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Guides creation and validation of custom dotnet new templates from existing projects. Generates a .template.config/template.json that preserves the source project's conventions. USE FOR: creating a reusable dotnet new template from an existing project, bootstrapping .template.config/template.json with correct identity, shortName, parameters, and post-actions, adding parameters or conditional content to a template you are authoring, validating the template.json you are authoring before publishing
Passed 21 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 22 without it.
and 9 more in the full report
9 fixed12 passed either way1 still failing0 broke
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One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
I know the exact relative path of the generated project file (src/MyApi.csproj). Which property in the restore post-action configuration is preferred for targeting this single project file?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The restore post-action configuration uses primaryOutputs to specify the project path. | Missed | Passed |
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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.
.template.config/template.json from scratchtemplate-discovery or template-instantiationdotnet-msbuild plugin| Input | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Source project path | For creation | Path to the .csproj to use as template source |
| template.json path | For validation | Path to an existing template.json to validate |
| Template name | For creation | Human-readable name for the template |
| Short name | Recommended | Short name for dotnet new <shortname> usage |
Use these structures exactly; do not invent fields from other template features.
Deliver the requested artifact. When the user says "show", "write", or "give me the
content", put the complete JSON/XML in the final response even if you also wrote it to disk.
Never edit this skill's SKILL.md or plugin documentation as a substitute for authoring the
user's template. Only create or modify template files when the user requested file changes and
the target template/project is present.
| Need | Correct structure | Never use |
|---|---|---|
Conditional XML in a .csproj | XML comments such as <!--#if (database == "SqlServer") --> and <!--#endif --> around the complete element | bare #if lines, which make the XML invalid |
test cases passed, vs 12 / 22 without
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