Property Patterns skill: what it does and how to install it
Diagnoses and fixes concrete MSBuild property defects involving defaults, conditions, composition, paths, evaluation order and framework or OS checks.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill property-patternsRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Applies MSBuild patterns for conditional defaults, list composition, path normalisation, framework and OS checks, guard properties and fallback chains. Diagnoses last-write-wins behaviour across projects and shared files, including import-order issues and properties evaluated before TargetFramework.
When to use it. Use for concrete property defects in projects or Directory.Build.* hierarchies. Do not use for placement-only or import-only work, item operations, target structure, broad reviews without a property defect, or non-MSBuild tasks.
History
Repo stars
5.7kAbout +573 since 30 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 82 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,732 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 5,724 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 5,717 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 5,708 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 5,697 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 5,693 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 5,682 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 5,673 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 5,661 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 5,656 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 5,652 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 5,642 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 5,625 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 5,617 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 5,607 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 5,600 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 5,593 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 5,590 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 5,578 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 5,569 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 5,562 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,557 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 5,551 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 5,543 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 5,540 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 5,531 |
| 24 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 5,519 |
| 17 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 5,494 |
| 10 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 5,419 |
| 3 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 5,258 |
| 27 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 5,233 |
| 20 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 5,221 |
| 13 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 5,221 |
| 6 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 5,171 |
| 30 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 5,159 |
Installs
3.1k
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Installs via skills.sh
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