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name: dotnet-aspnetcore description: "ASP.NET Core web development skills including middleware, endpoints, real-time communication, and API patterns." license: MIT metadata: author: dotnet version: "1.0.0" source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/main/plugins/dotnet-aspnetcore

dotnet-aspnetcore

Overview

Use this skill for ASP.NET Core web development, including middleware, minimal APIs, controllers, endpoint routing, SignalR, authentication, configuration, and API design using dotnet/skills.

Workflow

1. Inspect app startup, dependency injection, middleware order, endpoints, auth, configuration, and hosting model.
2. Preserve request/response contracts, route names, status codes, serialization, auth policies, and observability.
3. Add or update tests around endpoint behavior where the repository supports them.
4. Validate with build, tests, or a local smoke command when feasible.

Guardrails

• Do not reorder middleware casually.
• Avoid changing public API contracts or auth behavior as an incidental side effect.
• Keep environment-specific configuration and secrets handling intact.

Expected Output

Return ASP.NET Core changes or guidance with route, middleware, and validation notes.