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+# Dashboard — defineSpa(), definePage() & defineForm()
+
+## Philosophy
+
+The backend is fast because it's constrained: `defineModel()` + `defineService()` leave no room for error. The dashboard follows the same principle: **declarative specs, not React pages.**
+
+Three primitives:
+
+- `defineSpa()` — SPA configuration (navigation, branding, settings)
+- `definePage()` — display page (listing, detail, dashboard, anything)
+- `defineForm()` — form overlay (create, edit)
+
+Pages are composed of **blocks** — reusable components provided by the framework or created by the developer. Blocks are standard React components. The framework provides ~10 built-in blocks. Developers can add their own.
+
+**The AI never writes React.** It writes `defineSpa()`, `definePage()` and `defineForm()` specs using a finite vocabulary of blocks. The result is consistent, error-free, and maintainable.
+
+---
+
+## SPA — Auto-detected from filesystem
+
+SPAs are auto-detected from `src/spa/{name}/`. Everything is auto-discovered:
+
+```
+src/spa/admin/
+├── config.ts                         # defineSpa() — navigation, title, branding
+├── pages/
+│   ├── page.tsx                      # → /admin/ (React page, for custom home)
+│   ├── products/
+│   │   └── page.ts                   # → /admin/products (listing)
+│   ├── products/[id]/
+│   │   └── page.ts                   # → /admin/products/:id (detail)
+│   │   └── edit/
+│   │       └── page.ts               # → /admin/products/:id/edit (form overlay)
+│   ├── products/create/
+│   │   └── page.ts                   # → /admin/products/create (form overlay)
+│   └── dashboard/
+│       └── page.ts                   # → /admin/dashboard
+├── blocks/                           # Custom blocks (auto-discovered)
+│   ├── inventory-matrix.tsx
+│   └── pricing-editor.tsx
+└── components/                       # Local React components (not blocks)
+    └── product-card.tsx
+```
+
+**Auto-discovered:**
+- `config.ts` → SPA configuration (navigation, branding)
+- `pages/` → file-based routing (`.ts` for specs, `.tsx` for React pages)
+- `blocks/` → custom blocks (kebab-case filename → PascalCase type)
+
+**Route = filesystem path.** No route declaration in `definePage()`.
+
+**`.ts` not `.tsx`** — pages export `definePage()` or `defineForm()` specs (pure data), not JSX. Only files in `blocks/` and `components/` are `.tsx`.
+
+---
+
+## defineSpa()
+
+Defines the SPA's configuration: navigation, branding, settings. Auto-discovered from `src/spa/{name}/config.ts`.
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/config.ts
+import { defineSpa } from '@mantajs/dashboard'
+
+export default defineSpa({
+  title: 'Commerce Admin',
+  logo: '/logo.svg',
+  favicon: '/favicon.ico',
+  primaryColor: '#6366f1',
+
+  navigation: [
+    { icon: 'LayoutGrid', label: 'Dashboard', to: '/dashboard' },
+    { icon: 'Tag', label: 'Products', to: '/products', items: [
+      { label: 'Categories', to: '/categories' },
+      { label: 'Collections', to: '/collections' },
+    ]},
+    { icon: 'ShoppingCart', label: 'Orders', to: '/orders' },
+    { icon: 'Users', label: 'Customers', to: '/customers', items: [
+      { label: 'Groups', to: '/customer-groups' },
+    ]},
+  ],
+
+  settings: [
+    { icon: 'Store', label: 'Store Details', to: '/settings/store' },
+    { icon: 'Users', label: 'Team', to: '/settings/team' },
+    { icon: 'Key', label: 'API Keys', to: '/settings/api-keys' },
+  ],
+
+  defaultRedirect: '/dashboard',
+})
+```
+
+### Navigation
+
+| Property | Type | Description |
+|----------|------|-------------|
+| `icon` | `string` | Lucide icon name (`'Users'`, `'Tag'`, `'ShoppingCart'`, etc.) |
+| `label` | `string` | Display label in the sidebar |
+| `to` | `string` | Route path |
+| `items` | `Array<{ label, to }>` | Nested sub-items (one level) |
+
+### Branding
+
+| Property | Type | Description |
+|----------|------|-------------|
+| `title` | `string` | App name in sidebar header |
+| `logo` | `string` | Path to logo image |
+| `favicon` | `string` | Path to favicon |
+| `primaryColor` | `string` | Brand color (CSS value) |
+
+### Settings
+
+`settings` defines a separate navigation section at the bottom of the sidebar (gear icon). Same interface as `navigation` items.
