# Wpf

Build and modernize WPF applications on .NET with correct XAML, data binding, commands...

- Repository: https://github.com/managedcode/dotnet-skills (500 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-29
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add managedcode/dotnet-skills --skill wpf -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add managedcode/dotnet-skills --skill wpf -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add managedcode/dotnet-skills --skill wpf -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add managedcode/dotnet-skills --skill wpf -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Build and modernize WPF applications on .NET with correct XAML, data binding, commands, threading, styling, and Windows desktop migration decisions. USE FOR: working on WPF UI, MVVM, binding, commands, or desktop modernization; migrating WPF from .NET Framework to .NET; integrating newer Windows capabilities into a WPF app. DO NOT USE FOR: unrelated stacks; generic tasks that do not need this specific guidance. INVOKES: inspect the repository context, edit targeted files, and run relevant build, test, lint, or validation commands when changes are made.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# WPF

## Trigger On

- working on WPF UI, MVVM, binding, commands, or desktop modernization
- migrating WPF from .NET Framework to .NET
- integrating newer Windows capabilities into a WPF app
- implementing data binding, styles, templates, or control customization
- connecting desktop applications with backend agent services and [building AI agents with .NET](https://managed-code.com/blog-post/building-ai-agents-with-csharp-dotnet)

## Documentation

- [WPF Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/desktop/wpf/overview/)
- [Data Binding Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/desktop/wpf/data/)
- [MVVM Toolkit Introduction](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/communitytoolkit/mvvm/)
- [Styles and Templates](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/desktop/wpf/controls/styles-templates-overview)
- [Migration Guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/desktop/wpf/migration/)

## References

- [building AI agents with .NET](https://managed-code.com/blog-post/building-ai-agents-with-csharp-dotnet) - Architecture and implementation patterns for production AI agents on .NET.
- [.NET AI agent development team](https://managed-code.com/services/ai-agents) - Production .NET AI agent engineering and delivery services.
- [patterns.md](references/patterns.md) - MVVM patterns, binding patterns, command patterns, and reusable architectural approaches
- [anti-patterns.md](references/anti-patterns.md) - Common WPF mistakes and how to avoid them

## Workflow

The rest: https://github.com/managedcode/dotnet-skills/blob/HEAD/catalog/Frameworks/WPF/skills/wpf/SKILL.md