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Each category groups related skills and agents so it is easier to browse the catalog by topic.

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Each category has its own page with related skills, linked agents, and direct paths into the catalog.

Category

AI

7 skills

Agent frameworks, provider abstractions, MCP, Semantic Kernel, ML.NET, and other modern .NET AI building blocks.

1 related agents mcaf-ml-ai-delivery, mcp, microsoft-agent-framework
Category

Architecture

5 skills

Solution-level direction for boundaries, layering, modernization, and long-lived .NET design decisions.

1 related agents archunitnet, mcaf-documentation, mcaf-feature-spec
Category

Cloud

2 skills

Cloud-native .NET app hosts, Aspire topologies, deployment workflows, and service-to-service integration patterns.

0 related agents aspire, azure-functions
Category

Code Quality

18 skills

Analyzers, formatters, review guidance, mutation testing, and maintainability tooling for healthy .NET repos.

4 related agents analyzer-config, biome, chous
Category

Core

12 skills

Foundational .NET topics such as modern C#, SDK setup, project structure, and broad platform guidance.

4 related agents dotnet, architecture, code-review
4 skills

Uno Platform, MAUI-adjacent patterns, and cross-device UI guidance for teams shipping beyond one OS.

0 related agents maui, mcaf-ui-ux, mvvm
Category

Data

5 skills

Entity Framework, storage libraries, ingestion pipelines, and persistence patterns for production .NET applications.

2 related agents entity-framework-core, entity-framework6, managedcode-markitdown
Category

Desktop

4 skills

Desktop-focused application development, Windows-oriented UX, media, and client app support libraries.

0 related agents libvlc, winforms, winui
Category

Distributed

4 skills

Orleans, distributed coordination, messaging, clusters, and runtime patterns for stateful .NET systems.

0 related agents managedcode-orleans-graph, managedcode-orleans-signalr, orleans
Category

Legacy

3 skills

Migration and maintenance help for older ASP.NET, WCF, Workflow Foundation, and other legacy .NET surfaces.

1 related agents legacy-aspnet, wcf, workflow-foundation
Category

Metrics

6 skills

Profilers, code metrics, duplication detection, and observability tooling that improve engineering feedback loops.

1 related agents asynkron-profiler, cloc, codeql
Category

Testing

7 skills

Unit, integration, browser, and distributed-system testing patterns for current .NET projects.

2 related agents coverlet, mstest, nunit
Category

Web

6 skills

ASP.NET Core, Blazor, frontends, APIs, auth, and service hosting for modern web-facing .NET stacks.

1 related agents aspnet-core, blazor, grpc