An opinionated, production-ready Apache 2.0 template repository for bootstrapping modern software projects.

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Overview

Welcome to the project_name template repository! This template provides a robust foundation for building high-quality, scalable software projects. It includes standard directories, issue templates, CI/CD workflows, and comprehensive placeholder documentation.

To use this template, simply find and replace all instances of project_name and {{organization}} with your actual project details, update the placeholder SVG images in docs/assets/branding/, and you are ready to start coding.

Why Use project_name?

• Consistency: Enforces a standardized layout and structure across your organization's repositories.
• Speed: Bootstraps your project with pre-configured Actions, badges, and templates so you don't start from scratch.
• Best Practices: Baked-in guides for contributing, security, and developer setup.

Comparisons

When evaluating project_name against other templates, consider the following differences:

Feature	project_name Template	Standard GitHub Init	Cookiecutter / Copier
Setup Speed	Very Fast	Fast	Slower (requires CLI tool)
Visual Assets	Pre-configured Light/Dark assets	None	Varies
CI/CD Built-in	Yes (GitHub Actions)	No	Optional
Complexity	Low (Find and Replace)	None	Medium (Jinja templates)

What's New

Welcome to the project_name Launch!

This project has just been instantiated from the template repository. Keep an eye on this section for future release highlights, new features, and community announcements!

Quick Start

pip install project_name

For full installation options (from source, Docker, platform-specific notes) and step-by-step onboarding, see the Getting Started guide.

Core Concepts

This project is built using modern Python tooling, ensuring a stable and typed foundation. It utilizes Pydantic for data validation and Ruff/Mypy for code quality.

Component Architecture

The template is organized into several key areas:

• docs/: Stores your documentation and branding assets.
• src/ (or your primary package directory): The core application logic.
• tests/: Automated tests to ensure code quality.

Advanced Usage

Please check the docs/examples/ directory for advanced examples and configurations.

General

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for more details. For development setup, check out DEVELOPING.md. Please ensure you follow our Code of Conduct in all interactions.

Support and Security

• For help and general questions, see SUPPORT.md.
• To report a security vulnerability, please refer to our Security Policy.

AI & LLM Tooling

This repository includes first-class support for agentic and LLM-assisted development workflows:

• AGENTS.md: Repository-specific instructions for AI coding agents (Codex, Copilot Workspace, Gemini, Claude, Cursor, and similar tools). Contains the authoritative guide for project structure, executable commands, code style, and critical constraints.
• llms.txt: A machine-readable index of the project's documentation, following the llms.txt specification. Served at /llms.txt on the documentation site to help LLMs quickly locate and consume relevant content.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

Citations

If you use this template or the resulting software in your research, please cite it using the following BibTeX entry:

@software{project_name,
  author = {{{organization}}},
  title = {project_name},
  version = {{{version}}},
  month = {{{month}}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/{{organization}}/project_name}
}