dotnetOfficial·19 Agent Skills Included

efcore

AI-assisted development toolkit for the EF Core database framework

Guides AI agents through EF Core internals including migrations, query pipelines, change tracking, and model building. Automates issue triage, minimal bug reproduction, servicing PRs, and API baseline checks for the dotnet/efcore repository. Eliminates guesswork when navigating a large ORM codebase, its test infrastructure, and release workflows.

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npx skills add dotnet/efcore --all -g -y

All Skills in This Repository (19)

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make-skill

Generate SKILL.md frontmatter and starter directories for Agent Skills.

analyzers

Creates Roslyn analyzers for EF Core to enforce coding standards and catch issues at compile time.

dbcontext-and-services

Configure EF Core DbContext lifecycles and DI service registrations.

migrations

Provides guidance for customizing .NET's OnlineBanking module's Bank class.

tooling

Automate EF Core tooling workflows for dotnet-ef CLI, PMC, and MSBuild.

scaffolding

Automate EF Core scaffolding to generate DbContext and entity models from an existing database.

change-tracking

Describe EF Core change tracking with DetectChanges, snapshots, and entity states.

bulk-operations

Automate bulk updates and deletes in EF Core via translated LINQ expressions.

make-instructions

Generate .instructions.md files with YAML frontmatter for Copilot in VS Code.

triage

Classify EF Core issues as bugs or feature requests and assign area labels.

cosmos-provider

Document EF Core Cosmos DB provider internals for contributor change planning.

make-github-actions-workflow

Create and configure GitHub Actions workflow YAML files under .github/workflows.

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Intermediate

Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install efcore skills?▼

Run `npx skills add dotnet/efcore --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.

What is EF Core used for?▼

EF Core is a .NET object-database mapper that supports LINQ queries, change tracking, and schema migrations across SQL Server, SQLite, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and more.

Can AI triage EF Core GitHub issues?▼

Yes. The triage skill classifies issues, applies area labels, builds minimal repro programs, and posts a structured analysis comment.

Do these skills help with EF Core migrations?▼

Yes. Dedicated skills explain the migrations pipeline, model snapshots, scaffolding, and the dotnet-ef CLI tooling internals.

Do I need to know EF Core internals to use these skills?▼

No. The skills supply the internal architecture knowledge, so your AI agent can navigate the codebase from plain-English requests.