Overt.Build
0.2.0-preview.1
dotnet add package Overt.Build --version 0.2.0-preview.1
NuGet\Install-Package Overt.Build -Version 0.2.0-preview.1
<PackageReference Include="Overt.Build" Version="0.2.0-preview.1" />
<PackageVersion Include="Overt.Build" Version="0.2.0-preview.1" />
<PackageReference Include="Overt.Build" />
paket add Overt.Build --version 0.2.0-preview.1
#r "nuget: Overt.Build, 0.2.0-preview.1"
#:package Overt.Build@0.2.0-preview.1
#addin nuget:?package=Overt.Build&version=0.2.0-preview.1&prerelease
#tool nuget:?package=Overt.Build&version=0.2.0-preview.1&prerelease
Overt.Build

Overt.Build is the MSBuild integration for the Overt language: a task + targets package that compiles .ov files alongside .cs files during dotnet build. Add the package to any SDK-style .csproj, drop .ov files into the project, and the generated C# is fed to Csc the same way any other Compile item is. Diagnostics surface in the IDE's error list as normal Csc errors.
Overt is an agent-first programming language: every effect, error, dispatch, mutation, and piece of state is overt, visible at the call or declaration site, never concealed. Transpiles to readable host-language source (C# today, Go planned).
Install
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Overt.Build" Version="0.2.0-dev.*" />
</ItemGroup>
Pre-release versions require a floating version range or an explicit version pin while Overt is in the 0.x.y dev channel.
Usage
Given a project MyApp.csproj with Overt.Build referenced, create Greeter.ov:
module greeter
fn greet(name: String) -> String {
"hello, ${name}"
}
And call it from Program.cs:
using Overt.Generated.Greeter;
Console.WriteLine(Module.greet("world"));
dotnet build transpiles Greeter.ov, compiles the generated C# alongside your own, and links the final assembly. No manual steps, no codegen scripts.
What gets packed
build/Overt.Build.targets— auto-imported when you reference this packagetasks/net9.0/Overt.Build.dll— the MSBuild tasklib/net9.0/Overt.Runtime.dll— the consumer-side runtime types the generated code references
Links
- GitHub repository
- Worked sample: msbuild-smoke — minimal C# project that calls into a one-line Overt module via the build integration
- Design document
- AGENTS.md — operational reference for agents authoring Overt
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net9.0 is compatible. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
This package has no dependencies.
NuGet packages (1)
Showing the top 1 NuGet packages that depend on Overt.Build:
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|---|---|
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ParksComputing.SemVer
SemVer 2.0.0 parser, comparator, bumper, and renderer. Typed errors, refinement-typed numeric segments, exhaustive match on prerelease-identifier kinds. Implemented in Overt; transpiled to C# at build time. |
GitHub repositories
This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.
| Version | Downloads | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2.0-preview.1 | 62 | 5/13/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.20 | 57 | 4/27/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.19 | 62 | 4/26/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.18 | 62 | 4/26/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.17 | 60 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.16 | 61 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.15 | 52 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.14 | 54 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.13 | 52 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.12 | 53 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.11 | 62 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.10 | 54 | 4/25/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.9 | 56 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.8 | 64 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.7 | 56 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.6 | 54 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.5 | 53 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.4 | 57 | 4/24/2026 |
| 0.1.0-dev.3 | 55 | 4/24/2026 |