winappcli

What winappcli does, in the publisher's words

From the project README, punctuation lightly normalized · Open the README on GitHub →

Links

• github.com/microsoft/winappCli
• https://github.com/microsoft/WinAppCli
• plugins/winapp/plugin.json (manifest)

Skills · 12

winapp-find-api

winapp-find-ui

Search WinUI 3 controls and samples for a working code example. Use when building a WinUI 3 UI and you need to discover which control fits an intent (e.g. 'tabbed layout', 'a card with an image and title', 'swipeable list rows') and get a real code example from the WinUI Gallery or the Windows Comm…

winapp-frameworks

Framework-specific Windows development guidance for Electron,.NET (WPF, WinForms), C++, Rust, Flutter, and Tauri. Use when packaging or adding Windows features to an Electron app,.NET desktop app, Flutter app, Tauri app, Rust app, or C++ app.

winapp-identity

Enable Windows package identity for desktop apps to access Windows APIs like push notifications, background tasks, share target, and startup tasks. Use when adding Windows notifications, background tasks, or other identity-requiring Windows features to a desktop app.

winapp-manifest

Create and edit Windows app manifest files (Package.appxmanifest or appxmanifest.xml) that define app identity, capabilities, and visual assets, or generate new assets from existing images. Use when creating a Windows app manifest for any app type (GUI, console, CLI tool, service), adding Windows c…

winapp-maui

Package and sign.NET MAUI Windows apps with winapp, resolving the resizetizer manifest dependency. Use when packaging or signing a.NET MAUI Windows app, building a MAUI MSIX or signed unpackaged build in CI, or fixing 'manifest contains unresolved placeholders ($placeholder$)' errors from winapp…

winapp-package

Package a Windows app as an MSIX installer for distribution or testing. Use when creating a Windows installer, packaging an Electron/Flutter/.NET/Rust/C++/Tauri app for Windows, building an MSIX, distributing a desktop app, packaging a console app or CLI tool, or adding MSIX packaging to a build sc…

winapp-sandbox

winapp-setup

Set up a Windows app project for MSIX packaging, Windows SDK access, or Windows API usage, or scaffold a brand-new WinUI 3 app. Use when creating or scaffolding a new WinUI app from scratch, adding Windows support to an Electron,.NET, C++, Rust, Flutter, or Tauri project, or restoring SDK packages…

winapp-signing

Create and manage code signing certificates for Windows apps and MSIX packages. Use when generating a certificate, signing a Windows app or installer, or fixing certificate trust issues.

winapp-troubleshoot

Diagnose and fix common Windows app packaging, signing, identity, and SDK errors. Use when encountering errors with MSIX packaging, certificate signing, Windows SDK setup, or app installation.

winapp-ui-automation

Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line using UI Automation (UIA). Use when an AI agent or developer needs to inspect a UI element tree, find controls, take screenshots, click buttons, read or set text, or verify UI state in a running Windows app. Works with any fram…

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Category

DevOps & Cloud. Assigned by this directory. Agent Plugins 1.0.0 has no category field, so no manifest declares one.

Keywords

windows · msix · packaging · installer · identity · electron · winapp · windows app sdk · windows sdk · appxmanifest.xml · appxmanifest · code signing · certificate · pfx · signtool · makeappx · windows store · microsoft store · windows distribution · windows packaging · windows installer · package identity · sparse package · push notifications · background tasks · share target · startup task · tauri · flutter · rust · dotnet · wpf · winforms · cpp · cppwinrt · windows api · winrt · uwp · desktop app · win32

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