DevExpress AI Agent Skills
This repository stores DevExpress AI agent skills for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, JetBrains AI Assistant, and other AI coding assistants. Each skill contains DevExpress product knowledge: correct APIs, import paths, and ready-to-run code examples. This information helps your AI assistant generate accurate DevExpress code and reduce hallucinations and dependence on third-party libraries.
See also: The DevExpress Documentation MCP Server connects AI assistants directly to 300,000+ DevExpress help topics. AI Agent Skills and the MCP Server complement each other. Skills encode patterns and guardrails. The MCP Server delivers live documentation lookup.
Available Skills
| Product/Skills Readme | Skills | Docs | |---|---|---| | DevExtreme JavaScript | DataGrid, Scheduler, Form, Chat, Button, SelectBox, DateBox, CheckBox, NumberBox, TextBox, TextArea, DataSource, Theming | Overview | | Blazor Components | AI Chat, Charts, ComboBox, Gauges, Grid, Pivot Table, Ribbon, Scheduler, Toolbar, TreeList | Overview | | WPF Controls | Data Grid, Tree List, Pivot Grid, Property Grid, Data Editors, Layout Management, Ribbon & Bars, Accordion, Tab Control, Charts, Scheduler, Loading Indicators, AI Chat, MVVM | Overview | | DevExpress Reports | Core API, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Visual Studio Designer | Overview | | Office & PDF File API | Spreadsheet, Word Processing, PDF, PDF New (CTP), Presentation, Barcode, Unit Conversion, Excel Export, ZIP, AI-powered Extensions | Overview | | XAF: Cross-Platform .NET App UI & Web API | Business Model, Business Logic, Business Logic XPO, Controllers, Views, Editors, Filtering, Filtering XPO, Appearance, Validation, Security, Reports, Performance | Overview | | ASP.NET Core Controls | (coming soon) | Overview | | WinForms Controls | (coming soon) | Overview | | VCL Controls | (coming soon) | Overview | | BI Dashboard | (coming soon) | Overview |
Installation
Table Of Contents
CLI agents:
IDEs:
Install as a Plugin
The fastest way to obtain DevExpress skills is via plugins. Plugin installation is available in GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code.
The example below installs the DevExtreme plugin.
/plugin marketplace add DevExpress/agent-skills
/plugin install dx-devextreme@DevExpress-agent-skillsRun /skills to list active entries.
> Note for VS Code and Visual Studio users: GitHub Copilot CLI plugin installation places skills in ~/.copilot/installed-plugins/ (Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.copilot\installed-plugins\), which IDE agents do not read automatically. To use skills in your IDE, copy the skill files to your project's .github/skills/ folder or to the global ~/.copilot/skills/ directory — see GitHub Copilot setup below.
Agent-Specific Setup
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot discovers skills from two locations:
- Project-level (version-controlled, applies to this project only):
.github/skills/,.claude/skills/,.agents/skills/ - Personal/global (applies to all projects):
~/.copilot/skills/(Windows:%USERPROFILE%\.copilot\skills\)
Both locations work in Visual Studio, VS Code, and GitHub Copilot CLI.
To reference a skill manually in Copilot Chat, use #:
> #devextreme-datagrid How do I activate inline row editing?
Copy DevExpress skill folders to one of these locations:
| Location | Path | |---|---| | Project-level (this project only) | .github/skills/ in your project root | | Global — macOS/Linux | ~/.copilot/skills/ | | Global — Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.copilot\skills\ |
The global location makes skills available in all projects and is read by Visual Studio, VS Code, and GitHub Copilot CLI.
Which folders to copy: Each plugin contains multiple skill subdirectories. Copy individual skill folders:
plugins/
└── dx-devextreme/ ← plugin (do not copy this directly)
└── skills/
├── devextreme-datagrid/ ← copy individual skill folders like this
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ └── references/
├── devextreme-form/
└── ...Paste the folders you need into the destination, for example:
.github/skills/
├── devextreme-datagrid/
└── devextreme-form/GitHub Copilot skills documentation
Claude Code
Copy DevExpress skill folders to one of these locations:
| Location | Path | |---|---| | Project-level (this project only) | .claude/skills/ in your project root | | Global — macOS/Linux | ~/.claude/skills/ | | Global — Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ |
Skills activate automatically. No additional configuration is needed once the files are in place.
