Imagine a day without Git, npm, or the .NET CLI. Hard to picture. We even interact with Claude Code or Gemini CLI through the terminal. Moreover, these AI agents depend on a rich ecosystem of CLI tools behind the scenes to get stuff done.

Reason enough to start building CLI tools tailored to your own use cases. While .NET has long supported console applications, the default experience falls short when it comes to flexibility, consistency, and modern features like dependency injection.

In this session, you’ll learn how to build powerful, maintainable CLI tools with .NET that offer a great developer experience. We’ll cover defining commands, options, and arguments, publishing and automating tools via CI/CD, and share live code demos with practical insights to help your tools fit seamlessly into modern, agentic workflows.