dotnet-script/dotnet-script

Health v2 · maintenance only

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3008 stars · 179 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

dotnet-script is a .NET global tool that lets you run C# scripts (.csx) directly from the .NET CLI, with inline NuGet package references and VS Code debugging support. It is built on Roslyn and provides full language services via OmniSharp.

Use cases

• run C# scripts from the command line
• execute .csx script files with dotnet CLI
• use NuGet packages inline in C# scripts
• debug C# scripts in VS Code
• replace PowerShell or Python one-off scripts with C#
• automate tasks with quick C# scripts without creating a project

When to choose

• you want to run C# code without scaffolding a full project
• you need scripting with full C# language and NuGet support
• you already work in the .NET ecosystem and want a REPL-like scripting workflow

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose scripting language with faster startup like Python or PowerShell
• you are building a compiled production application rather than scripts
• you do not have the .NET SDK installed

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli interpreter developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform cli windows csharp csx roslyn scripting dotnet nuget command-line linux macos

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