+
+---
+
+## definePage()
+
+A page is a composition of blocks with optional layout.
+
+### Listing page
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/products/page.ts
+export default definePage({
+  header: { title: 'Products', actions: ['create'] },
+  main: [
+    {
+      type: 'DataTable',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          fields: ['title', 'status', 'price', 'created_at'],
+          pagination: { limit: 20 },
+          sort: { field: 'created_at', order: 'desc' },
+        },
+      },
+      columns: [
+        { key: 'title', label: 'Product' },
+        { key: 'price', label: 'Price', format: 'currency' },
+        { key: 'status', label: 'Status', format: 'badge' },
+        { key: 'created_at', label: 'Created', format: 'date' },
+      ],
+      searchable: ['title'],
+      navigateTo: '/admin/products/:id',
+    },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+### Detail page
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/products/[id]/page.ts
+export default definePage({
+  header: { titleField: 'title', statusField: 'status', actions: ['edit', 'delete'] },
+  main: [
+    {
+      type: 'InfoCard',
+      title: 'General',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          fields: ['title', 'description', 'handle', 'price'],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'RelationTable',
+      title: 'Variants',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          relations: ['variant'],
+          fields: ['variant.sku', 'variant.price', 'variant.stock'],
+        },
+      },
+      columns: [
+        { key: 'sku', label: 'SKU' },
+        { key: 'price', label: 'Price', format: 'currency' },
+        { key: 'stock', label: 'Stock', format: 'number' },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'MediaCard',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          relations: ['image'],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+  sidebar: [
+    {
+      type: 'InfoCard',
+      title: 'Status',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          fields: ['status'],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'InfoCard',
+      title: 'Dates',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'product',
+          fields: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+### Dashboard page (multiple entities, no shared entity)
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/dashboard/page.ts
+export default definePage({
+  header: { title: 'Dashboard' },
+  main: [
+    {
+      type: 'StatsCard',
+      query: { name: 'dashboard-stats', input: { period: 'month' } },
+      metrics: [
+        { key: 'orders_count', label: 'Orders', format: 'number' },
+        { key: 'revenue', label: 'Revenue', format: 'currency' },
+        { key: 'new_customers', label: 'New Customers', format: 'number' },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'DataTable',
+      title: 'Recent Orders',
+      query: {
+        graph: {
+          entity: 'order',
+          fields: ['number', 'total', 'status', 'created_at'],
+          pagination: { limit: 5 },
+          sort: { field: 'created_at', order: 'desc' },
+        },
+      },
+      columns: [
+        { key: 'number', label: 'Order' },
+        { key: 'total', label: 'Total', format: 'currency' },
+        { key: 'status', label: 'Status', format: 'badge' },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+### Layout rules
+
+- **`sidebar` present** → two-column layout (main + sidebar)
+- **`sidebar` absent** → single-column layout
+- **No layout declaration needed** — inferred from structure
+
+---
+
+## defineForm()
+
+Forms render as overlays (FocusModal by default) on top of the parent route.
