unity-timeline

name	unity-timeline
description	Use when users want to create timelines or add animation/audio tracks.

Timeline Skills

Overview

Create and modify Unity Timelines.

Common Mistakes

DO NOT (common hallucinations):

• Package not installed → recipes silently fail; install first: Unity_PackageManager_ExecuteAction with packageId=com.unity.timeline, action=Add
• timeline_create_animation / timeline_add_track do not exist → use the typed track skills: timeline_add_animation_track, timeline_add_audio_track, timeline_add_activation_track, timeline_add_control_track, timeline_add_signal_track
• timeline_add_keyframe does not exist → Timeline uses clips, not direct keyframes; use timeline_add_clip
• timeline_set_duration sets the Timeline asset duration, not individual clip duration

Routing:

• For Animator parameters/states → use animator module
• For runtime animation playback → use editor_play or write C# via script module

Skills

timeline_create

Create a new Timeline asset and Director instance.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	Yes	-	Name of the timeline/object
folder	string	No	"Assets/Timelines"	Folder to save asset

Returns: { success, assetPath, gameObjectName, directorInstanceId }

timeline_add_audio_track

Add an Audio track to a Timeline.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	"Audio Track"	Name of the new track

Returns: { success, trackName }

timeline_add_animation_track

Add an Animation track to a Timeline, optionally binding an object.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	"Animation Track"	Name of the new track
bindingObjectName	string	No	-	Name of the GameObject to bind (animator)

Returns: { success, trackName, boundObject }

timeline_add_activation_track

Add an Activation track to control object visibility.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	"Activation Track"	Name of the new track

Returns: { success, trackName }

timeline_add_control_track

Add a Control track for nested Timelines or prefab spawning.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	"Control Track"	Name of the new track

Returns: { success, trackName }

timeline_add_signal_track

Add a Signal track for event markers.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	"Signal Track"	Name of the new track

Returns: { success, trackName }

timeline_remove_track

Remove a track by name from a Timeline.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	-	Name of the track to remove

Returns: { success, removed }

timeline_list_tracks

List all tracks in a Timeline.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path

Returns: { count, tracks: [{ name, type, muted, clipCount }] }

timeline_add_clip

Add a clip to a track by track name.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	-	Name of the target track
start	double	No	0	Clip start time in seconds
duration	double	No	1	Clip duration in seconds

Returns: { success, trackName, clipStart, clipDuration }

timeline_set_duration

Set Timeline duration and wrap mode.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
duration	double	No	0	Fixed duration in seconds
wrapMode	string	No	-	Wrap mode: Hold/Loop/None

Returns: { success, duration, wrapMode }

timeline_play

Play, pause, or stop a Timeline (Editor preview).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
action	string	No	"play"	Action: play/pause/stop

Returns: { success, action, time }

timeline_set_binding

Set the binding object for a track.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No	-	GameObject name with PlayableDirector
instanceId	int	No	0	GameObject instance ID
path	string	No	-	GameObject hierarchy path
trackName	string	No	-	Name of the track
bindingObjectName	string	No	-	Name of the object to bind

Returns: { success, trackName, boundTo }

Recipes

Recipe path rule: ../../recipes/timeline/<command>.md

See ../../recipes/timeline/<command>.md for C# templates.