nsis-installer-generator

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Generate NSIS installer scripts for Windows with custom UI and features

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Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the nsis-installer-generator skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/nsis-installer-generator/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Generate NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer scripts for Windows applications.

Capabilities

  • Generate NSIS scripts
  • Configure installer UI
  • Set up components selection
  • Configure file associations
  • Add registry entries
  • Create shortcuts
  • Configure uninstaller

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "appName": { "type": "string" },
    "version": { "type": "string" },
    "components": { "type": "array" },
    "createShortcuts": { "type": "boolean" }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath", "appName", "version"]
}

NSIS Script Example

!include "MUI2.nsh"

Name "My Application"
OutFile "MyApp-Setup.exe"
InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\MyApp"
RequestExecutionLevel admin

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

Section "Install"
  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
  File /r "dist\*.*"
  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
  CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\MyApp.lnk" "$INSTDIR\MyApp.exe"
SectionEnd

Section "Uninstall"
  Delete "$DESKTOP\MyApp.lnk"
  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"
SectionEnd

Related Skills

  • wix-toolset-config
  • windows-authenticode-signer

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