How do I install dotnet-skills?

Run these in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills. Then prompt normally.

Does dotnet-skills auto-invoke its skills?

Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.

Is dotnet-skills free?

Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.

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dotnet-skills

This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of portable skills and host-specific custom agents for coding agents. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see agentskills.io.

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Skill(100 skills)

/csharp-scriptsRun file-based C# apps with the .NET CLI when the user explicitly wants C#/.NET code without creating a project. Use for C# language/API experiments, one-file C# apps, small multi-file C# apps composed with `#:include`/`#:exclude`, or C# file-based apps linked with `#:ref`. Do /dotnet-pinvokeCorrectly call native (C/C++) libraries from .NET using P/Invoke and LibraryImport. Covers function signatures, string marshalling, memory lifetime, SafeHandle, and cross-platform patterns. USE FOR: writing new P/Invoke or LibraryImport declarations, reviewing or debugging /nuget-trusted-publishingSet up NuGet trusted publishing (OIDC) on a GitHub Actions repo — replaces long-lived API keys with short-lived tokens. USE FOR: trusted publishing, NuGet OIDC, keyless NuGet publish, migrate from NuGet API key, NuGet/login, secure NuGet publishing. DO NOT USE FOR: publishing to

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optimizing-dotnet-performance.agentAnalyzes .NET code for performance bottlenecks, recommends concrete optimizations, and guides benchmarking. Scans for ~50 anti-patterns across async, memory, strings, collections, LINQ, regex, serialization, and I/O. Use when reviewing .NET code performance, optimizing hot build-perf.agentAgent for diagnosing and optimizing MSBuild build performance. Runs multi-step analysis: generates binlogs, analyzes timeline and bottlenecks, identifies expensive targets/tasks/analyzers, and suggests concrete optimizations. Invoke when builds are slow or when asked to optimize msbuild-code-review.agentAgent that reviews MSBuild project files for anti-patterns, modernization opportunities, and best practices violations. Scans .csproj, .vbproj, .fsproj, .props, .targets files and produces actionable improvement suggestions. Invoke when asked to review, audit, or improve MSBuild

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.NET Agent Skills

This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of portable skills and host-specific custom agents for coding agents. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see agentskills.io.

[!TIP] Compare skill value: Open the Skill Value dashboard See token use, elapsed time, activation, and not-passed rates by plugin, skill, executor model, and judge model.

Plugin support is component-specific:

Skills and MCP servers are the portable component types defined by Agent Plugins 1.0.
Files under agents/*.agent.md use GitHub Copilot custom-agent conventions. They are not installed as native OpenAI Codex agents.
Native Codex agents use .codex/agents/*.toml. This repository does not currently ship them because Codex plugin installation does not place agent files in those discovery locations.

What's Included

Plugin	Description
dotnet	High-level .NET development skills plus C# language server (LSP) integration for hosts that support it.
dotnet-advanced	Collection of .NET skills for handling specific .NET tasks for special scenarios.
dotnet-data	Skills for .NET data access and Entity Framework related tasks.
dotnet-diag	Skills for .NET performance investigations, debugging, and incident analysis.
dotnet-msbuild	Comprehensive MSBuild and .NET build skills: failure diagnosis, performance optimization, code quality, and modernization.
dotnet-nuget	NuGet and .NET package management: dependency management and modernization.
dotnet-upgrade	Skills for migrating and upgrading .NET projects across framework versions, language features, and compatibility targets.
dotnet-maui	Skills for .NET MAUI development: environment setup, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
dotnet-ai	AI and ML skills for .NET: technology selection, LLM integration, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, MCP, and classic ML with ML.NET.
dotnet-template-engine	.NET Template Engine skills: template discovery, project scaffolding, and template authoring.
dotnet-test	Skills for running, generating, analyzing, and improving .NET tests: test execution, filtering, platform detection, coverage, testability, and MSTest workflows.
dotnet-test-migration	Skills and a GitHub Copilot orchestrator agent for migrating .NET test frameworks and platforms: MSTest and xUnit version upgrades, xUnit-to-MSTest conversion, and VSTest to Microsoft.Testing.Platform.
dotnet-aspnetcore	ASP.NET Core web development skills including middleware, endpoints, real-time communication, and API patterns.
dotnet-blazor	Skills for Blazor development: component authoring, interactivity, and web application patterns.
dotnet11	Skills for new .NET 11 APIs and language features.

Installation

🚀 Plugins - Copilot CLI / Claude Code

Launch Copilot CLI or Claude Code
Add the marketplace:
```
/plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
```

Install a plugin:

/plugin install <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skills

Restart to load the new plugins
View available skills:
```
/skills
```
View available agents:
```
/agents
```

Update plugin (on demand):

/plugin update <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skills

VS Code / VS Code Insiders (Preview)

[!IMPORTANT]
VS Code plugin support is a preview feature and subject to change. You may need to enable it first.

// settings.json
{
  "chat.plugins.enabled": true,
  "chat.plugins.marketplaces": ["dotnet/skills"]
}

Once configured, type /plugins in Copilot Chat or use the @agentPlugins filter in Extensions to browse and install plugins from the marketplace.

Cursor

This repository is a Cursor plugin marketplace. You can discover and install published plugins directly in Cursor:

Open the marketplace panel in Cursor
Search for .NET or browse cursor.com/marketplace
Install the desired plugins

For local development or unpublished changes, import plugins from a local checkout:

Copy or symlink your local checkout to ~/.cursor/plugins/local/dotnet-agent-skills
Restart Cursor or run Developer: Reload Window

Codex CLI

Skills in this repository follow the agentskills.io open standard and are compatible with OpenAI Codex.

Codex plugin installs expose the skills and any Codex-compatible MCP servers declared by the plugin. They do not expose the repository's GitHub Copilot .agent.md files, their static handoffs, or host-specific LSP declarations. Use Codex's built-in dynamic subagent delegation instead. Native Codex custom agents are a separate configuration mechanism documented under multi-agent workflows. OpenAI Agents SDK handoffs are an application-level transfer between SDK-defined agents; they are separate from both Copilot's static UI handoff metadata and Codex plugin or custom-agent packaging.

Plugin marketplace (recommended)

Codex CLI v0.121.0 and later supports a plugin marketplace. This repository ships a Codex-native marketplace manifest at .agents/plugins/marketplace.json, so you can register dotnet/skills as a marketplace and install plugins from it directly.

Add the marketplace:

codex plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills

Launch Codex and open the plugin browser:
```
/plugins
```
Browse the dotnet-agent-skills tab and install the desired plugins.

Update plugins on demand:

codex plugin marketplace upgrade dotnet-agent-skills

Individual skills

You can also install individual skills using the skill-installer CLI with the GitHub URL:

$ skill-installer install https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/main/plugins/<plugin>/skills/<skill-name>

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines and how to add a new plugin.

License

See LICENSE for details.

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FAQ

dotnet-skills is a Claude Code plugin with 100 hand-picked skills for development work, indexed on Flowy. Install it with the command on its page. It includes csharp-scripts, dotnet-pinvoke, nuget-trusted-publishing. Its skills do not fire on their own yet. Request auto-invocation to have Flowy route them as you prompt. Free and open source.

What is dotnet-skills?: This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of portable skills and host-specific custom agents for coding agents. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see agentskills.io.
How do I install dotnet-skills?: Run these in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills. Then prompt normally.
Does dotnet-skills auto-invoke its skills?: Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.
Is dotnet-skills free?: Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.

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