diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardGalaxySummaryProjectorTests.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardGalaxySummaryProjectorTests.cs
index 7ce303c..2a3879e 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardGalaxySummaryProjectorTests.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Dashboard/DashboardGalaxySummaryProjectorTests.cs
@@ -145,4 +145,147 @@ public sealed class DashboardGalaxySummaryProjectorTests
 
         Assert.Equal(expected, summary.Status);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Verifies that templates with equal instance counts are ordered
+    ///     alphabetically (the <c>ThenBy(name, OrdinalIgnoreCase)</c> tie-break).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Project_TopTemplates_TiesBreakAlphabetically()
+    {
+        // Two templates, one instance each, intentionally added B before A so the
+        // result order can only come from the alphabetical tie-break, not insertion.
+        GalaxyObject bObj = MakeObject(1, categoryId: 10, template: "$BTemplate");
+        GalaxyObject aObj = MakeObject(2, categoryId: 10, template: "$ATemplate");
+        GalaxyObject[] objects = [bObj, aObj];
+
+        GalaxyHierarchyCacheEntry entry = MakeHealthyEntry(objects);
+
+        DashboardGalaxySummary summary = DashboardGalaxySummaryProjector.Project(entry);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, summary.TopTemplates.Count);
+        Assert.Equal("$ATemplate", summary.TopTemplates[0].TemplateName);
+        Assert.Equal(1, summary.TopTemplates[0].InstanceCount);
+        Assert.Equal("$BTemplate", summary.TopTemplates[1].TemplateName);
+        Assert.Equal(1, summary.TopTemplates[1].InstanceCount);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Verifies that categories with equal object counts are ordered by ascending
+    ///     category id (the <c>ThenBy(category.Key)</c> tie-break).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Project_ObjectCategories_TiesBreakByAscendingCategoryId()
+    {
+        // One object in category 26 and one in category 10 (equal counts), with the
+        // higher id added first so the result order comes only from the id tie-break.
+        GalaxyObject high = MakeObject(1, categoryId: 26, template: "$T1");
+        GalaxyObject low = MakeObject(2, categoryId: 10, template: "$T2");
+        GalaxyObject[] objects = [high, low];
+
+        GalaxyHierarchyCacheEntry entry = MakeHealthyEntry(objects);
+
+        DashboardGalaxySummary summary = DashboardGalaxySummaryProjector.Project(entry);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, summary.ObjectCategories.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(10, summary.ObjectCategories[0].CategoryId);
+        Assert.Equal("UserDefined", summary.ObjectCategories[0].CategoryName);
+        Assert.Equal(1, summary.ObjectCategories[0].ObjectCount);
+        Assert.Equal(26, summary.ObjectCategories[1].CategoryId);
+        Assert.Equal("OPCClient", summary.ObjectCategories[1].CategoryName);
+        Assert.Equal(1, summary.ObjectCategories[1].ObjectCount);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Verifies that <see cref="DashboardGalaxySummary.TopTemplates"/> is capped at
+    ///     the 10 highest-usage templates, and that the dropped template is the correct
+    ///     loser by count-then-alphabetical ordering.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Project_TopTemplates_CapsAtTenHighestByCount()
+    {
+        // 11 distinct templates. "$Template00" gets the most instances; the rest each
+        // get a unique higher-than-baseline count so the ordering is unambiguous,
+        // except the two lowest ("$KeepZ" and "$DropA") tie at one instance each.
+        // With the count tie, "$DropA" sorts before "$KeepZ" alphabetically, so the
+        // Take(10) cap must KEEP "$DropA" and DROP "$KeepZ" (the alphabetical loser
+        // among the two tied-lowest) — proving cap order is count-then-name, not
+        // insertion.
+        List<GalaxyObject> objects = new();
+        int nextId = 1;
+
+        // Nine templates with descending, distinct counts 11..3.
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
+        {
+            int count = 11 - i; // 11, 10, ... 3
+            string template = $"$Template{i:00}";
+            for (int instance = 0; instance < count; instance++)
+            {
+                objects.Add(MakeObject(nextId++, categoryId: 10, template: template));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Two templates tied at the lowest count (1 each): "$DropA" sorts before
+        // "$KeepZ", so the keeper at slot 10 is "$DropA" and "$KeepZ" is dropped.
+        objects.Add(MakeObject(nextId++, categoryId: 10, template: "$DropA"));
+        objects.Add(MakeObject(nextId++, categoryId: 10, template: "$KeepZ"));
+
+        GalaxyHierarchyCacheEntry entry = MakeHealthyEntry(objects.ToArray());
+
+        DashboardGalaxySummary summary = DashboardGalaxySummaryProjector.Project(entry);
+
+        Assert.Equal(10, summary.TopTemplates.Count);
+
+        // The nine distinct-count templates lead, in count order.
+        Assert.Equal("$Template00", summary.TopTemplates[0].TemplateName);
+        Assert.Equal(11, summary.TopTemplates[0].InstanceCount);
+        Assert.Equal("$Template08", summary.TopTemplates[8].TemplateName);
+        Assert.Equal(3, summary.TopTemplates[8].InstanceCount);
+
+        // Slot 10 is "$DropA" (the alphabetical winner of the lowest-count tie);
+        // "$KeepZ" is the dropped loser.
+        Assert.Equal("$DropA", summary.TopTemplates[9].TemplateName);
+        Assert.Equal(1, summary.TopTemplates[9].InstanceCount);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(summary.TopTemplates, usage => usage.TemplateName == "$KeepZ");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Verifies that <see cref="DashboardGalaxySummaryProjector.Project"/> rejects a
+    ///     null entry with <see cref="ArgumentNullException"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Project_NullEntry_Throws()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => DashboardGalaxySummaryProjector.Project(null!));
+    }
+
+    private static GalaxyObject MakeObject(int gobjectId, int categoryId, string template)
+    {
+        GalaxyObject obj = new()
+        {
+            GobjectId = gobjectId,
+            BrowseName = $"Object{gobjectId}",
+            CategoryId = categoryId,
+        };
+        obj.TemplateChain.Add(template);
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    private static GalaxyHierarchyCacheEntry MakeHealthyEntry(IReadOnlyList<GalaxyObject> objects)
+    {
+        return new GalaxyHierarchyCacheEntry(
+            Status: GalaxyCacheStatus.Healthy,
+            Sequence: 1,
+            LastQueriedAt: null,
+            LastSuccessAt: null,
+            LastDeployTime: null,
+            LastError: null,
+            Objects: objects,
+            Index: GalaxyHierarchyIndex.Build(objects),
+            ObjectCount: objects.Count,
+            AreaCount: 0,
+            AttributeCount: 0,
+            HistorizedAttributeCount: 0,
+            AlarmAttributeCount: 0);
+    }
 }