# Create Third-Party Modules for MCS
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You can create your own third-party MCS modules by following these steps:

 [Step 1: Design your Third-Party Module](step-1-design-you-third-party-module.md) 

 [Step 2: Create the CloudFormation template](step-2-create-the-cloudformation-template.md) 

 [Step 3: Create the assets referenced by the template](step-3-create-the-assets-referenced-by-the-template.md) 

 [Step 4: Create the module metadata](step-4-create-the-module-metadata.md) 

 [Step 5: Create the module manifest](step-5-create-the-module-manifest.md) 

 [Step 6: Create module intercommunication](step-6-create-module-intercommunication.md) 

 [Step 7: Create module instructions (optional)](step-7-create-module-instructions.md)