> Note: When the DevExpress Documentation MCP Server is installed globally, or when multiple DevExpress plugins are active (each plugin includes an MCP config), Claude Code may show: "MCP server "dxdocs" skipped — same command/URL as the already-configured "dxdocs"." This is not an error. Ignore it, or remove the dxdocs entry from your global MCP config to suppress it.
To reference a skill manually, use /:
> /devextreme-datagrid How do I activate inline row editing?
Claude Code skills documentation
JetBrains Junie
Copy DevExpress skill folders to one of these locations:
| Location | Path | |---|---| | Project-level (this project only) | .junie/skills/ in your project root | | Global — macOS/Linux | ~/.junie/skills/ | | Global — Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.junie\skills\ |
Skills activate automatically. Junie scans skill directories and applies relevant skills based on task context.
Junie agent skills documentation
Codex CLI
Copy DevExpress skill folders to .agents/skills/ in your project root:
| Location | Path | |---|---| | Project-level (this project only) | .agents/skills/ in your project root |
.agents/
└── skills/
├── devextreme-datagrid/
└── devextreme-form/See Which folders to copy in the GitHub Copilot section above for the source layout in this repository.
Skills activate automatically when Codex runs in agent mode.
> Note: Codex CLI plugin marketplace support for DevExpress skills is planned for a future release.
IDE-Specific Setup
VS Code
Install as a plugin (recommended):
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P), run Chat: Install Plugin From Source, and enter the repository URL:
https://github.com/DevExpress/agent-skillsVS Code installs all available plugins. Restart when prompted, then use Copilot Chat in agent mode.
Or copy skill files manually:
After placing skill files in .github/skills/:
1. Open Settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,). 2. Search for chat.agent.skills. 3. Select Chat: Use Agent Skills.
Use Copilot Chat in agent mode. Skills are activated automatically based on your question.
VS Code agent plugin documentation
Visual Studio 2026
Visual Studio reads skills from .github/skills/ in your project (project-level) and from %USERPROFILE%\.copilot\skills\ (global, active in all projects). Copy skill folders to one of those locations (see GitHub Copilot section above), then open Copilot Chat (View > GitHub Copilot Chat) and switch to agent mode.
Visual Studio Copilot agent skills documentation
JetBrains Rider / WebStorm
GitHub Copilot
Skills are discovered by the GitHub Copilot plugin. After installing the plugin and signing in:
1. Copy skill folders into .github/skills/ in your project root (see GitHub Copilot above for destination paths). 2. Open the Copilot Chat panel (Tools > GitHub Copilot > Open GitHub Copilot Chat). 3. Switch to agent mode.
Skills are activated automatically based on your question.
JetBrains AI Assistant
Add as an external registry (recommended):
1. Open Settings / Preferences → Tools → AI Assistant → Skills. 2. Click the Settings icon → Manage External Registries. 3. Add the repository URL: https://github.com/DevExpress/agent-skills 4. Enable the skills you need from the list.
Or copy skill files manually:
Copy skill folders to .agents/skills/ in your project root for a project-level installation, or to the global IDE path:
| Platform | Path | |---|---| | Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\<product><version>\aia\agents\.agents\skills\ | | macOS | ~/Library/Caches/JetBrains/<product><version>/aia/agents/.agents/skills/ | | Linux | ~/.cache/JetBrains/<product><version>/aia/agents/.agents/skills/ |
Skills activate automatically in agent mode. To invoke a skill manually, type $ followed by the skill name.
JetBrains AI Assistant skills documentation
JetBrains Junie
See JetBrains Junie in Agent-Specific Setup above for destination paths.
Cursor
Copy DevExpress skill folders to one of these locations:
| Location | Path | |---|---| | Project-level (this project only) | .cursor/skills/ in your project root | | Global — macOS/Linux | ~/.cursor/skills/ | | Global — Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\skills\ |
Skills activate automatically in agent mode. No additional configuration is needed once the files are in place.
To reference a skill manually, use /:
> /devextreme-datagrid How do I activate inline row editing?
