diff --git a/src/routes/admin/projects.ts b/src/routes/admin/projects.ts
index d75056c..9f68dc4 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/projects.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/projects.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import { parsePagination, buildPaginationMeta } from "../../utils/pagination";
 import { parseBody } from "../../schemas/common";
 import {
   UpdateProjectSchema,
+  CreateProjectSchema,
   CreateProjectNoteSchema,
 } from "../../schemas/projects.schema";
 import {
   listProjects,
   getProject,
+  createProject,
+  getNextProjectNumber,
   updateProject,
   deleteProject,
   createProjectNote,
@@ -46,6 +49,40 @@ export default async function projectsRoutes(
     },
   );
 
+  // GET /api/admin/projects/next-number — preview the next shared number
+  fastify.get(
+    "/next-number",
+    { preHandler: requirePermission("projects.create") },
+    async (_request, reply) => {
+      const number = await getNextProjectNumber();
+      return success(reply, { number, next_number: number });
+    },
+  );
+
+  // POST /api/admin/projects — create a standalone (manual) project
+  fastify.post(
+    "/",
+    { preHandler: requirePermission("projects.create") },
+    async (request, reply) => {
+      const parsed = parseBody(CreateProjectSchema, request.body);
+      if ("error" in parsed) return error(reply, parsed.error, 400);
+
+      const result = await createProject(parsed.data);
+      if ("error" in result)
+        return error(reply, result.error, (result as any).status ?? 400);
+
+      await logAudit({
+        request,
+        authData: request.authData,
+        action: "create",
+        entityType: "project",
+        entityId: result.id,
+        description: `Vytvořen projekt ${result.project_number}`,
+      });
+      return success(reply, { id: result.id }, 201, "Projekt byl vytvořen");
+    },
+  );
+
   fastify.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
     "/:id",
     { preHandler: requirePermission("projects.view") },