# .NET AI and Machine Learning > The .NET team's skill for picking the right AI or ML stack in .NET 8+ apps, from ML.NET to Microsoft.Extensions.AI and Agent Framework. The .NET team's skill for adding AI and machine learning to .NET 8+ apps. It picks the right technology for the task first (classic ML, an LLM, an agent, local inference or vector search), then delivers only what you asked for: a plan when you ask for a plan, code when you ask for code. What you can do with it - Add classification, regression, clustering, anomaly detection or recommendations with ML.NET, trained with a fixed seed and evaluated on a held-out set - Add text generation, summarization or reasoning through Microsoft.Extensions.AI's IChatClient, with retries, timeouts and keys kept out of your code - Build agentic workflows with tool calling on Microsoft Agent Framework, with an iteration limit and a cost ceiling - Build RAG pipelines: document ingestion and chunking, cached embeddings and vector search through Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData, with providers such as Azure AI Search, Qdrant, Postgres (pgvector) or Redis - Run pre-trained models with ONNX Runtime or local models through Ollama (OllamaSharp), or build GitHub Copilot extensions with the Copilot SDK What it steers you away from - Using an LLM for tabular predictions that ML.NET handles faster and more cheaply - LLM calls without retries or timeouts, and API keys committed in appsettings.json - Hand-rolled agent loops, the archived Accord.NET, and defaulting to Semantic Kernel for new work without a reason How to install it In Claude Code or GitHub Copilot CLI, run /plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills, then /plugin install dotnet-ai@dotnet-agent-skills. The dotnet/skills marketplace also works in VS Code (preview), Cursor and Codex. Good to know - It targets .NET 8 or later, not .NET Framework. - It isn't meant for pure data engineering, or for training custom deep-learning models: for those it points you to Python, then ONNX Runtime for inference in .NET. - Type: Skill - Made by: dotnet - Category: AI & agents - Formats: Skills - Version: 836b3d6 - Website: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/main/plugins/dotnet-ai - Source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection - Page: https://pluginboard.ai/skills/dotnet-ai ## Works with - ChatGPT - Claude - Gemini - GitHub Copilot - Cursor - Claude Code - Codex - Antigravity - Gemini CLI - Replit - OpenClaw - OpenCode - Hermes Agent ## Install ### ChatGPT In ChatGPT: Download the technology-selection folder and zip it, then Plugins → Skills → Create → Upload from your computer. Business and Enterprise plans. View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Claude In Claude (web or desktop): Download the technology-selection folder and zip the folder itself, then upload it in Customize → Skills. View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Gemini In Gemini: Download the technology-selection folder, then at gemini.google.com click Customize → Skills → Create → Upload and pick the folder (or a .zip of it). View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### GitHub Copilot Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.copilot/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Cursor Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.cursor/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Claude Code Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.claude/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection Or as a Claude Code plugin: ```text /plugin marketplace add dotnet/skills /plugin install dotnet-ai@dotnet-agent-skills ``` ### Codex Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.agents/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Antigravity In Antigravity: Copy the technology-selection folder into ~/.gemini/config/skills (Antigravity app and IDE) or ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/skills (Antigravity CLI). View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Gemini CLI Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.gemini/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Replit Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection .agents/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### OpenClaw Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.openclaw/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### OpenCode Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.config/opencode/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ### Hermes Agent Run in your terminal: ```shell npx -y degit dotnet/skills/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection ~/.hermes/skills/technology-selection ``` View the folder on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-ai/skills/technology-selection --- From Pluginboard (https://pluginboard.ai).