How do I install the Mtp Hot Reload Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/mtp-hot-reload/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

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ClaudSkills / Engineering / testing

Mtp Hot Reload

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: testing · Last updated: 2026-05-21

type:debug

Suggests using Microsoft Testing Platform (MTP) hot reload to iterate fixes on failing tests without rebuilding. Use when user says "hot reload tests", "iterate on test fix", "run tests without rebuilding", "speed up test loop", "fix test faster", or needs to set up MTP hot reload to rapidly iterate on test failures. Covers setup (NuGet package, environment variable, launchSettings.json) and the iterative workflow for fixing tests. DO NOT USE FOR: writing test code, diagnosing test failures, running tests normally with dotnet test (use run-tests), applying test filters, producing TRX reports, CI/CD pipeline configuration, or Visual Studio Test Explorer hot reload (which is a different feature).

From the source SKILL.md

Set up and use Microsoft Testing Platform hot reload to rapidly iterate fixes on failing tests without rebuilding between each change.

What this skill does

Mtp Hot Reload is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the testing sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/mtp-hot-reload/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user says "hot reload tests", "iterate on test fix", "run tests without rebuilding", "speed up test loop", "fix test faster", or needs to set up MTP hot reload to rapidly iterate on test failures. Covers setup (NuGet package, environment variable, launchSettings.

Who uses this skill

The Mtp Hot Reload Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ 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/mtp-hot-reload
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/mtp-hot-reload/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/mtp-hot-reload/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/mtp-hot-reload/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/mtp-hot-reload/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\mtp-hot-reload\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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.

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Attribution & license

License: MIT

Cite this skill

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APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Mtp Hot Reload [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/mtp-hot-reload/

BibTeX

@misc{mtp-hot-reload-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Mtp Hot Reload [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/mtp-hot-reload/}
}

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