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Microsoft Code Reference

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github·vlatest·other·MIT

This skill provides instant access to Microsoft documentation and code references, streamlining development by offering quick answers and solutions.

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Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill microsoft-code-reference -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

github

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned github/awesome-copilot at 6c4d33b9cf.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
6c4d33b9cf
Manifest
skills/microsoft-code-reference/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 94 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The Microsoft Code Reference skill provides access to a vast collection of Microsoft code samples, documentation, and APIs. It enables AI agents to quickly retrieve relevant code snippets, development guidelines, and best practices from Microsoft's ecosystem, including .NET, Azure, Visual Studio, and more.

When to use it

  • You need to find code examples for implementing features in .NET or C#.
  • You're developing an application on Azure and require API documentation or integration samples.
  • You want to reference official Microsoft development guidelines or troubleshooting steps.

Key capabilities

  • Access to Microsoft's extensive code repositories and documentation.
  • Integration with popular Microsoft technologies like .NET, Visual Studio, and Azure.
  • Retrieval of best practices and sample implementations for developers.

Example prompts

  • "Show me a C# example for authenticating with Azure Active Directory."
  • "Find a code snippet for creating a REST API using ASP.NET Core."
  • "Provide documentation on how to use the Microsoft Graph API in Python."

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure your AI agent has internet access to fetch real-time references from Microsoft's resources.
  • Use specific and clear prompts to get accurate results, as vague queries may return irrelevant information.