# dotnet/sdk

Core functionality needed to create .NET Core projects, that is shared between Visual Studio and CLI

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sdk
Homepage: https://dot.net/core
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotnet, visual-studio, sdk, cli
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:10:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3694, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 46}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3194, forks 1282 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.293011+00:00)

## What it is
The .NET SDK repository containing core project creation and build functionality shared between Visual Studio and the .NET CLI, including MSBuild tasks and project/item templates. It is the foundation for building, packaging, and running .NET projects across platforms.

## Use cases
- create .NET projects from the command line
- build and package C# applications with dotnet build
- customize MSBuild tasks for .NET builds
- use project templates for new apps
- set up .NET development toolchain on Linux, macOS, or Windows

## When to choose
- you are developing .NET applications and need the standard build tooling
- you want to extend or contribute to .NET build and template functionality
- you need a consistent build experience between CLI and Visual Studio

## When to avoid
- you need a .NET runtime only, without build tools
- you are building non-.NET projects
- you only want the Visual Studio project system itself (see dotnet/project-system)

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, cross-platform
- platform: dotnet, windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: msbuild, dotnet-cli, project-templates, net-core, c-sharp, visual-studio, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dotnet/sdk (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.293011+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 2026-08-30T07:24:54.376005+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.293011+00:00, sha 88c06277fca1)
  - homepage: https://dot.net/core (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:51.817626+00:00, sha 4787c8a17435)
  - site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-x64-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.120107+00:00, sha daf3dffe301b)
  - site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-x86-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.132340+00:00, sha a830a0b6c955)
  - site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-arm64-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.210355+00:00, sha e1654dacee18)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.103007+00:00, sha f29800be2b9a)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.243481+00:00, sha 4746e078488c)
  - site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-macos-x64-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.261294+00:00, sha 377c973ec631)
  - site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-macos-arm64-installer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:52.289276+00:00, sha 8b623b2f7188)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:51.976604+00:00, sha efa9016b58aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.