# workflow-mastery

Workflow guide and configurations for .NET development in Claude Code. It introduces parallel sessions via git worktrees, verification loops, and context budgeting.

- 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/workflow-mastery/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-07
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/workflow-mastery

## What it does

This skill organizes .NET development around structured agent workflows. Its main pattern relies on running concurrent Claude sessions across isolated git worktrees. You can develop a feature in one branch while fixing CI tests in another without file lock collisions. Because standard C# files run between 500 and 2000 tokens, the skill treats the context window as a strict budget.

The skill supplies ready-to-use snippets for `.claude/settings.json`. It provides an auto-format `PostToolUse` hook running `dotnet format` on edited files, along with pre-approved permissions for `dotnet build` and `dotnet test`. This saves terminal time.

Before modifying three or more files, the skill enforces planning mode. This workflow fails without a local .NET SDK and Git installation, as its verification loop requires direct CLI execution.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill workflow-mastery -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/workflow-mastery/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- run parallel agent sessions with git worktrees without branch collisions
- pre-allow safe dotnet CLI commands to eliminate terminal approval prompts
- auto-format modified C# files via PostToolUse hooks
- manage token consumption when inspecting large .NET codebases

## Example prompts
- Set up parallel git worktrees for a new feature and a failing test suite
- Configure settings.json permissions to pre-allow dotnet build and dotnet test
- Review this architecture plan as a staff .NET engineer and challenge assumptions

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: workflow-mastery
description: >
  Claude Code workflow mastery for .NET developers. Covers parallel execution
  with git worktrees, plan mode strategy, verification loops, auto-formatting
  hooks, permission setup for dotnet CLI, prompting techniques, subagent
  patterns, and context discipline — token budget management, MCP-first
  navigation, lazy loading, and subagent isolation — all adapted for the
  .NET ecosystem.
  Load this skill when setting up Claude Code for a .NET project, optimizing
  workflows, running parallel sessions, when context is running low or sessions
  feel sluggish, when exploring a large codebase efficiently, or when the user
  mentions "productivity", "workflow", "parallel", "worktree", "plan mode",
  "permissions", "hooks", "10x", "setup Claude Code", "speed up development",
  "context", "tokens", "budget", "running out of context", "too many files",
  or "large codebase".
  Inspired by tips from Boris Cherny (creator of Claude Code) and the Anthropic team.
---

# Workflow Mastery for .NET

## Core Principles

1. **Parallel over sequential** — Run 3-5 Claude sessions simultaneously using git worktrees. Build a feature in one, fix a bug in another, run tests in a third. The single biggest productivity unlock.
2. **Plan then execute** — For any non-trivial task, start in plan mode, iterate until the plan is bulletproof, then switch to auto-accept. A good plan means Claude 1-shots the implementation.
3. **Verification closes the loop** — Give Claude a way to prove its work: `dotnet build`, `dotnet test`, `get_diagnostics` via MCP. This single practice 2-3x the quality of the output.
4. **Context is a budget, not a dumping ground** — The context window fills fast: a typical .cs file is 500-2000 tokens, and 50 file reads can burn a large share of the budget. Spend tokens like sprint capacity — deliberately.
5. **Automate the repetitive** — If you do it more than once a day, make it a hook, a slash command, or a subagent. Pre-allow safe permissions. Eliminate friction.
6. **Compound your knowledge** — Every correction becomes a rule in `MEMORY.md` (see `instinct-system` skill). Every PR review adds a learning. Over time, Claude's mistake rate drops because your project's knowledge base grows.

## Patterns

### Parallel Sessions with Git Worktrees

The biggest productivity multiplier. Each worktree gets its own Claude session, its own files, zero conflicts.

```bash
# Create worktrees for parallel work
git worktree add ../my-project-feature origin/main
git worktree add ../my-project-bugfix origin/main
git worktree add ../my-project-tests origin/main

# Start Claude in each (separate terminal tabs)
cd ../my-project-feature && claude
````
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