Microsoft .NET Skills

Name: Microsoft .NET Skills Review
Item: Microsoft .NET Skills
Rating: 3.5
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Solid

Works inClaude Code

Solid Reviewed

Official Microsoft .NET team agent skills for AI coding assistants. Covers C# and .NET development following the AgentSkills spec.

The .NET team's curated agent skills and custom agents, shipped as 15 plugins covering C# language-server integration, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, Entity Framework and data access, MSBuild, NuGet, testing, diagnostics, and .NET version upgrades. Follows the agentskills.io Agent Skills standard. Installs as a plugin marketplace in Claude Code and Copilot CLI; also works with VS Code (preview), Cursor, and Codex.

Write C-sharp and .NET code following official Microsoft patterns
Apply framework-recommended architectures to new projects
Follow the latest .NET conventions during code generation

4,586 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Why it matters

Official Microsoft .NET team agent skills for AI coding assistants. Covers C# and .NET development following the AgentSkills spec. Works with Claude Code, Copilot, and VS Code. ~752 stars.

Best for

C# and .NET developers who want Claude to follow Microsoft's recommended patterns for .NET projects.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/dotnet/skills

By dotnet

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Instructions to paste into Claude

/plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
/plugin install <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skills   # e.g. /plugin install dotnet@dotnet-agent-skills

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me write C-sharp and .NET code following official Microsoft patterns

CostFree

Trust Signals Reviewed

Stars4,586Contributors56Last updated2026-07-13LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-20 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills: Claude Code skills and sub-agents for .NET Develope — Reddit · 96 pts
Conversation about Skills and Learning at Microsoft — Hacker News · 3 pts
CellSpin looking to hire web designer/developer — Hacker News · 3 pts

3 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Reviewed review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Official Microsoft origin. High value for .NET/C# clients. Authoritative for the Microsoft stack.

Things to check

Coverage is limited to .NET/C# ecosystem; assumes familiarity with AgentSkills spec and may require integration setup depending on your IDE. Skill quality depends on Claude model version and upstream Microsoft skill maintenance.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.50 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedApr 2026

Official Microsoft origin. High value for .NET/C# clients. Authoritative for the Microsoft stack.

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