dotnet-inspect-sourcelink
ResearchFind and fetch the authoritative original source via SourceLink — type-to-URL maps, member file/line locations, and the original source body. Needs a SourceLink-enabled PDB and a network fetch, so it can be unavailable.
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dotnet-inspect: SourceLink and original source
Use this skill to get the authoritative original source as written by the
author. It resolves through SourceLink data in the PDB and fetches over the
network, so it can be unavailable (no PDB, no SourceLink, private repo). When it
is unavailable, the decompiler skill is the always-local fallback.
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- <command>
Find where the source lives
-S "Source Files" maps types to their SourceLink URLs (on type, library,
or package); -S "Source Locations" gives per-member file and line URLs
without fetching the bodies. Use --urls for a clean URL list and --paths for
source path rows.
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library System.Text.Json -S "Source Files"
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- type JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json -S "Source Files" --urls
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- member Type Method:1 -S "Source Locations" --paths
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library System.Text.Json --il-offset 0x06000001+0x0
Fetch the original source
-S "Original Source" returns the original source body when SourceLink can
resolve it (also part of the -S @Source bundle alongside the decompiled and IL
views). Use --print to fetch the source body behind one printable SourceLink
row; add --row N when the selected section has multiple printable rows.
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- member JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json Serialize:1 -S "Original Source"
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- type JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json -S "Source Files" --print --row 1
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- member JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json -m Serialize -S "Source Locations" --print --row 1
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- type JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json -S "Source Files" --print-all --json-array
URL forms
PDBs carry SourceLink data; they are not SourceLink themselves. SourceLink URL
rows default to raw/fetchable form; add --blob for browser URLs. Prefer
--urls when you want URL payloads, --paths for file paths, and --print when
you want the referenced source body. --bare remains a raw selected-payload
escape hatch.
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- member Type Method:1 -S "Source Locations" --urls --jsonl
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- type JsonSerializer --platform System.Text.Json -S "Source Files" --urls --json-array
dnx dotnet-inspect -y -- library System.Text.Json -S "Source Files" --urls --blob
To check whether SourceLink is present and valid (rather than fetch source),
see the signals skill (SourceLink Availability/Integrity/Missing Files).