# aspnet-core

Gives your agent a set of ASP.NET Core conventions: controllers, middleware, caching, JWT and validation. Useful when an API is being written or rewritten.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 776 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/aspnet-core/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mindrally-aspnet-core

## What it does

The skill hands the agent a working set of ASP.NET Core conventions: a project layout with `Controllers`, `Models`, `Services`, `Data`, `Middleware`, `Extensions` and `Configuration`, thin controllers with DTOs on both sides, consistent async/await. Code samples are included — a RESTful controller, a request-logging middleware, caching through `IMemoryCache` and `IDistributedCache`, JWT setup, policy-based authorization, a global exception handler, FluentValidation rules and Swagger with a Bearer security definition.

Middleware order gets its own list: exception handling, HTTPS redirection, static files, routing, CORS, authentication, authorization, custom middleware, endpoints. Put CORS after authorization and preflight requests start failing, so it is worth checking `Program.cs` before that reaches production.

The skill is plain text and pulls in no dependencies. The samples do lean on specific libraries: `FluentValidation` for validators, `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer` for tokens, Redis for distributed caching. The JWT signing key comes from configuration (`Jwt:Key`), so an empty `appsettings.json` leaves the example dead in the water.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill aspnet-core -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill aspnet-core -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill aspnet-core -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills aspnet-core
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill aspnet-core -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path aspnet-core
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill aspnet-core -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/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/aspnet-core/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split an ASP.NET Core project into layers instead of stuffing logic into controllers
- wire up JWT auth with issuer, audience and lifetime validation
- add response and memory caching without hand-managing cache keys
- get middleware into the right order
- document an API in Swagger along with the Bearer scheme

## Example prompts
- Lay out my ASP.NET Core project using the structure from the aspnet-core skill
- Set up JWT authentication and an AdminOnly policy like the skill shows
- Check the middleware order in Program.cs and fix it if it's wrong

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: aspnet-core
description: Guidelines for ASP.NET Core web development covering API design, authentication, caching, and best practices
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# ASP.NET Core Development Guidelines

You are an expert in ASP.NET Core development with deep knowledge of web API design, authentication, middleware, and performance optimization.

## Project Structure

```
src/
  Controllers/      # API endpoints
  Models/          # Domain models and DTOs
  Services/        # Business logic
  Data/            # DbContext and repositories
  Middleware/      # Custom middleware
  Extensions/      # Extension methods
  Configuration/   # App configuration
Program.cs
appsettings.json
```

## Controller Design

### RESTful Controllers
```csharp
[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class ProductsController : ControllerBase
{
    private readonly IProductService _productService;

    public ProductsController(IProductService productService)
    {
        _productService = productService;
    }

    [HttpGet]
    public async Task<ActionResult<IEnumerable<ProductDto>>> GetProducts()
    {
        var products = await _productService.GetAllAsync();
        return Ok(products);
    }

    [HttpGet("{id}")]
    public async Task<ActionResult<ProductDto>> GetProduct(int id)
    {
        var product = await _productService.GetByIdAsync(id);
        if (product == null)
            return NotFound();
        return Ok(product);
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public async Task<ActionResult<ProductDto>> CreateProduct(CreateProductDto dto)
    {
        var product = await _productService.CreateAsync(dto);
        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetProduct), new { id = product.Id }, product);
    }
}
```

### Best Practices
- Keep controllers thin
- Use DTOs for request/response
- Return appropriate status codes
- Use async/await consistently
- Implement proper validation

## Middleware

### Custom Middleware
```csharp
public class RequestLoggingMiddleware
{
    private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
    private readonly ILogger<RequestLoggingMiddleware> _logger;

    public RequestLoggingMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, ILogger<RequestLoggingMiddleware> logger)
    {
        _next = next;
        _logger = logger;
    }

    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
    {
        _logger.LogInformation("Request: {Method} {Path}", context.Request.Method, context.Request.Path);
        await _next(context);
        _logger.LogInformation("Response: {StatusCode}", context.Response.StatusCode);
    }
````
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