fix: correct metadata, gallery counts, and README for Aceternity set

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ lint/typecheck/test/build pipeline.
 - **Markdown:** react-markdown + remark-gfm + shiki (server-side highlighting)
 - **Misc:** zustand, nuqs, sonner, cmdk, vaul, embla-carousel-react, date-fns,
   next-themes, recharts
+- **Motion effects:** 48 Aceternity UI effects vendored as source in
+  `components/ui/` (motion + @tabler/icons-react + @tsparticles + simplex-noise),
+  showcased live at `/ui`
+
+## UI gallery (`/ui`)
+
+48 Aceternity effects (3d-pin, bento-grid, sparkles, tracing-beam, …) vendored
+verbatim from the [Aceternity registry](https://ui.aceternity.com/components)
+and demoed live in `components/showcase/gallery.tsx`. The shadcn Base-Nova set
+(accordions, dialogs, tables, …) ships alongside in the same `components/ui/`
+dir — 110 files total.
+
+| Rule          | Detail                                                                  |
+| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Source        | Registry JSON, verbatim + `motion/react` / `cn` import fixes            |
+| Rename        | Aceternity tabs → `animated-tabs.tsx` (collides with shadcn `tabs.tsx`) |
+| Skipped       | three.js trio, apple-cards-carousel (heavy deps, out of scope)          |
+| Overlay demos | `MultiStepLoader` demo is state-gated — never hardcode `loading`        |
 
 ## Getting started
 
@@ -51,7 +69,8 @@ Git hooks (husky + lint-staged) run ESLint + Prettier on staged files.
 
 ```
 app/
-  page.tsx            # landing page
+  page.tsx            # landing page (HomeHero: Cover + Sparkles + Spotlight)
+  ui/                 # /ui gallery — 48 Aceternity effects, live demos
   demo/               # wiring example: markdown+shiki, form, table, session
   protected/          # route guarded by middleware (better-auth session)
   error.tsx / loading.tsx / not-found.tsx

app/layout.tsx

@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
 });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "Create Next App",
-  description: "Generated by create next app",
+  title: {
+    default: "Next.js Template — Aceternity + shadcn",
+    template: "%s — Next.js Template",
+  },
+  description:
+    "Production-ready Next.js 16 starter on Bun with 48 vendored Aceternity UI effects, shadcn Base-Nova components, Tailwind v4, motion, better-auth and a typed API client.",
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: Readonly<{ children: React.ReactNode }>) {

app/ui/page.tsx

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import { ShowcaseGallery } from "@/components/showcase/gallery";
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "UI Gallery — Aceternity",
+  title: "UI Gallery — Aceternity + shadcn",
   description:
-    "Fifty-two Aceternity UI components vendored into the template — animated cards, beams, backgrounds, pins, marquees and more, wired for the App Router.",
+    "Forty-eight Aceternity UI effects vendored into the template — animated cards, beams, backgrounds, pins, marquees and more, wired for the App Router, alongside the full shadcn Base-Nova set.",
 };
 
 const SECTIONS = [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function UiGalleryPage() {
             Aceternity UI gallery
           </h1>
           <p className="max-w-2xl text-sm leading-6 text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400">
-            50 components vendored straight from the{" "}
+            48 Aceternity effects vendored straight from the{" "}
             <a
               href="https://ui.aceternity.com/components"
               className="font-medium text-zinc-900 underline decoration-zinc-300 underline-offset-4 hover:decoration-zinc-500 dark:text-zinc-200 dark:decoration-zinc-600"

components/home-hero.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function HomeHero() {
         className="relative z-10 flex w-full max-w-4xl flex-col items-center gap-8 px-6 py-24 text-center"
       >
         <span className="rounded-full border border-zinc-200 bg-white/70 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium tracking-wide text-zinc-500 backdrop-blur dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-900/70 dark:text-zinc-400">
-          Next.js 16 · Tailwind v4 · motion · 50+ Aceternity components
+          Next.js 16 · Tailwind v4 · motion · 48 Aceternity effects + shadcn
         </span>
 
         <h1 className="max-w-3xl text-4xl leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight text-zinc-900 sm:text-6xl dark:text-white">