dotnet-ado-patterns

Name: dotnet-ado-patterns
Author: wshaddix

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How to install dotnet-ado-patterns?

wshaddix/dotnet-skills/dotnet-ado-patterns

$npx -y skills add wshaddix/dotnet-skills --skill dotnet-ado-patterns

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Summary

Designing composable Azure DevOps YAML pipelines. Templates, variable groups, multi-stage, triggers.

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SKILL.md

1	# dotnet-ado-patterns
2
3	Composable Azure DevOps YAML pipeline patterns for .NET projects: template references with `extends`, `stages`, `jobs`, and `steps` keywords for hierarchical pipeline composition, variable groups and variable templates for centralized configuration, pipeline decorators for organization-wide policy injection, conditional insertion with `${{ if }}` and `${{ each }}` expressions, multi-stage pipelines (build, test, deploy), and pipeline triggers for CI, PR, and scheduled runs.
4
5	Version assumptions: Azure Pipelines YAML schema. `DotNetCoreCLI@2` task for .NET 8/9/10 builds. Template expressions syntax v2.
6
7	Scope boundary: This skill owns composable pipeline design patterns for Azure DevOps YAML. Starter CI templates (basic build/test/pack) are owned by [skill:dotnet-add-ci] -- this skill extends those templates with advanced composition. CLI-specific release pipelines (build-package-release for CLI binaries) are owned by [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline] -- this skill covers general pipeline patterns that CLI pipelines consume. ADO-unique features (environments with approvals, service connections, classic releases) are in [skill:dotnet-ado-unique].
8
9	Out of scope: Starter CI templates -- see [skill:dotnet-add-ci]. CLI release pipelines (tag-triggered build-package-release for CLI tools) -- see [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline]. ADO-unique features (environments, service connections, classic releases) -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-unique]. Build/test specifics -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-build-test]. Publishing pipelines -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-publish]. GitHub Actions workflow patterns -- see [skill:dotnet-gha-patterns].
10
11	Cross-references: [skill:dotnet-add-ci] for starter templates that these patterns extend, [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline] for CLI-specific release automation.
12
13	---
14
15	## Template References
16
17	### Stage Templates
18
19	Stage templates define reusable pipeline stages that callers insert into their multi-stage pipeline:
20
21	```yaml
22	# templates/stages/build-test.yml
23	parameters:
24	- name: dotnetVersion
25	type: string
26	default: '8.0.x'
27	- name: buildConfiguration
28	type: string
29	default: 'Release'
30	- name: projects
31	type: string
32	default: '*/.sln'
33
34	stages:
35	- stage: Build
36	displayName: 'Build and Test'
37	jobs:
38	- job: BuildJob
39	pool:
40	vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
41	steps:
42	- task: UseDotNet@2
43	displayName: 'Install .NET SDK'
44	inputs:
45	packageType: 'sdk'
46	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
47
48	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
49	displayName: 'Restore'
50	inputs:
51	command: 'restore'
52	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
53
54	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
55	displayName: 'Build'
56	inputs:
57	command: 'build'
58	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
59	arguments: '-c ${{ parameters.buildConfiguration }} --no-restore'
60	```
61
62	### Calling a Stage Template
63
64	```yaml
65	# azure-pipelines.yml
66	trigger:
67	branches:
68	include:
69	- main
70
71	stages:
72	- template: templates/stages/build-test.yml
73	parameters:
74	dotnetVersion: '9.0.x'
75	buildConfiguration: 'Release'
76	projects: 'MyApp.sln'
77
78	- template: templates/stages/deploy.yml
79	parameters:
80	environment: 'staging'
81	```
82
83	### Job Templates
84
85	Job templates encapsulate a complete job with its pool and steps:
86
87	```yaml
88	# templates/jobs/dotnet-build.yml
89	parameters:
90	- name: dotnetVersion
91	type: string
92	default: '8.0.x'
93	- name: projects
94	type: string
95
96	jobs:
97	- job: Build
98	pool:
99	vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
100	steps:
101	- task: UseDotNet@2
102	inputs:
103	packageType: 'sdk'
104	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
105
106	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
107	displayName: 'Build'
108	inputs:
109	command: 'build'
110	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
111	arguments: '-c Release'
112	```
113
114	### Step Templates
115
116	Step templates define reusable step sequences inserted into an existing job:
117
118	```yaml
119	# templates/steps/dotnet-setup.yml
120	parameters:
121	- name: dotnetVersion
122	type: string
123	default: '8.0.x'
124	- name: nugetFeed
125	type: string
126	default: ''
127
128	steps:
129	- task: UseDotNet@2
130	displayName: 'Install .NET SDK ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}'
131	inputs:
132	packageType: 'sdk'
133	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
134
135	- ${{ if ne(parameters.nugetFeed, '') }}:
136	- task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
137	displayName: 'Authenticate NuGet feed'
138
139	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
140	displayName: 'Restore packages'
141	inputs:
142	command: 'restore'
143	projects: '*/.sln'
144	${{ if ne(parameters.nugetFeed, '') }}:
145	feedsToUse: 'select'
146	vstsFeed: ${{ parameters.nugetFeed }}
147	```
148
149	### Using Step Templates in a Pi

