# Project creation in administration — 14 October 2026

The administrator UI now includes a Projects section, existing project summaries,
and a creation form using the established `/v1/admin/projects` API. It collects a
name, stable project slug, owner ID, purpose and 1–30 research questions. Owner
identity defaults to `/v1/me`. Creation refreshes project options for account and
credential grants without reloading the page. Failures preserve the form for retry.

The default initial policy explicitly permits source registration and supported
research record types that pass service validation. The checkbox explains this and
can require review instead. Protected intent/policy/deletion/merge changes retain
owner authorization. Cross-project includes start empty. No project is created on
the operator's behalf; the operator fills in the form and submits it.

PASS: TypeScript, ESLint, 20 frontend tests and production build; existing project
administration API test; deployed admin page HTTP 200. The new integrated UI test
covers identity defaults, slug generation, policy and CSRF payload, server conflict
preserving inputs, successful creation, and updated account/key grant selectors.

LIMITED: shared preview status/open calls timed out. Rendered screenshot, keyboard
and responsive browser checks could not be completed during this change. Existing
styles and semantic form controls are reused; no accessibility audit is claimed.

The working tree already contained uncommitted application work. Changes were kept
in the admin UI, tests, CSS and setup documentation; no commit or knowledge mutation
was performed.