# DotnetToolResource

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/bd20f904cde09ecb9c9ae5116a6f13614bf2d7c2/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/DotnetToolResource.cs)
- Inherits: [ExecutableResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/executableresource.md)

A resource that represents a specified dotnet tool.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel;

public class DotnetToolResource
    : Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ExecutableResource
{
    // ...
}
```

## Remarks

This class is used to define and manage resources for .NET CLI tools. It associates a tool's name and command with its package ID, and ensures that the required metadata is properly annotated.

## Constructors

- [DotnetToolResource(string, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/dotnettoolresource/constructors.md#constructor-string-string) -- Initializes a new instance of the [DotnetToolResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/dotnettoolresource.md) class.