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resolve-project-referencesby .NETOfficialDevelopmentGitHub stars: 5.7k

Resolve Project References skill: what it does and how to install it

Explains why MSBuild's ResolveProjectReferences timing can misidentify the bottleneck, then directs analysis to task self-time in a binlog.

Summary generated from the skill's documentation.

Install

$ npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill resolve-project-references

Run 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. Checks whether ResolveProjectReferences is the top target in an MSBuild performance summary and explains that its wall-clock time includes waiting for dependent project builds. It redirects investigation to the Task Performance Summary, preferably through binlog analysis, or through diagnostic text-log replay when needed.

When to use it. Use it when ResolveProjectReferences appears disproportionately expensive and a build binlog or performance summary is available. It does not cover general build-performance analysis, other clear bottlenecks, or builds without captured diagnostics.

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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26 Oct 20265,732
25 Oct 20265,724
24 Oct 20265,717
23 Oct 20265,708
22 Oct 20265,697
21 Oct 20265,693
20 Oct 20265,682
19 Oct 20265,673
18 Oct 20265,661
17 Oct 20265,656
16 Oct 20265,652
15 Oct 20265,642
14 Oct 20265,625
13 Oct 20265,617
12 Oct 20265,607
11 Oct 20265,600
10 Oct 20265,593
9 Oct 20265,590
8 Oct 20265,578
7 Oct 20265,569
6 Oct 20265,562
5 Oct 20265,557
4 Oct 20265,551
3 Oct 20265,543
2 Oct 20265,540
1 Oct 20265,531
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

3.4k+320 since 19 Oct 2026

Installs via skills.sh

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26 Oct 20263,355
25 Oct 20263,307
24 Oct 20263,279
23 Oct 20263,231
22 Oct 20263,177
21 Oct 20263,132
20 Oct 20263,080
19 Oct 20263,035

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