+
+### Simple create form
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/products/create/page.ts
+export default defineForm({
+  title: 'Create Product',
+  command: 'create-product',
+  fields: [
+    { key: 'title', label: 'Title', type: 'text', required: true },
+    { key: 'description', label: 'Description', type: 'textarea' },
+    { key: 'handle', label: 'Handle', type: 'text' },
+    { key: 'price', label: 'Price', type: 'currency' },
+    { key: 'status', label: 'Status', type: 'select', options: ['draft', 'active', 'archived'] },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+### Edit form
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/products/[id]/edit/page.ts
+export default defineForm({
+  title: 'Edit Product',
+  command: 'update-product',
+  query: {
+    graph: {
+      entity: 'product',
+      fields: ['title', 'description', 'handle', 'price', 'status'],
+    },
+  },
+  fields: [
+    { key: 'title', label: 'Title', type: 'text', required: true },
+    { key: 'description', label: 'Description', type: 'textarea' },
+    { key: 'handle', label: 'Handle', type: 'text' },
+    { key: 'price', label: 'Price', type: 'currency' },
+    { key: 'status', label: 'Status', type: 'select', options: ['draft', 'active', 'archived'] },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+The framework detects edit mode from the route (`:id` param) and pre-fills the form with data from the `query`.
+
+### Multi-step form
+
+```typescript
+// src/spa/admin/pages/products/create/page.ts
+export default defineForm({
+  title: 'Create Product',
+  command: 'create-product',
+  steps: [
+    {
+      name: 'General',
+      fields: [
+        { key: 'title', label: 'Title', type: 'text', required: true },
+        { key: 'description', label: 'Description', type: 'textarea' },
+        { key: 'price', label: 'Price', type: 'currency' },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Media',
+      blocks: [
+        { type: 'MediaUpload', relation: 'images', multiple: true },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Inventory',
+      blocks: [
+        { type: 'InventoryMatrix', warehouses: ['paris', 'lyon'] },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+})
+```
+
+Each step contains either `fields` (auto-rendered form fields) or `blocks` (custom block components).
+
+### Form field types
+
+| Type | Renders as | Deduced from model |
+|------|-----------|-------------------|
+| `text` | Input | `field.text()` |
+| `textarea` | Textarea | `field.text()` with long content |
+| `number` | Number input | `field.number()` |
+| `currency` | Currency input | `field.number()` with currency context |
+| `select` | Select dropdown | `field.enum([...])` |
+| `boolean` | Toggle switch | `field.boolean()` |
+| `date` | Date picker | `field.dateTime()` |
+| `entity-select` | EntitySelect modal | From `defineLink()` |
+| `media` | File upload | Relation to file entity |
+
+---
+
+## Query in blocks
+
+Every block that needs data declares a `query` prop. Two modes, matching the backend exactly:
+
+### Graph query — `useGraphQuery()` under the hood
+
+```typescript
+query: {
+  graph: {
+    entity: 'product',
+    fields: ['title', 'status', 'price'],
+    filters: { status: 'active' },
+    relations: ['variant', 'image'],
+    pagination: { limit: 20, offset: 0 },
+    sort: { field: 'created_at', order: 'desc' },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+This is the exact same contract as `query.graph()` in the backend and `useGraphQuery()` in `@mantajs/sdk`. The block calls `useGraphQuery()` internally with this config.
+
+**Requires** `defineQueryGraph()` in the SPA's context. If the context has `defineQueryGraph('*')`, all entities are available. If scoped, only listed entities work. If no `defineQueryGraph` exists, graph queries are not available — use named queries instead.
+
+### Named query — `useQuery()` under the hood
+
+```typescript
+query: {
+  name: 'dashboard-stats',
+  input: { period: 'month' },
+}
+```
+
+Calls the `defineQuery()` endpoint. The input matches the Zod schema defined in the backend.
