diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f8ee1c25..bfb1d1b4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1070,6 +1070,10 @@
       "resolved": "plugins/template-function-hash",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@yaakapp/template-function-json": {
+      "resolved": "plugins/template-function-json",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@yaakapp/template-function-prompt": {
       "resolved": "plugins/template-function-prompt",
       "link": true
@@ -1086,6 +1090,14 @@
       "resolved": "plugins/template-function-response",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@yaakapp/template-function-uuid": {
+      "resolved": "plugins/template-function-uuid",
+      "link": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@yaakapp/template-function-xml": {
+      "resolved": "plugins/template-function-xml",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/aggregate-error": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aggregate-error/-/aggregate-error-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -7152,12 +7164,30 @@
       "name": "@yaakapp/filter-jsonpath",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "dependencies": {
-        "jsonpath-plus": "^9.0.0"
+        "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jsonpath": "^0.2.4"
       }
     },
+    "plugins/filter-jsonpath/node_modules/jsonpath-plus": {
+      "version": "10.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonpath-plus/-/jsonpath-plus-10.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8TNmfeTCk2Le33A3vRRwtuworG/L5RrgMvdjhKZxvyShO+mBu2fP50OWUjRLNtvw344DdDarFh9buFAZs5ujeA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jsep-plugin/assignment": "^1.3.0",
+        "@jsep-plugin/regex": "^1.0.4",
+        "jsep": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "jsonpath": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js",
+        "jsonpath-plus": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "plugins/filter-xpath": {
       "name": "@yaakapp/filter-xpath",
       "version": "0.0.1",
@@ -7223,6 +7253,45 @@
       "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-hash",
       "version": "0.0.1"
     },
+    "plugins/template-function-json": {
+      "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-json",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/jsonpath": "^0.2.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-json/node_modules/jsonpath-plus": {
+      "version": "10.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonpath-plus/-/jsonpath-plus-10.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8TNmfeTCk2Le33A3vRRwtuworG/L5RrgMvdjhKZxvyShO+mBu2fP50OWUjRLNtvw344DdDarFh9buFAZs5ujeA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jsep-plugin/assignment": "^1.3.0",
+        "@jsep-plugin/regex": "^1.0.4",
+        "jsep": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "jsonpath": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js",
+        "jsonpath-plus": "bin/jsonpath-cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-jsonpath": {
+      "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-jsonpath",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "extraneous": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/jsonpath": "^0.2.4"
+      }
+    },
     "plugins/template-function-prompt": {
       "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-prompt",
       "version": "0.0.1"
@@ -7251,6 +7320,43 @@
       "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-secure",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "extraneous": true
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-uuid": {
+      "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-uuid",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": "^11.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-uuid/node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0/A9rDy9P7cJ+8w1c9WD9V//9Wj15Ce2MPz8Ri6032usz+NfePxx5AcN3bN+r6ZL6jEo066/yNYB3tn4pQEx+A==",
+      "funding": [
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-xml": {
+      "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-xml",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
+        "xpath": "^0.0.34"
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins/template-function-xpath": {
+      "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-xpath",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "extraneous": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
+        "xpath": "^0.0.34"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/filter-jsonpath/package.json b/plugins/filter-jsonpath/package.json
index 4d1a1c5a..028816ac 100644
--- a/plugins/filter-jsonpath/package.json
+++ b/plugins/filter-jsonpath/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "yaakcli dev ./src/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "jsonpath-plus": "^9.0.0"
+    "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jsonpath": "^0.2.4"
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-json/package.json b/plugins/template-function-json/package.json
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b18f1a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-json/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-json",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "yaakcli build ./src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "yaakcli dev ./src/index.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/jsonpath": "^0.2.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-json/src/index.ts b/plugins/template-function-json/src/index.ts
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f2b622e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-json/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { CallTemplateFunctionArgs, Context, PluginDefinition } from '@yaakapp/api';
+import { JSONPath } from 'jsonpath-plus';
+
+export const plugin: PluginDefinition = {
+  templateFunctions: [
+    {
+      name: 'json.jsonpath',
+      description: 'Filter JSON-formatted text using JSONPath syntax',
+      args: [
+        { type: 'text', name: 'input', label: 'Input', multiLine: true, placeholder: '{ "foo": "bar" }' },
+        { type: 'text', name: 'query', label: 'Query', placeholder: '$..foo' },
