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Configure and collect crash dumps for modern .NET applications. USE FOR: enabling automatic crash dumps for CoreCLR or NativeAOT, capturing dumps from running .NET processes, setting up dump collectio
The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.
Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill dump-collect -a cursor -y
Configure and collect crash dumps for modern .NET applications. USE FOR: enabling automatic crash dumps for CoreCLR or NativeAOT, capturing dumps from running .NET processes, setting up dump collection in Docker or Kubernetes, using dotnet-dump collect or createdump. DO NOT USE FOR: analyzing or debugging dumps, post-mortem investigation with lldb/windbg/dotnet-dump analyze, profiling or tracing, or for .NET Framework processes.
Configure and collect crash dumps for modern .NET applications. USE FOR: enabling automatic crash dumps for CoreCLR or NativeAOT, capturing dumps from running .NET processes, setting up dump collection in Docker or Kubernetes, using dotnet-dump collect or createdump. DO NOT USE FOR: analyzing or debugging dumps, post-mortem investigation with lldb/windbg/dotnet-dump analyze, profiling or tracing, or for .NET Framework processes.
This skill configures and collects crash dumps for modern .NET applications (CoreCLR and NativeAOT) on Linux, macOS, and Windows β including containers.
π¨ Read before starting any workflow.
lldb for on-demand dump capture on macOS is allowed β it ships with Xcode command-line tools and is not being used for analysis.Ask or determine:
From a binary file (Linux/macOS):
# CoreCLR β has IL metadata / managed entry point
strings <binary> | grep -q "CorExeMain" && echo "CoreCLR"
# NativeAOT β has Redhawk runtime symbols
strings <binary> | grep -q "Rhp" && echo "NativeAOT"
# On macOS/Linux, also try:
nm <binary> 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "Rhp" && echo "NativeAOT"
From a binary file (Windows):
# CoreCLR β has a CLI header (IL entry point)
dumpbin /clrheader <binary.exe> | Select-String "CLI Header" -Quiet
# NativeAOT β no CLI header, has Redhawk symbols
dumpbin /symbols <binary.exe> | Select-String "Rhp" -Quiet
From a running process (Linux):
# Resolve the binary, then use the same file checks
BINARY=$(readlink /proc/<pid>/exe)
strings "$BINARY" | grep -q "CorExeMain" && echo "CoreCLR" || echo "NativeAOT"
From a running process (macOS):
# Resolve the binary path from the running process
BINARY=$(ps -o comm= -p <pid>)
strings "$BINARY" | grep -q "CorExeMain" && echo "CoreCLR" || echo "NativeAOT"
From a running process (Windows PowerShell):
# CoreCLR β loads coreclr.dll
(Get-Process -Id <pid>).Modules.ModuleName -contains "coreclr.dll"
# .NET Framework β loads clr.dll (this skill does not apply)
(Get-Process -Id <pid>).Modules.ModuleName -contains "clr.dll"
If the app is .NET Framework (
clr.dll), stop. This skill covers modern .NET (CoreCLR and NativeAOT) only.If neither CoreCLR nor NativeAOT is detected, stop. This skill only applies to .NET applications β do not proceed.
Based on the scenario identified in Step 1, read the relevant reference file:
| Scenario | Reference |
|---|---|
| CoreCLR app (any platform) | references/coreclr-dumps.md |
| NativeAOT app (any platform) | references/nativeaot-dumps.md |
| Any app in Docker or Kubernetes | references/container-dumps.md (then also load the runtime-specific reference) |
Follow the instructions in the loaded reference to configure or collect dumps. Always:
DOTNET_DbgEnableMiniDump and related env vars to avoid accumulating dump files.