# 0003. A generated ERB admin, not a dependency - Status: Accepted - Date: 2026-08 ## Context Business apps need an admin back-office. Options: adopt a framework (Avo, Administrate) or generate plain Rails screens. A framework is powerful but is a large dependency an agent must learn, and it abstracts the very code we want to stay legible. ## Decision Generate a Hotwire-free ERB admin console from the entity generator — CRUD, comments, attachments, search, filtering, pagination, permission-aware — as ordinary, readable Rails the app owns. ## Consequences - Zero admin dependency; an agent reads and extends normal controllers/views. - More generated code to maintain in templates, and fewer batteries than a mature admin gem. - Avo stays an evaluated alternative behind the same generated surface; the decision is revisitable per real usage.

0003. A generated ERB admin, not a dependency

• Status: Accepted
• Date: 2026-08

Context

Business apps need an admin back-office. Options: adopt a framework (Avo, Administrate) or generate plain Rails screens. A framework is powerful but is a large dependency an agent must learn, and it abstracts the very code we want to stay legible.

Decision

Generate a Hotwire-free ERB admin console from the entity generator — CRUD, comments, attachments, search, filtering, pagination, permission-aware — as ordinary, readable Rails the app owns.

Consequences

• Zero admin dependency; an agent reads and extends normal controllers/views.
• More generated code to maintain in templates, and fewer batteries than a mature admin gem.
• Avo stays an evaluated alternative behind the same generated surface; the decision is revisitable per real usage.