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template-authoring

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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, packaging templates as NuGet packages for distribution. DO NOT USE FOR: validating an existing template.json as a standalone task (use template-validation), finding or using existing templates (use template-discovery and template-instantiation), MSBuild project file issues unrelated to template authoring, NuGet package publishing (only template packaging structure).

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

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