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v1.0.0

Design or review .NET solution architecture across modular monoliths, clean architecture, vertical slices, microservices, DDD, CQRS, and cloud-native boundaries without…

dotnet skills install architecture
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.NET Aspire

v1.3.1

Build, upgrade, and operate .NET Aspire application hosts with current CLI, AppHost, ServiceDefaults, integrations, dashboard, testing, and Azure deployment patterns for…

dotnet skills install aspire
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ASP.NET Core

v1.0.0

Build, debug, modernize, or review ASP.NET Core applications with correct hosting, middleware, security, configuration, logging, and deployment patterns on current .NET.

Web
dotnet skills install aspnet-core
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v1.0.0

Use the open-source free `Asynkron.Profiler` dotnet tool for CLI-first CPU, allocation, exception, contention, and heap profiling of .NET commands or existing trace artifacts.

dotnet skills install asynkron-profiler
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Build, review, or migrate Azure Functions in .NET with correct execution model, isolated worker setup, bindings, DI, and Durable Functions patterns.

dotnet skills install azure-functions
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Blazor

v1.0.0

Build and review Blazor applications across server, WebAssembly, web app, and hybrid scenarios with correct component design, state flow, rendering, and hosting choices.

Web
dotnet skills install blazor
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v1.0.0

Review .NET changes for bugs, regressions, architectural drift, missing tests, incorrect async or disposal behavior, and platform-specific pitfalls before you approve or merge…

dotnet skills install code-review
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v1.0.0

Use free built-in .NET maintainability analyzers and code metrics configuration to find overly complex methods and coupled code.

dotnet skills install complexity
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v1.0.0

Design, tune, or review EF Core data access with proper modeling, migrations, query translation, performance, and lifetime management for modern .NET applications.

dotnet skills install entity-framework-core
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v1.0.1

Maintain or migrate EF6-based applications with realistic guidance on what to keep, what to modernize, and when EF Core is or is not the right next step.

dotnet skills install entity-framework6
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v1.0.0

Build or review gRPC services and clients in .NET with correct contract-first design, streaming behavior, transport assumptions, and backend service integration.

Web
dotnet skills install grpc
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v1.0.0

Maintain classic ASP.NET applications on .NET Framework, including Web Forms, older MVC, and legacy hosting patterns, while planning realistic modernization boundaries.

dotnet skills install legacy-aspnet
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LibVLC Skill

v1.0.0

Expert knowledge of the libvlc C API (3.x and 4.x), the multimedia framework behind VLC media player.

dotnet skills install libvlc
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Use ManagedCode.Communication when a .NET application needs explicit result objects, structured errors, and predictable service or API boundaries instead of exception-driven…

dotnet skills install managedcode-communication
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v1.0.0

Use ManagedCode.MarkItDown when a .NET application needs deterministic document-to-Markdown conversion for ingestion, indexing, summarization, or content-processing workflows.

dotnet skills install managedcode-markitdown
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v1.0.0

Use ManagedCode.MimeTypes when a .NET application needs consistent MIME type detection, extension mapping, and content-type decisions for uploads, downloads, or HTTP responses.

dotnet skills install managedcode-mimetypes
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Integrate ManagedCode.Orleans.Graph into an Orleans-based .NET application for graph-oriented relationships, edge management, and traversal logic on top of Orleans grains.

dotnet skills install managedcode-orleans-graph
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Use ManagedCode.Orleans.SignalR when a distributed .NET application needs Orleans-based coordination of SignalR real-time messaging, hub delivery, and grain-driven push flows.

dotnet skills install managedcode-orleans-signalr
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v1.0.0

Use ManagedCode.Storage when a .NET application needs a provider-agnostic storage abstraction with explicit configuration, container selection, upload and download flows, and…

dotnet skills install managedcode-storage
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.NET MAUI

v1.0.0

Build, review, or migrate .NET MAUI applications across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows with correct cross-platform UI, platform integration, and native packaging assumptions.

dotnet skills install maui
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v1.2.1

Adopt MCAF governance in a .NET repository with the right AGENTS.md layout, repo-native docs, skill installation, verification rules, and non-trivial task workflow.

dotnet skills install mcaf
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v1.0.0

Apply MCAF agile-delivery guidance for backlog quality, roles, ceremonies, and engineering feedback.

dotnet skills install mcaf-agile-delivery
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Apply MCAF developer-experience guidance for onboarding, F5 contract, cross-platform tasks, local inner loop, and reproducible setup.

dotnet skills install mcaf-devex
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v1.0.0

Apply MCAF feature-spec guidance to create or update a feature spec under `docs/Features/` with business rules, user flows, system behaviour, verification, and Definition of Done.

dotnet skills install mcaf-feature-spec
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Apply MCAF human-review-planning guidance for a large AI-generated code drop by reading the target area, tracing the natural user and system flows, identifying the riskiest…

dotnet skills install mcaf-human-review-planning
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v1.0.0

Apply MCAF ML/AI delivery guidance for data exploration, feasibility, experimentation, testing, responsible AI, and operating ML systems.

