dotnet-http-client Best practices for consuming HTTP APIs in .NET applications using . Covers named and typed clients, resilience pipeline integration, chains for cross-cutting concerns, and testing strategies. Out of scope: DI container mechanics and service lifetimes -- see [skill:dotnet-csharp-dependency-injection]. Async/await patterns and cancellation token propagation -- see [skill:dotnet-csharp-async-patterns]. Resilience pipeline configuration (Polly v8, retry, circuit breaker, timeout strategies) is owned by [skill:dotnet-resilience]. Integration testing frameworks -- see [skill:dotn…