+
+---
+
+## Query consolidation (automatic)
+
+The framework reads all `query` props from all blocks on a page. When multiple blocks query the same entity, the framework consolidates them into a single prefetch:
+
+```
+Page: products/[id]
+
+Block 1 (InfoCard):      graph: { entity: 'product', fields: ['title', 'description'] }
+Block 2 (RelationTable): graph: { entity: 'product', relations: ['variant'] }
+Block 3 (MediaCard):     graph: { entity: 'product', relations: ['image'] }
+Block 4 (InfoCard):      graph: { entity: 'product', fields: ['status', 'created_at'] }
+
+Framework consolidates → 1 prefetch:
+  entity: 'product'
+  fields: ['title', 'description', 'status', 'created_at']
+  relations: ['variant', 'image']
+
+Each block calls useGraphQuery() → TanStack Query cache hit → no extra request.
+```
+
+**This is transparent.** Blocks don't know about the consolidation. They call `useGraphQuery()` with their own query. The framework pre-populated the cache. If a block queries a different entity, it gets its own request — no consolidation attempted.
+
+**Consolidation is a performance optimization, not a requirement.** If a block does its own fetch internally (autonomous block), it works — just with an extra request.
+
+---
+
+## Blocks
+
+Blocks are the building blocks of pages. Three categories:
+
+### 1. Framework blocks (built-in)
+
+Provided by `@mantajs/dashboard`. Generic, configurable via props. They receive `query` as a prop and call `useGraphQuery()` or `useQuery()` internally.
+
+| Block | Purpose |
+|-------|---------|
+| `DataTable` | List with columns, search, sort, filter, pagination, row actions |
+| `InfoCard` | Key-value display (title + fields) |
+| `RelationTable` | Related entities table |
+| `RelationList` | Related entities as a list (display variant) |
+| `MediaCard` | Image/file gallery |
+| `StatsCard` | Metric cards |
+| `ActivityCard` | Event timeline |
+| `JsonCard` | Raw JSON display |
+| `TreeList` | Hierarchical list |
+| `PageHeader` | Title, status badge, action buttons (used via `header` shortcut) |
+
+### 2. Autonomous blocks (custom, self-contained)
+
+A developer creates a standard React component. It handles its own data fetching, state, and rendering. No framework contract to follow.
+
+```tsx
+// src/spa/admin/blocks/product-quick-stats.tsx
+import { useGraphQuery } from '@mantajs/sdk'
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+
+export default function ProductQuickStats() {
+  const { id } = useParams()
+  const { data } = useGraphQuery({
+    entity: 'product',
+    filters: { id },
+    relations: ['variant', 'order'],
+  })
+
+  const product = data?.[0]
+  if (!product) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <span>{product.variant?.length ?? 0} variants</span>
+      <span>{product.order?.length ?? 0} orders</span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+```
+
+Usage in `definePage()`:
+
+```typescript
+main: [
+  { type: 'ProductQuickStats' },  // no query prop — it fetches its own data
+]
+```
+
+**Trade-off:** Does not benefit from query consolidation. Makes its own request.
+
+### 3. Custom generic blocks (reusable, optimized)
+
+A developer creates a reusable block that accepts `query` as a prop — same pattern as framework blocks. Benefits from query consolidation.
+
+```tsx
+// src/spa/admin/blocks/inventory-matrix.tsx
+import { useGraphQuery } from '@mantajs/sdk'
+
+interface InventoryMatrixProps {
+  query: Parameters<typeof useGraphQuery>[0]
+  warehouses?: string[]
+  editable?: boolean
+}
+
+export default function InventoryMatrix({ query, warehouses = ['default'], editable = true }: InventoryMatrixProps) {
+  const { data } = useGraphQuery(query)
+  // ... render matrix from data
+}
+```
+
+Usage in `definePage()`:
+
+```typescript
+main: [
+  {
+    type: 'InventoryMatrix',
+    query: { graph: { entity: 'product', relations: ['variant'] } },
+    warehouses: ['paris', 'lyon'],
+  },
+]
+```
+
+**Benefits from consolidation** because the framework sees the `query` prop in the spec and includes it in the prefetch.
