— name: add-adaptive-card-form description: >- Create form-based UI for your Command Palette extension using Adaptive Cards. Use when asked to add forms, user input fields, toggle switches, text inputs, dropdown menus, data entry, surveys, configuration dialogs, or interactive content pages. Supports the Adaptive Cards Designer for visual form building. — # Add Forms with Adaptive Cards Create interactive forms in your Command Palette extension using Adaptive Cards. Forms allow you to collect user input through text fields, toggles, dropdowns, and other controls. ## When to Use This Skill – Adding a form to collect user input (name, settings, feedback) – Creating interactive configuration dialogs – Building data entry interfaces – Adding toggle switches or dropdown menus – Displaying complex layouts beyond simple lists ## Prerequisites – Familiarity with [Adaptive Cards](https://adaptivecards.io/) – Optional: Use the [Adaptive Card Designer](https://adaptivecards.io/designer/) to visually build your form ## Quick Start ### Step 1: Create a ContentPage with FormContent Create a new file in your `Pages/` directory: “`csharp using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions; using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit; using System.Text.Json.Nodes; namespace YourExtension; internal sealed partial class MyFormPage : ContentPage { private readonly MyForm _form = new(); public MyFormPage() { Name = "Open"; Title = "My Form"; Icon = new IconInfo("\uECA5"); } public override IContent[] GetContent() => [_form]; } internal sealed partial class MyForm : FormContent { public MyForm() { TemplateJson = """ { "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json", "type": "AdaptiveCard", "version": "1.6", "body": [ { "type": "Input.Text", "label": "Name", "id": "Name", "isRequired": true, "errorMessage": "Name is required", "placeholder": "Enter your name" } ], "actions": [ { "type": "Action.Submit", "title": "Submit" } ] } """; } public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload) { var formInput = JsonNode.Parse(payload)?.AsObject(); if (formInput == null) { return CommandResult.GoHome(); } var name = formInput["Name"]?.ToString() ?? "Unknown"; return CommandResult.ShowToast($"Hello, {name}!"); } } “` ### Step 2: Register the Page In your `CommandsProvider`, add the form page: “`csharp _commands = [ new CommandItem(new MyFormPage()) { Title = "My Form" }, ]; “` ### Step 3: Deploy and Test 1. Deploy your extension 2. In Command Palette, run `Reload` 3. Navigate to your form and submit it ## Key Concepts ### TemplateJson The JSON layout of your form (from Adaptive Cards schema). Design it at https://adaptivecards.io/designer/ ### DataJson (Optional) Dynamic data binding using `${…}` placeholders in your TemplateJson: “`csharp TemplateJson = """{ "body": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "${title}" }] }"""; DataJson = """{ "title": "Dynamic Title" }"""; “` ### SubmitForm Called when the user submits. Parse `payload` as JSON to read input values by their `id`. ### Mixing Content Types You can combine forms with markdown on the same page: “`csharp public override IContent[] GetContent() => [ new MarkdownContent("# Instructions\nFill out the form below."), _form, ]; “` ## Common Form Patterns See [form-patterns.md](references/form-patterns.md) for template JSON for common form types. ## Documentation – [Get user input with forms](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/command-palette/using-form-pages) – [Adaptive Card Designer](https://adaptivecards.io/designer/) – [Adaptive Cards Schema](https://adaptivecards.io/explorer/)