Guide for organizing MSBuild infrastructure with Directory.Build.props, Directory.Build.targets, Directory.Packages.props, and Directory.Build.rsp. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. USE FOR: structuring multi-project repos, centralizing build settings, implementing NuGet Central Package Management (CPM) with ManagePackageVersionsCentrally, consolidating duplicated properties across…
Install
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill directory-build-organizationnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill directory-build-organization -a claude-code -gnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill directory-build-organization -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/dotnet/skills.git --path plugins/dotnet-msbuild/skills/directory-build-organizationgh skill install dotnet/skills directory-build-organizationgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dotnet/skills /tmp/dotnet__skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/plugins/dotnet-msbuild/skills/directory-build-organization ~/.claude/skills/directory-build-organization # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/plugins/dotnet-msbuild/skills/directory-build-organization ~/.agents/skills/directory-build-organization # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode