# dotnet-init

Reads your .NET solution, asks about architecture and stack, then writes a tailored CLAUDE.md. Useful on a fresh repo or when adding the kit to existing code.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2800 installs · ★ 789
- Author: codewithmukesh
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit/tree/HEAD/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-07
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dotnet-init

## What it does

The skill inspects the current directory: it looks for `.slnx` or `.sln`, scans `.csproj` files and maps the SDK type to a web API, Blazor app, worker service, class library or modular monolith. With no solution present it asks what you are building and scaffolds the layout — `dotnet new sln -n ProjectName --format slnx`, the matching project template, `src/` and `tests/` folders, and `Directory.Build.props` with .NET 10 defaults.

Then comes the questionnaire: domain complexity, team size, module boundaries. It loads `architecture-advisor` and recommends vertical slice architecture, Clean Architecture, DDD or a modular monolith, with the reasoning spelled out. Database, auth, caching, messaging and testing choices follow. On an existing codebase, `convention-learner` picks up the conventions already in use.

The result is a `CLAUDE.md` in the project root, built from a `templates/` base with your project name and stack filled in. If that file already exists, the skill will not overwrite it quietly: it offers merge, overwrite or keep, and copies the original to `./CLAUDE.md.bak` before any change. That is the part that matters on a live repository — hand-written sections survive.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill dotnet-init -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dotnet-init/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill dotnet-init -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill dotnet-init -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit dotnet-init
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill dotnet-init -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --path skills/dotnet-init
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill dotnet-init -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit/tree/HEAD/skills/dotnet-init/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a .NET solution from scratch
- identify the project type from solution and `.csproj` files
- pick an architecture to match domain complexity and team size
- generate a `CLAUDE.md` for a specific stack without copying a template
- merge kit settings into an existing `CLAUDE.md` while keeping custom sections

## Example prompts
- /dotnet-init
- Initialize this project for dotnet-claude-kit
- Generate a CLAUDE.md for this solution

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: dotnet-init
description: >
  Interactive project initialization. Detects project type, asks architecture
  questions, and generates a customized CLAUDE.md — no manual template copying.
  Use when: "init project", "setup project", "initialize", "new project setup",
  "generate CLAUDE.md", "configure for dotnet-claude-kit", or starting Claude
  Code on a fresh or existing .NET codebase.
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# /dotnet-init

## What

Interactively initializes a .NET project for use with dotnet-claude-kit. Detects the project type, asks targeted questions about architecture and tech stack, then generates a fully customized `CLAUDE.md` in the project root.

**No manual template copying required.**

## When

- Starting a new .NET project with Claude Code
- Adding dotnet-claude-kit to an existing project
- "init project", "setup project", "generate CLAUDE.md", "configure for dotnet-claude-kit"

## How

### Step 1: Detect or Ask Project Type

Analyze the current directory to determine if this is an existing or greenfield project:

```
→ Look for .slnx / .sln files
→ If found, scan .csproj files for SDK type:
  - Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web → web-api or blazor-app
  - Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker → worker-service
  - Microsoft.NET.Sdk → class-library
  - Multiple projects with inter-module references → modular-monolith
  - If ambiguous, ask the user

→ If NO solution/project found (greenfield):
  - Ask: "What are you building?"
    - REST API / microservice → web-api
    - Blazor application → blazor-app
    - Background worker / queue processor → worker-service
    - NuGet package / shared library → class-library
    - Multi-module system → modular-monolith
  - Ask: "Project name?"
  - Scaffold the solution structure:
    - dotnet new sln -n ProjectName --format slnx   (modern XML solution format)
    - dotnet new webapi / worker / classlib as appropriate
    - Set up Directory.Build.props with .NET 10 defaults
    - Create src/ and tests/ folder structure
```

### Step 2: Architecture Questionnaire

Load the `architecture-advisor` skill and ask targeted questions:

1. **Domain complexity** — CRUD-heavy, moderate business rules, or rich domain?
2. **Team size** — Solo, small team, or large team?
3. **Module boundaries** — Single deployable or multiple bounded contexts?
4. **Existing patterns** — (existing projects only) Detect conventions via `convention-learner` skill

→ Recommend: VSA, Clean Architecture, DDD, or Modular Monolith with rationale.

### Step 3: Tech Stack Selection
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