Aspire Orchestration
**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Manage Aspire AppHost lifecycle and recover from file locks, port conflicts, and orphaned processes. WHEN: "start my Aspire app", "aspire start", "aspire stop", "aspire wait", "restart the API service", "file lock error", "MSB3491", "CS2012", "port already in use", "upgrade Aspire CLI", "aspire update --self", "proxies missing in aspire ps", "--include-hidden", "aspire integration list", "aspire integration search", "default watch", "hot reload". INVOKES: aspire CLI (start, stop, wait, ps, resource, integration, add, init, doctor, update, restore). FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Run the aspire CLI command directly.
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What this skill does
Aspire Orchestration is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the integrations sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Aspire Orchestration Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/aspire-orchestration/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\aspire-orchestration\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Aspire Orchestration Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/aspire-orchestration/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Aspire Orchestration skill do?
**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Manage Aspire AppHost lifecycle and recover from file locks, port conflicts, and orphaned processes. WHEN: "start my Aspire app", "aspire start", "aspire stop", "aspire wait", "restart the API service", "file lock error", "MSB3491", "CS2012", "port already in use", "upgrade Aspire CLI", "aspire update --self", "proxies missing in aspire ps", "--include-hidden", "aspire integration list", "aspire integration search", "default watch", "hot reload". INVOKES: aspire CLI (start, stop, wait, ps, resource, integration, add, init, doctor, update, restore). FOR SINGLE OPERATIONS: Run the aspire CLI command directly.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Aspire Orchestration skill?
Use Aspire Orchestration when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the integrations area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Aspire Orchestration" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Aspire Orchestration skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Aspire Orchestration is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
microsoft. (2026). Aspire Orchestration [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/aspire-orchestration/
BibTeX
@misc{aspire-orchestration-2026,
author = {microsoft},
title = {Aspire Orchestration [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/aspire-orchestration/}
}
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Security scan
Grade B · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (supply-chain), including a high-severity pattern. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ⚠ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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