This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of core skills and custom agents for coding agents. For information about the Agent Skills standard, see agentskills.io.

1. Launch Copilot CLI or Claude Code
2. Add the marketplace:

   /plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills
   

3. Install a plugin:

   /plugin install <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skills
   

4. Restart to load the new plugins
5. View available skills:

   /skills
   

6. View available agents:

   /agents
   

7. Update plugin (on demand):

   /plugin update <plugin>@dotnet-agent-skills
   

// settings.json
{
  "chat.plugins.enabled": true,
  "chat.plugins.marketplaces": ["dotnet/skills"]
}

Once configured, type /plugins in Copilot Chat or use the @agentPlugins filter in Extensions to browse and install plugins from the marketplace.

Some plugins include GitHub Agentic Workflow templates for CI/CD automation:

1. Install the gh aw CLI extension
2. Copy the desired workflow .md files and the shared/ directory to your repository's .github/workflows/
3. Compile and commit:

   gh aw compile
   

4. Commit both the .md and generated .lock.yml files

See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines and how to add a new plugin.

See LICENSE for details.