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.
Install
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill template-validationnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill template-validation -a claude-code -gnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill template-validation -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/dotnet/skills.git --path plugins/dotnet-template-engine/skills/template-validationgh skill install dotnet/skills template-validationgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dotnet/skills /tmp/dotnet__skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/plugins/dotnet-template-engine/skills/template-validation ~/.claude/skills/template-validation # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/plugins/dotnet-template-engine/skills/template-validation ~/.agents/skills/template-validation # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode