WinUI plugin enhancements and add MVVM Toolkit skill (#1643)

* WinUI plugin enhancements and mvvm toolkit skill

* Split mvvm-toolkit skill for slimming
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Alvin Ashcraft
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{
"name": "winui3-development",
"description": "WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK development agent, instructions, and migration guide. Prevents common UWP API misuse and guides correct WinUI 3 patterns for desktop Windows apps.",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "End-to-end WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK toolkit: expert agent, coding instructions, UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration guide, MVVM Toolkit reference, plus CLIs for packaging/debugging (winapp) and Microsoft Store publishing (msstore). Covers the full write → package → publish lifecycle for desktop Windows apps and prevents common UWP API misuse.",
"version": "1.2.0",
"author": {
"name": "Awesome Copilot Community"
},
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"windows-app-sdk",
"xaml",
"desktop",
"windows"
"windows",
"mvvm",
"msix",
"microsoft-store"
],
"agents": [
"./agents/winui3-expert.md"
],
"skills": [
"./skills/msstore-cli/",
"./skills/mvvm-toolkit-di/",
"./skills/mvvm-toolkit-messenger/",
"./skills/mvvm-toolkit/",
"./skills/winapp-cli/",
"./skills/winui3-migration-guide/"
]
}
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# WinUI 3 Development Plugin
WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK development agent, instructions, and migration guide. Prevents common UWP API misuse and guides correct WinUI 3 patterns for desktop Windows apps.
End-to-end WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK toolkit: expert agent, coding instructions, UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration guide, MVVM Toolkit reference, plus CLIs for packaging/debugging (winapp) and Microsoft Store publishing (msstore). Covers the full write → package → publish lifecycle for desktop Windows apps and prevents common UWP API misuse.
## Installation
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| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/winui3-development:msstore-cli` | Microsoft Store Developer CLI for publishing Windows apps to the Microsoft Store — credentials, app/submission management, package flights, CI/CD publishing |
| `/winui3-development:mvvm-toolkit` | CommunityToolkit.Mvvm core: source generators (`[ObservableProperty]`, `[RelayCommand]`), base classes, validation, and pitfalls |
| `/winui3-development:mvvm-toolkit-di` | Wire MVVM Toolkit ViewModels into `Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection` — Generic Host, lifetimes, constructor injection, testing |
| `/winui3-development:mvvm-toolkit-messenger` | MVVM Toolkit Messenger pub/sub — `WeakReferenceMessenger`, `IRecipient<T>`, `RequestMessage<T>`, channels, lifecycle |
| `/winui3-development:winapp-cli` | Windows App Development CLI for building, MSIX packaging, debugging-as-packaged, manifests, certificates, signing, and UI automation |
| `/winui3-development:winui3-migration-guide` | UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration reference with API mappings and before/after code snippets |
### Agents
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- **Threading guidance** — DispatcherQueue instead of CoreDispatcher
- **Windowing patterns** — AppWindow instead of CoreWindow/ApplicationView
- **Dialog/Picker patterns** — ContentDialog with XamlRoot, pickers with window handle interop
- **MVVM best practices** — CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, compiled bindings, dependency injection
- **MVVM best practices** — CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators, compiled bindings, dependency injection
- **Migration checklist** — step-by-step guide for porting UWP apps
- **MSIX packaging & debugging** — `winapp` CLI for build, run-as-packaged, manifest, cert, and sign workflows
- **Store publishing** — `msstore` CLI for credentials, submissions, flights, and CI/CD publishing pipelines
## Source