+
+### Block resolution
+
+| Priority | Source |
+|----------|--------|
+| 1 | `src/spa/{name}/blocks/` (app blocks — overrides framework blocks if same name) |
+| 2 | `@mantajs/dashboard` built-in blocks |
+
+A block in `blocks/info-card.tsx` overrides the framework's `InfoCard`. All pages using `{ type: 'InfoCard' }` will use the app's version.
+
+### Block discovery
+
+Blocks in `src/spa/{name}/blocks/` are auto-discovered by filename:
+
+```
+blocks/
+  inventory-matrix.tsx    → type: 'InventoryMatrix'
+  pricing-editor.tsx      → type: 'PricingEditor'
+  info-card.tsx           → type: 'InfoCard' (overrides framework)
+```
+
+Filename is kebab-case, block type is PascalCase. The `export default` must be a React component.
+
+---
+
+## Header shortcut
+
+`header` is a shortcut — not a block in `main`. It renders a `PageHeader` at the top of the page.
+
+```typescript
+// Simple listing
+header: { title: 'Products', actions: ['create'] }
+
+// Detail page with dynamic title
+header: { titleField: 'title', statusField: 'status', actions: ['edit', 'delete'] }
+```
+
+`actions` are predefined behaviors:
+
+| Action | Behavior |
+|--------|----------|
+| `'create'` | Navigate to `./create` |
+| `'edit'` | Navigate to `./edit` |
+| `'delete'` | Confirm dialog → execute `delete-{entity}` command |
+
+For custom actions:
+
+```typescript
+header: {
+  title: 'Products',
+  actions: [
+    'create',
+    { label: 'Export', command: 'export-products' },
+    { label: 'Import', to: '/admin/products/import' },
+  ],
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Typing
+
+The framework generates types from backend definitions. In `definePage()` and `defineForm()`:
+
+- **Graph queries** — entity names, field names, and relation names are autocompleted based on the `defineQueryGraph()` access rules of the SPA's context
+- **Named queries** — query names and input schemas are autocompleted based on `defineQuery()` definitions in the SPA's context
+- **Commands** — command names in `defineForm()` and header actions are autocompleted based on `defineCommand()` definitions
+- **Block types** — autocompleted from framework blocks + discovered custom blocks
+
+If the context has `defineQueryGraph('*')`, all entities and fields are available. If scoped (`defineQueryGraph({ product: true })`), only allowed entities appear. If no `defineQueryGraph`, graph queries are not available — only named queries.
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ TypeScript OK — 'product' is allowed in admin context
+query: { graph: { entity: 'product', fields: ['title', 'status'] } }
+
+// ❌ TypeScript error — 'banana' is not a field of 'product'
+query: { graph: { entity: 'product', fields: ['banana'] } }
+
+// ❌ TypeScript error — 'secret-data' query does not exist in admin context
+query: { name: 'secret-data' }
+
+// ❌ TypeScript error — graph queries not available (no defineQueryGraph in this context)
+query: { graph: { entity: 'product' } }
+```
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Primitive | Purpose | File | Contains React? |
+|-----------|---------|------|----------------|
+| `defineSpa()` | SPA config (navigation, branding) | `config.ts` | No |
+| `definePage()` | Display page (listing, detail, dashboard) | `pages/**/page.ts` | No |
+| `defineForm()` | Form overlay (create, edit) | `pages/**/page.ts` | No |
+| Custom block | Reusable UI component | `blocks/*.tsx` | Yes |
+
+| Concept | Rule |
+|---------|------|
+| SPA config | `src/spa/{name}/config.ts` — auto-discovered |
+| Route | Filesystem path (no declaration) |
+| Layout | Inferred: `sidebar` present → two-column, absent → single-column |
+| Form display | FocusModal by default |
+| Data fetching | Each block owns its query (prop or internal) |
+| Query consolidation | Automatic — framework prefetches, blocks get cache hits |
+| Block override | Same filename in `blocks/` → overrides framework block |
+| Block discovery | `blocks/` folder, auto-discovered, kebab-case filename → PascalCase type |