templates
Use when publishing a Butterbase app as a public template (visibility + listed + repo snapshot), browsing the template gallery, or cloning a template with environment-variable preflight. Templates are public apps with a pushed repo snapshot that other users can fork into their own region.
Profile →npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill templates --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Butterbase Templates A "template" is a Butterbase app marked `visibility: 'public'` and `listed: true`, **with a repo snapshot uploaded via `butterbase repo push`**. The clone pipeline replays the source app's schema, RLS, functions, config, and frontend artifact into a new app in the cloner's region; the pushed repo gives the cloner the actual source tree to keep developing. ## How the repo snapshot flows (`repo push` / `repo pull` / `repo status`) The repo snapshot is the **source-code half** of a template; the clone job replays schema/RLS/functions/config separately. Both halves are pinned via `apps.repo_latest_snapshot`. - **`butterbase repo init <app_id>`** — Bind the current directory to an app. Writes `.butterbase/config.json` and seeds `.butterbaseignore`. Run once per project. `butterbase clone` does this for you on the cloner side. - **`butterbase repo push -m "<msg>"`** — Publisher uploads. Walks the project tree (respecting `.butterbaseignore` + `.gitignore`), hashes files (SHA256), uploads any new blobs via presigned URLs, commits a new immutable snapshot, updates the local pin. Content-addressed — re-pushing an unchanged tree is a no-op upload. **This is the only wa
- How the repo snapshot flows (repo push / repo pull / repo status)
- What clone replay DOES and DOES NOT copy
- When to use
- Publishing checklist
- Procedure: publishing
- Procedure: cloning
- CLI reference
- Anti-patterns
What does the templates skill do?
Use when publishing a Butterbase app as a public template (visibility + listed + repo snapshot), browsing the template gallery, or cloning a template with environment-variable preflight. Templates are public apps with a pushed repo snapshot that other users can fork into their own region.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill templates --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills, a repository with 532 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.