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Understand implementation details of .NET code by decompiling assemblies. Use when the user wants to see how a .NET API works internally, inspect NuGet package source, view framework implementation, or understand compiled .NET binaries.
npx skill4agent add davidfowl/dotnet-skillz ilspy-decompile# Decompile an assembly to stdout (no install needed with .NET 10+)
dnx ilspycmd MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile to an output folder
dnx ilspycmd -o output-folder MyLibrary.dll# Windows
~/.nuget/packages/<package-name>/<version>/lib/<tfm>/
# Example: Newtonsoft.Json
~/.nuget/packages/newtonsoft.json/13.0.3/lib/netstandard2.0/Newtonsoft.Json.dll
# Example: Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
~/.nuget/packages/microsoft.extensions.dependencyinjection/8.0.0/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll# Find .NET install location
dotnet --list-runtimes
# Windows typical paths
C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/<version>/
C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/<version>/
# Linux/macOS typical paths
/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/<version>/
/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/<version>/
# Example: System.Text.Json from runtime
C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/8.0.0/System.Text.Json.dll# Find SDK location
dotnet --list-sdks
# Reference assemblies (design-time facades)
C:/Program Files/dotnet/packs/Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref/<version>/ref/net8.0/# Debug build
./bin/Debug/net8.0/<AssemblyName>.dll
# Published output
./bin/Release/net8.0/publish/<AssemblyName>.dlldnx ilspycmd -l class-t# Decompile to stdout
dnx ilspycmd MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile to output directory
dnx ilspycmd -o ./decompiled MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile as compilable project
dnx ilspycmd -p -o ./project MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile with nested namespace folders
dnx ilspycmd -p -o ./project --nested-directories MyLibrary.dll# Decompile a specific type
dnx ilspycmd -t Namespace.ClassName MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile with specific C# version
dnx ilspycmd -lv CSharp12_0 MyLibrary.dll
# Decompile with reference path for dependencies
dnx ilspycmd -r ./dependencies MyLibrary.dll# Show IL code instead of C#
dnx ilspycmd -il MyLibrary.dll
# Show IL for specific type
dnx ilspycmd -il -t Namespace.ClassName MyLibrary.dll# List all classes
dnx ilspycmd -l class MyLibrary.dll
# List interfaces
dnx ilspycmd -l interface MyLibrary.dll
# List structs
dnx ilspycmd -l struct MyLibrary.dll
# List enums
dnx ilspycmd -l enum MyLibrary.dll
# List delegates
dnx ilspycmd -l delegate MyLibrary.dll# Show help
dnx ilspycmd -h
# Disable update check (useful for CI/automation)
dnx ilspycmd --disable-updatecheck MyLibrary.dll
# Remove dead code
dnx ilspycmd --no-dead-code MyLibrary.dll# Find System.Text.Json in the runtime
dotnet --list-runtimes
# Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
# List classes to find JsonSerializer
dnx ilspycmd -l class "C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/8.0.0/System.Text.Json.dll"
# Decompile JsonSerializer
dnx ilspycmd -t System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer "C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/8.0.0/System.Text.Json.dll"# Decompile Polly's retry logic
dnx ilspycmd -t Polly.Retry.RetryPolicy ~/.nuget/packages/polly/8.0.0/lib/netstandard2.0/Polly.dll
# Decompile entire package to project for exploration
dnx ilspycmd -p -o ./polly-src ~/.nuget/packages/polly/8.0.0/lib/netstandard2.0/Polly.dll# Find the ASP.NET Core runtime
# C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App\8.0.0\
# Decompile the Kestrel server
dnx ilspycmd -l class "C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/8.0.0/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.dll"
dnx ilspycmd -t Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.KestrelServer "C:/Program Files/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/8.0.0/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.dll"# View C# source
dnx ilspycmd -t MyNamespace.MyClass MyLibrary.dll
# View IL code for same type
dnx ilspycmd -il -t MyNamespace.MyClass MyLibrary.dll-lv