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Powershell Sdk Package Validate by devolutions

Name: Powershell Sdk Package Validate
Author: devolutions

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powershell sdk package validate

Use this skill when validating SDK packaging changes, checking a PowerShell release bump before opening a PR, or diagnosing Devolutions.PowerShell.SDK package layout/apphost issues.

This skill wraps the repository's canonical local build script and passes values from .github\workflows\powershell-sdk.yml, so validation follows the same explicit pins used by GitHub Actions.

Prerequisites

PowerShell 7 (pwsh).
.NET SDK and build prerequisites required by upstream PowerShell.
Initialized pwsh-src/ submodule:

pwsh .\scripts\Initialize-Repository.ps1

Scripts

scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1: Reads current workflow pins, runs the pin audit, then calls scripts\Build-LocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -Validate.
..\\powershell-pin-audit\\scripts\\Test-PowerShellPins.ps1: Confirms pins agree before spending time on a local build.
..\\..\\..\\..\\scripts\\Build-LocalPowerShellSdk.ps1: Canonical local package build and validation implementation.
..\\..\\..\\..\\eng\\Validate-PowerShellSdkPackage.ps1: Canonical package validation script.

Usage

Build and validate for the current host runtime identifier:

pwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1

Validate a specific RID supported by the local build script:

pwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -RuntimeIdentifier win-x64

Use a specific NuGet CLI:

pwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -NuGetExe C:\tools\nuget.exe

Skip the pre-build pin audit only when intentionally debugging a partially edited tree:

pwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -SkipPinAudit

Expected output

The canonical build writes under output\local-sdk\<rid>\ and emits:

package\Devolutions.PowerShell.SDK.<version>.nupkg
PowerShell-AppHost\ source-built apphost files
validation output proving restore, build, framework-dependent publish, self-contained publish, apphost execution, and built-in module loading

Do not stage generated output\ contents.

---name: powershell-sdk-package-validatedescription: Builds and validates the local single-RID Devolutions.PowerShell.SDK package using the repository's current workflow pins.---# powershell sdk package validateUse this skill when validating SDK packaging changes, checking a PowerShell release bump before opening a PR, or diagnosing `Devolutions.PowerShell.SDK` package layout/apphost issues.This skill wraps the repository's canonical local build script and passes values from `.github\workflows\powershell-sdk.yml`, so validation follows the same explicit pins used by GitHub Actions.## Prerequisites- PowerShell 7 (`pwsh`).- .NET SDK and build prerequisites required by upstream PowerShell.- Initialized `pwsh-src/` submodule:```powershellpwsh .\scripts\Initialize-Repository.ps1```## Scripts- `scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1`: Reads current workflow pins, runs the pin audit, then calls `scripts\Build-LocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -Validate`.- `..\\powershell-pin-audit\\scripts\\Test-PowerShellPins.ps1`: Confirms pins agree before spending time on a local build.- `..\\..\\..\\..\\scripts\\Build-LocalPowerShellSdk.ps1`: Canonical local package build and validation implementation.- `..\\..\\..\\..\\eng\\Validate-PowerShellSdkPackage.ps1`: Canonical package validation script.## UsageBuild and validate for the current host runtime identifier:```powershellpwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1```Validate a specific RID supported by the local build script:```powershellpwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -RuntimeIdentifier win-x64```Use a specific NuGet CLI:```powershellpwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -NuGetExe C:\tools\nuget.exe```Skip the pre-build pin audit only when intentionally debugging a partially edited tree:```powershellpwsh .\.agents\skills\powershell-sdk-package-validate\scripts\Build-AndValidateLocalPowerShellSdk.ps1 -SkipPinAudit```## Expected outputThe canonical build writes under `output\local-sdk\<rid>\` and emits:- `package\Devolutions.PowerShell.SDK.<version>.nupkg`- `PowerShell-AppHost\` source-built apphost files- validation output proving restore, build, framework-dependent publish, self-contained publish, apphost execution, and built-in module loadingDo not stage generated `output\` contents.

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