template-authoring
Template Authoring
This skill helps an agent create and validate custom dotnet new templates. It guides bootstrapping templates from existing projects and validates template.json files for authoring issues before publishing.
When to Use
- User wants to create a reusable template from an existing .csproj
- User wants to validate a template.json for correctness
- User is setting up
.template.config/template.jsonfrom scratch - User wants to package a template for NuGet distribution
When Not to Use
- User wants to find or use existing templates — route to
template-discoveryortemplate-instantiation - User has MSBuild issues unrelated to template authoring — route to
dotnet-msbuildplugin
Inputs
| Input | Required | Description |
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