Code Inspections in MSBuild

In MSBuild, ReSharper 2025.1 provides 12 proprietary code inspections, any of which you can disable or change its severity level.
These code inspections help you detect code issues in design time in all open files, and additionally they allow you to find code issues in specific scope.

Configurable MSBuild inspections are listed below, grouped by their categories.

Potential Code Quality Issues (11 inspections)

This category includes inspections that detect critical issues (code smells), mostly with Error or Warning level. This category also includes inspections that ensure localization assistance.

Inspection ID EditorConfig property	Default severity
Missing required attribute `MissingAttribute` `resharper_missing_attribute_highlighting`	Warning
Multiple output tags defined `MultipleOutputTags` `resharper_multiple_output_tags_highlighting`	Warning
Output tag required `OutputTagRequired` `resharper_output_tag_required_highlighting`	Warning
Unknown item group `UnknownItemGroup` `resharper_unknown_item_group_highlighting`	Suggestion
Unknown metadata `UnknownMetadata` `resharper_unknown_metadata_highlighting`	Suggestion
Unknown output parameter `UnknownOutputParameter` `resharper_unknown_output_parameter_highlighting`	Warning
Unknown property `UnknownProperty` `resharper_unknown_property_highlighting`	Disabled
Unknown target `UnknownTarget` `resharper_unknown_target_highlighting`	Suggestion
Unknown task `UnknownTask` `resharper_unknown_task_highlighting`	Warning
Unknown task attribute `UnknownTaskAttribute` `resharper_unknown_task_attribute_highlighting`	Suggestion
Wrong metadata use `WrongMetadataUse` `resharper_wrong_metadata_use_highlighting`	Disabled

Security (1 inspection)

Inspections in this category report NuGet packages that have vulnerabilities according to Checkmarks.

Inspection ID EditorConfig property	Default severity
NuGet package is vulnerable `VulnerablePackage` `resharper_vulnerable_package_highlighting`	Warning

Inspection
ID
EditorConfig property

Default severity

NuGet package is vulnerable

VulnerablePackage
resharper_vulnerable_package_highlighting

Warning

Last modified: 31 March 2025