# dotnet-maui-doctor

Diagnoses and fixes .NET MAUI environment setup across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Resolves missing SDKs, workloads, and JDK version mismatches.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3400 installs · ★ 5730
- Author: dotnet
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-maui/skills/dotnet-maui-doctor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dotnet-maui-doctor

## What it does

This skill runs a multi-step audit of your local .NET MAUI developer environment on macOS, Windows, or Linux. It inspects the installed .NET SDK, MAUI workloads, Android SDK build tools, Xcode, and Windows SDK. Instead of hardcoding version numbers, it retrieves live requirements from `WorkloadDependencies.json` on NuGet and compares them against `releases-index.json`.

During remediation, the skill enforces specific rules: it installs only Microsoft OpenJDK and requires the `--version` flag for workloads, explicitly avoiding `workload update` or `workload repair`. You do not need to configure `JAVA_HOME`. The MAUI toolchain discovers Microsoft OpenJDK automatically from default system paths.

On macOS and Linux, the audit relies on `curl`, `jq`, and `unzip`. Sudo or administrative privileges may also be necessary to apply SDK installs. The tool is strictly designed for environment readiness and offers no help for runtime application crashes or legacy Xamarin.Forms codebases.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill dotnet-maui-doctor -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill dotnet-maui-doctor -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dotnet/skills dotnet-maui-doctor
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill dotnet-maui-doctor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dotnet/skills --path plugins/dotnet-maui/skills/dotnet-maui-doctor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill dotnet-maui-doctor -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/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-maui/skills/dotnet-maui-doctor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- resolve missing Android SDK build tools and API packages
- replace unsupported Java installations with Microsoft OpenJDK
- align installed .NET MAUI workloads with active NuGet manifests
- verify clean builds using an automated temporary project test

## Example prompts
- Check my .NET MAUI environment and fix any broken workloads
- Diagnose Android SDK and Java errors during the MAUI build
- Verify that Xcode and MAUI workloads match active release manifests

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: dotnet-maui-doctor
description: >-
  Diagnoses and fixes .NET MAUI development environment issues. Validates .NET SDK,
  workloads, Java JDK, Android SDK, Xcode, and Windows SDK. All version requirements
  discovered dynamically from NuGet WorkloadDependencies.json — never hardcoded.
  Use when: setting up MAUI development, build errors mentioning SDK/workload/JDK/Android,
  "Android SDK not found", "Java version" errors, "Xcode not found", environment verification
  after updates, or any MAUI toolchain issues. Do not use for: non-MAUI .NET projects,
  Xamarin.Forms apps, runtime app crashes unrelated to environment setup, or app store
  publishing issues. Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
license: MIT
---

# .NET MAUI Doctor

Validate and fix .NET MAUI development environments. All version requirements are discovered dynamically from NuGet APIs — never hardcode versions.

## When to Use

- Setting up a new .NET MAUI development environment
- Build errors mentioning missing SDKs, workloads, JDK, or Android components
- Errors like "Android SDK not found", "Java version", or "Xcode not found"
- Verifying environment health after SDK or OS updates

## When Not to Use

- Non-MAUI .NET projects (use standard .NET SDK troubleshooting instead)
- Xamarin.Forms apps (different toolchain and workload requirements)
- Runtime app crashes unrelated to environment setup
- App store publishing or signing issues
- IDE-specific issues (Visual Studio or VS Code configuration)

## Important: .NET Version Currency

Your training data may be outdated regarding .NET versions. .NET ships new major releases annually (November). Always check the releases-index.json (Task 2) to discover the **latest active major release** — do not assume your training data reflects the current version. For example, if you know about .NET 9.0 but the releases index shows .NET 10.0 as active, use .NET 10.0.

## Inputs

- A development machine running macOS, Windows, or Linux
- Shell access (Bash on macOS/Linux, PowerShell on Windows)
- Internet access for NuGet API queries and SDK downloads
- Admin/sudo access may be required for installing SDKs and workloads
- **Bash prerequisites**: `curl`, `jq`, and `unzip` (macOS/Linux)
- **PowerShell prerequisites**: `Invoke-RestMethod` and `System.IO.Compression` (built-in on Windows)

## Behavior

- Run through ALL tasks autonomously
- Re-validate after each fix
- Iterate until complete or no further actions possible
- After detecting platform (Task 1), load only the matching platform-specific references

## Workflow

### Task 1: Detect Environment

```bash
# macOS
sw_vers && uname -m

# Windows
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"

# Linux
````
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