# Cookiecutter Template Generator

> Generates project scaffolding using the Cookiecutter CLI with Jinja2 templating. Supports custom template registries, post-generation hooks via Python scripts, and integration with the GitHub template repository API.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/cookiecutter-template-generator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/cookiecutter-template-generator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/cookiecutter-template-generator/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/cookiecutter-template-generator

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# Cookiecutter Template Generator

Generates project scaffolding using the Cookiecutter CLI with Jinja2 templating. Supports custom template registries, post-generation hooks via Python scripts, and integration with the GitHub template repository API.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- uv tool install cookiecutter
- If you plan to use Cookiecutter programmatically, please run uv add cookiecutter to add it to your project. Then you can import and use it like this:

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/cookiecutter.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/cookiecutter/)
- Create projects swiftly from **cookiecutters** (project templates) with this command-line utility. Ideal for generating Python package projects and more.
- **User-Friendly:** No Python knowledge required.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ## Features
- **Cross-Platform:** Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- **Multi-Language Support:** Use templates in any language or markup format.

- Source: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/cookiecutter-template-generator/)