# add-audio

This skill adds background music and sound effects to a browser game using the Web Audio API. No audio files, no npm packages — everything is synthesized in the browser.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 348
- Author: OpusGameLabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/add-audio

## What it does

The skill reads the game at the path you give it, checks `src/core/EventBus.js` and the scene files, then lays out a table of what audio each scene and event needs. After that it creates `src/audio/AudioManager.js` for AudioContext setup and the master gain node, `AudioBridge.js` to wire events to audio, `music.js` with looping BGM patterns, and `sfx.js` with one-shot effects built from OscillatorNode, GainNode and BiquadFilterNode. Music runs on a Web Audio step sequencer; effects fire once per event.

It also adds `AUDIO_INIT`, `MUSIC_GAMEPLAY`, `MUSIC_GAMEOVER`, `MUSIC_STOP` and `AUDIO_TOGGLE_MUTE` to the event bus, calls `initAudioBridge()` in `main.js`, and hooks a mute toggle to a UI button and the M key. The last step runs `npm run build` and lists every file it touched.

Here is the catch: browsers block audio until the user interacts with the page, so AudioContext has to resume on the first click, tap or keypress — otherwise the game stays silent. And never build new nodes inside the update loop. That is what causes frame drops; keep SFX one-shot and let a single looping sequencer handle BGM. The skill handles audio only — gameplay and visuals are out of scope.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill add-audio -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/add-audio/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill add-audio -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill add-audio -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PlayableIntelligence/game-creator add-audio
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill add-audio -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --path skills/add-audio
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill add-audio -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/add-audio/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add background music to each game scene
- give jump, score and death events their own sounds
- loop BGM without shipping audio files
- wire a mute toggle to the M key
- connect game events to audio through the event bus

## Example prompts
- /add-audio examples/flappy-bird
- add music and sound effects to the game in src/game
- make my game sound good — scene music plus event SFX

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: add-audio
description: Add music and sound effects to a game using the Web Audio API — background music, gameplay themes, and SFX. Zero dependencies. Use when the user says "add music", "add sound effects", "add audio", "make it sound good", "add BGM", or "add SFX to my game". Do NOT use for gameplay features or visual design.
argument-hint: "[path-to-game]"
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: OpusGameLabs
  version: 1.3.0
  tags: [game, audio, music, sfx, web-audio-api]
---

## Performance Notes

- Take your time to do this thoroughly
- Quality is more important than speed
- Do not skip validation steps

# Add Audio

Add procedural music and sound effects to an existing game. BGM uses a Web Audio API step sequencer for looping patterns. SFX use the Web Audio API directly for true one-shot playback. No audio files or npm packages needed — everything is synthesized in the browser.

## Instructions

Analyze the game at `$ARGUMENTS` (or the current directory if no path given).

First, load the game-audio skill to get the full Web Audio patterns and integration guide.

### Step 1: Audit

- Read `src/core/EventBus.js` to see what game events exist (flap, score, death, etc.)
- Read all scene files to understand the game flow (gameplay, game over)
- Identify what music and SFX would fit the game's genre and mood

### Step 2: Plan

Present a table of planned audio:

| Event / Scene | Audio Type | Style | Description |
|---------------|-----------|-------|-------------|
| GameScene | BGM | Chiptune | Upbeat square wave melody + bass + drums |
| GameOverScene | BGM | Somber | Slow descending melody |
| Player action | SFX | Retro | Quick pitch sweep |
| Score | SFX | Retro | Two-tone ding |
| Death | SFX | Retro | Descending crushed notes |

Explain in plain English: "Background music will automatically loop during each scene. Sound effects will play when you do things like jump, score, or die. The first time you click/tap, the audio system will activate (browsers require a user interaction before playing sound)."

### Step 3: Implement

1. Create `src/audio/AudioManager.js` — AudioContext init, master gain node, BGM sequencer play/stop
2. Create `src/audio/AudioBridge.js` — wires EventBus events to AudioManager for BGM, calls SFX functions directly
3. Create `src/audio/music.js` with BGM patterns for each scene (Web Audio step sequencer — note arrays that loop continuously)
4. Create `src/audio/sfx.js` with SFX for each event (Web Audio API — OscillatorNode + GainNode + BiquadFilterNode for true one-shot playback)
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