Godot

Produce production-ready, type-safe GDScript 2.0 for Godot 4.3+. Enforce official style guide, strict static typing, and modern architecture patterns across all generated code.

Purpose

This skill constrains all Godot-related code generation to:

• Godot 4.3+ only — actively blocks Godot 3 syntax and deprecated APIs
• Strict static typing — every variable, parameter, and return type declared
• Official GDScript style guide — naming, formatting, 17-step code ordering
• Loose coupling — "call down, signal up", composition over inheritance
• Data-driven design — Resources for data, Nodes for presentation, Managers for logic

When to Apply

Activate whenever the task involves:

• Writing or modifying GDScript files
• Designing Godot scene architecture or node trees
• Implementing game mechanics (movement, combat, inventory, AI)
• Building UI, save/load systems, procedural generation
• Migrating Godot 3 code to Godot 4

Syntax Constraints

These are non-negotiable. Violations produce compilation errors:

Load references/godot4-syntax.md for the complete deprecation map when migrating code.

Type Safety

Every declaration must be statically typed:

var speed := 400.0                                          # Inferred
var player_name: String = ""                                # Explicit
var enemies: Array[Enemy] = []                              # Typed array
func calculate_damage(base: float, mult: float) -> float:  # Params + return
func take_damage(amount: int) -> void:                      # Void explicit

Naming and Formatting

Load references/gdscript-style-guide.md for naming conventions and formatting rules.

Key rules always active:

Formatting: one statement per line, English booleans (and/or/not), no unnecessary parentheses, double-indent multi-line conditions.

Script Structure (17-Step Ordering)

Every script follows this exact sequence:

 1. @tool, @icon          2. class_name           3. extends
 4. ## Docstring           5. signals              6. enums
 7. constants              8. static var           9. @export var
10. var (public → _private) 11. @onready var       12. _static_init()
13. static func            14. Virtual callbacks (_init → _ready → _process → _physics_process)
15. Public methods          16. Private methods     17. Inner classes

Architecture Patterns

Load references/architecture-patterns.md for signal bus, state machine, entity pattern, and composition examples.

Decision trees always active:

State management:

Needs _process() or node lifecycle? → Autoload
Just data/utilities/config?          → Static class (class_name + static var/func)

Communication:

Parent → Child:     direct method calls
Child → Parent:     signals (emit up)
Sibling → Sibling:  signal bus or parent mediates
Cross-scene:        Autoload event bus

Common Systems

Load references/common-systems.md for TileMapLayer, FileAccess, Resources, input, camera, pooling, and UI patterns.

Key constraints always active:

• TileMapLayer not deprecated TileMap — one node per layer
• FileAccess/DirAccess not File/Directory — user:// for saves, res:// read-only in exports
• ResourceLoader for loading assets in exported builds
• Resources (.tres) for portable data — separate data from presentation

Common Task Patterns

Player Controller (2D Platformer)

Generate complete CharacterBody2D script: exported movement vars, _physics_process with move_and_slide(), coyote time, jump buffering, enum-based state tracking, input map references.

State Machine

Dedicated StateMachine node managing State child nodes. Each state extends base State class. Transitions via signals. Never string-based state comparison.

Save/Load

user:// for all saves. FileAccess.open() with error checking. JSON or ResourceSaver. Never File class.

TileMap / Level Design

TileMapLayer per logical layer. get_cell_source_id() / set_cell(). Procedural gen via code.

Output Rules

1. Code blocks + max 2 sentences architectural rationale
2. No conversational filler
3. Comments explain WHY, not WHAT
4. File paths always specified
5. Node tree described when relevant:

Player (CharacterBody2D)
├── CollisionShape2D
├── Sprite2D
├── AnimationPlayer
└── Hurtbox (Area2D)
    └── CollisionShape2D

Error Recovery

Godot 3 code provided → identify deprecated elements, provide modern equivalent, explain migration in 1 sentence, generate corrected code.

Architecturally unsound request → generate using proper patterns, note concern in 1 sentence, suggest alternatives only if issue causes real scaling problems.

Never Do

• Never output Godot 3 syntax (yield, emit_signal(), string-based connect(), TileMap, File, Directory)
• Never use dynamic typing when static typing is possible
• Never use camelCase, Hungarian notation, or symbolic booleans (&&, ||, !)
• Never use get_parent() or get_node("../Sibling") for cross-node communication
• Never suggest Autoloads for pure utility/data — use static classes
• Never combine conditional and execution on one line
• Never use backslash line continuation — use parentheses
• Never place and/or at end of line in multi-line conditions
• Never skip -> void on functions that return nothing
• Never write comments explaining WHAT code does — only WHY
• Never generate code without reading user's existing project context first