Remote Templates

Markmeld can fetch templates from a remote repository, so you don’t need to maintain local copies.

Template repository

The official template repository is at databio.org/mm_templates.

Available templates include:

• generic.jinja — General-purpose document
• manuscript/ — Academic manuscripts
• grant/ — Grant proposals
• letter/ — Letters
• biosketch/ — NIH biosketches

Using remote templates

Reference templates by URL in your config:

targets:
  manuscript:
    jinja_template: https://databio.org/mm_templates/v1/manuscript/manuscript.jinja
    output_file: manuscript.pdf
    data:
      md_files:
        content: src/manuscript.md

Version pinning

Use versioned paths to ensure reproducibility:

# Version 1 (stable)
jinja_template: https://databio.org/mm_templates/v1/manuscript/manuscript.jinja

# Version 0 (legacy)
jinja_template: https://databio.org/mm_templates/v0/manuscript.jinja

Local caching

Markmeld caches remote templates locally after the first download. Use --force-refresh to update:

mm manuscript --force-refresh