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aspire

Automate Aspire repo engineering: PR reviews, testing, backports, releases

Automates pull request reviews, PR testing, flaky test fixes, backports, and dependency updates for the Aspire distributed-app toolchain. Eliminates manual CI log digging, container image tag bumps, dashboard test setup, and release-branch paperwork. Guides AI agents through code review, issue investigation, and deployment testing so maintainers ship fixes faster.

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npx skills add microsoft/aspire --all -g -y

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Gives the AI agent the repository's coding rules, code review criteria, formatting conventions, and API/NuGet policies to follow when working on Aspire.

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dashboard-testing

Guide Aspire Dashboard logic and Blazor UI tests with bUnit conventions.

pr-testing

Install the PR-specific Aspire CLI build and run change-driven test scenarios.

hex1b

Launch terminal apps in a headless virtual terminal and assert output.

test-management

Quarantine or disable xUnit tests using QuarantineTools attributes in the aspire repository.

code-review

Review GitHub pull requests for bugs, security issues, and correctness regressions.

startup-perf

Capture Aspire startup OTEL traces and export a dashboard trace archive.

backport-pr

Automate GitHub PR backports to Aspire release branches with shiproom approval updates.

ci-test-failures

Diagnose GitHub Actions test failures by extracting failed test names and downloading job logs and artifacts.

deployment-e2e-testing

Run real Azure deployments and verify Aspire endpoints in CI workflows.

cli-e2e-testing

Automates Aspire CLI end-to-end tests with Hex1b terminal scripting and deterministic prompts.

update-container-images

Update pinned Docker image tags in Aspire ImageTags.cs files.

dependency-update

Update NuGet dependency versions in Directory.Packages.props via Azure DevOps mirroring.

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How to install Aspire skills?▼

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

What is Aspire used for?▼

Aspire is Microsoft's code-first toolchain for building, running, and deploying distributed applications with built-in observability and a monitoring dashboard.

Can AI review Aspire pull requests automatically?▼

Yes. The code-review and api-review skills let your agent check out a PR, analyze the diff for bugs and API design issues, and post inline review comments.

How do I fix flaky tests in Aspire with AI?▼

The fix-flaky-test skill reproduces the failure locally or on CI, finds the root cause, applies a fix, and verifies it before opening a clean PR.

Do these skills work with Claude Code and Copilot?▼

Yes. All skills follow the standard SKILL.md format and run in Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and other compatible AI coding agents.