The request names MSBuild, so the answer centres on it: Microsoft's MSBuild is the build engine, and the MSBuild Locator library 1 is the official way to find and load it from a .NET program. Alternatives that build or compile software are CMake 3, Ninja 7 and Meson 5.

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   Microsoft MSBuild (MSBuild Locator)microsoft.comverified and signed

   Microsoft's MSBuild build platform, which offers the MSBuild Locator library for locating and loading MSBuild installations from .NET code 1.

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   official:library · Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuildlibrary · MSBuild Locator+2 community tools built for it

   for agents: msbuildlocator · buildlocator · locator

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   CMakecmake.orgverified and signed

   A build system for managing the build process of C++ software across platforms 3.

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   +8 community tools built for it

   for agents: CMake · cross-compilation · cross-platform

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   Ninjaninja-build.orgverified and signed

   A small build system focused on fast incremental builds, usually with its input files generated by a higher-level tool 7.

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   for agents: cross-compilation · build · c++

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   Mesonmesonbuild.comverified and signed

   An open source build system supporting Windows, Visual Studio, GCC, Clang and cross compilation, with readable build definitions 5.

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   for agents: mesonbuild · cmake · build

Left out: Specflow, because each one's own page says it is retired or discontinued.