using-godot-prompter

name	using-godot-prompter
description	Bootstrap skill — establishes how to find and use GodotPrompter skills, with platform-specific tool mapping

Using GodotPrompter

Related skills: godot-project-setup for scaffolding a new project, godot-brainstorming for design exploration, godot-code-review for reviewing finished code, godot-debugging for diagnosing runtime issues.

GodotPrompter provides Godot 4.x domain-specific skills for AI coding agents. Skills cover project setup, architecture patterns, gameplay systems, UI, multiplayer, testing, and deployment — for both GDScript and C#.

How to Access Skills

In Claude Code: Use the Skill tool with the skill name (e.g., Skill: "godot-prompter:state-machine").

In Copilot CLI: Use the skill tool. Skills are auto-discovered from installed plugins.

In Gemini CLI: Use the activate_skill tool. See references/gemini-tools.md for tool mapping.

In Cursor: Skills are loaded via custom instructions / rules system.

In Codex: Skills load natively via the AGENTS.md re-export. Follow skill instructions directly; see references/codex-tools.md for tool mapping.

In OpenCode: Skills are discovered from the installed plugin. Use the /skills command to browse or invoke skills directly. See .opencode/INSTALL.md for setup.

In Antigravity (2.0, IDE, CLI): Skills activate automatically when your prompt matches a skill's description frontmatter — no tool call needed. Install skills into .agents/skills/ (workspace) or ~/.gemini/config/skills/ (global). See references/antigravity-tools.md for tool mapping and full install instructions.

Installing GodotPrompter for Antigravity

Workspace (project-scoped) — recommended for active development:

# Linux / macOS — from your Godot project root:
mkdir -p .agents
ln -s /path/to/GodotPrompter/skills .agents/skills

# Windows (PowerShell, Developer Mode or run as admin):
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force .agents | Out-Null   # junction won't create the parent
New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path .agents\skills -Target D:\Godot\GodotPrompter\skills

Legacy path note: .agent/skills/ (singular) was the early CLI convention; .agents/skills/ (plural) is the current standard for all Antigravity products.

Global (cross-project):

# Official path (Google Codelabs): ~/.gemini/config/skills/
# Symlink individual skill folders so each is a direct child (recommended):
mkdir -p ~/.gemini/config/skills/
ln -s /path/to/GodotPrompter/skills/* ~/.gemini/config/skills/

~/.gemini/skills/ is a community-verified alias but not the path the official Codelabs docs name. Prefer ~/.gemini/config/skills/ for new installs.

Nesting caveat: Prefer ln -s skills/* over cloning the repo directly into the skills dir, so each skill is an immediate child (<skills-dir>/<skill-name>/SKILL.md). Confirm nested discovery works before relying on the clone approach.

See references/antigravity-tools.md for the full tool mapping and SKILL.md frontmatter details.

Coexistence with Other Plugins (e.g., Superpowers)

When another plugin (like Superpowers) is handling workflow (brainstorming, planning, execution), GodotPrompter skills STILL APPLY during implementation. They are not replaced — they are domain-specific guidance that workflow plugins cannot provide.

RULE: Before implementing ANY Godot system, you MUST check for a matching godot-prompter skill and invoke it.

This is not optional. Workflow plugins handle HOW you work. GodotPrompter handles WHAT you build. Both are needed.

Implementing...	MUST invoke skill
Player movement	godot-prompter:player-controller
State machine / FSM	godot-prompter:state-machine
Signals / EventBus	godot-prompter:event-bus
Scene tree structure	godot-prompter:scene-organization
UI / HUD	godot-prompter:godot-ui, godot-prompter:hud-system
Inventory	godot-prompter:inventory-system
Save/Load	godot-prompter:save-load
Enemy AI / navigation	godot-prompter:ai-navigation
Camera	godot-prompter:camera-system
Audio	godot-prompter:audio-system
Weapons / combat	godot-prompter:component-system
Resources / data	godot-prompter:resource-pattern
Input handling	godot-prompter:input-handling
Animation	godot-prompter:animation-system
Testing	godot-prompter:godot-testing
Project scaffolding	godot-prompter:godot-project-setup
Shaders / VFX	godot-prompter:shader-basics, godot-prompter:particles-vfx
Physics	godot-prompter:physics-system
Multiplayer	godot-prompter:multiplayer-basics
Export / deploy	godot-prompter:export-pipeline

For subagents: If you are a subagent executing a plan task in a Godot project, check this table before writing code. The skill provides Godot-specific patterns, node types, and checklists you cannot derive from general knowledge.

Workflow: From Idea to Working Game

GodotPrompter handles the full development workflow. No other plugins required.

1. Design Phase

Load godot-prompter:godot-brainstorming — it guides you through:

• Asking clarifying questions about the game/system
• Proposing architectural approaches with trade-offs
• Designing scene trees, signal maps, and data flow
• Creating an implementation plan with ordered tasks

2. Implementation Phase

For each task in the plan, load the relevant domain skill:

• Building a player? Load godot-prompter:player-controller and godot-prompter:state-machine
• Adding inventory? Load godot-prompter:inventory-system
• Need save/load? Load godot-prompter:save-load

Each skill provides complete code examples, Godot best practices, and a checklist.

