diff --git a/router_plugins.json b/router_plugins.json
index e5514429c20..ffcddf89fd1 100644
--- a/router_plugins.json
+++ b/router_plugins.json
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 [
+  {
+    "name": "TEMPLATE: copy this block for a new plugin, then delete this entry",
+    "description": "One line on what the plugin does and the routing signal it publishes.",
+    "author": "Plugin author's name.",
+    "repo": "https://github.com/<owner>/<repo> (public source repository).",
+    "commit": "Full 40-char git SHA to pin when the plugin is not yet on PyPI; omit once 'pypi' is set.",
+    "version": "Plugin release version, e.g. 1.0.0.",
+    "pypi": "PyPI spec pinned to a version, e.g. my-plugin==1.0.0, or null if unpublished.",
+    "litellm_version": "Minimum compatible litellm version, e.g. >=1.94.0.",
+    "entrypoint": "Dotted import path to the plugin instance, e.g. my_plugin.plugin.instance.",
+    "license": "SPDX license id, e.g. MIT.",
+    "tags": ["searchable", "keywords"]
+  },
   {
     "name": "language-detector",
     "description": "Detects the user's language and publishes a routing signal.",