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Owner retest (2026-10-27): Gemini read examples passkeys (148 KB: files duplicated in text + structuredContent) and photos, ran create_app, made zero commits, and told the user it had built sign-in and the photo feed. Weak models won't hand-copy 15 files plus 3 patches; Outer now does it.

  • Apply engine crates/outer/src/examples/apply.rs (pure): copies example files, renumbers db/migrations after the app's highest number, inserts nav items + Lucide icon imports at // outer:nav-items / // outer:nav-icons, bindings at // outer:bindings, resolves requires (photos → passkeys). Validate-then-write; conflicting files and missing markers refuse with the manual step. Byte-identical with outer-templates' TS engine: tests/fixtures/apply/ is a verbatim copy of scripts/apply-fixtures/ and shared_golden_cases_match_the_typescript_engine runs it.
  • add_example {app, name} (61st tool): one commit through the commit path (same gates, quota, awaited deploy). Re-applying is a no-op refusal.
  • create_app {examples}: applied into the seed tree, so one commit and one deploy. Without examples the result says nothing the user asked for exists yet.
  • examples {name}: README + metadata + file list (~6 KB); contents only with files: true, never duplicated.
  • dependencies dropped from the example contract (unused; an order-preserving package.json edit isn't possible without crate-wide preserve_order).
  • INSTRUCTIONS: "Start with create_app {examples} or add_example, then customise with commit…"

Needs ryuzcorp/outer-templates#7 merged, then repin TEMPLATES_SHA here.

Live on prod (outer:dd7acea, templates synced to #7 head 870bae1), throwaway account, now deleted:

  • create_app {name: "Familygram", examples: ["photos"]} → one call, 41 s, success, passkeys pulled in. Playwright + CDP virtual authenticator 11/11 (sign-up, sign-out, members gate, sign-in, upload in feed, image 200 png + ETag); signed-out upload 403; console clean.
  • bare app → add_example photos (23 s, success, /sign-in /photos 200, /members 302); re-apply → "already applied".

fmt, clippy, cargo test (1063 + 7) green.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Create apps with ready-made examples included in the initial commit, or add examples to existing apps in a single change.
    • Example requirements are applied automatically; related files, navigation, resource bindings, and database migrations are handled together.
    • Browse example summaries and file lists, with an option to view file contents.
  • Documentation
    • Updated setup guides and tool references with the example-based workflow and manual steps for cases where an example cannot be applied.

…#apply-examples)

One tool call turns an app into a working feature: create_app seeds
examples before the first commit; add_example resolves requires,
copies files, merges nav/bindings/deps and commits through the same
commit + gate + deploy path as commit. examples {name} now returns the
README and file list (contents with files: true); contents travel in
the text block only, never duplicated.

Rust engine crates/outer/src/examples/apply.rs follows the contract
exactly; golden fixtures in crates/outer/tests/fixtures/apply/ pin the
formatting rules for the TS engine to match.
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The pull request adds an example format with requirements, navigation, and resource bindings; a planner and MCP tool to apply examples; and support for seeding examples during app creation. It also updates example inspection output and agent guidance.

Changes: Example application lifecycle

Layer / File(s) Summary
Example metadata and validation
crates/outer/src/examples/mod.rs
Examples now use requires, navigation entries, and resource bindings instead of package dependencies. The loader validates this metadata and skips invalid examples.
Apply planning and golden cases
crates/outer/src/examples/apply.rs, crates/outer/src/examples/apply/tests.rs, crates/outer/src/templates.rs, crates/outer/tests/fixtures/apply/*
The planner resolves requirements, applies files, renumbers migrations, merges navigation and bindings, and refuses conflicts. Unit tests and golden fixtures cover these behaviors.
MCP application and app seeding
crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/add_example.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/apps.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/code.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/mod.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/registry.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tests.rs
The new add_example tool commits and deploys example changes. create_app can seed examples into its initial commit.
Example inspection and workflow guidance
crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/examples.rs, crates/outer/src/examples/mod.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/mod.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/account.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/open_app.rs, crates/outer/src/mcp/registry.rs, web/docs/agents/start-here/*, web/docs/reference/tools.md
Example inspection defaults to README and file-list output, with optional file contents and truncation reporting. MCP guidance and documentation describe listing, inspection, seeding, and application workflows.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant AddExample
  participant LoadClosure
  participant PlanApply
  participant Commit
  participant Deploy
  Client->>AddExample: submit app, example name, and wait option
  AddExample->>LoadClosure: load requested examples and requirements
  AddExample->>PlanApply: plan against the app tree
  AddExample->>Commit: commit planned writes
  AddExample->>Deploy: deploy committed change
  AddExample-->>Client: return commit, files, navigation, and deploy details
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Possibly related PRs

  • ryuzcorp/outer#104: Adds the original examples loader, MCP tool, and metadata contract extended here.
  • ryuzcorp/outer#70: Establishes the app and website template contract used to check example compatibility.
  • ryuzcorp/outer#30: Defines deploy-time handling for D1 migrations that this PR generates and renumbers.
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Review comments at @crates/outer/src/mcp/tools/add_example.rs:
- Line 75: Update the add_example flow to capture one head SHA before reading
the tree, read and list files at that SHA, and return the SHA from head_tree.
Set the commit request’s base to that captured SHA instead of None so the commit
is rejected if the main head changes.

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- Around line 13-17: Repin the photos example and app starter templates after
the outer-templates#7 changes, ensuring photos declares its required bindings
and the starter includes the navigation and bindings markers used by plan_apply.
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CodeRabbit round: (1) add_example now reads its tree at one head sha and commits with base: Some(head), so a concurrent commit makes it refuse with conflict instead of overwriting (baf64fb). (2) Templates repinned to merged outer-templates#7 5ff03ff (3414ef6) and synced on prod.

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