https://github.com/dotnet/skills
Repository for skills to assist AI coding agents with .NET and C#
https://github.com/dotnet/skills
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Repository for skills to assist AI coding agents with .NET and C#
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dotnet/skills
- Owner: dotnet
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-02-03T22:51:09.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-06-07T03:15:49.000Z (20 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-06-07T16:02:40.150Z (20 days ago)
- Topics: agent-skills
- Language: C#
- Homepage:
- Size: 44.5 MB
- Stars: 3,294
- Watchers: 26
- Forks: 245
- Open Issues: 83
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
- Security: SECURITY.md
- Agents: AGENTS.md
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README
# .NET Agent Skills
[](https://dotnet.github.io/skills/)
This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of core skills and custom agents for coding agents. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io).
[**📊 Dashboard**](https://dotnet.github.io/skills/) - Accuracy and efficiency scoring trends for contained plugins (https://dotnet.github.io/skills/)
## What's Included
| Plugin | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| [dotnet](plugins/dotnet/) | Collection of core .NET skills for handling common .NET coding tasks. |
| [dotnet-data](plugins/dotnet-data/) | Skills for .NET data access and Entity Framework related tasks. |
| [dotnet-diag](plugins/dotnet-diag/) | Skills for .NET performance investigations, debugging, and incident analysis. |
| [dotnet-msbuild](plugins/dotnet-msbuild/) | Comprehensive MSBuild and .NET build skills: failure diagnosis, performance optimization, code quality, and modernization. |
| [dotnet-nuget](plugins/dotnet-nuget/) | NuGet and .NET package management: dependency management and modernization. |
| [dotnet-upgrade](plugins/dotnet-upgrade/) | Skills for migrating and upgrading .NET projects across framework versions, language features, and compatibility targets. |
| [dotnet-maui](plugins/dotnet-maui/) | Skills for .NET MAUI development: environment setup, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. |
| [dotnet-ai](plugins/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](plugins/dotnet-template-engine/) | .NET Template Engine skills: template discovery, project scaffolding, and template authoring. |
| [dotnet-test](plugins/dotnet-test/) | Skills for running, diagnosing, and migrating .NET tests: test execution, filtering, platform detection, and MSTest workflows. |
| [dotnet-aspnetcore](plugins/dotnet-aspnetcore/) | ASP.NET Core web development skills including middleware, endpoints, real-time communication, and API patterns. |
| [dotnet-blazor](plugins/dotnet-blazor/) | Skills for Blazor development: component authoring, interactivity, and web application patterns. |
| [dotnet11](plugins/dotnet11/) | Skills for new .NET 11 APIs and language features. |
## Installation
### 🚀 Plugins - Copilot CLI / Claude Code
1. Launch Copilot CLI or Claude Code
2. Add the marketplace:
```
/plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
```
3. Install a plugin:
```
/plugin install @dotnet-agent-skills
```
4. Restart to load the new plugins
5. View available skills:
```
/skills
```
6. View available agents:
```
/agents
```
7. Update plugin (on demand):
```
/plugin update @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.
```jsonc
// 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](https://cursor.com/docs/plugins). You can discover and install published plugins directly in Cursor:
1. Open the marketplace panel in Cursor
2. Search for `.NET` or browse [cursor.com/marketplace](https://cursor.com/marketplace)
3. Install the desired plugins
For local development or unpublished changes, import plugins from a local checkout:
1. Copy or symlink your local checkout to `~/.cursor/plugins/local/dotnet-agent-skills`
2. Restart Cursor or run **Developer: Reload Window**
### Codex CLI
Skills in this repository follow the [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io) open standard
and are compatible with [OpenAI Codex](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills).
#### Plugin marketplace (recommended)
Codex CLI v0.121.0 and later supports a [plugin marketplace](https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins).
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.
1. Add the marketplace:
```bash
codex plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
```
2. Launch Codex and open the plugin browser:
```
/plugins
```
3. Browse the `dotnet-agent-skills` tab and install the desired plugins.
4. Update plugins on demand:
```bash
codex plugin marketplace upgrade dotnet-agent-skills
```
#### Individual skills
You can also install individual skills using the `skill-installer` CLI with the GitHub URL:
```bash
$ skill-installer install https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/main/plugins//skills/
```
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for contribution guidelines and how to add a new plugin.
## License
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.