dotnet-inspect-signals

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Surface a dependency's observable signals — SourceLink, determinism, trim/AOT, license, vulnerabilities, age, dependency risk, and the unsafe/PInvoke surface — to judge how much caution it warrants. Observations, not verdicts.

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dotnet-inspect: dependency signals

Use this skill to surface the observable signals about a package or library — provenance, build quality, safety surface, and supply-chain — so you can judge how much caution a dependency warrants. dotnet-inspect reports observations, not verdicts: it can give you concrete reasons for caution, not a stamp of trust.

dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- <command>

The Signals rollup

-S Signals on package or library is the one-stop view. It reports SourceLink, determinism, trim/AOT compatibility, memory-safety metadata, unsafe/PInvoke surface, references, TFMs, manifest/docs, license, vulnerabilities, package age, and dependency risk.

dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- package Microsoft.Extensions.AI -S Signals
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library System.Text.Json -S Signals

Safety and interop surface

-S @Audit drills the safety surface of a library: Unsafe Members, P/Invoke Methods, and Switches. (For unsafe operations inside one method, see the correctness skill; for what switches mean across versions, see compatibility.)

dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library MyLib.dll -S @Audit
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library MyLib.dll -S "Unsafe Members,P/Invoke Methods"

SourceLink provenance

Distinct from fetching source (the sourcelink skill), these report whether debuggable source provenance exists and holds up: SourceLink Availability (is it wired up), SourceLink Integrity (do the documents validate), and SourceLink Missing Files (gaps).

dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library System.Text.Json -S "SourceLink Availability,SourceLink Integrity"