AI
dotnet skills install mcaf-ml-ai-delivery
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v1.0.0

Apply MCAF source-control guidance for repository structure, branch naming, merge strategy, commit hygiene, and secrets-in-git discipline.

dotnet skills install mcaf-source-control
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MCAF: UI/UX

v1.0.0

Apply MCAF UI/UX guidance for design systems, accessibility, front-end technology selection, and design-to-development collaboration.

dotnet skills install mcaf-ui-ux
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v1.1.1

Build or consume Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients in .NET using the official MCP C# SDK, including stdio, Streamable HTTP, tools, prompts, resources, and…

AI
dotnet skills install mcp
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Build .NET AI agents and multi-agent workflows with Microsoft Agent Framework using the right agent type, threads, tools, workflows, hosting protocols, and enterprise guardrails.

AI
dotnet skills install microsoft-agent-framework
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Use the Microsoft.Extensions stack correctly across Generic Host, dependency injection, configuration, logging, options, HttpClientFactory, and other shared infrastructure…

dotnet skills install microsoft-extensions
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Build provider-agnostic .NET AI integrations with `Microsoft.Extensions.AI`, `IChatClient`, embeddings, middleware, structured output, vector search, and evaluation.

AI
dotnet skills install microsoft-extensions-ai
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Minimal APIs

v1.0.0

Design and implement Minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core using handler-first endpoints, route groups, filters, and lightweight composition suited to modern .NET services.

Web
dotnet skills install minimal-apis
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Work on C# and .NET-adjacent mixed-reality solutions around HoloLens, MRTK, OpenXR, Azure services, and integration boundaries where .NET participates in the stack.

AI
dotnet skills install mixed-reality
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ML.NET

v1.0.0

Use ML.NET to train, evaluate, or integrate machine-learning models into .NET applications with realistic data preparation, inference, and deployment expectations.

AI
dotnet skills install mlnet
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v2.1.0

Build or review distributed .NET applications with Orleans grains, silos, persistence, streaming, reminders, placement, transactions, serialization, event sourcing, testing, and…

dotnet skills install orleans
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v1.0.0

Use the free official .NET diagnostics CLI tools for profiling and runtime investigation in .NET repositories.

dotnet skills install profiling
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v1.0.0

Create or reorganize .NET solutions with clean project boundaries, repeatable SDK settings, and a maintainable baseline for libraries, apps, tests, CI, and local development.

dotnet skills install project-setup
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v1.0.0

Set up or refine open-source .NET code-quality gates for CI: formatting, `.editorconfig`, SDK analyzers, third-party analyzers, coverage, mutation testing, architecture tests…

dotnet skills install quality-ci
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Use the open-source free `ReportGenerator` tool for turning .NET coverage outputs into HTML, Markdown, Cobertura, badges, and merged reports.

dotnet skills install reportgenerator
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Build AI-enabled .NET applications with Semantic Kernel using services, plugins, prompts, and function-calling patterns that remain testable and maintainable.

AI
dotnet skills install semantic-kernel
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Use Sep for high-performance separated-value parsing and writing in .NET, including delimiter inference, explicit parser/writer options, and low-allocation row/column workflows.

dotnet skills install sep
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SignalR

v1.0.0

Implement or review SignalR hubs, streaming, reconnection, transport, and real-time delivery patterns in ASP.NET Core applications.

Web
dotnet skills install signalr
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Uno Platform

v1.0.0

Build cross-platform .NET applications with Uno Platform targeting WebAssembly, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, and Windows from a single XAML/C# codebase.

dotnet skills install uno-platform
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v1.0.0

Build or maintain controller-based ASP.NET Core APIs when the project needs controller conventions, advanced model binding, validation extensions, OData, JsonPatch, or existing…

Web
dotnet skills install web-api
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v1.0.1

Build, maintain, or modernize Windows Forms applications with practical guidance on designer-driven UI, event handling, data binding, MVP separation, and migration to modern .NET.

dotnet skills install winforms
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Build or review WinUI 3 applications with the Windows App SDK, including MVVM patterns, packaging decisions, navigation, theming, windowing, and interop boundaries with other…

dotnet skills install winui
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v1.0.0

Build long-running .NET background services with `BackgroundService`, Generic Host, graceful shutdown, configuration, logging, and deployment patterns suited to workers and…

dotnet skills install worker-services
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Maintain or assess Workflow Foundation-based solutions on .NET Framework, especially where long-lived process logic or legacy designer artifacts still matter.

dotnet skills install workflow-foundation
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WPF

v1.0.0

Build and modernize WPF applications on .NET with correct XAML, data binding, commands, threading, styling, and Windows desktop migration decisions.

dotnet skills install wpf
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