target-authoring

Maintained by dotnet

Canonical patterns for writing custom MSBuild targets. USE FOR: diagnosing and fixing custom target authoring anti-patterns; broken SDK target chains across files (e.g., Directory.Build.targets silently redefining SDK targets); targets that replace CompileDependsOn instead of extending it with $(CompileDependsOn); quer

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License: MIT
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Problem it solves

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When to use it

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target-authoring is listed as an agent skill in RefHub. The listed maintainer is dotnet. The available catalog summary is: Canonical patterns for writing custom MSBuild targets. USE FOR: diagnosing and fixing custom target authoring anti-patterns; broken SDK target chains across files (e.g., Directory.Build.targets silently redefining SDK targets); targets that replace CompileDependsOn instead of extending it with $(CompileDependsOn); quer When available, review the linked original source for exact usage instructions, required tools, and limitations.

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Install command

npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill target-authoring -y

Agent compatibility

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