telerik/ai-plugins/telerik-winforms-component-guidance

Telerik WinForms Component Guidance

Use the telerik_winforms_assistant MCP tool for authoritative answers about Telerik UI for WinForms component APIs, usage patterns, and configuration.

When to Use

• Fixing breaking changes and unsure about the replacement API
• Implementing a Telerik control for the first time
• Questions about component properties, events, or methods
• Troubleshooting control behavior or rendering issues
• Looking for code examples with specific Telerik components

How to Call

Call telerik_winforms_assistant with a clear, specific query:

telerik_winforms_assistant(query="How to configure RadGridView column sorting in .NET 8")

Include:

• The specific component name (e.g., RadGridView, RadTreeView, RadButton)
• The task or question (e.g., "add column sorting", "handle SelectionChanged event")
• The .NET version if relevant to the API

When NOT to Use

• Do NOT use for migration/conversion tasks — use the dedicated conversion

tools (telerik_get_migration_plan, telerik_convert_file) instead.

• Do NOT use for breaking changes detection — use telerik_upgrade_assistant

to analyze projects for breaking changes.

• Do NOT use as a substitute for building — always build and validate after

applying changes, even if the tool confirms the API is correct.

Tips

• The tool has authoritative knowledge of Telerik APIs — prefer its responses

over general training data, which may be outdated.

• For complex scenarios, break the question into smaller, focused queries

(one component/feature per call).