dotnet/cli
The .NET Core command-line (CLI) tools, used for building .NET Core apps and libraries through your development flow (compiling, NuGet package management, running, testing, ...). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3988
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1276
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3468 stars · 1024 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The .NET Core command-line (CLI) tools used for building, running, testing, and managing NuGet packages for .NET Core apps and libraries. This repository has been merged into dotnet/sdk and is now read-only, with all prior releases out of support.
Use cases
- build and compile .NET Core apps from the command line
- manage NuGet package dependencies for .NET projects
- run and test .NET Core applications via CLI
- scaffold new .NET Core projects
- restore dependencies in CI pipelines for .NET apps
When to choose
- you need historical source or tags of the legacy .NET Core CLI tooling
- you maintain very old out-of-support .NET Core versions and must build servicing branches
When to avoid
- you want the current .NET CLI/SDK - use dotnet/sdk instead
- you need supported, actively maintained .NET build tooling
- you are starting a new .NET project
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
cli build-tool package-manager testing developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform windows dotnet dotnet-cli nuget dotnet-sdk merged-repo build-tooling command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dotnet/cli · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4ebb030ebf17
- homepage: https://github.com/dotnet/core · fetched 2026-08-29 · 673b7e11c371
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dotnet/cli | main | 10 |
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