mtp-hot-reload SKILL.md skillA
mtp-hot-reload from dotnet/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add dotnet/skills/mtp-hot-reload@git:20261009.e191d40Pins git:20261009.e191d40 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- dotnet/skills
- Path
plugins/dotnet-test/skills/mtp-hot-reload/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 6
- Latest version
- git:20261009.e191d40, committed Oct 9, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 21, 2026
- Size
- 9,201 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5,836
- License
- MIT
Set up or recover MTP hot reload for a long-lived console-host edit/re-run loop in a Microsoft Testing Platform project. Use for explicit MTP console requests such as "enable hot reload", "dotnet run to rerun on edit", or unsupported/rude edits. Covers setup, run/watch, restarts, filters, and the VSTest no-mutation fallback. For one-time runs, exact commands, filter errors, TRX/dumps, or merely a failing test, use run-tests. Do not use when Test Explorer or an IDE should rerun tests without an…
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# MTP Hot Reload for Iterative Test Fixing Set up and use a long-lived Microsoft Testing Platform host that applies code edits and automatically reruns tests. ## When to Use - User explicitly asks for test hot reload - User wants a host to stay running and automatically rerun after repeated edits - User needs to set up MTP hot reload in their project ## When Not to Use - User needs to write new tests from scratch (use general coding assistance) - User needs to diagnose why a test is failing (use diagnostic skills) - User asks about Visual Studio or VS Code Test Explorer hot reload or an IDE-integrated rerun experience (different feature, not MTP console-host hot reload) - User asks whether the editor can auto-rerun affected tests after source edits without using an MTP console host - User wants one normal run without rebuilding (use `run-tests`) - User needs CI/CD pipeline configuration ## Inputs | Input | Required | Description | |-------|----------|-------------| | Test project path | No | Path to the test project (.csproj). Defaults to current directory. | | Failing test name or filter | No | Specific test(s) to iterate on | ## Response sizing …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add dotnet/skills/mtp-hot-reload@sha256:6b70dd2c0439dd54The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261009.e191d40, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_q5rzea2oe7gzjl7n)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 6 versions of this file, between Apr 21, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026, about one every 34 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261009.e191d40 latest | 2026-10-09 | e191d40 | 9,201 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260908.949995c | 2026-09-08 | 949995c | 9,118 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260902.00b3bac | 2026-09-02 | 00b3bac | 8,863 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260827.7e5b598 | 2026-08-27 | 7e5b598 | 8,245 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260826.3adf7cb | 2026-08-26 | 3adf7cb | 6,038 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260421.05aeb65 | 2026-04-21 | 05aeb65 | 6,014 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (9201 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
dotnet/skills · 5,836 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_q5rzea2oe7gzjl7n GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=dotnet/skills/mtp-hot-reload GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6b70dd2c0439dd54f56eb420fa61b82214b144a90c44850fd8be6200b68fdf38
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