Win Dev Skills plugin for Grok Build

Name: Win Dev Skills
Author: microsoft

Community Claude Code plugin, installs in GrokPluginDevelopment

Agent plugins for building Windows apps with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and more.

How to install Win Dev Skills in Grok Build

1. Add this repo as a plugin marketplace in Grok Build (once per computer):

grok plugin marketplace add microsoft/win-dev-skills

2. Install the plugin:

grok plugin install windbg@microsoft/win-dev-skills --trust

✓ Install-checked in Grok Buildchecked Oct 19, 2026

Review before you trust it. --trust lets this plugin's hooks, MCP servers and scripts run code on your computer. It's a community repo that neither xAI nor GrokStacks has reviewed, so read its code first.

This repo's marketplace has 3 plugins; we checked winappcli, windbg, winui. Install another the same way: grok plugin install <name>@microsoft/win-dev-skills --trust (names under 'What it contains'). Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.

Inside Grok Build: type /plugins, open the Marketplace tab, press a and add microsoft/win-dev-skills, then select windbg and press i.

Command format: Grok Build's plugin guide

What we checked: on Oct 19, 2026 it installed with grok 1.0.62 and Grok found 31 skills, 1 subagent. That's an install check only: we haven't run it in a live Grok session.

What it contains

Skills (31)

windbg-diagnostic-method — Use with every WinDbg plugin investigation to apply evidence-first reasoning, confidence calibration, contrarian review, structured reporting, and deterministic validation. Not a bug-family-specific triage skill.
windbg-kernel-bugcheck-triage — Use when a kernel dump reports a Windows bugcheck; decode parameters and recover exception or trap context before investigating your driver. Not for user-mode process crashes or blaming a module from its name alone.
windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage — Use when kernel evidence shows stalled I/O, a power IRP, or completion/cancellation misuse; inspect request state and driver ownership. Not for interpreting an empty IRP search in a limited dump as proof of healthy I/O.
windbg-kernel-lock-deadlock-triage — Use when kernel threads block on driver synchronization or Verifier reports a lock-order violation; build an owner/waiter graph. Not for treating every watchdog stop as a deadlock or listing every lock type with !locks.
windbg-kernel-verifier-triage — Use when a kernel dump contains Driver Verifier violations; inspect flags, bugcheck subcodes, and available I/O shadow state. Not for Application Verifier user-mode stops or inferring a violation from enabled flags alone.
windbg-user-exception-triage — Use when a native C/C++ app, service, or user-mode driver host (including UMDF) crashes with a structured exception in a dump or WinDbg session, including native faults inside managed processes. Not for managed .NET exceptions, WinUI/XAML a
windbg-user-heap-corruption-investigation — Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host heap fails or Application Verifier detects corruption; inspect history and bounds. Not for kernel pool corruption or ordinary OOM.
windbg-user-mutex-held-across-co-await — Use when app, service, or user-mode driver C++ coroutine code holds a thread-affine lock across suspension and later hangs or fails. Not for all coroutine crashes or choosing lock performance.
windbg-user-ttd-reverse-debugging-triage — Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host TTD recording is available and earlier calls, writes, or lifetimes matter. Not for kernel replay or history from a normal dump.
windbg-user-virtual-memory-exhaustion — Use when a native app, service, or user-mode driver host allocation fails; distinguish VA exhaustion, fragmentation, and commit pressure. Not for managed .NET heap growth, proving a leak from one snapshot, or corruption.
windbg-user-wait-chain-analysis — Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host is unresponsive on locks, COM/RPC, I/O, or another process; follow the blocker chain. Not for a crash solely from an exception stack.
winui-code-review — Code quality review for WinUI 3 apps — MVVM compliance, x:Bind correctness, accessibility, theming, security, and performance. Use before committing to catch issues that the compiler and UI tests won't find.
winui-design — Use when designing, reviewing, or fixing WinUI 3: sample/control discovery with winapp find-ui, project-aware API checks with winapp find-api, layout planning, Fluent Design, theming, accessibility, and XAML binding. Requires WinApp CLI 0.7
winui-dev-workflow — Build and run workflow for WinUI 3 apps with WinApp CLI 0.7+ — project creation with winapp new, per-app NuGet analyzer setup, project-mode winapp run, Native AOT publish runs, crash diagnosis, and prerequisites. Use when creating, building
winui-packaging — MSIX packaging, code signing, and distribution for WinUI 3 apps with WinApp CLI 0.7+ — SDK-native project packaging, Native AOT, certificates, self-contained deployment, CI/CD, and Microsoft Store handoff. Use when preparing for release, cr
winui-session-report — Analyze the current or a recent agent session (GitHub Copilot CLI or Claude Code) and generate a diagnostic report. Use only when the user explicitly asks for session feedback, agent debugging, or a review of what happened during a build se
winui-setup — Install and verify WinUI 3 prerequisites — .NET SDK 8.0.100+, WinApp CLI 0.7+, and Developer Mode; identify additional Native AOT and Windows Sandbox requirements. Use when the user asks to set up or repair the toolchain, or when another Wi
winui-ui-testing — Automated UI testing for Windows desktop apps — generate a batch test script with the `winapp ui` UI Automation harness (WinApp CLI 0.7+), run all tests in one pass, read results. Covers assertions, interactions, keyboard/touch/pen input, f
winui-wpf-migration — Migrate WPF applications to WinUI 3 — namespace replacement (System.Windows → Microsoft.UI.Xaml), control mapping (DataGrid→ListView, WrapPanel→ItemsRepeater, TabControl→TabView), threading (Dispatcher→DispatcherQueue), imaging (System.Draw
winapp-find-api — Agent-first search and inspection of the Windows/WinRT API surface (types, members, enums, namespaces) available to a project, resolved from its referenced .winmd/.dll metadata — or, outside any project, from the machine-wide Windows SDK. B
winapp-find-ui — Agent-first search of WinUI 3 controls and samples for a working code example. Built primarily for AI coding agents to pull real, compiling WinUI markup into the editor instead of inventing it, and equally usable by hand. Use when building
winapp-frameworks — Framework-specific Windows development guidance for Electron, .NET (WPF, WinForms), C++, Rust, Flutter, and Tauri. Use when packaging or adding Windows features to an Electron app, .NET desktop app, Flutter app, Tauri app, Rust app, or C++
winapp-identity — Enable Windows package identity for desktop apps to access Windows APIs like push notifications, background tasks, share target, and startup tasks. Use when adding Windows notifications, background tasks, or other identity-requiring Windows
winapp-manifest — Create and edit Windows app manifest files (Package.appxmanifest or appxmanifest.xml) that define app identity, capabilities, and visual assets, or generate new assets from existing images. Use when creating a Windows app manifest for any a
winapp-maui — Package and sign .NET MAUI Windows apps with winapp, resolving the resizetizer manifest dependency. Use when packaging or signing a .NET MAUI Windows app, building a MAUI MSIX or signed unpackaged build in CI, or fixing 'manifest contains u
winapp-package — Package a Windows app as an MSIX installer for distribution or testing. Use when creating a Windows installer, packaging an Electron/Flutter/.NET/Rust/C++/Tauri app for Windows, building an MSIX, distributing a desktop app, packaging a cons
winapp-sandbox — Run, debug, and UI-automate a Windows app in a persistent Windows Sandbox rather than the user's desktop. Use for disposable app testing, guest diagnostics, file transfer, and app or whole-desktop evidence. Builds remain on the host; connec
winapp-setup — Set up a Windows app project for MSIX packaging, Windows SDK access, or Windows API usage, or scaffold a brand-new WinUI 3 app. Use when creating or scaffolding a new WinUI app from scratch, adding Windows support to an Electron, .NET, C++,
winapp-signing — Create and manage code signing certificates for Windows apps and MSIX packages. Use when generating a certificate, signing a Windows app or installer, or fixing certificate trust issues.
winapp-troubleshoot — Diagnose and fix common Windows app packaging, signing, identity, and SDK errors. Use when encountering errors with MSIX packaging, certificate signing, Windows SDK setup, or app installation.
winapp-ui-automation — Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line using UI Automation (UIA). Use when an AI agent or developer needs to inspect a UI element tree, find controls, take screenshots, click buttons, read or set text, or ve

