What output does the skill generate?

It emits a standard Chocolatey Nuspec XML snippet that includes metadata like id, version, title, authors, projectUrl, licenseUrl, description, and tags.

Which workflows does it support?

Target processes include package-manager-publishing and cli-binary-distribution, aligning with Chocolatey packaging and Windows CLI distribution.

chocolatey-package-generator

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Chocolatey Package Generator

Generate Chocolatey package for Windows distribution.

Generated Patterns

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata>
    <id>myapp</id>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
    <title>My App</title>
    <authors>My Name</authors>
    <projectUrl>https://github.com/myuser/myapp</projectUrl>
    <licenseUrl>https://github.com/myuser/myapp/blob/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
    <description>My CLI application</description>
    <tags>cli tools</tags>
  </metadata>
</package>

Target Processes

package-manager-publishing
cli-binary-distribution

Source

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/main/plugins/babysitter/skills/babysit/process/specializations/cli-mcp-development/skills/chocolatey-package-generator/SKILL.md

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Overview

Generates a Chocolatey package Nuspec for Windows CLI distribution. The output is a ready-to-use XML template including id, version, title, authors, projectUrl, licenseUrl, description, and tags, following the Nuspec structure shown in the example. This enables repeatable packaging and smooth publishing via Chocolatey.

How This Skill Works

The tool reads package metadata and emits a Chocolatey Nuspec XML snippet. It mirrors the Nuspec structure from the sample, populating fields such as id, version, title, authors, projectUrl, licenseUrl, description, and tags for a ready-to-publish package.

When to Use It

You need to publish a Windows CLI tool to Chocolatey.
You want a ready-to-use NuSpec template for Chocolatey packaging.
You’re packaging multiple CLI tools and want a consistent nuspec structure.
You’re automating the packaging step as part of CI/CD or release pipelines.
You need a starting point aligned with package-manager-publishing or cli-binary-distribution workflows.

Quick Start

Step 1: Prepare your metadata: id, version, title, authors, projectUrl, licenseUrl, description, and tags.
Step 2: Run the generator to produce a Nuspec XML snippet similar to the sample shown in the Skill documentation.
Step 3: Use the generated Nuspec in your Chocolatey packaging workflow (package-manager-publishing and cli-binary-distribution) and publish.

Best Practices

Provide accurate metadata: id, version, title, and authors.
Include valid URLs: projectUrl and licenseUrl.
Describe the CLI clearly in description and use meaningful tags (e.g., cli tools).
Validate the Nuspec against Chocolatey packaging guidelines.
Keep versioning consistent with releases and update the Nuspec accordingly.

Example Use Cases

Example 1: Packaging MyApp CLI. id=myapp, version=1.0.0, title=My App, authors=My Name, projectUrl=https://github.com/myuser/myapp, licenseUrl=https://github.com/myuser/myapp/blob/main/LICENSE, description=My CLI application, tags=cli tools
Example 2: Packaging AWS CLI Tool. id=aws-cli-tool, version=2.1.0, title=AWS CLI Tool, authors=Dev Team, projectUrl=https://github.com/org/aws-cli-tool, licenseUrl=https://github.com/org/aws-cli-tool/blob/main/LICENSE, description=CLI utility for AWS, tags=aws cli tools
Example 3: Packaging Kubectl Helper. id=kubectl-helper, version=0.9.5, title=Kubectl Helper, authors=Ops Team, projectUrl=https://github.com/org/kubectl-helper, licenseUrl=https://github.com/org/kubectl-helper/blob/main/LICENSE, description=Utilities around kubectl, tags=kubernetes cli
Example 4: Packaging Git Fast. id=git-fast, version=3.0.0, title=Git Fast, authors=DevOps, projectUrl=https://github.com/org/git-fast, licenseUrl=https://github.com/org/git-fast/blob/main/LICENSE, description=Accelerated Git workflows, tags=cli tools
Example 5: Minimal CLI Package. id=mycli, version=0.1.0, title=MyCLI, authors=Developer, projectUrl=https://github.com/org/mycli, licenseUrl=https://github.com/org/mycli/blob/main/LICENSE, description=Lightweight CLI utility, tags=cli tools

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