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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 .NET stacks. USE FOR: building native modern Windows desktop UI on WinUI 3;…
Build long-running .NET background services with `BackgroundService`, Generic Host, graceful shutdown, configuration, logging, and deployment patterns suited to workers and daemons. USE FOR: background services; scheduled workers; hosted services; worker…
Use the Microsoft.Extensions stack correctly across Generic Host, dependency injection, configuration, logging, options, HttpClientFactory, and other shared infrastructure patterns. USE FOR: wiring dependency injection, configuration, logging, or options;…
Create or reorganize .NET solutions with clean project boundaries, repeatable SDK settings, and a maintainable baseline for libraries, apps, tests, CI, and local development. USE FOR: creating a new .NET solution or restructuring an existing one; setting up…
Write, review, or modernize F# code in .NET repositories with functional-first design, algebraic data types, pattern matching, pipelines, async workflows, project ordering, and C# interop. USE FOR: F# .fs/.fsproj code; discriminated unions, records, options,…
Write modern, version-aware C# for .NET repositories while staying compatible with the repo's target framework and language-version policy. USE FOR: modern idiomatic C# code; language-version compatibility decisions; upgrading or reviewing C# feature usage…
Diagnoses and fixes .NET MAUI development environment issues. Validates .NET SDK, workloads, Java JDK, Android SDK, Xcode, and Windows SDK. All version requirements discovered dynamically from NuGet WorkloadDependencies.json — never hardcoded. Use when:…
.NET MAUI app lifecycle guidance — the four app states, cross-platform Window lifecycle events (Created, Activated, Deactivated, Stopped, Resumed, Destroying), platform-specific lifecycle mapping, backgrounding and resume behavior, and state-preservation…
Guidance for implementing CollectionView in .NET MAUI apps — data display, layouts (list & grid), selection, grouping, scrolling, empty views, templates, incremental loading, swipe actions, and pull-to-refresh. USE FOR: "CollectionView", "list view", "grid…
Guidance for .NET MAUI XAML and C# data bindings — compiled bindings, INotifyPropertyChanged / ObservableObject, value converters, binding modes, multi-binding, relative bindings, fallbacks, and MVVM best practices. USE FOR: setting up compiled bindings with…
Guidance for configuring dependency injection in .NET MAUI apps — service registration in MauiProgram.cs, lifetime selection (Singleton / Transient / Scoped), constructor injection, Shell navigation auto-resolution, platform-specific registrations, and…
.NET MAUI safe area and edge-to-edge layout guidance for .NET 10+. Covers the new SafeAreaEdges property, SafeAreaRegions enum, per-edge control, keyboard avoidance, Blazor Hybrid CSS safe areas, migration from legacy iOS-only APIs, and platform-specific…
Guide for implementing Shell-based navigation in .NET MAUI apps. Covers AppShell setup, visual hierarchy (FlyoutItem, TabBar, Tab, ShellContent), URI-based navigation with GoToAsync, route registration, query parameters, back navigation, flyout and tab…
Guide for theming .NET MAUI apps — light/dark mode via AppThemeBinding, ResourceDictionary theme switching, DynamicResource bindings, system theme detection, and user theme preferences. Use when: "dark mode", "light mode", "theming", "AppThemeBinding", "theme…
Use Stylelint in .NET repositories that ship CSS, SCSS, or other stylesheet assets alongside web frontends. USE FOR: stylelint.config.*, .stylelintrc*, CSS or SCSS assets; CSS linting; duplicate style cleanup and naming-convention checks. DO NOT USE FOR:…
Use SharpConsoleUI to build full terminal (TUI) applications in .NET — equally suited to full-screen single-window apps and multi-window desktops with overlapping draggable windows — using a compositor, a DOM layout engine, and 40+ reactive controls (data…
Integrate ManagedCode.Orleans.Graph into an Orleans-based .NET application for grain-call policy enforcement, deadlock detection, live-call telemetry, and Mermaid graph diagnostics. USE FOR: ManagedCode.Orleans.Graph integration; allowed grain transitions;…
Use `pvanalyze` to inspect existing .NET `.nettrace` files from the command line, including GC, JIT, CPU stacks, allocation, DATAS, events, exceptions, timeline, and call-tree analysis with JSON or SpeedScope. USE FOR: the user mentions pvanalyze,…
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, webhooks, or giveaway draws. USE FOR: integrating the XTwitterScraper NuGet package;…
Design or review .NET solution architecture across modular monoliths, clean architecture, vertical slices, microservices, DDD, CQRS, and cloud-native boundaries without over-engineering. USE FOR: .NET architecture choices; layer and domain boundary review;…
Build, review, or migrate Azure Functions in .NET with correct execution model, isolated worker setup, bindings, DI, and Durable Functions patterns. USE FOR: working on Azure Functions in .NET; migrating from the in-process model to the isolated worker model;…
Use ML.NET to train, evaluate, or integrate machine-learning models into .NET applications with realistic data preparation, inference, and deployment expectations. USE FOR: ML.NET integration; local model training or retraining; inference pipelines, model…
Build cross-platform .NET applications with Uno Platform targeting WebAssembly, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, and Windows from a single XAML/C# codebase. USE FOR: building cross-platform apps from a single C# and XAML codebase; targeting WebAssembly, iOS,…
Work on WCF services, clients, bindings, contracts, and migration decisions for SOAP and multi-transport service-oriented systems on .NET Framework or compatible stacks. USE FOR: working on WCF services, bindings, or clients; deciding whether a service should…
Maintain or assess Workflow Foundation-based solutions on .NET Framework, especially where long-lived process logic or legacy designer artifacts still matter. USE FOR: WF activities and workflows; designer-backed process logic; long-lived workflow state and…
Expert knowledge of the libvlc C API (3.x and 4.x), the multimedia framework behind VLC media player. Use when helping with LibVLC or LibVLCSharp for media playback, streaming, or transcoding. USE FOR: LibVLC Skill implementation, review, migration,…
Use ManagedCode.MarkItDown when a .NET application needs deterministic document-to-Markdown conversion for ingestion, indexing, summarization, or content-processing workflows. USE FOR: ManagedCode.MarkItDown integration; document ingestion flows; Office or…
Implement the Model-View-ViewModel pattern in .NET applications with proper separation of concerns, data binding, commands, and testable ViewModels using MVVM Toolkit. USE FOR: implementing UI separation with Model-View-ViewModel; using MVVM Toolkit…
Use the open-source free `NetArchTest.Rules` library for architecture rules in .NET unit tests. Use when a repo wants lightweight, fluent architecture assertions for namespaces, dependencies, or layering. USE FOR: the repo uses or wants NetArchTest.Rules;…
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. USE FOR: delimited data needs are performance-sensitive and allocation-aware;…
Maintain classic ASP.NET applications on .NET Framework, including Web Forms, older MVC, and legacy hosting patterns, while planning realistic modernization boundaries. USE FOR: working in Web Forms, legacy MVC, or classic ASP.NET applications; reviewing old…
Work on C# and .NET-adjacent mixed-reality solutions around HoloLens, MRTK, OpenXR, Azure services, and integration boundaries where .NET participates in the stack. USE FOR: building or integrating mixed-reality solutions with C#; working on HoloLens, MRTK,…
Use the open-source free `Stryker.NET` mutation testing tool for .NET. Use when a repo needs to measure whether tests actually catch faults, especially in critical libraries or domains. USE FOR: the repo uses or wants Stryker.NET; mutation testing is needed…
Use a repo-root `.editorconfig` to configure free .NET analyzer and style rules. Use when a .NET repo needs rule severity, code-style options, section layout, or analyzer ownership made explicit. USE FOR: the repo needs a root .editorconfig; analyzer severity…
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. USE FOR: Asynkron.Profiler setup; automation-friendly profiling output; CPU,…
Use the open-source free `cloc` tool for line-count, language-mix, and diff statistics in .NET repositories. USE FOR: repeatable LOC reports; language-mix or branch-diff statistics; codebase size and solution-composition measurements. DO NOT USE FOR: judging…
Use the open-source CodeQL ecosystem for .NET security analysis. Use when a repo needs CodeQL query packs, CLI-based analysis on open source codebases, or GitHub Action setup with explicit licensing caveats. USE FOR: the repo uses or wants CodeQL for .NET…
Use free built-in .NET maintainability analyzers and code metrics configuration to find overly complex methods and coupled code. USE FOR: the team wants to find overly complex methods; cyclomatic complexity thresholds are needed in CI; maintainability metrics…
Use the open-source free `CSharpier` formatter for C# and XML. Use when a .NET repo intentionally wants one opinionated formatter instead of a highly configurable `dotnet format`-driven style model. USE FOR: the repo uses or wants CSharpier; the team prefers…
Use `graphify-dotnet` to generate codebase knowledge graphs, architecture snapshots, and exportable repository maps from .NET or polyglot source trees, with optional AI-enriched semantic relationships. USE FOR: graphify commands; graph JSON, HTML, SVG,…