# asset-pipeline-automation

Builds a single-command pipeline for game assets, taking raw sprites to a packed atlas and JSON map with strict validation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 41
- Author: 0xheycat
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asset-pipeline-automation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/asset-pipeline-automation

## What it does

This skill organizes asset generation into an automated pipeline: raw sprite cleanup, atlas packing, JSON mapping, and reference checks. Everything is structured around a reproducible build step.

Running it through a single command like `npm run assets` keeps the packed atlas and manifest in sync. The pipeline fails immediately if an anchor is missing or a referenced sprite cannot be found in the atlas.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill asset-pipeline-automation -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill asset-pipeline-automation -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill asset-pipeline-automation -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills asset-pipeline-automation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/asset-pipeline-automation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill asset-pipeline-automation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --path skills/asset-pipeline-automation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill asset-pipeline-automation -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/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asset-pipeline-automation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- automate sprite cleanup and atlas packing in a single command
- validate that every referenced sprite exists in the generated atlas
- prevent broken textures from slipping into CI builds
- keep sprite sheets and JSON coordinate maps in sync

## Example prompts
- Set up a one-command asset pipeline that runs `npm run assets`
- Add validation to check missing sprites and undefined anchors
- Wire background cleanup and atlas packing into a reproducible CI step

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: asset-pipeline-automation
description: Use when automating the path from generated sprites to a shipped atlas + map so re-generating art does not mean hours of manual rework.
license: MIT
---

# Asset Pipeline Automation

## Overview

Manual asset handling does not scale past a few sprites. This skill builds a one-command pipeline: clean -> pack atlas -> emit JSON -> validate, so artists regenerate and the game just updates.

## When to Use

- You regenerate assets often and redo packing by hand.
- Atlas/JSON drifts out of sync with the sprites.
- You want a reproducible build step for art.

## Process

1. Define input (raw generated sprites) and output (atlas + JSON + map) folders.
2. Script step 1: background cleanup (see `transparent-cutout-cleanup`).
3. Script step 2: atlas packing + JSON (see `spritesheet-atlas-packing`).
4. Script step 3: validate every referenced sprite exists in the atlas.
5. Make it one command (`npm run assets`) and idempotent.
6. Fail loudly if a sprite is missing or an anchor is undefined.
7. Run it in CI so broken assets never ship.

```bash
npm run assets   # clean -> pack -> emit json -> validate
```

## Rationalizations (Stop Lying to Yourself)

| Excuse | Reality |
|---|---|
| "Packing by hand is fine for now" | It will not be fine at 100 sprites. Automate early. |
| "I will validate manually" | Manual validation misses one sprite and ships a hole. Automate the check. |

## Red Flags - STOP if you catch yourself:

- Manual atlas packing on every art change.
- Atlas and JSON drifting out of sync.
- No validation that referenced sprites exist.

## Verification

You are NOT done until every box is checked:

- [ ] One command rebuilds atlas + JSON from raw sprites.
- [ ] Pipeline validates all references and fails loudly.
- [ ] Build is idempotent and runs in CI.
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