defold-docs-fetch

name	defold-docs-fetch
description	Fetches Defold manuals and documentation. Use when looking up how Defold features work, understanding concepts, components, workflows, platform setup, or needing guidance beyond API reference.

Defold Documentation Reference

Fetch documentation from the links below (the URLs point to plain Markdown files).

Getting Started

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/introduction.md
Installing Defold	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/install.md
Glossary	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/glossary.md
Defold for Flash users	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/flash.md
Getting help	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/getting-help.md

Project Setup

Topic	URL
Creating a project	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-setup.md
Project settings	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-settings.md
Sharing projects (Libraries)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/libraries.md
Ignoring files	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-defignore.md

Editor

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor.md
Code editor	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md
Custom project templates	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-templates.md
Editor scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-scripts.md
Editor scripts: UI	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-scripts-ui.md
Debugger	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Preferences	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-preferences.md
Refactoring	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/refactoring.md
Styling	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-styling.md

Core Concepts

Topic	URL
Building blocks	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/building-blocks.md
Addressing	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/addressing.md
Message passing	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/message-passing.md
Application lifecycle	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-lifecycle.md

Assets and Resources

Topic	URL
Importing assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-assets.md
Caching assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/caching-assets.md
Importing 2D graphics	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-graphics.md
Importing 3D models	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-models.md
Adapting to screen sizes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/adapting-graphics-to-screen-size.md
Live update	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/live-update.md
Atlas	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/atlas.md
Buffer	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/buffer.md
Font	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/font.md
Resource management	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/resource.md
Tile source	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/tilesource.md
Texture filtering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-filtering.md
Texture compression	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-profiles.md

Animations

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/animation.md
Flipbook Animation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/flipbook-animation.md
Model animation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/model-animation.md
Property animation (tweens)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/property-animation.md

Components

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/components.md
Collection factory	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-factory.md
Collection proxy	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-proxy.md
Collision object	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-objects.md
Camera	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/camera.md
Factory	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/factory.md
Label	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/label.md
Mesh	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/mesh.md
Model	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/model.md
Particle FX	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/particlefx.md
Sound	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound.md
Sprite	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sprite.md
Tilemap	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/tilemap.md

GUI

Topic	URL
GUI overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui.md
Box nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-box.md
Text nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-text.md
Pie nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-pie.md
ParticleFX nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-particlefx.md
Template nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-template.md
Scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-script.md
Clipping	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-clipping.md
Layouts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-layouts.md

Physics

Topic	URL
Physics overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics.md
Collision objects	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-objects.md
Collision shapes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-shapes.md
Collision groups	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-groups.md
Collision messages	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-messages.md
Collision events listener	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-events.md
Resolving collisions	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-resolving-collisions.md
Ray casts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-ray-casts.md
Joints and constraints	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-joints.md

Sound

Topic	URL
Sound	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound.md
Sound Streaming	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound-streaming.md

Input

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input.md
Key and text input	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-key-and-text.md
Mouse and touch	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-mouse-and-touch.md
Gamepads	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-gamepads.md

Game Logic

Topic	URL
Scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/script.md
Properties	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/properties.md
Script properties	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/script-properties.md
Lua in Defold	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/lua.md
Source code obfuscation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-security.md
Modules	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/modules.md
Debugging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Writing code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md

Files

Topic	URL
Working with files	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/file-access.md

Network Connections

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/networking.md
HTTP Requests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/http-requests.md
Socket connections	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/socket-connections.md
Online services	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/online-services.md

Rendering

Topic	URL
Render	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/render.md
Material	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/material.md
Compute	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/compute.md
Shader	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/shader.md
Texture filtering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-filtering.md
Physically Based Rendering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physically-based-rendering.md

Workflow

Topic	URL
Application security	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-security.md
Bundling an application	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/bundling.md
Caching assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/caching-assets.md
Command line tools (bob)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/bob.md
Hot reloading	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/hot-reload.md
Porting guidelines	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/porting-guidelines.md
Refactoring	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/refactoring.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md
Version control	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/version-control.md
Writing code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md
Working offline	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/working-offline.md

Debugging

Topic	URL
Debugging game logic	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Debugging native code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code.md
Debugging native code on Android	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code-android.md
Debugging native code on iOS	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code-ios.md
Reading game and system logs	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-and-system-logs.md

Optimization

Topic	URL
Optimizing an application	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization.md
Optimize game size	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-size.md
Optimize runtime performance	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-speed.md
Optimize battery usage	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-battery.md
Optimize memory usage	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-memory.md
Profiling	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/profiling.md

Monetization

Topic	URL
Ads	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/ads.md

Platforms

Android

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/android.md
Inter-app communication	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/iac.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md

iOS

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/ios.md
Inter-app communication	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/iac.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md

Consoles

Topic	URL
Nintendo Switch	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/nintendo-switch.md
PlayStation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sony-playstation.md
Microsoft Xbox	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/microsoft-xbox.md

HTML5

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/html5.md

Desktop

Topic	URL
Linux	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/linux.md
macOS	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/macos.md
Windows	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/windows.md

Engine Extensions

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions.md
Defold SDK	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-defold-sdk.md
Gradle dependencies	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-gradle.md
Cocoapod dependencies	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-cocoapods.md
Adding auto-complete definition	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-script-api.md
Best Practices	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-best-practices.md
Debugging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code.md
Extension Manifests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-ext-manifests.md
App Manifests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/app-manifest.md
Manifest Merging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-manifest-merge-tool.md
Setup local build server	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extender-local-setup.md
Available Docker images	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extender-docker-images.md

Usage

When you need documentation on a Defold feature or concept:

1. Identify the topic (e.g., "collection proxy", "input handling", "physics")
2. Find the matching entry in the tables above
3. Fetch the corresponding URL (all URLs are plain Markdown — fetch and read the raw content)
4. Example: fetch https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-proxy.md