diff --git a/include/neuron/adapter.h b/include/neuron/adapter.h
index 064a9eca..069b8d8a 100644
--- a/include/neuron/adapter.h
+++ b/include/neuron/adapter.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ typedef enum neu_reqresp_type {
     NEU_RESP_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TAG,
     NEU_REQ_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG,
     NEU_RESP_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG,
+    NEU_REQ_INST_TEMPLATE,
 
     NEU_REQRESP_TRANS_DATA,
     NEU_REQRESP_NODES_STATE,
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ static const char *neu_reqresp_type_string_t[] = {
     [NEU_RESP_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TAG] = "REQ_RESP_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TAG",
     [NEU_REQ_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG]     = "REQ_REQ_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG",
     [NEU_RESP_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG]    = "REQ_RESP_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG",
+    [NEU_REQ_INST_TEMPLATE]        = "NEU_REQ_INST_TEMPLATE",
 
     [NEU_REQRESP_TRANS_DATA]   = "NEU_REQRESP_TRANS_DATA",
     [NEU_REQRESP_NODES_STATE]  = "NEU_REQRESP_NODES_STATE",
@@ -544,6 +546,11 @@ typedef struct neu_req_get_template_tag {
     char name[NEU_TAG_NAME_LEN];
 } neu_req_get_template_tag_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    char tmpl[NEU_TEMPLATE_NAME_LEN];
+    char node[NEU_NODE_NAME_LEN];
+} neu_req_inst_template_t;
+
 typedef struct neu_req_update_license {
 } neu_req_update_license_t;
 
diff --git a/src/adapter/adapter.c b/src/adapter/adapter.c
index 27349081..1963142d 100644
--- a/src/adapter/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter/adapter.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,9 @@ void *neu_msg_gen(neu_reqresp_head_t *header, void *data)
     case NEU_REQ_GET_TEMPLATE_TAG:
         data_size = sizeof(neu_req_get_template_tag_t);
         break;
+    case NEU_REQ_INST_TEMPLATE:
+        data_size = sizeof(neu_req_inst_template_t);
+        break;
     case NEU_REQ_ADD_NODE:
     case NEU_REQ_ADD_NODE_EVENT:
         data_size = sizeof(neu_req_add_node_t);