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    Agent Skills for DevExpress Reports

    • 2 minutes to read

    DevExpress AI Skills is a public repository of reusable agent skills for DevExpress products. Agent skills for DevExpress Reports equip AI coding assistants with built-in knowledge of DevExpress Reports features, including correct APIs, import paths, and ready-to-run code examples. Reports-specific skills are located in the skills folder of the DevExpress/agent-skills repository and are designed for AI coding assistants, such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and JetBrains AI Assistant.

    Available Skills

    Skill Description
    Runtime Report Creation Covers cross-platform runtime APIs for report generation. Includes band and control configurations, Criteria Language expressions, data-binding patterns, SqlDataSource and ObjectDataSource setup, and export workflows.
    Visual Studio and Rider Report Designer Includes *.Designer.cs modifications and InitializeComponent serialization contracts: band hierarchy, XRTable layout, ExpressionBinding, styles, master-detail relations, and report parameters.
    ASP.NET Core Integration Report Viewer and Designer integration: service registration, middleware, report storage and resolution, export/print flows, and customizations.
    Blazor Integration Native and JavaScript-based Report Viewer/Designer setup, backend service wiring, and report resolution across Server, WebAssembly, and hybrid hosting models.

    Installation

    1. Open the skills folder in the DevExpress/agent-skills repository.
    2. Copy the required skill folders to your AI assistant’s skills directory.
    3. Start a chat in agent mode and ask a product-specific question.

    For agent-specific and IDE-specific setup instructions, refer to the repository README.

    When to Use AI Skills and When to Use MCP

    For best results, use DevExpress AI Skills together with the DevExpress MCP Server. Skills supply curated task patterns and product-specific rules while the MCP Server adds live documentation lookup and version-sensitive details. DevExpress AI Skills and MCP Server complement each other.

    While DevExpress AI Skills and DevExpress MCP Server produce the best results when used together, separate usage of these tools may be beneficial in the following scenarios:

    • When you need the assistant to follow curated task patterns and product-specific rules without a network connection to documentation, use DevExpress AI Skills.
    • When you need live documentation lookup, version-sensitive details, or a direct connection to the DevExpress documentation library, use the DevExpress MCP Server.

    Tip

    We recommend using a top-tier model for the most accurate results. Lower-tier models may ignore skill instructions or produce less reliable output.