complete Example
+# ============================================================================
+#
+# This file shows EVERY field the platform supports, with comments explaining
+# each one. It is a reference — no real project would use all of these at once.
+#
+# STANDARD: every CloudGrid template ships its cloudgrid.yaml in THIS full form.
+# Uncomment ONLY the fields the archetype needs (always: name + services; plus
+# needs: for runtime apps). Leave everything else commented. Comments are
+# ignored by the parser, so the file deploys to exactly the active fields.
+#
+# Only two fields are required: name and services. Everything else is optional.
+# Full docs: docs/cloudgrid-yaml-reference.md
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+# ─── IDENTITY ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Entity slug (REQUIRED). 2-42 chars, lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens.
+# Must start and end with a letter or digit.
+# Becomes part of your public URL: <name>-<4hex>.<org>.cloudgrid.io
 name: my-tasks
+
+# One-line summary. Max 280 chars. If omitted, Grid Brain auto-generates one.
+# description: Order processing API for the e-commerce platform
+
+# Single emoji or short text shown as the entity icon. Max 64 chars.
+# icon: "📦"
+
+# Entity type: 'app' (default) or 'agent'. An agent is an app with an agent: block.
+# kind: app
+
+
+# ─── NETWORKING ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Whether this entity serves public HTTP traffic.
+# true = public URL + Ingress (default). false = internal only.
+# expose: true
+
+# Additional domain names this entity serves on (the platform URL is always active).
+# custom_domains:
+#   - orders.example.com
+#   - shop.example.com
+
+
+# ─── HEALTH PROBE (entity-level override) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+# Override the default health check for the entire entity.
+# probe:
+#   path: /healthz               # HTTP path to probe (default: /).
+#   expected: "<500"             # '<500' (default), '200', '2xx'.
+
+
+# ─── DEPLOY NOTIFICATIONS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Slack notification to the org's default channel on deploy failure.
+# true = notify (default), false = silent.
+# notify: true
+
+
+# ─── SCALING ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Replica scaling intent.
+#   'auto'  — platform decides from the grid tier (default).
+#   'alert' — single-replica, emit a SPOF warning at plug time.
+#   1-10    — explicit replica count, clamped to the grid max.
+# scale: auto
+
+
+# ─── INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# Declare infrastructure; the platform provisions it and injects connection
+# details as env vars. Nine needs: database, cache, kv, queue, pubsub, vector,
+# object_storage, disk, ai. Simplest form is `true`.
+#
+# needs:
+#   # database — MongoDB. Injects DATABASE_MONGODB_URL (+ legacy MONGODB_URL).
+#   #   true | pool | dedicated | { tier: external, secret: MY_DB }
+#   database: true
+#   # cache — Redis, LRU eviction (derived data). Injects CACHE_REDIS_URL (+ REDIS_URL).
+#   #   true | redis | { engine: external, secret: MY_REDIS_URL }
+#   cache: true
+#   # kv — Redis, no eviction (durable: flags, idempotency). Injects KV_REDIS_URL.
+#   kv: true
+#   # queue — Redis job-queue substrate (BullMQ). Injects QUEUE_REDIS_URL.
+#   queue: true
+#   # pubsub — Redis broadcast pub/sub. Injects PUBSUB_REDIS_URL.
+#   pubsub: true
+#   # vector — pgvector on Postgres. Injects VECTOR_PGVECTOR_URL (+ PGVECTOR_URL).
+#   #   true | pgvector | { engine: pgvector, dim: 1536 }
+#   vector: pgvector
+#   # object_storage — GCS bucket. Injects OBJECT_STORAGE_GCS_BUCKET, _GCS_REGION.
+#   #   true | { size: 10Gi }
+#   object_storage: true
+#   # disk — persistent FS mount (PVC). Injects DISK_PATH. Pins to 1 replica.
+#   #   true | { size: 1Gi, mount: /var/data }  (forbidden: /proc /sys /dev)
+#   disk: true
+#   # ai — AI Gateway via @cloudgrid-io/ai. Injects AI_GATEWAY_URL. true | false.
+#   ai: true
+
+
+# ─── INTER-ENTITY COMMUNICATION ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Entities this app calls (outbound). Service-account token injected per pair.
