inspect_external_assembly

Inspect a referenced closed-source assembly. mode='summary' returns namespaces + type counts; mode='namespace' returns public types and members for the given namespace.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
assemblyName	string	✓	Assembly name, e.g. 'Newtonsoft.Json' or 'Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions'
mode	string		'summary' (default) or 'namespace'
namespaceFilter	string		Required when mode='namespace'

Examples

Survey an assembly's namespaces:

Use inspect_external_assembly for Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions

Browse types in a namespace:

Use inspect_external_assembly for Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions with mode=namespace and namespaceFilter=Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection

See also

• External Assemblies — conceptual overview of origin tracking
• get_nuget_dependencies — list available assembly names