# dotnet/skills

Repository for skills to assist AI coding agents with .NET and C#

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/skills
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotnet-skills
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: agent-skills
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:26:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 48, longevity 15
- inputs: {"age_days": 211, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 134, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5256, forks 398 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.743950+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of agent skills and custom agents from the .NET team, packaged as plugins for AI coding agents like Copilot CLI and Claude Code. It covers C# language server integration, build diagnostics, data access, testing, upgrades, and web/mobile development guidance following the Agent Skills standard.

## Use cases
- help my AI coding agent write better C# code
- diagnose MSBuild build failures with an AI agent
- migrate a .NET test framework from xUnit to MSTest
- upgrade a .NET project to a newer framework version
- troubleshoot NuGet dependency issues with an agent
- get Blazor and ASP.NET Core guidance inside Claude Code
- debug .NET performance issues using an AI agent
- scaffold projects with the .NET template engine via an agent

## When to choose
- you use Copilot CLI, Claude Code, or another Agent Skills-compatible coding agent for .NET development
- you want official, curated .NET expertise injected into AI-assisted coding workflows
- you need specialized skills for MSBuild, NuGet, EF Core, testing, or .NET upgrades

## When to avoid
- you don't use AI coding agents in your .NET workflow
- you work outside the .NET/C# ecosystem
- you need a standalone tool rather than agent plugin skills

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, developer-tools, llm-inference, prompt-engineering, testing, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, programming-languages, testing
- platform: cross-platform, cli, dotnet
- tags: agent-skills, csharp, dotnet, coding-agents, claude-code, copilot, msbuild, nuget, entity-framework, aspnetcore, blazor, maui, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- dotnet/skills (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.743950+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:32.115642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/skills (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.743950+00:00, sha 2fd4584f31ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.