Description
winmd-api-search is an agent skill from the github/awesome-copilot collection that helps a developer find the right Windows API for a capability and get its full details. It searches a local cache of Windows metadata, which is built from the Windows Platform SDK's Windows.* WinRT APIs, from WinAppSDK and WinUI bundled as a baseline, from NuGet packages in restored projects that ship WinMD files, and from class libraries in the project that produce WinMD as build output. The skill notes that even on a fresh clone with no restore or build step, the platform SDK and WinAppSDK coverage is available. It is useful when building a feature that needs a platform capability such as the camera, file access, notifications, sensors or AI, when a developer asks how to do something that involves a platform feature, when the exact methods, properties, events or enumeration values of a type are needed before writing code, and when it is not clear which control or interface suits a user interface or system task. The skill reads API metadata and does not change the project, so its results still need to be compiled and tested against the target Windows version. The skill is installed with the skills CLI from the github/awesome-copilot repository. Its skills.sh page showed about 5.7K installs and passing results from three security audits at the time of the scan.…
Highlights
- Searches a local cache of Windows API metadata
- Platform SDK and WinAppSDK coverage on a fresh clone
- Covers NuGet packages and project WinMD output
- Exact methods, properties, events and enumeration values
- Installs with the skills CLI
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winmd-api-search FAQ
Where does the API data come from?
A local cache of WinMD metadata from the Windows Platform SDK, WinAppSDK and WinUI, plus NuGet packages and project output.
Does it need a restore or build?
No. Platform SDK and WinAppSDK coverage is available on a fresh clone.
Does it check the code?
It finds and describes APIs. The results should still be compiled and tested against the target Windows version.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winmd-api-search.
What security audits does it have?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
What are the best winmd-api-search alternatives?
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