Aspire Init
Adds .NET Aspire to an existing repo or generates a full starter project, scaffolding the AppHost and handing off to aspireify for resource wiring.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/aspire-skills --skill aspire-initWhat is this skill?
- Two modes: aspire new for green-field, aspire init for existing repos
- Detects existing AppHost signals before executing to avoid conflicts
- Routes to aspireify after init for resource wiring
- Requires .NET 10 SDK and Aspire CLI
- Runs aspire doctor to diagnose missing prerequisites
Adoption & trust: 30 installs on skills.sh.
What do I get? / Deliverables
- AppHost project
- aspire-init skeleton
- handoff to aspireify
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Journey fit
Primary fit
Adding Aspire orchestration to a codebase is a build-phase task that sets up the distributed app host before wiring services and resources. This is a backend scaffolding skill — it creates the AppHost skeleton that orchestrates .NET microservices and cloud resources.