Dotnet Aot Analysis

Analyze and configure a .NET project or solution for Native AOT compatibility, applying source generators and AOT settings.

When to Use

• User wants to enable Native AOT
• User wants to check AOT compatibility
• User wants to optimize for AOT deployment

Workflow

Step 1: Ask Scope

Ask user: Solution-wide or Specific project(s)?

Step 2: Detect Project Types

For each project:

• Check for ASP.NET Core (Microsoft.AspNetCore refs, WebApplication, CreateBuilder)
• Check for Blazor Server (Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server)
• Check for MVC (AddControllersWithViews, AddMvc)

Step 3: Warn About Unsupported Scenarios

Ask user: Continue with compatible projects or abort?

Step 4: Invoke Sub-Skills

For each compatible project, invoke:

1. dotnet-source-gen-json - JSON serialization AOT readiness (includes polymorphic types)
2. dotnet-source-gen-options-validation - Options pattern AOT readiness
3. dotnet-source-gen-regex - Regex AOT readiness
4. dotnet-source-gen-logging - Logging AOT readiness

Step 5: Configure AOT Settings

If solution-wide:

Check for src/Directory.Build.props, otherwise use solution root. Add/merge:

<Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <!-- Advisory flag for tooling/analyzers; does not make code AOT-compatible -->
    <IsAotCompatible>true</IsAotCompatible>
    <EnableTrimAnalyzer>true</EnableTrimAnalyzer>
    <EnableSingleFileAnalyzer>true</EnableSingleFileAnalyzer>
    <EnableAotAnalyzer>true</EnableAotAnalyzer>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

If project-specific:

Add to each .csproj:

<PropertyGroup>
  <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
</PropertyGroup>

Step 6: ASP.NET Core Specific

For ASP.NET Core projects:

• Recommend CreateSlimBuilder() over CreateBuilder()
• Enable Request Delegate Generator (RDG) for Minimal APIs:

  <PropertyGroup>
    <EnableRequestDelegateGenerator>true</EnableRequestDelegateGenerator>
  </PropertyGroup>
  

• System.Text.Json: Handled by dotnet-source-gen-json skill
• Warn about HTTPS/HTTP3 if needed (not included in CreateSlimBuilder)
• Ask user if they want to see generated code. If so, add <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>

Step 7: Verify

Run dotnet build and check for AOT warnings.

Key Documentation Links

Notes

• Requires .NET 7+ (ASP.NET Core support requires .NET 8+)
• ASP.NET Core: Use CreateSlimBuilder() for optimal size
• Minimal APIs: Enable Request Delegate Generator (RDG) for optimal AOT performance
• Eliminate runtime reflection from hot paths; use source generators where reflection would otherwise be required
• System.Text.Json: Register all types in JsonSerializerContext