I’m trying to create my first NuGet package. I don’t know why my install.ps1

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T06:30:30+00:00 2026-05-24T06:30:30+00:00

I’m trying to create my first NuGet package. I don’t know why my install.ps1 script does not get called. This is directory structure

--Package
|
 - MyPackage.nuspec
 - tools
 |
  - Install.ps1
  - some_xml_file

I build package using this command line
nuget.exe pack MyPackage.nuspec

When I Install-Package from VS Package Manager Console install.ps1 does not get called.

I thought that maybe I had some errors in script and that’s the reason so I commented out everything but

param($installPath, $toolsPath, $package, $project)
"ECHO"

But I don’t see ECHO appearing in Package Manager Console. What can be wrong?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T06:30:31+00:00

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Install.ps will only be invoked if there is something in the \lib and/or \content folder, not for a “tools only” package, though. See here:

The package must have files in the content or lib folder for Install.ps1 to run. Just having something in the tools folder will not kick this off.

Use the Init.ps1 instead (however, this will be executed every time the solution is opened).

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