routing

name	routing
description	Lazy skill loading router for the Unity DOTS agent team. Use this to determine which Unity-Skills modules to load before spawning agents. Never load all modules — select only what the task requires.
use-when	Load when the orchestrator needs to select which Unity-Skills modules to include for an agent prompt. Load when determining Layer 1/2/3 skill loading strategy before spawning any agent.
do-not-use-when	Do not load as a runtime skill inside any agent role. Internal orchestration helper only — never loaded by triage, unity-dev, architect, or tester.
platforms	["claude-code"]
task-categories	["meta","orchestration"]
metadata	{"source":"internal","version":"1.0.0","tier":1}

Unity Skill Router

Status

Unity-Skills routing layer vendored at .claude/skills/unity-skills/ (upstream Besty0728/Unity-Skills v1.9.2 — see .claude/skills/unity-skills/VERSION). 69 module SKILL.md files are available locally; the orchestrator can resolve every @.claude/skills/ unity-skills/skills/<module>/SKILL.md reference without a missing-file fallback. The Unity Editor package (com.besty.unity-skills) must still be installed into the consuming Unity project for REST calls to http://localhost:8090 to succeed.

Purpose

Select the minimum set of Unity-Skills modules to load for a given task. Prevent prompt bloat. Maximize relevance. Preserve DOTS-first policy.

Domain Gating (MANDATORY — applies before keyword routing)

The classifier from .claude/docs/rules/dual-stack-domain-system.md runs first. Its output decides which side of the catalog the router is even allowed to draw from:

Triage domain	Layer 1 (DOTS)	Layer 2 (Unity Foundation)	Layer 3 (unity-skills modules)
DOTS (Domain 1)	Heavy — always	Light — always	Skip by default. Load only if a unity-skills module is explicitly required by a hybrid touchpoint (e.g. Baker authoring, presentation bridge). MonoBehaviour-first modules are forbidden in this domain.
Unity (Domain 2)	Light — advisory only	Heavy — always	Primary source. Use the keyword table below. Max 2 domain + 2 advisory.
Hybrid (Domain 3)	Heavy — DOTS owns runtime truth	Heavy — Unity owns presentation	Both sides loaded. Pick one DOTS-side concern and one Unity-side concern; verification-contract.md requires the bridge contract be documented in workspace/design.md.
Ambiguous	Layer 1 + 2 only	Layer 1 + 2 only	None — escalate to architect per escalation-rules-domain.md.

Hard scoping rules:

• DOTS domain → never load ui, animator, navmesh, dotween, event, gameobject, component (all MonoBehaviour-first; see unity-skills-conflicts.md). The ecs-penalty modifier in skill-confidence-routing.md already drops these below threshold; the router must respect that and not bypass it.
• Unity domain → never load burst, scheduling, native-container, ECS job pattern advisory unless DOTS APIs are detected in touched code.
• Hybrid domain → BOTH allowed, but the bridge direction is one-way (DOTS writes state, Unity reads). Verify this in ownership-boundaries.md.
• Loaded module budget (any domain): max 2 domain + 2 advisory per agent per task. The confidence threshold ≥ 0.70 from skill-confidence-routing.md still applies.

Hard Limits

• Maximum 2 domain skill modules per agent per task
• Maximum 2 advisory modules per agent per task
• NEVER load workflow or smart modules — they conflict with orchestration
• NEVER load DOTween modules for ECS simulation layer tasks
• NEVER load gameobject or component modules for runtime ECS entity tasks

Unity-DOTS Skill Pack (ECS_DEFAULT — auto-loaded when triage classifies DOTS or Hybrid)

The unity-dots/* sub-skills (vendored under .claude/skills/unity-dots/) are loaded in addition to Layer 1 / Layer 2 when the triage domain classification is DOTS or Hybrid. They are NOT loaded for Unity-only tasks.

Keywords (case-insensitive)	unity-dots skill	Confidence floor
baking, baker, authoring, TransformUsageFlags, BlobAsset, prefab reference, DependsOn	dots-baking-patterns	0.80
ECB, EntityCommandBuffer, structural change, ParallelWriter, ChunkIndexInQuery, playback phase, BeginSimulation, EndSimulation	dots-ecb-orchestration	0.80
enableable, IEnableableComponent, EnabledRefRW, SetComponentEnabled, state flip, hot toggle, archetype churn	dots-enableable-components	0.78
DestroyEntity, lifecycle, ICleanupComponentData, orphan entity, two-phase teardown, subscene unload	dots-entity-lifecycle	0.78
spawn, Instantiate, batched spawn, Random.CreateFromIndex, RequireForUpdate, ECB.Instantiate	dots-spawning-patterns	0.78

Loading rules:

• Apply on top of the existing per-domain budget (max 2 unity-skills domain + 2 advisory). Unity-dots skills count separately as ECS_DEFAULT — they are not gated by the 2+2 budget.
• Hard-cap unity-dots skills per agent: 2 for a tiny/small task, 3 for medium, all for large/critical or refactor-agent runs.
• For ambiguous classification: do NOT load unity-dots skills. Architect must classify first.

Boot Requirement

Before calling any REST skill, the orchestrator MUST call:

GET http://localhost:8090/health

Check currentMode: approval / auto / bypass. Agents must respect this mode — do not call SemiAuto or NeverInSemi skills without user confirmation in Approval mode.

