MemoryLeakDetector.Cli 1.0.3

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet tool install --global MemoryLeakDetector.Cli --version 1.0.3
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
dotnet new tool-manifest
                    


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dotnet tool install --local MemoryLeakDetector.Cli --version 1.0.3
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
#tool dotnet:?package=MemoryLeakDetector.Cli&version=1.0.3
                    


                    

                
nuke :add-package MemoryLeakDetector.Cli --version 1.0.3

MemoryLeakDetector CLI (mld)

A command-line tool for detecting memory leaks, GC pressure issues, and performance problems in .NET projects.

Installation

Install as global tool


dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg MemoryLeakDetector.Cli

Commands

analyze - Full Roslyn-based analysis

# Analyze current directory
mld analyze .

# Analyze specific directory
mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp

# With verbose output
mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp -v

# Save as HTML report (default)
mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp -o report.html

# Save as Markdown
mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp -o report.md

# Save as JSON
mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp -o report.json

scan - Quick regex-based scan

# Quick scan current directory
mld scan .

# Scan specific directory
mld scan C:\Projects\MyApp

# With details
mld scan C:\Projects\MyApp -v

# Save results to file
mld scan C:\Projects\MyApp -o results.txt

Output

Default Report Location

If no -o option is specified, reports are saved to:

  • analyze: ./report.html (in current directory)
  • scan: console output only (use -o to save)

Report Formats

Extension Format Best For
.html HTML Browser viewing, sharing
.md Markdown GitHub, documentation
.json JSON CI/CD, automation

Detected Issues

Memory Leaks (MLD)

ID Description
MLD001 HttpClient created per request
MLD002 Disposable field without IDisposable
MLD003 Async void method
MLD004 Timer without IDisposable
MLD005 Static collection may grow unbounded
MLD006 Lambda event subscription

GC Pressure (GC)

ID Description
GC001 String concatenation in loop
GC002 Finalizer detected
GC003 Large array allocation (LOH)

Performance (PERF)

ID Description
PERF001 ToLower/ToUpper for comparison
PERF002 ContainsKey + indexer pattern
PERF003 Non-cached Regex

Examples

Running from Visual Studio Package Manager Console


# Analyze your solution
dotnet run -- analyze C:\Projects\MySolution

# Quick scan
dotnet run -- scan C:\Projects\MySolution -v

Running as installed tool


mld analyze C:\Projects\MyApp -o C:\Reports\myapp-report.html
mld scan C:\Projects\MyApp -v -o C:\Reports\scan-results.txt

Exit Codes

Code Meaning
0 No issues found
1 Warnings/issues found

Requirements

  • .NET 8.0 SDK

Troubleshooting

"Path not found" error

  • Use full paths: C:\Projects\MyApp instead of relative paths
  • Or use . for current directory
  • Check that the path exists

No files analyzed

  • Make sure the directory contains .cs files
  • Files in bin/ and obj/ folders are automatically excluded

MSBuild errors

  • The tool works without MSBuild for basic analysis
  • For full project analysis, Visual Studio should be installed
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  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. 
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1.0.3 120 12/30/2025
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1.0.1 209 12/25/2025 1.0.1 is deprecated because it has critical bugs.
1.0.0 287 12/17/2025