Stop the .NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI.

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Install Aspire Stop

skills CLI
$ npx skills add platformplatform/PlatformPlatform --skill aspire-stop -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install platformplatform/PlatformPlatform aspire-stop --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/platformplatform/PlatformPlatform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/aspire-stop .claude/skills/aspire-stop && 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
aspire-stop
GitHub stars
440
Token cost
~354 tokens
SKILL.md length
168 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Stop the .NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI.

  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees
  • SKILL.md covers When to use and Output
  • Calls dotnet, git and docker
  • Tasks that involve Containers

What it does

Aspire Stop is an agent skill from platformplatform/PlatformPlatform. Stop the .NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI. Defaults to the current worktree; supports stopping all worktrees or a specific base port.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Git worktrees and Containers. It works with Docker and .NET. The repository describes itself as: A platform designed for building enterprise-grade, multi-tenant products using Azure, .NET, React, TypeScript, Infrastructure as Code, etc. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees
  • Tasks that involve Containers

Example prompts

  • “/aspire-stop”

Requirements

  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 269de1c. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • dotnet
    • git
    • docker

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Aspire Stop loads about 354 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 168 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~45
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~354

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 platformplatform/PlatformPlatform at commit 269de1c, republished under its MIT licence (© platformplatform). 168 words, ~354 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aspire-stop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
aspire-stop
description
Stop the .NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI. Defaults to the current worktree; supports stopping all worktrees or a specific base port.

Stop Aspire

bash
dotnet run --project developer-cli -- stop [--all] [--port <basePort>]

Use developer-cli exactly as written - do not expand to an absolute worktree path.

Stops the Aspire AppHost and its associated Docker containers (postgres, azurite, mailpit, stripe-cli) - not just the Aspire process. Persistent containers survive a plain aspire stop by design, so this skill cleans them up too.

  • (no flag) - stop the current worktree's stack
  • --all - stop every worktree of this repository (via git worktree list). Only use when the user explicitly asks to stop everything - never as a default
  • --port <basePort> - stop the worktree on that base port (e.g. 9000, 9100, 9200); also cleans up Docker containers for that port even if the worktree was deleted

The flags are mutually exclusive.

When to use

  • To free up ports without restarting (rare - aspire-restart is the everyday default).
  • To stop a stack from another worktree without switching to it (--port).
  • Before deleting a worktree, to ensure its Docker containers don't leak.

Output

The CLI prints what it stopped (Aspire process trees + each docker rm --force'd container) and exits.

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

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/aspire-stop of platformplatform/PlatformPlatform.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 269de1c

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Works with

Questions about Aspire Stop

What does Aspire Stop do?

Stop the .NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI. Aspire Stop is an agent skill from platformplatform/PlatformPlatform.NET Aspire AppHost and its Docker containers via the developer CLI.

When should I use Aspire Stop?

Aspire Stop fits situations like: tasks that involve Git worktrees; tasks that involve Containers.

How do I install Aspire Stop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add platformplatform/PlatformPlatform --skill aspire-stop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/aspire-stop in platformplatform/PlatformPlatform) into .claude/skills/aspire-stop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aspire Stop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add platformplatform/PlatformPlatform --skill aspire-stop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/aspire-stop in platformplatform/PlatformPlatform) into .agents/skills/aspire-stop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aspire Stop 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 platformplatform/PlatformPlatform --skill aspire-stop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aspire-stop, .gemini/skills/aspire-stop, .github/skills/aspire-stop and .opencode/skills/aspire-stop in your project.

What does Aspire Stop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Aspire Stop needs the command-line tools its instructions call (dotnet, git and docker). Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Aspire Stop access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Aspire Stop 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 Aspire Stop use?

Aspire Stop is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Aspire Stop use?

About 354 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Aspire Stop?

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Who maintains Aspire Stop?

platformplatform (a GitHub organization) maintains it in platformplatform/PlatformPlatform, which has 440 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.

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