dotnet-tool-management

Consumer-side management of .NET CLI tools: installing global and local tools, creating and maintaining .config/dotnet-tools.json manifests, version pinning for team reproducibility, dotnet tool restore in CI pipelines, updating and uninstalling tools, and troubleshooting common tool issues.

Version assumptions: .NET 8.0+ baseline. Local tools and tool manifests available since .NET Core 3.0. RID-specific tool packaging available since .NET 10.

Scope

• Global tool installation and management
• Local tool manifests (.config/dotnet-tools.json)
• Version pinning and team workflow reproducibility
• CI integration with dotnet tool restore
• RID-specific tool installation (.NET 10+)
• Troubleshooting common tool issues

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