name: dotnet-meziantou-analyzer
version: "1.0.0"
category: "Code Quality"
description: "Use the open-source free Meziantou.Analyzer package for design, usage, security, performance, and style rules in .NET. Use when a repo wants broader analyzer coverage with a single NuGet package."
compatibility: "Requires a .NET SDK-based repository; respects the repo's AGENTS.md commands first."

Meziantou.Analyzer

Trigger On

• the repo uses or wants Meziantou.Analyzer
• the team wants one analyzer pack that covers design, usage, security, performance, and style

Value

• produce a concrete project delta: code, docs, config, tests, CI, or review artifact
• reduce ambiguity through explicit planning, verification, and final validation skills
• leave reusable project context so future tasks are faster and safer

Do Not Use For

• repos that already enforce an overlapping analyzer baseline and do not want extra diagnostics
• formatting-only work

Inputs

• the nearest AGENTS.md
• current analyzer packages
• .editorconfig

Quick Start

1. Read the nearest AGENTS.md and confirm scope and constraints.
2. Run this skill's Workflow through the Ralph Loop until outcomes are acceptable.
3. Return the Required Result Format with concrete artifacts and verification evidence.

Workflow

1. Add Meziantou.Analyzer when the repo wants broader rules than the SDK baseline.
2. Keep rule severity in the repo-root .editorconfig.
3. Review overlaps with SDK analyzers and Roslynator before mass-enabling everything as errors.

Bootstrap When Missing

If Meziantou.Analyzer is not configured yet:

1. Detect current state:
2. rg -n "Meziantou\\.Analyzer" -g '*.csproj' .
3. Add the package to the intended scope (project-level or shared props strategy):
4. dotnet add PROJECT.csproj package Meziantou.Analyzer
5. Set severity in root .editorconfig for the enabled MAxxxx rules.
6. Keep overlap with SDK analyzers and Roslynator explicit to avoid duplicate noise.
7. Run dotnet build SOLUTION_OR_PROJECT and return status: configured or status: improved.
8. If the repo intentionally keeps a smaller analyzer surface, return status: not_applicable.

Deliver

• explicit Meziantou package setup
• repo-owned severity and warning policy

Validate

• the added rules are understood by the team
• CI runs stay actionable instead of noisy

Ralph Loop

Use the Ralph Loop for every task, including docs, architecture, testing, and tooling work.

1. Plan first (mandatory):
2. analyze current state
3. define target outcome, constraints, and risks
4. write a detailed execution plan
5. list final validation skills to run at the end, with order and reason
6. Execute one planned step and produce a concrete delta.
7. Review the result and capture findings with actionable next fixes.
8. Apply fixes in small batches and rerun the relevant checks or review steps.
9. Update the plan after each iteration.
10. Repeat until outcomes are acceptable or only explicit exceptions remain.
11. If a dependency is missing, bootstrap it or return status: not_applicable with explicit reason and fallback path.

Required Result Format

• status: complete | clean | improved | configured | not_applicable | blocked
• plan: concise plan and current iteration step
• actions_taken: concrete changes made
• validation_skills: final skills run, or skipped with reasons
• verification: commands, checks, or review evidence summary
• remaining: top unresolved items or none

For setup-only requests with no execution, return status: configured and exact next commands.

Load References

• read references/meziantou-analyzer.md first
• read references/rules.md for commonly used rules and their categories
• read references/config.md for .editorconfig configuration patterns

Example Requests

• "Add Meziantou analyzers to the repo."
• "Use Meziantou for extra quality and security checks."