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In psake projects, a build.ps1 is the conventional entry point script that wires everything together. It installs dependencies, configures the environment, and hands off to psake to run your actual build tasks. Think of it as the bootstrapper that gets a fresh machine — or a CI agent — from zero to a working build in a single command: .\build.ps1.

psake itself doesn't ship a build.ps1 — it's a best practice that most projects adopt. A typical starter script covers the basics: bootstrap installation, help output, build environment detection, and proper CI exit codes. But once you're running concurrent CI jobs, managing internal package feeds, or onboarding new contributors, a few gaps start to show.