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# AGENTS.md — apps/cms
**Thin shell** hosting the Payload CMS admin panel via Next.js. All CMS configuration (collections, globals, hooks, access control, `payload.config.ts`) lives in `@repo/core-cms`, which aggregates collections from feature packages.
## Purpose
This app exists solely to serve the Payload Admin UI. It contains no custom CMS code beyond Next.js routing boilerplate. All business knowledge lives in feature packages (`@repo/auth`, `@repo/blog`, etc.), which export their collections/globals via subpath exports (`.../cms`). `@repo/core-cms` composes them into a single Payload config.
## Port: 3001
```bash
docker compose up -d postgres # Start PostgreSQL on port 5432
pnpm dev --filter @repo/cms # http://localhost:3001/admin
```
## Key Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `next.config.mjs` | Minimal config wrapped with `withPayload()` from `@payloadcms/next` |
| `tsconfig.json` | TypeScript config with `@payload-config` path alias |
| `src/app/(payload)/layout.tsx` | Auto-generated Payload root layout (DO NOT MODIFY) |
| `src/app/(payload)/admin/[[...segments]]/page.tsx` | Auto-generated catch-all admin page (DO NOT MODIFY) |
| `src/app/(payload)/importMap.js` | Auto-generated Payload import map (DO NOT MODIFY) |
## Hard Rules
- **NEVER** add collections, globals, or hooks in this app — put them in feature packages
- **NEVER** create custom CMS logic here — use `@repo/core-cms`
- **NEVER** modify auto-generated files under `src/app/(payload)/`
- All Payload config changes go in `packages/core-cms/src/payload.config.ts`
## @payload-config Alias
The `tsconfig.json` points to `@repo/core-cms`:
```json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"paths": {
"@payload-config": ["../../packages/core-cms/src/payload.config.ts"]
}
}
}
```
When Payload imports `@payload-config`, it resolves to the composed config from `@repo/core-cms`, which in turn imports feature collections.
## Composition flow
```
Feature 1 (@repo/blog)
└─ src/integrations/cms/collections/articles.ts
└─ exported as ./cms
Feature 2 (@repo/auth)
└─ src/integrations/cms/collections/users.ts
└─ exported as ./cms
Feature 3 (@repo/navigation)
└─ src/integrations/cms/globals/header.ts
└─ exported as ./cms
Core CMS (@repo/core-cms)
└─ src/payload.config.ts
imports all feature /cms exports
calls buildConfig({ collections, globals })
This app (@repo/cms)
└─ src/app/(payload)/layout.tsx
loads config from @payload-config
Payload CLI auto-generates admin routes
```
## Type Generation
After adding/modifying collections in any feature's `/cms` folder:
```bash
cd apps/cms && pnpm generate:types
# Regenerates packages/core-cms/src/generated-types.ts
```
## Dependencies
| Dependency | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `@repo/core-cms` | Payload config + buildConfig |
| `@payloadcms/next` | Next.js integration for Payload |
| `payload` | Payload CMS core |
| `next` | Next.js 15 framework |
| `sharp` | Image processing |
## Cross-References
- **Feature collections:** each feature's `src/integrations/cms/` folder
- **CMS composition:** `packages/core-cms/AGENTS.md`