3. Review Phase

Load godot-prompter:godot-code-review to review the code against Godot-specific checklists.

Agents

• godot-game-architect — Designs systems, plans scene trees, chooses patterns
• godot-game-dev — Implements features guided by skills
• godot-code-reviewer — Reviews code against Godot best practices
• godot-shader-author — Authors custom shaders, post-processing, Compositor effects
• godot-performance-profiler — Diagnoses performance issues from profiler data
• godot-animator — Designs animation graphs, blend trees, IKModifier3D, BoneConstraint3D, retargeting
• godot-csharp-engineer — C#-first development; parity mode for closing this repo's C# debt
• godot-ui-designer — Builds Control-tree UI — themes, responsive layouts, localization-aware
• godot-tools-engineer — Editor plugins, custom inspectors, gizmos, @tool scripts, plugin distribution

Plan Storage

Implementation plans and design docs are saved to docs/godot-prompter/plans/ and docs/godot-prompter/specs/ in the user's project.

Platform Adaptation

Skills use Claude Code tool names as the canonical reference. Non-Claude platforms: see the appropriate tool mapping file in references/ for your platform's equivalents:

• references/copilot-tools.md — GitHub Copilot CLI
• references/codex-tools.md — Codex
• references/cursor-tools.md — Cursor
• references/gemini-tools.md — Gemini CLI (Gemini also auto-loads this via GEMINI.md)
• references/antigravity-tools.md — Antigravity (2.0 desktop, IDE, CLI)

Available Skill Categories

Core / Process

• using-godot-prompter — This skill (bootstrap)
• godot-project-setup — Scaffold new projects
• godot-brainstorming — Godot-specific design exploration
• godot-code-review — GDScript/C# review against Godot best practices
• godot-debugging — Godot-specific debugging techniques
• godot-testing — TDD with GUT and gdUnit4

Architecture & Patterns

• scene-organization — Scene tree structure, composition patterns
• state-machine — FSM patterns (node-based, resource-based, enum-based)
• event-bus — Signal-based decoupling, autoload event systems
• component-system — Composition over inheritance
• resource-pattern — Custom Resources as data containers
• dependency-injection — Autoloads, service locators

Gameplay Systems

• player-controller — CharacterBody2D/3D movement, input handling
• input-handling — InputEvent system, Input Map, controllers/gamepads, mouse/touch, rebinding
• animation-system — AnimationPlayer, AnimationTree, blend trees, state machines
• tween-animation — Tween class, easing, chaining, parallel sequences, motion recipes
• inventory-system — Resource-based inventory patterns
• dialogue-system — Dialogue trees and patterns
• save-load — Serialization strategies
• ai-navigation — NavigationAgent, behavior trees
• camera-system — Camera follow, shake, zones
• audio-system — Audio buses, music management, SFX pooling, spatial audio
• localization — i18n/l10n, TranslationServer, CSV/PO, locale switching, RTL
• procedural-generation — Noise, BSP dungeons, cellular automata, WFC, seeded randomness

UI/UX

• godot-ui — Control nodes, themes, containers
• responsive-ui — Multi-resolution scaling
• hud-system — In-game HUD patterns

Multiplayer

• multiplayer-basics — MultiplayerAPI, RPCs, authority
• multiplayer-sync — Synchronization, interpolation
• dedicated-server — Headless export, server architecture

Physics & 2D/3D

• physics-system — RigidBody, Area, raycasting, collision shapes, Jolt, ragdolls
• 2d-essentials — TileMaps, parallax, 2D lights/shadows, particles, canvas layers
• 3d-essentials — Materials, lighting, shadows, environment, GI, fog, LOD, decals
• xr-development — OpenXR, XROrigin3D, hand tracking, controllers, Meta Quest

Rendering & Visual

• shader-basics — Godot shader language, visual shaders, common recipes, post-processing
• particles-vfx — GPUParticles2D/3D, process materials, subemitters, trails, attractors

Build & Deploy

• export-pipeline — Platform exports, CI/CD
• godot-optimization — Profiler, performance patterns
• addon-development — EditorPlugin, tool scripts
• assets-pipeline — Image compression, 3D scene import, audio formats, resource management

Scripting

• gdscript-patterns — Static typing, await/coroutines, lambdas, match, exports, idioms
• csharp-godot — C# conventions, GodotSharp API
• csharp-signals — C# signal patterns

Math & Data

• math-essentials — Vectors, transforms, interpolation, curves, paths, RNG

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Implementation Checklist

• Identified the matching domain skill via the table above before writing any system code
• Invoked the identified skill with the Skill tool (or platform equivalent) before implementation
• When a workflow plugin is also active (Superpowers, etc.), still invoked the relevant godot-prompter domain skill during implementation — they are complementary, not exclusive
• After implementation, ran godot-prompter:godot-code-review to validate against Godot best practices
• Logged any newly-discovered domain gap that no current skill covers, so it can become a future skill