Layer Definitions

Layer 1 — Core ECS (always loaded, no routing needed)

File: @.claude/skills/unity-dots-best-practices/SKILL.md

• Loaded for every agent in every task
• DOTS > OOP Unity — this layer's rules take precedence over all Unity-Skills advice

Layer 2 — Unity Foundation (always loaded lightweight)

File: @.claude/skills/unity-foundation/SKILL.md

• Loaded for architect, unity-dev, data-tool
• Contains: asmdef guidance, scene-contracts, project-scout summary

Layer 3 — Domain Skills (lazy loaded by routing rules below)

Path pattern: @.claude/skills/unity-skills/skills/<module>/SKILL.md

• Loaded only when task keywords match
• Maximum 2 per agent

Layer 4 — Investigation Skills (loaded for investigation agents)

File: @.claude/skills/investigation/SKILL.md

• Loaded for: system-mapper, code-tracer, bug-investigation
• Contains: debug, console, perception usage guidance

Routing Decision Table

For each task, the orchestrator scores keyword matches and selects top-2 domain modules.

Domain Keyword → Module Mapping

Keywords (case-insensitive)	Domain Module	Advisory Module	DOTS Flag
UI, button, panel, canvas, HUD, popup, screen, menu	ui	—	MonoBehaviour-first — route to view layer
UI Toolkit, UXML, USS, UIDocument, VisualElement	uitoolkit	—	ECS-compatible
animation, animator, blend tree, state machine, clip	animator	—	MonoBehaviour-first — flag DOTS Animation alternative
shader, ShaderGraph, node graph, blackboard, HLSL	shadergraph	shadergraph-design	ECS-safe
timeline, cutscene, playable, sequence, signal track	timeline	—	ECS-compatible
camera, Cinemachine, vcam, dolly, follow camera	cinemachine	—	ECS-compatible
physics, Rigidbody, collider, raycast, physics mat	physics	—	ECS-compatible
navmesh, pathfinding, navigation, NavMeshAgent	navmesh	—	MonoBehaviour-first — no DOTS navmesh
netcode, multiplayer, NetworkVariable, host, client, server, RPC	netcode	netcode-design	ECS-compatible
Addressables, remote asset, bundle, streaming	—	addressables-design	ECS-safe
YooAsset, YOO, hot update, AB build	yooasset	yooasset-design	ECS-safe
DOTween, tween, Sequence, ease, DOMove	dotween	dotween-design	MonoBehaviour-first — NOT ECS-native
URP, HDRP, render pipeline, volume, post process	urp	—	ECS-safe
optimize, texture, mesh, LOD, overdraw, asset size	optimization	performance	ECS-safe
profil, frame time, memory usage, GC, allocation	profiler	performance	ECS-safe
prefab, baker input, authoring component	prefab	—	ECS-safe
ScriptableObject, SO, config asset, authored data	scriptableobject	—	ECS-safe
XR, VR, AR, headset, OpenXR, hand tracking	xr	—	ECS-compatible
pattern, singleton, factory, observer, event bus	—	patterns	Medium
async, UniTask, coroutine, await, async/await	—	async	Medium — Jobs preferred in ECS hot paths
architecture, system boundary, module design	—	architecture	Medium — DOTS precedence applies
asmdef, assembly, compile time, dependency graph	—	asmdef	High

Investigation Keyword → Module Mapping

Keywords	Module	Notes
bug, error, exception, crash, NullReference	debug	Call unity_diagnose first
log, warning, compile error	console	Read-only log capture
scene, hierarchy, explore scene	perception	Scene reading
slow, performance, frame time	profiler	Read-only snapshot
broken reference, missing script, validate	validation	Project health

Routing Examples

Task: "Enemy stops chasing after teleport" → --bug

Investigation agent loads: debug, console (investigation layer)
unity-dev loads: (none — bug fix, no domain skills needed unless physics or navmesh)
tester loads: testability (foundation)

Task: "Add shop UI popup" → --feature

system-mapper loads: perception (investigation layer)
architect loads: architecture (advisory), scene-contracts (foundation)
unity-dev loads: ui (domain), uitoolkit (domain if UI Toolkit project)
tester loads: validation (foundation)
data-tool (if --with-tooling): uitoolkit

Task: "Add multiplayer lobby" → --feature

system-mapper loads: perception
architect loads: architecture, netcode-design (advisory)
unity-dev loads: netcode (domain), netcode-design (advisory)
tester loads: testability

Task: "Addressables memory leak" → --bug

bug-investigation loads: debug, console
unity-dev loads: addressables-design (advisory) — no REST skills for Addressables
tester loads: testability, profiler

Task: "Replace transform animation with DOTween" → --feature

WARNING — DOTS FLAG: DOTween is MonoBehaviour-first. Confirm this is for the view/presentation layer.
system-mapper loads: perception
architect loads: architecture (with DOTS boundary flag)
unity-dev loads: dotween (domain), dotween-design (advisory)
tester loads: testability

Task: "ECS combat system rewrite" → --refactor

No domain skills loaded — pure DOTS task
refactor-agent: CRG only + performance (advisory)
architect: asmdef (advisory), architecture (advisory)
unity-dev: (none beyond Layer 1 ECS)
tester: testability

Task: "Optimize texture memory" → general

data-tool loads: optimization (domain), profiler (domain), performance (advisory)

DOTS Precedence Rule (MANDATORY)

When any Unity-Skills module gives advice that conflicts with DOTS-first policy:

1. ISystem.OnUpdate() wins over MonoBehaviour Update()
2. Entity + IComponentData wins over GameObject + MonoBehaviour state
3. Jobs + Dependency wins over async/await in hot paths
4. ECB structural changes win over direct EntityManager in jobs
5. ECS singleton component wins over ScriptableObject for runtime state

When a module is flagged MonoBehaviour-first: load it ONLY if the task is explicitly at the view/presentation/authoring boundary. State this boundary explicitly in the agent prompt.