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# .NET Agent Skills
[![Dashboard](https://github.com/dotnet/skills/actions/workflows/pages/pages-build-deployment/badge.svg)](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).
## 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. |
## 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 <plugin>@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 <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.
```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.
### 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).
Install individual skills using the `skill-installer` CLI with the GitHub URL:
```bash
$ skill-installer install https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/main/plugins/<plugin>/skills/<skill-name>
```
### ⚡ Agentic Workflows
Some plugins include [GitHub Agentic Workflow](https://github.com/github/gh-aw) templates for CI/CD automation:
1. Install the `gh aw` CLI extension
2. Copy the desired workflow `.md` files and the `shared/` directory to your repository's `.github/workflows/`
3. Compile and commit:
```
gh aw compile
```
4. Commit both the `.md` and generated `.lock.yml` files
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for contribution guidelines and how to add a new plugin.
## License
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.