msbuild-server

MSBuild Server for CLI Caching Use the MSBuild Server to cache evaluation results across CLI builds, matching the performance advantage Visual Studio gets from its long-lived MSBuild process. When to Use Small incremental builds from CLI ( dotnet build ) are slower than expected Developers notice that VS builds are faster than CLI builds for the same project CI agents run many sequential builds of the same repo When Not to Use IDE-based builds (Visual Studio already uses a long-lived MSBuild process) One-off builds where cold-start overhead is acceptable Build correctness issues are suspected (disable the server to isolate the problem) Inputs Show more Installs 882 Repository dotnet/skills GitHub Stars 5.1K First Seen Mar 17, 2026 Security Audits Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass Socket Pass Snyk Pass