msbuild-antipatterns
msbuild-antipatterns is a Build systems & CI pipelines skill for AI agents, published by microsoft in the testfx repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates msbuild-antipatterns C (73/100) and it passed the safety scan; the rating is based on static analysis only.
Catalog of MSBuild anti-patterns with detection rules and fix recipes. USE FOR: reviewing, auditing, or cleaning up .csproj, .vbproj, .fsproj, .props, .targets, or .proj files. Each anti-pattern has a symptom, explanation, and concrete BAD→GOOD transformation. Covers Exec-instead-of-built-in-task, unquoted conditions, hardcoded paths, restating SDK defaults, scattered package versions, and more. DO NOT USE FOR: non-MSBuild build systems (npm, Maven, CMake, etc.), project migration to SDK-style (use msbuild-modernization).
- Grade
- C
- Quality
- 73 / 100
- Safety
- Passed
- GitHub stars
- 1,043
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Our review
- Architecture
- 86 / 100
- Maturity
- Packaged: licensed, with a version or references
- Security scan
- No issues found
- License
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