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# dotnet-ado-patterns

Composable Azure DevOps YAML pipeline patterns for .NET projects: template references with `extends`, `stages`, `jobs`, and `steps` keywords for hierarchical pi

**Version assumptions:** Azure Pipelines YAML schema. `DotNetCoreCLI@2` task for .NET 8/9/10 builds. Template expressions syntax v2.

**Scope boundary:** This skill owns composable pipeline design patterns for Azure DevOps YAML. Starter CI templates (basic build/test/pack) are owned by [skill:

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UpdatedFeb 2026

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How to install dotnet-ado-patterns?

wshaddix/dotnet-skills/dotnet-ado-patterns

$npx -y skills add wshaddix/dotnet-skills --skill dotnet-ado-patterns

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Designing composable Azure DevOps YAML pipelines. Templates, variable groups, multi-stage, triggers.

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# dotnet-ado-patterns
2
3	Composable Azure DevOps YAML pipeline patterns for .NET projects: template references with `extends`, `stages`, `jobs`, and `steps` keywords for hierarchical pipeline composition, variable groups and variable templates for centralized configuration, pipeline decorators for organization-wide policy injection, conditional insertion with `${{ if }}` and `${{ each }}` expressions, multi-stage pipelines (build, test, deploy), and pipeline triggers for CI, PR, and scheduled runs.
4
5	Version assumptions: Azure Pipelines YAML schema. `DotNetCoreCLI@2` task for .NET 8/9/10 builds. Template expressions syntax v2.
6
7	Scope boundary: This skill owns composable pipeline design patterns for Azure DevOps YAML. Starter CI templates (basic build/test/pack) are owned by [skill:dotnet-add-ci] -- this skill extends those templates with advanced composition. CLI-specific release pipelines (build-package-release for CLI binaries) are owned by [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline] -- this skill covers general pipeline patterns that CLI pipelines consume. ADO-unique features (environments with approvals, service connections, classic releases) are in [skill:dotnet-ado-unique].
8
9	Out of scope: Starter CI templates -- see [skill:dotnet-add-ci]. CLI release pipelines (tag-triggered build-package-release for CLI tools) -- see [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline]. ADO-unique features (environments, service connections, classic releases) -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-unique]. Build/test specifics -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-build-test]. Publishing pipelines -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-publish]. GitHub Actions workflow patterns -- see [skill:dotnet-gha-patterns].
10
11	Cross-references: [skill:dotnet-add-ci] for starter templates that these patterns extend, [skill:dotnet-cli-release-pipeline] for CLI-specific release automation.
12
13	---
14
15	## Template References
16
17	### Stage Templates
18
19	Stage templates define reusable pipeline stages that callers insert into their multi-stage pipeline:
20
21	```yaml
22	# templates/stages/build-test.yml
23	parameters:
24	- name: dotnetVersion
25	type: string
26	default: '8.0.x'
27	- name: buildConfiguration
28	type: string
29	default: 'Release'
30	- name: projects
31	type: string
32	default: '*/.sln'
33
34	stages:
35	- stage: Build
