| name | code-review |
| description | Repository-specific checks for Microsoft.Build.Locator code reviews. Use for loader, discovery, public API, and package changes. |
| license | MIT |
Microsoft.Build.Locator code review
Read AGENTS.md. For loader, registration, or discovery changes, also read the
applicable msbuild-loader-netcore or msbuild-loader-netframework skill; read
both for common code. Verify that the skills accurately describe the code, and
require them to change when behavior changes.
Check these repository-specific invariants:
- Common code must work on both
net46 and net8.0; runtime-specific behavior
must stay behind the correct conditional.
- Registration must happen before any core
Microsoft.Build* assembly loads.
- .NET Framework discovers Visual Studio; .NET 8+ discovers the .NET SDK.
- .NET Framework changes must remain compatible across supported Visual Studio
versions; do not assume only the latest MSBuild layout or behavior.
Microsoft.Build.Locator.dll must retain minimal framework-only dependencies.- Intentional public API changes require compatibility suppressions and an
appropriate version change.
