Updated 2d ago
by microsoft
win-dev-skills
Agent plugins for building Windows apps with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and more.
498 GitHub stars (498)
+37 in 30 days
| Period | New stars |
|---|---|
| Sep 27 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | +1 |
| Sep 29 | +3 |
| Sep 30 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | +4 |
| Oct 3 | +1 |
| Oct 4 | +2 |
| Oct 5 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | +1 |
| Oct 7 | +1 |
| Oct 8 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | +1 |
| Oct 10 | +3 |
| Oct 11 | +2 |
| Oct 12 | +1 |
| Oct 13 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | +3 |
| Oct 17 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | +1 |
| Oct 19 | +1 |
| Oct 20 | +1 |
| Oct 21 | +1 |
| Oct 22 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | +3 |
| Oct 25 | +1 |
| Oct 26 | +2 |
| Oct 27 | +3 |
| Oct 28 | +2 |
| Oct 29 | +3 |
| Oct 30 | +2 |
| Oct 31 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | +1 |
| Nov 2 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | +1 |
| Nov 4 | +3 |
| Nov 5 | +1 |
- 12 skills (12 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 39 forks (39 forks)
- 2d ago last update (Last updated 2d ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-diagnostic-method — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skillscp -r "win-dev-skills/plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-diagnostic-method" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the windbg-diagnostic-method skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/win-dev-skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
-
windbg-diagnostic-method
Use with every WinDbg plugin investigation to apply evidence-first reasoning, confidence calibration, contrarian review, structured reporting, and deterministic validation. Not a bug-family-specific triage skill.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-diagnostic-method/ SKILL.md -
windbg-kernel-bugcheck-triage
Use when a kernel dump reports a Windows bugcheck; decode parameters and recover exception or trap context before investigating your driver. Not for user-mode process crashes or blaming a module from its name alone.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-kernel-bugcheck-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage
Use when kernel evidence shows stalled I/O, a power IRP, or completion/cancellation misuse; inspect request state and driver ownership. Not for interpreting an empty IRP search in a limited dump as proof of healthy I/O.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-kernel-lock-deadlock-triage
Use when kernel threads block on driver synchronization or Verifier reports a lock-order violation; build an owner/waiter graph. Not for treating every watchdog stop as a deadlock or listing every lock type with !locks.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-kernel-lock-deadlock-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-kernel-verifier-triage
Use when a kernel dump contains Driver Verifier violations; inspect flags, bugcheck subcodes, and available I/O shadow state. Not for Application Verifier user-mode stops or inferring a violation from enabled flags alone.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-kernel-verifier-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-exception-triage
Use when a native C/C++ app, service, or user-mode driver host (including UMDF) crashes with a structured exception in a dump or WinDbg session, including native faults inside managed processes. Not for managed .NET exceptions, WinUI/XAML app errors, or kernel bugchecks.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-exception-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-heap-corruption-investigation
Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host heap fails or Application Verifier detects corruption; inspect history and bounds. Not for kernel pool corruption or ordinary OOM.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-heap-corruption-investigation/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-mutex-held-across-co-await
Use when app, service, or user-mode driver C++ coroutine code holds a thread-affine lock across suspension and later hangs or fails. Not for all coroutine crashes or choosing lock performance.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-mutex-held-across-co-await/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-ttd-reverse-debugging-triage
Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host TTD recording is available and earlier calls, writes, or lifetimes matter. Not for kernel replay or history from a normal dump.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-ttd-reverse-debugging-triage/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-virtual-memory-exhaustion
Use when a native app, service, or user-mode driver host allocation fails; distinguish VA exhaustion, fragmentation, and commit pressure. Not for managed .NET heap growth, proving a leak from one snapshot, or corruption.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-virtual-memory-exhaustion/ SKILL.md -
windbg-user-wait-chain-analysis
Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host is unresponsive on locks, COM/RPC, I/O, or another process; follow the blocker chain. Not for a crash solely from an exception stack.
plugins/windbg/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)skills/ windbg-user-wait-chain-analysis/ SKILL.md -
sample-skill
Sample skill used to test the catalog tooling. Use when testing CI. Not for real work.
scripts/tests/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)fixtures/ local-plugin/ plugins/ sample/ skills/ sample-skill/ SKILL.md
No skill matches that filter.
Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.