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Guide for using MSBuild Server to improve CLI build performance. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. Activate when developers report slow incremental builds from the command line, or when CLI builds are noticeably slower than IDE builds. Covers MSBUILDUSESERVER=1 environment variable for persistent server-based caching. Do not activate for IDE-based builds (Visual Studio already uses a long-lived process).
Guide for modernizing and migrating MSBuild project files to SDK-style format. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. Use when encountering legacy .csproj/.vbproj files with verbose XML, packages.config, or AssemblyInfo.cs patterns. Covers legacy-to-SDK migration, removing boilerplate, PackageReference migration, and Directory.Build consolidation. Invoke when asked to modernize, migrate, or clean up project files.
Catalog of MSBuild anti-patterns with detection rules and fix recipes. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. Use when reviewing, auditing, or cleaning up .csproj, .vbproj, .fsproj, .props, .targets, or .proj files. Each anti-pattern has a symptom, explanation, and concrete BAD→GOOD transformation. DO NOT use for non-MSBuild build systems (npm, Maven, CMake, etc.).
Establish build performance baselines and apply systematic optimization techniques. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. Use when diagnosing slow builds, establishing before/after measurements, or applying advanced optimization strategies like MSBuild Server, static graph builds, artifacts output, and dependency graph trimming. Start here before diving into specific optimizations from build-perf-diagnostics, incremental-build, or build-parallelism skills. DO NOT use for non-MSBuild build systems.