code-review

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.