psake/psake

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1617 stars · 267 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

psake is a build automation tool written in PowerShell, inspired by rake, that lets you define build tasks and dependencies in plain PowerShell syntax instead of XML. It provides a task-based DSL with dependency resolution, preconditions, assertions, and properties, runnable via Invoke-psake on any platform where PowerShell runs.

Use cases

• automate build tasks in PowerShell instead of MSBuild XML
• define build pipelines with task dependencies like rake or make
• run clean, build, test, and package tasks for .NET projects
• script CI/CD build steps in GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps with PowerShell
• replace executable XML build scripts with readable PowerShell task files
• conditionally skip deployment tasks based on environment preconditions

When to choose

• your team already knows PowerShell and wants build scripts in that language
• you want a lightweight rake-style task runner without XML configuration
• you build or publish PowerShell modules and can use the PowerShellBuild companion tasks
• you need cross-platform builds via PowerShell 7+ on Windows, macOS, and Linux

When to avoid

• your project already standardizes on MSBuild, Cake, or Nuke with existing investment
• you need a build tool for teams without any PowerShell knowledge
• you require IDE-integrated build orchestration or advanced dependency caching beyond task graphs

Facets

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build-tool cli workflow-automation developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform windows cli powershell build-automation task-runner rake-inspired psakefile ci-cd automation devops command-line linux macos

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