diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0a09596a..3537930d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "test:skills:integration": "cd tests && npm run test:integration --",
     "postinstall": "cd scripts && npm install",
     "dashboard:collect": "cd scripts && npm run dashboard:collect",
-    "dashboard": "cd scripts && npm run dashboard"
+    "dashboard": "cd scripts && npm run dashboard",
+    "plugin:new": "cd scripts && npm run plugin:new"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22.14.0"
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index bce94c982..dfbfe581a 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix",
     "dashboard:collect": "node --import tsx src/dashboard/compose.ts",
     "generateMcpAllowlists": "node --import tsx src/generate-mcp-allowlists.ts",
-    "vally": "node --import tsx src/vally/cli.ts"
+    "vally": "node --import tsx src/vally/cli.ts",
+    "plugin:new": "node --import tsx src/plugin/bootstrap.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/src/plugin/bootstrap.ts b/scripts/src/plugin/bootstrap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c230d7984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/src/plugin/bootstrap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+function main() {
+  const pluginName = "new-plugin";
+  const pluginManifestBase = {
+    name: pluginName,
+    description: "<Provide a description>",
+    version: "0.0.0-placeholder",
+    author: {
+      name: "Microsoft",
+      url: "https://www.microsoft.com"
+    },
+    homepage: "https://github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure",
+    repository: "https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure",
+    license: "MIT",
+    keywords: [
+      "azure",
+      "cloud"
+    ],
+    skills: "./skills/",
+    mcpServers: "./.mcp.json"
+  };
+  const copilotPluginManifest = {
+    ...pluginManifestBase
+  };
+  const claudeCodePluginManifest = {
+    ...pluginManifestBase,
+    hooks: "./hooks/claude-hooks.json"
+  };
+  const cursorPluginManifest = {
+    ...pluginManifestBase,
+    hooks: "./hooks/cursor-hooks.json"
+  };
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
+  const azureSkillsPluginRoot = path.join(repoRoot, "plugins/azure-skills");
+  const pluginRoot = path.join(repoRoot, `plugins/${pluginName}`);
+
+  // Plugin root
+  fs.mkdirSync(pluginRoot);
+
+  // Plugin manifests
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".plugin"));
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".plugin/plugin.json"), JSON.stringify(copilotPluginManifest, null, 2));
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".claude-plugin"));
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".claude-plugin/plugin.json"), JSON.stringify(claudeCodePluginManifest, null, 2));
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".cursor-plugin"));
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".cursor-plugin/plugin.json"), JSON.stringify(cursorPluginManifest, null, 2));
+
+  // skills
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(pluginRoot, "skills"));
+
+  // MCP server declaration
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, ".mcp.json"), JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: {} }, null, 2));
+
+  // License
+  fs.copyFileSync(path.join(azureSkillsPluginRoot, "LICENSE"), path.join(pluginRoot, "LICENSE"));
+
+  // Readme
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, "README.md"), "");
+
+  // Version
+  const versionManifest = {
+    $schema: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
+    version: "1.0",
+    pathFilters: ["."]
+  };
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(pluginRoot, "version.json"), JSON.stringify(versionManifest, null, 2));
+
+  // Hooks will be copied at build time
+
+  console.log(`Bootstrapped ${pluginName} at plugins/${pluginName}`);
+}
+
+main();
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