template-creator

# Template Creator Create a self-contained Amplifier skill with a retained reference and a manifest. This uses Amplifier filesystem discovery, not a Codex gallery or plugin cache. 1. Identify the exact reference and whether this is creation or an explicitly requested update. For cloud references, use a real authorized export tool; do not store account credentials or guess a download URL. Confirm the user can reuse the reference before redistributing it. Preserve the original. 2. Choose `.amplifier/skills/artifact-template-<name>` in the project or the user's requested destination. Do not overwrite an existing skill by default. 3. For DOCX/PPTX/XLSX/PDF, load the corresponding authoring skill and render a representative first page/slide/sheet. Inspect the preview for readability. For images retain the original; for a message retain exact UTF-8 text and make a preview only if a suitable renderer is available. 4. Run `${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/create_template.py` with `--reference`, `--name`, `--description`, and `--destination` (the parent skills folder). Optionally pass a verified `--preview`. The helper writes the reference, SHA-256, `artifact-template.json`, and an Amplifier `SKILL.md`, refuses overwrite, and rejects symlink inputs. Read its JSON result and verify the resulting files. 5. Load the new skill through `load_skill` and exercise it on a disposable copy. For updates, identify the exact destination, preserve unaffected resources, update the manifest hash if the reference changes, and rerender its preview. Keep layout and content responsibilities explicit: the retained reference controls format where the user gives no contrary instruction; user sources control facts. Template creation does not authorize cloud publication or integration installation.