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Official publisherSkillNewly listed 2026-10-14
.NET Agent Skills
by dotnet · dotnet/skills
The .NET team’s portable skills and agent plugins cover .NET development, testing, diagnostics, packages, builds, and upgrades.
Install from the author’s instructions
Before connecting
- Use a host supported by the repository’s plugin installation instructions.
- Select the plugin for your task from the author’s included-plugin table.
Claude Code / Copilot CLI · author plugin commands
/plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
/plugin install <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skillsSources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Replace <plugin> with an included plugin such as dotnet-diag or dotnet-test. Restart the host to load the new plugins; the author documents /skills for discovery.
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Tools and capabilities
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| dotnet | General development and supported C# language-server integration. |
| dotnet-diag | Performance investigation and debugging. |
| dotnet-test | Testing, filtering, and coverage workflows. |
| dotnet-msbuild | Build diagnosis and optimization. |
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Workflow examples
Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.
Prompt 1
Use the .NET diagnostics skills to investigate a performance regression in this project.Prompt 2
Use the testing and MSBuild skills to explain a failing test/build combination before changing code.Sources and verification
Official documentation and repository metadata reviewed; no third-party software installed and no MCP or hosted service executed.
Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.
- GitHub repository metadataVerified 2026-10-14
- Author READMEVerified 2026-10-14