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 they are authoring before publishing User is setting up .template.config/template.json from 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-discovery or template-instantiation User has MSBuild issues unrelated to template authoring — route to dotnet-msbuild plugin Inputs Show more Installs 818 Repository dotnet/skills GitHub Stars 5.1K First Seen Mar 19, 2026 Security Audits Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass Socket Pass Snyk Pass