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/gcloud-kit:customize

Customize G-Cloud Kit templates by copying them to a local .gcloud/templates/ directory for editing.

Overview

G-Cloud Kit ships with 12 standard templates that drive document generation. This command helps you copy templates locally so you can adjust branding, tone, section ordering, and pre-fill organisation-specific content. Local copies serve as an editing workspace — commands still read from the plugin templates by default.

Usage

/gcloud-kit:customize
/gcloud-kit:customize Copy security template

Arguments: Optional — specify a template name or action directly.

Prerequisites

  • None — works in any directory

Output

.gcloud/templates/{name}-template.md (one or more copied templates)

What it does

  1. Explains the template customization concept
  2. Presents 4 options via interactive prompt:
    • List available templates — shows all 12 templates with descriptions and the commands that use them
    • Copy a specific template — copies one template to .gcloud/templates/
    • Copy all templates — copies all 12 templates to .gcloud/templates/
    • Show customization tips — guidance on what to change (branding, tone, sections) and what NOT to change (character limits, required sections, CCS question mappings)
  3. Creates .gcloud/templates/ directory if it does not exist
  4. Copies selected template(s) from plugin to local directory
  5. Shows summary with next steps

Available templates

TemplateUsed by
supplier-profile-template.md/gcloud-kit:supplier-profile
service-design-template.md/gcloud-kit:service-design
sdd-lot1-template.md/gcloud-kit:sdd-lot1
sdd-lot2-template.md/gcloud-kit:sdd-lot2
sdd-lot3-template.md/gcloud-kit:sdd-lot3
pricing-template.md/gcloud-kit:pricing
security-template.md/gcloud-kit:security
declaration-template.md/gcloud-kit:declaration
marketing-template.md/gcloud-kit:marketing
sales-analysis-template.md/gcloud-kit:sales
story-template.md/gcloud-kit:story
pages-template.html/gcloud-kit:pages

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