Agent skill

Dotnet Devops

by novotnyllc in novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan

Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage…

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Dotnet Devops

skills CLI
$ npx skills add novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan --skill dotnet-devops -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan dotnet-devops --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/dotnet-artisan/skills/dotnet-devops .claude/skills/dotnet-devops && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
dotnet-devops
GitHub stars
233
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
359 words
Files
20 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage…

  • Application-layer API
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Routing Table, Scope and Out of scope
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • UI implementation patterns

What it does

Dotnet Devops is an agent skill from novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan. Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, Compose, rootless), packaging (NuGet authoring, source generators, MSIX signing), release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, GitHub Releases), and observability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, structured logging, PII). Spans 18 topic areas. Do not use for application-layer API or UI implementation patterns.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 21 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/add-ci.md` and `references/ado-build-test.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering CI/CD, Observability and Containers. It works with .NET, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Comprehensive .NET development skills for modern C and .NET. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Application-layer API
  • UI implementation patterns

Example prompts

  • “Use the dotnet-devops skill to configure .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with…”
  • “/dotnet-devops”

Requirements

  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3db3ae6. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Dotnet Devops loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~70k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 131 tokens; SKILL.md has 359 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~131
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~70k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan at commit 3db3ae6, republished under its MIT licence (© novotnyllc). 359 words, ~1,070 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/dotnet-devops/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 19 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
dotnet-devops
description
Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, Compose, rootless), packaging (NuGet authoring, source generators, MSIX signing), release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, GitHub Releases), and observability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, structured logging, PII). Spans 18 topic areas. Do not use for application-layer API or UI implementation patterns.
license
MIT
user-invocable
false

dotnet-devops

Overview

CI/CD, packaging, release management, and operational tooling for .NET. This consolidated skill spans 18 topic areas. Load the appropriate companion file from references/ based on the routing table below.

Routing Table

TopicKeywordsDescriptionCompanion File
GHA build/testsetup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reportingGitHub Actions .NET build/test (setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reporting)references/gha-build-test.md
GHA deployAzure Web Apps, GitHub Pages, containersGitHub Actions deployment (Azure Web Apps, GitHub Pages, containers)references/gha-deploy.md
GHA publishNuGet push, container images, signing, SBOMGitHub Actions publishing (NuGet push, container images, signing, SBOM)references/gha-publish.md
GHA patternsreusable workflows, composite, matrix, cacheGitHub Actions composition (reusable workflows, composite, matrix, cache)references/gha-patterns.md
ADO build/testDotNetCoreCLI, Artifacts, test resultsAzure DevOps .NET build/test (DotNetCoreCLI, Artifacts, test results)references/ado-build-test.md
ADO publishNuGet push, containers to ACRAzure DevOps publishing (NuGet push, containers to ACR)references/ado-publish.md
ADO patternstemplates, variable groups, multi-stageAzure DevOps composition (templates, variable groups, multi-stage)references/ado-patterns.md
ADO uniqueenvironments, approvals, service connectionsAzure DevOps exclusive features (environments, approvals, service connections)references/ado-unique.md
Containersmulti-stage Dockerfiles, SDK publish, rootless.NET containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, SDK publish, rootless)references/containers.md
Container deploymentCompose, health probes, CI/CD pipelinesContainer deployment (Compose, health probes, CI/CD pipelines)references/container-deployment.md
NuGet authoringSDK-style, source generators, multi-TFMNuGet package authoring (SDK-style, source generators, multi-TFM)references/nuget-authoring.md
MSIXcreation, signing, Store, sideload, auto-updateMSIX packaging (creation, signing, Store, sideload, auto-update)references/msix.md
GitHub Releasescreation, assets, notes, pre-releaseGitHub Releases (creation, assets, notes, pre-release)references/github-releases.md
Release managementNBGV, SemVer, changelogs, branchingRelease lifecycle (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, branching)references/release-management.md
ObservabilityOpenTelemetry, health checks, custom metricsObservability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, custom metrics)references/observability.md
Structured loggingaggregation, sampling, PII, correlationLog pipelines (aggregation, sampling, PII, correlation)references/structured-logging.md
Add CICI/CD scaffold, GHA vs ADO detectionCI/CD scaffolding (GHA vs ADO detection, workflow templates)references/add-ci.md
GitHub docsREADME badges, CONTRIBUTING, templatesGitHub documentation (README badges, CONTRIBUTING, templates)references/github-docs.md
Show full SKILL.md (55 more words)Show less

Scope

  • GitHub Actions workflows (build, test, deploy, publish)
  • Azure DevOps pipelines (build, test, publish, environments)
  • Container builds and deployment (Docker, Compose)
  • NuGet and MSIX packaging
  • Release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs)
  • Observability and structured logging (OpenTelemetry)
  • GitHub repository documentation and CI scaffolding

Out of scope

  • API/backend code patterns -> dotnet-api
  • Build system authoring -> dotnet-tooling
  • Test authoring -> dotnet-testing

© novotnyllc, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 19 other files (references) in plugins/dotnet-artisan/skills/dotnet-devops of novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/add-ci.md
  • references/ado-build-test.md
  • references/ado-patterns.md
  • references/ado-publish.md
  • references/ado-unique.md
  • references/container-deployment.md
  • references/containers.md
  • references/gha-build-test.md
  • references/gha-deploy.md
  • references/gha-patterns.md
  • references/gha-publish.md
  • references/github-docs.md
  • references/github-releases.md
  • references/msix.md
  • references/nuget-authoring.md
  • references/observability.md
  • references/release-management.md
  • … and 1 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3db3ae6

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Categories

Questions about Dotnet Devops

What does Dotnet Devops do?

Configures .NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage…. Dotnet Devops is an agent skill from novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan.NET CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions with setup-dotnet, NuGet cache, reusable workflows; Azure DevOps with DotNetCoreCLI, templates, multi-stage), containerization (multi-stage Dockerfiles, Compose, rootless), packaging (NuGet authoring, source generators, MSIX signing), release management (NBGV, SemVer, changelogs, GitHub Releases), and observability (OpenTelemetry, health checks, structured logging, PII).

When should I use Dotnet Devops?

Dotnet Devops fits situations like: application-layer API; UI implementation patterns.

How do I install Dotnet Devops in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan --skill dotnet-devops -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/dotnet-artisan/skills/dotnet-devops in novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan) into .claude/skills/dotnet-devops in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Dotnet Devops in Codex?

Run `npx skills add novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan --skill dotnet-devops -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/dotnet-artisan/skills/dotnet-devops in novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan) into .agents/skills/dotnet-devops in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Dotnet Devops in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan --skill dotnet-devops -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/dotnet-devops, .gemini/skills/dotnet-devops, .github/skills/dotnet-devops and .opencode/skills/dotnet-devops in your project.

What does Dotnet Devops need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Dotnet Devops is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Dotnet Devops access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Dotnet Devops safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Dotnet Devops use?

Dotnet Devops is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Dotnet Devops use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 69k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Dotnet Devops?

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Who maintains Dotnet Devops?

novotnyllc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan, which has 233 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 18, 2026.

Source: novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.