---
title: "Template placeholders"
description: "These placeholders are replaced by `scripts/render_template.py` during scaffolding."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/placeholders
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:31:58.508Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Template placeholders — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/placeholders)"
---

# Template placeholders
These placeholders are replaced by `scripts/render_template.py` during scaffolding.

## Overview

# Template placeholders

These placeholders are replaced by `scripts/render_template.py` during scaffolding.

- __APP_NAME__
  - App and scheme name.
- __BUNDLE_ID__
  - Full bundle identifier (e.g., com.example.MyApp).
- __DEPLOYMENT_TARGET__
  - Deployment target (iOS 18.0 or macOS 15.4 by default).
- __PLATFORM__
  - ios or macos.
- __SIM_NAME__
  - iOS Simulator name (defaults to "auto" to pick the newest available iPhone).
- __SCRIPTS_DIR__
  - Toolkit scripts directory (defaults to `./scripts` or `./scripts/<namespace>`).
- __TARGET_PREFIX__
  - Optional Makefile target prefix when the toolkit is namespaced (e.g., `demo-`).
- __APP_GENERATOR__
  - Generator used for project generation: `xcodegen`.

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