winapp-cli

CLI for Windows app packaging, MSIX creation, certificates, and Microsoft Store deployment across frameworks.

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What it does

Windows 10 or later
Install via one of:
WinGet: winget install Microsoft.WinAppCli --source winget
npm (Electron/Node): npm install @microsoft/winappcli --save-dev
CI: setup-WinAppCli GitHub Action
Manual: GitHub Releases
Debug identity-gated APIs without packaging (notifications, Windows AI, shell):

Requirements & configuration

.csproj projects skip winapp.yaml — SDK packages live in the project file. Hybrid setups need adjustment.

Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23

CLI for Windows app packaging, MSIX creation, certificates, and Microsoft Store deployment across frameworks.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

winapp-cli FAQ

What does the winapp-cli skill do?

Windows App Development CLI (winapp) for building, packaging, signing, debugging, and UI-automating Windows applications. Use when asked to initialize Windows app projects, create MSIX packages, manage AppxManifest.xml or development certificates, run an app as packaged for debugging, automate Windows UI via Microsoft UI Automation, publish to the Microsoft Store, or access Windows SDK build tools. Covers commands like init, pack, run, unregister, manifest, cert, sign, store, ui, and tool. Supports .NET (csproj), C++, Electron, Rust, Tauri, Flutter, and other Windows frameworks. Windows 10 or later Install via one of:

What does winapp-cli require?

.csproj projects skip winapp.yaml — SDK packages live in the project file. Hybrid setups need adjustment.

How do I install winapp-cli?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winapp-cli --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.

Maintain winapp-cli?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/github-awesome-copilot-winapp-cli

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.