dotnet/skills
Overview
Use this skill when a .NET or C# repository needs coding-agent guidance from the upstream dotnet/skills project. The upstream repository provides skills and plugins intended to ground agents in .NET development conventions.
Compatibility: .NET, C#, coding-agent plugins, Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot-style workflows.
Workflow
- Identify the .NET project shape: solution files, SDK version, target frameworks, test projects, analyzers, and package management.
- Read upstream instructions before reusing a plugin or skill because install paths and supported agents may change.
- Use repository-local evidence first:
global.json,.sln,.csproj,Directory.Build.*,Directory.Packages.props, tests, and CI. - Apply .NET guidance incrementally: restore, build, test, inspect warnings, then change code in small slices.
- For modernization, preserve public contracts, serialization formats, configuration names, and deployment assumptions.
Guardrails
- Do not assume all upstream plugins are installed in the current workspace.
- Keep generated code aligned with the target framework already used by the repository.
- Prefer built-in .NET tooling (
dotnet restore,dotnet build,dotnet test, analyzers) for validation. - Record unresolved SDK, workload, or package compatibility issues explicitly.
Expected Output
Return a .NET-focused implementation or modernization plan with project evidence, commands run, compatibility notes, and validation results.