dotnet-devops

name	dotnet-devops
description	Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, Compose, rootless), packaging (NuGet authoring, source generators, MSIX signing), release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, GitHub Releases), and observability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, structured logging, PII). Spans 18 topic areas. Do not use for application-layer API or UI implementation patterns.
license	MIT
user-invocable	false

dotnet-devops

Overview

CI/CD, packaging, release management, and operational tooling for .NET. This consolidated skill spans 18 topic areas. Load the appropriate companion file from references/ based on the routing table below.

Routing Table

Topic	Keywords	Description	Companion File
GHA build/test	setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reporting	GitHub Actions .NET build/test (setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reporting)	references/gha-build-test.md
GHA deploy	Azure Web Apps, GitHub Pages, containers	GitHub Actions deployment (Azure Web Apps, GitHub Pages, containers)	references/gha-deploy.md
GHA publish	NuGet push, container images, signing, SBOM	GitHub Actions publishing (NuGet push, container images, signing, SBOM)	references/gha-publish.md
GHA patterns	reusable workflows, composite, matrix, cache	GitHub Actions composition (reusable workflows, composite, matrix, cache)	references/gha-patterns.md
ADO build/test	DotNetCoreCLI, Artifacts, test results	Azure DevOps .NET build/test (DotNetCoreCLI, Artifacts, test results)	references/ado-build-test.md
ADO publish	NuGet push, containers to ACR	Azure DevOps publishing (NuGet push, containers to ACR)	references/ado-publish.md
ADO patterns	templates, variable groups, multi-stage	Azure DevOps composition (templates, variable groups, multi-stage)	references/ado-patterns.md
ADO unique	environments, approvals, service connections	Azure DevOps exclusive features (environments, approvals, service connections)	references/ado-unique.md
Containers	multi-stage Dockerfiles, SDK publish, rootless	.NET containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, SDK publish, rootless)	references/containers.md
Container deployment	Compose, health probes, CI/CD pipelines	Container deployment (Compose, health probes, CI/CD pipelines)	references/container-deployment.md
NuGet authoring	SDK-style, source generators, multi-TFM	NuGet package authoring (SDK-style, source generators, multi-TFM)	references/nuget-authoring.md
MSIX	creation, signing, Store, sideload, auto-update	MSIX packaging (creation, signing, Store, sideload, auto-update)	references/msix.md
GitHub Releases	creation, assets, notes, pre-release	GitHub Releases (creation, assets, notes, pre-release)	references/github-releases.md
Release management	NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, branching	Release lifecycle (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, branching)	references/release-management.md
Observability	OpenTelemetry, health checks, custom metrics	Observability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, custom metrics)	references/observability.md
Structured logging	aggregation, sampling, PII, correlation	Log pipelines (aggregation, sampling, PII, correlation)	references/structured-logging.md
Add CI	CI/CD scaffold, GHA vs ADO detection	CI/CD scaffolding (GHA vs ADO detection, workflow templates)	references/add-ci.md
GitHub docs	README badges, CONTRIBUTING, templates	GitHub documentation (README badges, CONTRIBUTING, templates)	references/github-docs.md

Scope

• GitHub Actions workflows (build, test, deploy, publish)
• Azure DevOps pipelines (build, test, publish, environments)
• Container builds and deployment (Docker, Compose)
• NuGet and MSIX packaging
• Release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs)
• Observability and structured logging (OpenTelemetry)
• GitHub repository documentation and CI scaffolding

Out of scope

• API/backend code patterns -> [skill:dotnet-api]
• Build system authoring -> [skill:dotnet-tooling]
• Test authoring -> [skill:dotnet-testing]