Template Validation

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: scaffolders

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Validates custom dotnet new templates for correctness before publishing. Catches missing fields, parameter bugs, shortName conflicts, constraint issues, and common authoring mistakes that cause templates to fail silently. USE FOR: checking template.json files for errors before publishing or testing, diagnosing why a template doesn't appear after installation, reviewing template parameter definitions for type mismatches and missing defaults, finding shortName conflicts with dotnet CLI commands, validating post-action and constraint configuration. DO NOT USE FOR: finding or using existing templates (use template-discovery), creating projects from templates (use template-instantiation), creating templates from existing projects (use template-authoring).

What this skill does

Template Validation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the scaffolders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/template-validation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Template Validation skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/template-validation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/template-validation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/template-validation/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/template-validation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/template-validation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\template-validation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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