Unity Animator

Unity Animator Skills

Control Unity's animation system - create controllers, manage parameters, and control playback.

Guardrails

Mode: Full-Auto required

DO NOT (common hallucinations):

• animator_play does not exist → use animator_set_parameter to trigger transitions, or editor_play for play mode
• animator_create_clip / animator_add_clip do not exist → AnimationClips are created via Unity Editor or asset import
• animator_set_speed does not exist → use component_set_property on Animator component with propertyName="speed"
• animator_get_info does not exist → use animator_get_parameters or animator_get_states

Routing:

• For Timeline animation → use timeline module
• For component properties on Animator → use component module
• For animation import settings → use importer module

Skills Overview

Parameter Types

Skills

animator_create_controller

Create a new Animator Controller.

Returns: {success, name, path}

animator_add_parameter

Add a parameter to a controller.

animator_get_parameters

Get all parameters from a controller.

Returns: {success, parameters: [{name, type, defaultFloat/defaultBool/...}]}

animator_set_parameter

Set a parameter value at runtime.

*Use the appropriate value for paramType (trigger doesn't need a value)

animator_play

Play a specific animation state.

animator_get_info

Get Animator component information.

Returns: {success, hasController, controllerName, parameters, currentState}

animator_assign_controller

Assign a controller to a GameObject.

animator_list_states

List all states in a controller layer.

Returns: {success, states: [{name, tag, speed}]}

animator_add_state

Add a state to an Animator Controller layer.

Returns: {success, controller, stateName, layer}

animator_add_transition

Add a transition between two states in an Animator Controller.

Returns: {success, from, to, layer, hasExitTime, duration}

Example: Complete Animation Setup

import unity_skills

# 1. Create controller
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_create_controller",
    name="PlayerController",
    folder="Assets/Animations"
)

# 2. Add parameters
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_add_parameter",
    controllerPath="Assets/Animations/PlayerController.controller",
    paramName="Speed", paramType="float", defaultValue=0
)
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_add_parameter",
    controllerPath="Assets/Animations/PlayerController.controller",
    paramName="IsGrounded", paramType="bool", defaultValue=True
)
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_add_parameter",
    controllerPath="Assets/Animations/PlayerController.controller",
    paramName="Jump", paramType="trigger"
)

# 3. Assign to character
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_assign_controller",
    name="Player",
    controllerPath="Assets/Animations/PlayerController.controller"
)

# 4. Control at runtime
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_set_parameter",
    name="Player", paramName="Speed", paramType="float", floatValue=5.0
)

# Trigger jump
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_set_parameter",
    name="Player", paramName="Jump", paramType="trigger"
)

# Play specific state
unity_skills.call_skill("animator_play", name="Player", stateName="Idle")

Best Practices

1. Create controller before adding parameters
2. Use meaningful parameter names
3. Triggers reset automatically after firing
4. Set parameters before playing states
5. Use layers for independent animations (body + face)
6. States must exist in controller before playing