directory-build-organization

Guide for organizing MSBuild infrastructure with Directory.Build.props.

What this skill does for you

Guide for organizing MSBuild infrastructure with Directory.Build.props, Directory.Build.targets, Directory.Packages.props, and Directory.Build.rsp. USE FOR: structuring multi-project repos, centralizing build settings, implementing NuGet Central Package Management (CPM) with ManagePackageVersionsCentrally, consolidating duplicated properties across .csproj files, setting up multi-level Directory.Build hierarchy with GetPathOfFileAbove, understanding evaluation order (Directory.Build.props → SDK .props → .csproj → SDK .targets → Directory.Build.targets). Critical pitfall: $(TargetFramework) conditions in .props silently fail for single-targeting projects : must use .targets. DO NOT USE FOR: non-MSBuild build systems, migrating legacy projects to SDK-style (use msbuild-modernization), single-project solutions with no shared settings.

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Who made it

Publisherdotnet

Repositoryskills

Installs2,500as of Sep 27, 2026

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Security evidence

3 static scans, 0 counted findings. What this means: the listed scanners recorded the results shown for this package revision.

Scanner	Date	Result
Edge static checks	2026-09-27	Pass
Cisco skill-scanner	2026-09-27	Pass
Semgrep Edge rules	2026-09-27	Pass

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Scanner scope, raw findings and mirrored provider records

Socket (skills.sh mirror): Version unavailable. Scope: Not supplied by the mirrored record. Revision: not supplied. Raw findings: not supplied. Counted findings: Not supplied.

Snyk (skills.sh mirror): Version unavailable. Scope: Not supplied by the mirrored record. Revision: not supplied. Raw findings: not supplied. Counted findings: Not supplied.

Edge static checks (Edge-run): edge-static/1.0.1. Scope: Static patterns for remote execution, credentials with network sends, obfuscation, prompt overrides, hidden Unicode, binaries and persistence. Revision: a55fbf42c36a37b94ec07291bd79cb6b6bf3a04d. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Cisco skill-scanner (Edge-run): cisco-skill-scanner/2.1.0. Scope: Local static, YARA, pipeline and behavioral analyzers; no LLM or AI Defense analysis. Revision: a55fbf42c36a37b94ec07291bd79cb6b6bf3a04d. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Semgrep Edge rules (Edge-run): semgrep/1.178.0+edge-rules.c15016a36fd3+offline-v1. Scope: Six Edge-authored static rules with Semgrep CE; offline execution and metrics disabled. Semgrep-maintained rules excluded. Revision: a55fbf42c36a37b94ec07291bd79cb6b6bf3a04d. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Source and licence

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/skills
Pinned skill file: View source at revision
Revision: a55fbf42c36a37b94ec07291bd79cb6b6bf3a04d
Package hash: sha256:2b9ad83b242deb7c1dfdebe4c181da104fa3623195fb5d0228775fd8a277df4e
Licence: MIT