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Framework Web 1,842 tokens

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

Microsoft.AspNetCore.*
Framework Aspire 3,139 tokens

Build, upgrade, and operate Aspire 13.5.x C# or TypeScript application hosts with the current CLI, AppHost, ServiceDefaults, integrations, dashboard, testing, MCP, and deployment…

Aspire.*
Framework Desktop & UI 1,643 tokens

Build and debug Avalonia 11/12 .NET applications with XAML, compiled bindings, MVVM, custom controls, desktop lifetimes, and platform publishing.

Avalonia.*AvaloniaAvalonia.DesktopAvalonia.Controls

Build, review, or migrate Azure Functions in .NET with correct execution model, isolated worker setup, bindings, DI, and Durable Functions patterns.

Microsoft.Azure.Functions.*
Framework Web 1,975 tokens

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

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.*
Framework Legacy 1,036 tokens

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.

EntityFramework.*
Framework Data 2,138 tokens

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

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.*
Framework Mobile & Device 2,340 tokens

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

Microsoft.Maui.*
Framework AI & Agents 430 tokens

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

Microsoft.ML.*
Framework Web 2,029 tokens

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

Framework Web 2,268 tokens

Share state between components that don't have a direct parent-child parameter relationship, using cascading values, scoped services with change events, or CascadingValueSource…

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.*
Framework Web 2,705 tokens

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

Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.*
Framework Desktop & UI 1,820 tokens

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

Uno.WinUI.*

Work on WCF services, clients, bindings, contracts, and migration decisions for SOAP and multi-transport service-oriented systems on .NET Framework or compatible stacks.

System.ServiceModel.*
Framework Desktop & UI 3,074 tokens

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

Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.WPF.*
Framework Web 1,717 tokens

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

Framework Desktop & UI 1,077 tokens

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.

Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.WindowsForms.*

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

Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.*

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

Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting

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

Framework Web 1,155 tokens

Build or review gRPC services and clients in .NET.

Grpc.*

Use the open-source free `ArchUnitNET` library for architecture rules in .NET tests.

ArchUnitNETArchUnitNET.xUnitArchUnitNET.NUnit+1

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

LibVLCSharpVideoLAN.LibVLC.Windows

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…

ModelContextProtocolModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore

Implement the Model-View-ViewModel pattern in .NET applications with proper separation of concerns, data binding, commands, and testable ViewModels using MVVM Toolkit.

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

ManagedCode.MarkItDown

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

ManagedCode.MimeTypes

Integrate ManagedCode.Orleans.SignalR for grain-driven SignalR delivery, connection and group routing, offline user queues, and restart-safe state.

ManagedCode.Orleans.SignalR.ServerManagedCode.Orleans.SignalR.Client
Library Data 549 tokens

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

ManagedCode.Storage.CoreManagedCode.Storage.AzureManagedCode.Storage.Aws+1

Use the Microsoft.Extensions stack correctly across Generic Host, dependency injection, configuration, logging, options, HttpClientFactory, and other shared infrastructure…

Microsoft.Extensions.*
Library Architecture 917 tokens

Use the open-source free `NetArchTest.Rules` library for architecture rules in .NET unit tests.

NetArchTest.RulesNetArchTest.eNhancedEdition

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.

Sep
Library Data 1,298 tokens

Use XTwitterScraper when a .NET application needs typed access to Xquik's X automation REST API for tweet search, user lookup, posting workflows, extraction jobs, monitors…

XTwitterScraper

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

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

Platform Legacy 456 tokens

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

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

Microsoft.MixedReality.*

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

Testing Testing 1,342 tokens

Use the open-source free `coverlet` toolchain for .NET code coverage.

coverlet.collectorcoverlet.msbuild
Testing Testing 1,374 tokens

Write, run, or repair .NET tests that use MSTest.

MSTestMSTest.TestFrameworkMSTest.TestAdapter
Testing Testing 2,713 tokens

Write, run, or repair .NET tests that use NUnit.

NUnitNUnit3TestAdapter
Testing Testing 4,613 tokens

ALWAYS USE for test work that requires changes: write, add, generate, repair, or strengthen tests for existing code in xUnit, MSTest, NUnit, pytest, Vitest/Jest, Go, or another…

Testing Testing 2,351 tokens

Activation requires either supplied .NET coverage reports/percentages/line, branch, or condition metrics, or an explicit request to collect .NET coverage for analysis.

coverlet.collectorcoverlet.msbuild

Add, repair, or review Playwright visual regression tests for browser-facing .NET apps, including screenshot baselines, Pixelmatch thresholds, deterministic rendering, and GitHub…

@playwright/testplaywrightpixelmatch+1
Testing Testing 1,907 tokens

Write, run, or repair .NET tests that use TUnit.

TUnit
Testing Testing 1,470 tokens

Write, run, or repair .NET tests that use xUnit with the right package, CLI, and runner guidance.

xunitxunit.v3

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.

Asynkron.Profiler

Use the free built-in .NET SDK analyzers and analysis levels with gradual Roslyn warning promotion.

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers

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

Write, review, or modernize F# code in .NET repositories with functional-first design, algebraic data types, pattern matching, pipelines, async workflows, project ordering, and…

FSharp.Core

Use `graphify-dotnet` to generate codebase knowledge graphs, architecture snapshots, and exportable repository maps from .NET or polyglot source trees, with optional AI-enriched…

Graphify.Dotnet

Use the open-source free `Meziantou.Analyzer` package for design, usage, security, performance, and style rules in .NET.

Meziantou.Analyzer

Write modern, version-aware C# for .NET repositories while staying compatible with the repo's target framework and language-version policy.

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

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

ReportGenerator
Tool .NET Quality 1,236 tokens

Use the open-source free `Roslynator` analyzer packages and optional CLI for .NET.

Roslynator.AnalyzersRoslynator.CodeAnalysis.AnalyzersRoslynator.Formatting.Analyzers

Use the open-source free `StyleCop.Analyzers` package for naming, layout, documentation, and style rules in .NET projects.

StyleCop.Analyzers