+# calls:
+#   - org:atomic/billing-api
+
+# Inbound caller policy — who can call YOUR entity.
+# callers:
+#   policy: auto                 # 'auto' | 'manual' (default).
+#   scope: org                   # 'org' (default) | 'space' | 'explicit'.
+#   fallback: deny               # 'deny' (default) | 'warn'.
+#   # allowed_apps:              # required only when scope: explicit
+#   #   - org:atomic/frontend
+
+
+# ─── VAULT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Map org vault items to env vars. Keys UPPER_SNAKE_CASE; values = vault item keys.
+# vault:
+#   STRIPE_KEY: stripe-live-key
+#   SENDGRID_API_KEY: sendgrid-key
+
+
+# ─── CONNECTORS AND HOOKS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# connectors:
+#   - id: team-slack
+#     target: org                # 'system' | 'org'.
+#     channel: "#deploys"
+# hooks:
+#   - on: deploy.failed          # release.published | deploy.failed | feedback.received | entity.created
+#     via: team-slack
+#     template: "Deploy failed for {entity_name}: {error}"
+#     channel: "#alerts"
+# triggers:
+#   - from: team-slack
+#     event: message
+#     channel: "#support"
+#     route: /webhooks/slack
+
+
+# ─── LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Config for `grid dev`. Redact fields in dev data snapshots.
+# dev:
+#   snapshot:
+#     mask:
+#       - users.email
+#       - users.phone
+
+
+# ─── AGENT METADATA ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# An agent is an app with kind: agent (above) and an agent: block.
+# agent:
+#   purpose: Sync customer data from external CRM every night
+#   schedule: "0 2 * * *"
+#   trigger: webhook
+
+
+# ─── PRIVATE RESOURCE AUTO-DEPENDENCIES ────────────────────────────────────
+
+# When true (default), private resources are auto-injected as depends_on.
+# auto_depends_on_private_requires: true
+
+
+# ─── SERVICES (REQUIRED) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# At least one service is required. Key = service name (slug rules).
+# Types: node, nextjs, python, static, cron.
+#
 services:
   web:
+    # type (REQUIRED): node | nextjs | python | static | cron
     type: nextjs
+    # HTTP route: '/' | '/api' | false (internal) | omitted (=false + warning).
+    # Only one service per entity can claim '/'.
     path: /
+    # Container port (default 8080; read process.env.PORT). Not for cron.
+    # port: 3000
+    # nextjs only: base_image: distroless (default) | alpine
+    # base_image: distroless
+    # node only: lang: javascript (default) | typescript
+    # lang: typescript
+    # Custom source location (default services/<name>/). '.' = project root.
+    # source:
+    #   path: src/worker
+    # Health probe: false/omitted (TCP) | true (/health) | "/path" | {path,expected}
+    # health:
+    #   path: /api/health
+    #   expected: "200"
+    # Static runtime env vars (strings). Reserved: PORT, APP_NAME, SERVICE_NAME,
+    # NODE_ENV, MONGODB_URL, REDIS_URL, AI_GATEWAY_URL, N8N_WEBHOOK_URL, CLOUDGRID_*.
+    # env:
+    #   LOG_LEVEL: info
+    # Sibling services/private resources that must be Ready first (no cron, no cycles).
+    # depends_on:
+    #   - worker
+    # Per-service needs override (merges with app-level needs).
+    # needs:
+    #   queue: true
+    # Static-only build step:
+    # build:
+    #   command: npm run build
+    #   output: dist
+    #   env:
+    #     VITE_API_URL: https://api.example.com
+    # node_version: "22"          # static build step: '18'|'20'|'22'|'24' (quoted)
+    # Cron-only: schedule (REQUIRED), timezone (UTC|EST|PST), run (job | https URL)
+    # schedule: "0 9 * * 1"
+    # timezone: UTC
+    # run: job
+    # Verbose per-service persistence (prefer needs.disk):
+    # persist:
+    #   - name: scratch
+    #     path: /tmp/scratch
+    #     size: 500Mi
+
+
+
 needs:
   database: true
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# NOTES
+# - NOT here: org:/entity_id: (→ .cloudgrid/link.json), secrets (→ grid secrets set),
+#   Dockerfile (platform generates from services.*.type).