Subagents (1)

winui:winui-dev — Builds WinUI 3 desktop applications using Windows App SDK, XAML, and C#. Use for creating new apps, adding features, converting from WPF/Electron/web, fixing bugs, or any WinUI 3 / WinAppSDK / XAML ta

Plugins in this marketplace (3)

windbg — WinDbg diagnosis workflows and report validation for applications, services, UMDF/user-mode drivers, and kernel-mode drivers.
winui — Agents and skills for WinUI 3 app development. Create new WinUI 3 desktop apps, convert from other frameworks to WinUI 3, or add features to existing WinUI 3 applications.
winappcli — Windows app development, packaging, and distribution. Helps with creating Windows installers (MSIX), code signing, certificates, Windows SDK and Windows App SDK setup, package identity for Windows APIs (push notifications, background tasks, share target), appxmanifest authoring, and Microsoft Store

About this listing

Win Dev Skills is a community plugin on GitHub by microsoft, written as a Claude Code plugin that Grok Build installs. We install-checked it in Grok; we haven't run it in a live session or reviewed its code. When we installed it, Grok found 31 skills, 1 subagent, 3 plugins in this marketplaces. Its license is MIT. We checked commit 5a064a427f1e. It's one of 409 listings in the Development category on GrokStacks.

Win Dev Skills FAQ

How do I install Win Dev Skills in Grok Build?

Add the repo as a marketplace with grok plugin marketplace add microsoft/win-dev-skills, then run grok plugin install windbg@microsoft/win-dev-skills --trust. This repo's marketplace has 3 plugins; we checked winappcli, windbg, winui. Install another the same way: grok plugin install <name>@microsoft/win-dev-skills --trust (names under 'What it contains'). Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.

Is Win Dev Skills an official Grok Build plugin?

No. Win Dev Skills is a community plugin on GitHub by microsoft, not in xAI's official Grok Build marketplace. We checked that it installs and what Grok loads from it, but haven't run it in a live Grok session or reviewed its code.

What does Win Dev Skills include?

According to what Grok loaded in our install check, Win Dev Skills includes 31 skills, 1 subagent, 3 plugins in this marketplaces: windbg-diagnostic-method, windbg-kernel-bugcheck-triage, windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage, windbg-kernel-lock-deadlock-triage, windbg-kernel-verifier-triage, windbg-user-exception-triage….

Details

Type: Plugin
Category: Development
Source: Community Claude Code plugin, installs in Grok
License: MIT
Author: microsoft
Keywords: agent, agent-skills, copilot, copilot-cli, ghcp, skills, winappsdk, winui3, winui3-app, xaml
Source repo: https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills
Checked commit: 5a064a427f1e
Checked by GrokStacks: Install-checked in Grok Build on Oct 19, 2026; not run in a live session

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**[Win Dev Skills on GrokStacks](https://grokstacks.com/p/win-dev-skills/)**: Community plugin for Grok Build with 31 skills, 1 subagent, 3 plugins in this marketplaces. Install: `grok plugin install windbg@microsoft/win-dev-skills --trust` (after `grok plugin marketplace add microsoft/win-dev-skills`)

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