# Scaffolding

> Implementation details for EF Core scaffolding (reverse engineering). Use when changing ef dbcontext scaffold pipeline implementation, database schema reading, CSharpModelGenerator, or related classes.

- Skill: `dotnet/scaffolding` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dotnet/scaffolding`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dotnet/scaffolding/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: .NET (Microsoft) (https://skillmd.com/u/dotnet)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dotnet/scaffolding

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# Scaffolding

Generates C# code from database schemas (reverse engineering).

## When Not to Use

- Working on compiled model generation (`dotnet ef dbcontext optimize`)

## Reverse Engineering

Pipeline: `IDatabaseModelFactory` (reads schema) → `IScaffoldingModelFactory` (builds EF model) → `IModelCodeGenerator` (generates C#)
- `IReverseEngineerScaffolder` — orchestrates full pipeline