> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.northernlogic.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Templates

> Apply a starter tree once or build a reusable structure for your workspace.

A template contains folders and starter Markdown. Applying it copies that tree
into an empty vault. The resulting vault is independent: later template edits do
not rewrite existing knowledge.

## Apply a template

1. Choose an empty vault in **Knowledge**.
2. Select an available template, such as **Northern Logic Wiki**, from the
   empty-vault setup controls.
3. Apply it with Vault admin access.
4. Open the resulting files and customize them for the vault's purpose.

A vault with existing files or folders is not eligible for whole-template
application. The product does not merge a template into a populated vault.
Create an empty team vault if your plan allows it, or add selected folders and
pages manually.

## Create or edit a template

Members with Editor or Vault admin access to at least one workspace vault can
create and edit organization templates.

Open **Templates → New template**. Choose **From Northern Logic Wiki** to select
useful folders from the wiki catalog, or **Empty tree** to build your own. Open
the template to edit its folder tree and starter Markdown.

A vault admin can also use **Save as template** from a Knowledge tree to capture
a useful existing structure. Review it for private or customer-specific content
before making it reusable.

## Set onboarding defaults

Workspace owners and admins can choose company, personal, and team defaults in
Templates. These are used at the supported creation or invitation steps:
personal defaults on invitation acceptance, team defaults on new team-vault
creation, and company defaults on an eligible owner/admin invitation acceptance
when Company is empty.

Changing a default does not update existing vaults. A new self-serve workspace
starts empty until someone applies a template or creates content.

## Sharing templates

Templates visible to your workspace may be organization-owned, assigned by
Northern Logic, or part of the catalog. Partner owners and admins can assign
organization templates to sibling client workspaces. An assignment exposes the
reusable template; applying it is still a separate copy into a vault.