36	displayName: 'Build and Test'
37	jobs:
38	- job: BuildJob
39	pool:
40	vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
41	steps:
42	- task: UseDotNet@2
43	displayName: 'Install .NET SDK'
44	inputs:
45	packageType: 'sdk'
46	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
47
48	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
49	displayName: 'Restore'
50	inputs:
51	command: 'restore'
52	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
53
54	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
55	displayName: 'Build'
56	inputs:
57	command: 'build'
58	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
59	arguments: '-c ${{ parameters.buildConfiguration }} --no-restore'
60	```
61
62	### Calling a Stage Template
63
64	```yaml
65	# azure-pipelines.yml
66	trigger:
67	branches:
68	include:
69	- main
70
71	stages:
72	- template: templates/stages/build-test.yml
73	parameters:
74	dotnetVersion: '9.0.x'
75	buildConfiguration: 'Release'
76	projects: 'MyApp.sln'
77
78	- template: templates/stages/deploy.yml
79	parameters:
80	environment: 'staging'
81	```
82
83	### Job Templates
84
85	Job templates encapsulate a complete job with its pool and steps:
86
87	```yaml
88	# templates/jobs/dotnet-build.yml
89	parameters:
90	- name: dotnetVersion
91	type: string
92	default: '8.0.x'
93	- name: projects
94	type: string
95
96	jobs:
97	- job: Build
98	pool:
99	vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
100	steps:
101	- task: UseDotNet@2
102	inputs:
103	packageType: 'sdk'
104	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
105
106	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
107	displayName: 'Build'
108	inputs:
109	command: 'build'
110	projects: ${{ parameters.projects }}
111	arguments: '-c Release'
112	```
113
114	### Step Templates
115
116	Step templates define reusable step sequences inserted into an existing job:
117
118	```yaml
119	# templates/steps/dotnet-setup.yml
120	parameters:
121	- name: dotnetVersion
122	type: string
123	default: '8.0.x'
124	- name: nugetFeed
125	type: string
126	default: ''
127
128	steps:
129	- task: UseDotNet@2
130	displayName: 'Install .NET SDK ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}'
131	inputs:
132	packageType: 'sdk'
133	version: ${{ parameters.dotnetVersion }}
134
135	- ${{ if ne(parameters.nugetFeed, '') }}:
136	- task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
137	displayName: 'Authenticate NuGet feed'
138
139	- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
140	displayName: 'Restore packages'
141	inputs:
142	command: 'restore'
143	projects: '*/.sln'
144	${{ if ne(parameters.nugetFeed, '') }}:
145	feedsToUse: 'select'
146	vstsFeed: ${{ parameters.nugetFeed }}
147	```
148
149	### Using Step Templates in a Pi

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# dotnet-ado-patterns

Composable Azure DevOps YAML pipeline patterns for .NET projects: template references with `extends`, `stages`, `jobs`, and `steps` keywords for hierarchical pi

**Version assumptions:** Azure Pipelines YAML schema. `DotNetCoreCLI@2` task for .NET 8/9/10 builds. Template expressions syntax v2.

**Scope boundary:** This skill owns composable pipeline design patterns for Azure DevOps YAML. Starter CI templates (basic build/test/pack) are owned by [skill:

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TypeSkills

CategoryInfrastructure

UpdatedFeb 2026

Repo stars65

First seenJul 22, 2026

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