template-comparison SKILL.md skillA
template-comparison from dotnet/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add dotnet/skills/template-comparison@git:20260831.a7a6170Pins git:20260831.a7a6170 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- dotnet/skills
- Path
plugins/dotnet-template-engine/skills/template-comparison/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260831.a7a6170, committed Aug 31, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 12, 2026
- Size
- 8,245 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5,836
- License
- MIT
Compares two or more dotnet new templates side by side to help users choose between them based on parameters, feature support, frameworks, and classifications. USE FOR: deciding between similar templates (webapi vs webapp, blazor vs blazorwasm, console vs worker), producing a side-by-side comparison of parameters and feature support, understanding how templates differ before creating a project. DO NOT USE FOR: creating a project from a template (use template-instantiation), authoring or…
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Template Comparison This skill helps an agent compare 2+ `dotnet new` templates side by side so the user can pick the right one. It inspects each template's parameters and feature support and renders a comparison table. ## When to Use - User is deciding between similar templates (e.g., `webapi` vs `webapp`, `blazor` vs `blazorwasm`) - User asks "which template should I use for X?" - User wants to understand how two or more templates differ before creating a project ## When Not to Use - User wants to create a project — route to `template-instantiation` - User wants to author or validate a custom template — route to `template-authoring` or `template-validation` - User just needs to find or inspect a single template — route to `template-discovery` ## Inputs | Input | Required | Description | |-------|----------|-------------| | Template short names | Yes | Two or more template short names to compare (e.g., `webapi`, `webapp`) | | Comparison focus | No | Optional aspect to emphasize (auth, AOT, frameworks, interactivity) | ## Workflow **Evidence contract:** a side-by-side table is useful only when every option claim is …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add dotnet/skills/template-comparison@sha256:23282734b73724b2The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260831.a7a6170, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_s6r4fwfetndzvoin)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jun 12, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026, about one every 40 days.
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| git:20260831.a7a6170 latest | 2026-08-31 | a7a6170 | 8,245 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260720.b39a041 | 2026-07-20 | b39a041 | 5,931 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260612.74c5850 | 2026-06-12 | 74c5850 | 4,584 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (8245 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
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Source
dotnet/skills · 5,836 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_s6r4fwfetndzvoin GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=dotnet/skills/template-comparison GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/23282734b73724b21420999a1d7acb7043e8a7119b8a84ac4d90e7361799ff51
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