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msbuild-modernization

Guide for modernizing and migrating MSBuild project files to SDK-style format. USE FOR: converting legacy .csproj/.vbproj with verbose XML to SDK-style, migrating packages.config to PackageReference, removing Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs in favor of auto-generation, eliminating explicit <Compile Include> lists via implicit globbing, consolidating shared settings into Directory.Build.props. Indicators of legacy projects: ToolsVersion attribute, <Import Project=\"$(MSBuildToolsPath)\">, .csproj files > 50 lines for simple projects. DO NOT USE FOR: projects already in SDK-style format, non-.NET build systems (npm, Maven, CMake), .NET Framework projects that cannot move to SDK-style.

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Works with

Claude CodeCursorCodex CLIGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Install in three steps

  1. 1

    Download the ZIP

    One file per agent, plus INSTALL.md with the exact paths below.

  2. 2

    Claude Code: copy SKILL.md into your skills folder

    .claude/skills/msbuild-modernization/SKILL.md    # this project
    ~/.claude/skills/msbuild-modernization/SKILL.md   # every project
  3. 3

    Other agents: use the matching file

    skill.mdc goes in Cursor’s .cursor/rules/. AGENTS.md works as GitHub Copilot instructions, a legacy .cursorrules, or a Codex / Gemini CLI instructions file.

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