diff --git a/Build/Targets/Import.targets b/Build/Targets/Import.targets
index f6654edeb..59eccb115 100644
--- a/Build/Targets/Import.targets
+++ b/Build/Targets/Import.targets
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
     <Import Project="StrongName.targets" />
 
+    <Import Project="Templates.targets" Condition="'$(IsTemplatesProject)' == 'True'" />
     <Import Project="Tests.targets" Condition="'$(IsTestProject)' == 'True'" />
     <Import Project="VSIX.targets" Condition="'$(IsVsixProject)' == 'True'" />
 
diff --git a/Build/Targets/Templates.targets b/Build/Targets/Templates.targets
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a3c8b939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Build/Targets/Templates.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<Project>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netstandard1.0</TargetFramework>
+        <PackageOutputPath>$(ArtifactsDir)packages\</PackageOutputPath>
+        <NoBuild>True</NoBuild>
+        <IncludeBuildOutput>False</IncludeBuildOutput>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <PackageInstallationDir>$(UserProfile)\.cosmos\packages\</PackageInstallationDir>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Content Include="content\**" Pack="True" PackagePath="content\" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Target Name="InstallTemplates" DependsOnTargets="Pack">
+
+        <MakeDir Directories="$(PackageInstallationDir)" />
+
+        <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)"
+                 Targets="_GetOutputItemsFromPack">
+            <Output TaskParameter="TargetOutputs" ItemName="PackageFile" />
+        </MSBuild>
+
+        <ItemGroup>
+            <PackageFile Remove="@(PackageFile)" Condition="'%(Extension)' != '.nupkg'" />
+        </ItemGroup>
+        
+        <PropertyGroup>
+            <TemplatePackagePath>@(PackageFile)</TemplatePackagePath>
+        </PropertyGroup>
+
+        <Copy SourceFiles="@(TemplatePackagePath)"
+              DestinationFolder="$(PackageInstallationDir)" />
+
+        <Exec Command="dotnet new -i $(PackageInstallationDir)$([System.IO.Path]::GetFilename('$(TemplatePackagePath)'))" />
+
+    </Target>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.csproj b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..416aeda2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <IsTemplatesProject>True</IsTemplatesProject>
+        <PackageDescription>Cosmos kernel templates for C#, Visual Basic and F#.
+$(CosmosDescription)</PackageDescription>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a88540bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+    "author": "Cosmos",
+    "classifications": [ "Kernel", "Cosmos" ],
+    "groupIdentity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel",
+    "identity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.CSharp",
+    "name": "Cosmos Kernel",
+    "shortName": "cosmoskernel",
+    "tags":{
+        "language": "C#",
+        "type": "project"
+    },
+    "sourceName": "CosmosKernel"
+}
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/CosmosKernel.csproj b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/CosmosKernel.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0409789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/CosmosKernel.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Build" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Debug.Kernel" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.System2" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/Kernel.cs b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/Kernel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a63db855e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-CSharp/Kernel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using Sys = Cosmos.System;
+
+namespace CosmosKernel
+{
+    public class Kernel: Sys.Kernel
+    {
+        protected override void BeforeRun()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Cosmos booted successfully. Type a line of text to get it echoed back.");
+        }
+        
+        protected override void Run()
+        {
+            Console.Write("Input: ");
+            var input = Console.ReadLine();
+            Console.Write("Text typed: ");
+            Console.WriteLine(input);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..147c0c816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+    "author": "Cosmos",
+    "classifications": [ "Kernel", "Cosmos" ],
+    "groupIdentity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel",
+    "identity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.FSharp",
+    "name": "Cosmos Kernel",
+    "shortName": "cosmoskernel",
+    "tags":{
+        "language": "F#",
+        "type": "project"
+    },
+    "sourceName": "CosmosKernel"
+}
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/CosmosKernel.fsproj b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/CosmosKernel.fsproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8cd9f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/CosmosKernel.fsproj
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Compile Include="Kernel.fs" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Build" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Debug.Kernel" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.System2" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/Kernel.fs b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/Kernel.fs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b5a66ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-FSharp/Kernel.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace CosmosKernel
+
+open System
+
+type Kernel() =
+   inherit Cosmos.System.Kernel()
+   override u.BeforeRun() = (Console.WriteLine("Cosmos booted successfully. Type a line of text to get it echoed back.");)
+   override u.Run() =
+      Console.Write("Input: ");
+      let input = Console.ReadLine();
+      Console.Write("Text typed: ");
+      Console.WriteLine(input);
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/.template.config/template.json b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0abf99daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+    "author": "Cosmos",
+    "classifications": [ "Kernel", "Cosmos" ],
+    "groupIdentity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel",
+    "identity": "Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.VisualBasic",
+    "name": "Cosmos Kernel",
+    "shortName": "cosmoskernel",
+    "tags":{
+        "language": "VB",
+        "type": "project"
+    },
+    "sourceName": "CosmosKernel"
+}
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/CosmosKernel.vbproj b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/CosmosKernel.vbproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0409789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/CosmosKernel.vbproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Build" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.Debug.Kernel" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Cosmos.System2" Version="*" NoWarn="NU1604" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/Kernel.vb b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/Kernel.vb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e70a4dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/Cosmos.Templates.Kernel/content/Kernel-VisualBasic/Kernel.vb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Imports System
+Imports System.Collections.Generic
+Imports System.Text
+
+Namespace CosmosKernel
+
+    Public Class Kernel
+        Inherits Cosmos.System.Kernel
+
+        Protected Overrides Sub BeforeRun()
+            Console.WriteLine("Cosmos booted successfully. Type a line of text to get it echoed back.")
+        End Sub
+
+        Protected Overrides Sub Run()
+            Console.Write("Input: ")
+            Dim input = Console.ReadLine()
+            Console.Write("Text typed: ")
+            Console.WriteLine(input)
+        End Sub
+
+    End Class
+
+End Namespace
diff --git a/source/Templates/install-dotnet-templates.bat b/source/Templates/install-dotnet-templates.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25914184b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Templates/install-dotnet-templates.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@echo off
+
+dotnet msbuild Cosmos.Templates.Kernel\Cosmos.Templates.Kernel.csproj /t:InstallTemplates