+# - Deploy: grid plug   |   Local with grid resources: grid dev
+# - Full reference: docs/cloudgrid-yaml-reference.md  |  CLI: docs/cli-reference.md
+# ============================================================================

package/src/corpus/templates/task-manager/index.md

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 ## cloudgrid.yaml
 
 ```yaml
+# On disk this file is the full-annotated reference (templates/_cloudgrid.yaml.reference) with EVERY
+# field present as a comment; only the fields below are uncommented, so it
+# deploys to exactly these active fields.
 name: my-tasks
 services:
   web:

package/src/corpus/templates/ticket-system/README.md

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+# ticket-system template — persistent Next.js + Mongo support ticket / helpdesk queue
+
+A real, deployable support ticket / helpdesk queue. Support tickets live in the grid-shared MongoDB, so they
+survive refresh and are shared across users/sessions. Same proven shape as
+`app-with-data`, adapted to a `tickets` domain (subject, requester, status, priority, body) with a table view and per-row status changes.
+
+## How the grid gives you a database
+
+You do **not** provision a database or set a connection string. In
+`cloudgrid.yaml` you declare `needs: { database: true }`, and the grid:
+
+- provisions shared Mongo for the app, and
+- injects the connection string as the **`DATABASE_MONGODB_URL`** environment
+  variable (plus the legacy `MONGODB_URL` alias) — at dev-time (`grid dev`) and
+  at runtime (after `grid plug`).
+
+The app reads it via `process.env.DATABASE_MONGODB_URL` (with a legacy
+`process.env.MONGODB_URL` fallback) in `services/web/lib/db.js` — **lazily,
+inside the `getDb` getter, never at module top level** (a top-level read fails
+`next build`, which imports the module for route analysis before the grid injects
+the var). Never hardcode a connection string; never commit a secret.
+
+> **Declare `needs: { database: true }` (the canonical shape).** The deployer
+> provisions Mongo and injects `DATABASE_MONGODB_URL` (plus the legacy
+> `MONGODB_URL` alias). `requires:` is the deprecated v1 alias — don't author new
+> yaml with it, and never set `needs:` and `requires:` together (the validator
+> rejects the combination).
+
+## Service layout
+
+App code lives under **`services/web/`**, not the template root. `path:` in
+`cloudgrid.yaml` is the URL mount, not the filesystem path — the service named
+`web` means the CLI looks for `services/web/`. Files at the root fail with
+`Error: Service directory not found: …/services/web`.
+
+## Run locally
+
+```bash
+npm install
+grid dev          # runs Next.js with DATABASE_MONGODB_URL injected against dev Mongo
+```
+
+## Deploy
+
+```bash
+grid plug         # builds + deploys the folder (async — poll status until live)
+```
+
+A runtime deploy is asynchronous: `plug` returns `status: building`; poll status
+until the app is live, then use the returned live URL. Re-plug the same entity
+to update the same URL.
+
+## File tree
+
+```
+cloudgrid.yaml                             # full-annotated reference; active: name + services.web (nextjs) + needs: { database: true }
+services/web/package.json                  # next, react, react-dom, mongodb driver only
+services/web/lib/db.js                     # lazy Mongo client from DATABASE_MONGODB_URL (legacy MONGODB_URL fallback)
+services/web/app/layout.js                 # root layout + inline CSS
+services/web/app/page.js                   # server component: reads tickets from Mongo
+services/web/app/ticket-queue.js           # client table: POST / PATCH (status) / DELETE via the API
+services/web/app/api/tickets/route.js               # GET (list) / POST (add) / PATCH (status) / DELETE (remove)
+```
+
+## Adapt it
+
+- Rename the `tickets` collection in `services/web/app/api/tickets/route.js`
+  and `services/web/app/page.js` (e.g. `issues`, `requests`).
+- Change the document fields (assignees, tags, SLA due dates, timestamps).
+- Add more routes/collections as the app grows.
+- Add `cache: true` to `needs:` only if you actually need Redis.