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### Prototype
Prototypes are often used as the basis for components; they are the reason that `ks generate` allows you to quickly move from a blank app to multiple complete manifests.
Prototypes are *examples* that you can use as the basis for your components. By `ks generate`-ing components from prototypes, you can quickly move from a blank app to multiple complete manifests.
*Although you can use these components right away, they are really intended as a starting point.* If a prototype-generated component does not fully address your needs, you can directly modify its Jsonnet afterwards (e.g. adding parameters).
By itself, a prototype is a pre-written but incomplete manifest: