dotnet/skills
Summary
The .NET team's curated set of core skills and custom agents for coding agents, covering .NET coding, data access, diagnostics, MSBuild, NuGet, upgrade, MAUI, AI, templates, testing, ASP.NET, and .NET 11.
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dotnet/skills
Source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills
.NET Agent 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.
📊 Dashboard - Accuracy and efficiency scoring trends for contained plugins (https://dotnet.github.io/skills/)
What’s Included
| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| dotnet | Collection of core .NET skills for handling common .NET coding tasks. |
| 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, diagnosing, and migrating .NET tests: test execution, filtering, platform detection, and MSTest workflows. |
| dotnet-aspnet | ASP.NET Core web development skills including middleware, endpoints, real-time communication, and API 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)
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
.NETor 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.
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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