# Dotnet Skills

> Use dotnet/skills for .NET and C# coding-agent guidance, plugins, project analysis, and modernization workflows.

- Skill: `autohandai-community-skills/dotnet-skills` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add autohandai-community-skills/dotnet-skills`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/autohandai-community-skills/dotnet-skills/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: MIT
- Author: autohandai (https://skillmd.com/u/autohandai-community-skills)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/autohandai-community-skills/dotnet-skills

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# dotnet/skills

## Overview

Use this skill when a .NET or C# repository needs coding-agent guidance from the upstream [dotnet/skills](https://github.com/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

1. Identify the .NET project shape: solution files, SDK version, target frameworks, test projects, analyzers, and package management.
2. Read upstream instructions before reusing a plugin or skill because install paths and supported agents may change.
3. Use repository-local evidence first: `global.json`, `.sln`, `.csproj`, `Directory.Build.*`, `Directory.Packages.props`, tests, and CI.
4. Apply .NET guidance incrementally: restore, build, test, inspect warnings, then change code in small slices.
5. 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.