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What are templates?

Templates are a formatting mechanism that allows you to wrap Traycer’s generated content (like plans or verification comments) with your own custom instructions. When you hand off to a coding agent, templates let you include additional context before and after the core content. For example, when Traycer generates a plan, you can use templates to:
  • Add project-specific setup instructions before the plan.
  • Include testing requirements after the plan.
  • Specify coding standards and conventions.
  • Integrate with MCPs or other tools.

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Example template structure

In the following example, {{planMarkdown}} is where Traycer inserts the generated plan content, surrounded by your custom instructions. The frontmatter defines the template’s display name (displayName) and type (applicableFor).
MyTemplate.md

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Template types

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Plan Templates (applicableFor: plan)

Customize prompts when sending implementation plans to your coding agent. Available Handlebars:
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{{planMarkdown}}
placeholder
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Contains the generated implementation plan content.

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Verification Templates (applicableFor: verification)

Customize prompts when sending verification review comments to your agent for fixes. Available Handlebars:
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{{comments}}
placeholder
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Contains the verification review comments and feedback.

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Review Templates (applicableFor: review)

Customize prompts when sending review comments to your agent for fixes. Available Handlebars:
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{{reviewComments}}
placeholder
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Contains the review comments and feedback.

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User Query Templates (applicableFor: user query)

Customize prompts when bypassing the plan and directly sending the generated user query to your agent for fixes. Available Handlebars:
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{{userQuery}}
placeholder
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Contains the generated user query.

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Generic Templates (applicableFor: generic)

Create reusable templates for both plan and verification contexts, or any custom agent interactions. Available Handlebars:
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{{basePrompt}}
placeholder
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Contains the base prompt content that can be used in any context.
More handlebars will be added in the future.