+        { type: 'checkbox', name: 'formatted', label: 'Format Output' },
+      ],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        try {
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(String(args.values.input));
+          const query = String(args.values.query ?? '$').trim();
+          let filtered = JSONPath({ path: query, json: parsed });
+          if (Array.isArray(filtered)) {
+            filtered = filtered[0];
+          }
+
+          if (args.values.formatted) {
+            return JSON.stringify(filtered, null, 2);
+          } else {
+            return JSON.stringify(filtered);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          return null;
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'json.escape',
+      description: 'Escape a JSON string, useful when using the output in JSON values',
+      args: [
+        { type: 'text', name: 'input', label: 'Input', multiLine: true, placeholder: 'Hello "World"' },
+      ],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        const input = String(args.values.input ?? '');
+        return input.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"');
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-uuid/package.json b/plugins/template-function-uuid/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b1538ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-uuid/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-uuid",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "yaakcli build ./src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "yaakcli dev ./src/index.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "uuid": "^11.1.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-uuid/src/index.ts b/plugins/template-function-uuid/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88e3449b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-uuid/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { CallTemplateFunctionArgs, Context, PluginDefinition } from '@yaakapp/api';
+import { v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7 } from 'uuid';
+
+export const plugin: PluginDefinition = {
+  templateFunctions: [
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v1',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V1',
+      args: [],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, _args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v1();
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v3',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V3',
+      args: [
+        { type: 'text', name: 'name', label: 'Name' },
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          name: 'namespace',
+          label: 'Namespace UUID',
+          description: 'A valid UUID to use as the namespace',
+          placeholder: '24ced880-3bf4-11f0-8329-cd053d577f0e',
+        },
+      ],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v3(String(args.values.name), String(args.values.namespace));
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v4',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V4',
+      args: [],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, _args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v4();
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v5',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V5',
+      args: [
+        { type: 'text', name: 'name', label: 'Name' },
+        { type: 'text', name: 'namespace', label: 'Namespace' },
+      ],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v5(String(args.values.name), String(args.values.namespace));
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v6',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V6',
+      args: [
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          name: 'timestamp',
+          label: 'Timestamp',
+          optional: true,
+          description: 'Can be any format that can be parsed by JavaScript new Date(...)',
+          placeholder: '2025-05-28T11:15:00Z',
+        },
+      ],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v6({ msecs: new Date(String(args.values.timestamp)).getTime() });
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'uuid.v7',
+      description: 'Generate a UUID V7',
+      args: [],
+      async onRender(_ctx: Context, _args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+        return v7();
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-xml/package.json b/plugins/template-function-xml/package.json
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d1274960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-xml/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "@yaakapp/template-function-xml",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "yaakcli build ./src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "yaakcli dev ./src/index.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
+    "xpath": "^0.0.34"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/template-function-xml/src/index.ts b/plugins/template-function-xml/src/index.ts
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fdb32b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/template-function-xml/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { DOMParser } from '@xmldom/xmldom';
+import { CallTemplateFunctionArgs, Context, PluginDefinition } from '@yaakapp/api';
+import xpath from 'xpath';
+
+export const plugin: PluginDefinition = {
+  templateFunctions: [{
+    name: 'xml.xpath',
+    description: 'Filter XML-formatted text using XPath syntax',
+    args: [
+      { type: 'text', name: 'input', label: 'Input', multiLine: true, placeholder: '<foo></foo>' },
+      { type: 'text', name: 'query', label: 'Query', placeholder: '//foo' },
+    ],
+    async onRender(_ctx: Context, args: CallTemplateFunctionArgs): Promise<string | null> {
+      try {
+        const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(String(args.values.input), 'text/xml');
+        let result = xpath.select(String(args.values.query), doc, false);
+        if (Array.isArray(result)) {
+          return String(result.map(c => String(c.firstChild))[0]);
+        } else if (result instanceof Node) {
+          return String(result.firstChild);
+        } else {
+          return String(result);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+  }],
+};