> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cogfoundry.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Templates

> Understand official templates, private templates, versions, and Market SkillBots.

A LoomLoom template defines a reusable workflow and the structured inputs it accepts. You combine a template with workbook or programmatic row input to create a run.

## Template types

| Type              | Maintained by            | How you use it               | Version behavior                              |
| ----------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Official template | CogFoundry               | `loomloom template ...`      | Use the version available in your environment |
| Private template  | You or your organization | `loomloom template-spec ...` | Each change creates a new immutable version   |
| SkillBot          | A Market creator         | `loomloom market ...`        | Runs the current sellable Listing Version     |

Their relationship is:

```text theme={null}
Official template ── run directly

Private template
  └─ private template version
       └─ submitted for Market review
            └─ immutable Listing Version
                 └─ available to buyers as a SkillBot
```

There is no separate public-template resource. A CogFoundry-maintained workflow is an official template; a creator-published workflow is a Market SkillBot.

## Choose the right starting point

* Use an [official template](/documentation/loomloom/official-templates) when an existing workflow already matches the outcome you need.
* Create a [private template](/documentation/loomloom/private-templates) when you need your own input schema or multi-step workflow.
* Use a [SkillBot](/documentation/loomloom/skillbots-and-market) when you want to run a creator's reviewed workflow without recreating it.

## Inspect before preparing input

```bash theme={null}
# Official templates
loomloom template list
loomloom template schema <template-id> --output json

# Your private templates
loomloom template-spec list
loomloom template-spec get <template-id>

# Market SkillBots
loomloom market list
loomloom market show <listing-id> --output json
```

Use the schema returned by the current environment. Do not infer field keys, allowed values, hidden step IDs, or template availability from a name alone.

<Note>
  `loomloom asset list` combines your private templates and available Market SkillBots. It does not include official templates and does not define another template type.
</Note>