template-discovery
Template Discovery
This skill helps an agent find, inspect, and select the right dotnet new template for a given task using dotnet new CLI commands for search, listing, and parameter inspection.
When to Use
- User asks "What templates are available for X?"
- User describes a project in natural language ("I need a web API with authentication")
- User wants to compare templates or understand parameters before creating a project
- User needs to know what a template produces (files, structure) before committing
When Not to Use
- User wants to create a project — route to
template-instantiationskill - User wants to author or validate a custom template — route to
template-authoringskill - User is troubleshooting build issues — route to
dotnet-msbuildplugin
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