# dotnet-core-expert

> Claude/Codex skill by [@jeffallan](https://omgskills.com/library/jeffallan/index.md) · 12k stars · Updated 2026-10-30

Use when building .NET 8 applications with minimal APIs, clean architecture, or cloud-native microservices. Invoke for Entity Framework Core, CQRS with MediatR, JWT authentication, AOT compilation.

Tags: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-marketplace, claude-skills

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills && ln -s /tmp/claude-skills/skills/dotnet-core-expert ~/.claude/skills/dotnet-core-expert
```

## From README

.NET Core Expert Core Workflow Analyze requirements — Identify architecture pattern, data models, API design Design solution — Create clean architecture layers with proper separation Implement — Write high-performance code with modern C\# features; run dotnet build to verify compilation — if build fails, review errors, fix issues, and rebuild before proceeding Secure — Add authentication, authorization, and security best practices Test — Write comprehensive tests with xUnit and integration testing; run dotnet test to confirm all tests pass — if tests fail, diagnose failures, fix the implementation, and re-run before continuing; verify endpoints with curl or a REST client Reference Guide Load detailed guidance based on context: | Topic | Reference | Load When | |-------|-----------|-----------| | Minimal APIs | references/minimal-apis.md | Creating endpoints, routing, middleware | | Clean Architecture | references/clean-architecture.md | CQRS, MediatR, layers, DI patterns | | Entity...

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/jeffallan/claude-skills/dotnet-core-expert/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills
- Author: [@jeffallan](https://omgskills.com/library/jeffallan/index.md)

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