Is this skill useful for enterprise CI/CD workflows?

Absolutely. It contains specific patterns for Harness Expression Language and reusable pipeline templates to standardize enterprise deployment strategies.

Which templating formats are supported by this skill?

The skill supports Handlebars, Cookiecutter, Copier, Maven Archetypes, and Harness CI/CD templates.

Can this skill help me choose the right template format?

Yes, it includes a detailed decision tree to help you select the best format based on complexity, language ecosystem, and specific deployment needs.

Does it support post-generation tasks like Git initialization?

Yes, it provides guidance and code for post-generation hooks, such as initializing repositories, creating virtual environments, and installing dependencies.

How does it handle variable validation for user inputs?

It includes patterns for input validation, including regex checks, choice lists, and type enforcement for tools like Copier and Cookiecutter to ensure data integrity.

Universal Templating & Project Scaffolding

Name: Universal Templating & Project Scaffolding
Author: Lobbi-Docs

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Productivity & Workflow

Standardizes project creation and configuration across Handlebars, Cookiecutter, Copier, Maven, and Harness formats.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for designing, generating, and maintaining templates across multiple industry-standard formats. By offering a format selection matrix and detailed generation workflows, it helps developers choose the right tool—whether it's simple Handlebars substitution for configuration files, complex versioned scaffolding with Copier, or enterprise pipeline templates for Harness. It ensures consistency through standardized variable naming, conditional rendering patterns, and post-generation hooks, significantly reducing the manual effort required to bootstrap new projects or maintain infrastructure-as-code.

Key Features

01Detailed project structure design and documentation best practices

021 GitHub stars

03Support for complex workflows involving conditional rendering and post-generation hooks

04Intelligent format selection decision tree for various development scenarios

05Multi-format support including Handlebars, Cookiecutter, Copier, Maven, and Harness

06Standardized variable naming conventions and input validation patterns

Use Cases

01Automating the scaffolding of new Python or Java projects with organizational best practices

02Creating reusable, parameter-driven CI/CD pipeline components for the Harness platform

03Generating consistent configuration files and technical documentation across microservices

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lobbi-docs/claude universal-templating

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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