diff --git a/core/map_projects/migrations/0033_mapproject_prompt_template_url_and_more.py b/core/map_projects/migrations/0033_mapproject_prompt_template_url_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20f6d0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/map_projects/migrations/0033_mapproject_prompt_template_url_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-05-07 04:01
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('map_projects', '0032_alter_mapproject_encoder_model'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='mapproject',
+            name='prompt_template_url',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='mapproject',
+            name='encoder_model',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, default='BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-m3', null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/map_projects/migrations/0034_rename_prompt_template_url_mapproject_prompt_template_key.py b/core/map_projects/migrations/0034_rename_prompt_template_url_mapproject_prompt_template_key.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1e1016f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/map_projects/migrations/0034_rename_prompt_template_url_mapproject_prompt_template_key.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-05-07 12:21
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('map_projects', '0033_mapproject_prompt_template_url_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='mapproject',
+            old_name='prompt_template_url',
+            new_name='prompt_template_key',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/map_projects/models.py b/core/map_projects/models.py
index 7e64d1e8..adfa9074 100644
--- a/core/map_projects/models.py
+++ b/core/map_projects/models.py
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ class MapProject(BaseModel):
     lookup_config = models.JSONField(default=dict, null=True, blank=True)
     analysis = models.JSONField(default=dict, null=True, blank=True)
     encoder_model = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, default=settings.ENCODER_MODEL_NAME)
+    prompt_template_key = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
 
     # Fields that define how a project matches —
     # excluding identity, results, logs, and audit metadata.
     # Used by the copy-project flow.
     CONFIGURATION_FIELDS = [
         'algorithms', 'encoder_model', 'filters', 'include_retired',
-        'lookup_config', 'score_configuration', 'target_repo_url',
+        'lookup_config', 'score_configuration', 'target_repo_url', 'prompt_template_key'
     ]
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/core/map_projects/serializers.py b/core/map_projects/serializers.py
index 56b2973c..201f03d8 100644
--- a/core/map_projects/serializers.py
+++ b/core/map_projects/serializers.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class Meta:
             'created_by', 'updated_by', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'url', 'is_active',
             'public_access', 'file', 'user_id', 'organization_id', 'description',
             'target_repo_url', 'include_retired', 'score_configuration',
-            'filters', 'candidates', 'algorithms', 'lookup_config', 'analysis', 'encoder_model'
+            'filters', 'candidates', 'algorithms', 'lookup_config', 'analysis', 'encoder_model',
+            'prompt_template_key'
         ]
 
     def prepare_object(self, validated_data, instance=None, file=None):
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ def prepare_object(self, validated_data, instance=None, file=None):
         for attr in [
             'name', 'description', 'extras', 'target_repo_url', 'include_retired',
             'score_configuration', 'filters', 'candidates', 'algorithms', 'lookup_config', 'analysis',
-            'encoder_model'
+            'encoder_model', 'prompt_template_key'
         ]:
             setattr(instance, attr, validated_data.get(attr, get(instance, attr)))
         if not instance.id:
diff --git a/core/map_projects/tests/tests.py b/core/map_projects/tests/tests.py
index 43d33179..05e84114 100644
--- a/core/map_projects/tests/tests.py
+++ b/core/map_projects/tests/tests.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def test_get_200(self):
             lookup_config={'concepts': {'limit': 20}},
             score_configuration={'recommended': 95, 'available': 75},
             target_repo_url='/orgs/CIEL/sources/CIEL/',
+            prompt_template_key='match-recommend'
         )
         project.save()
 
@@ -154,5 +155,6 @@ def test_get_200(self):
         self.assertEqual(response.data['lookup_config'], {'concepts': {'limit': 20}})
         self.assertEqual(response.data['score_configuration'], {'recommended': 95, 'available': 75})
         self.assertEqual(response.data['target_repo_url'], '/orgs/CIEL/sources/CIEL/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['prompt_template_key'], 'match-recommend')
         for field in ['analysis', 'input_file_name', 'candidates', 'matches', 'columns', 'created_by', 'updated_by']:
             self.assertNotIn(field, response.data)