# godot-resources

This skill shows the agent how to model Godot game data as custom Resource classes with class_name and @export, then save and load them as .tres.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6000 installs · ★ 4506
- Author: gamedev-skills
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/godot/godot-resources/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/godot-resources

## What it does

The skill covers turning items, stats, enemy configs and dialogue lines into `Resource` objects instead of hard-coded values. The agent follows a set workflow: subclass `Resource` with `class_name` and `@export` fields, create instances as `.tres` or `.res`, reference them from nodes with `@export var data: ItemResource` or `Array[ItemResource]`, and load at runtime with `preload` for constant paths or `load`/`ResourceLoader.load` for variable ones.

The part worth reading twice is sharing. A single `.tres` assigned to many nodes is the same object, so mutating it changes every node and rewrites the file. Per-instance state needs `duplicate(true)`, and when a sub-resource lives in its own `.tres`, only `duplicate_deep(Resource.DEEP_DUPLICATE_ALL)` copies that too. Without `class_name` the class never shows up in the “New Resource” dialog or as an `@export` type.

Writing to `res://` only works in the editor, since exported games treat it as read-only; runtime data belongs in `user://`. Secrets in `.tres` ship as plain text inside the export, so keep them out. Cyclic references between resources can fail to save or load, which is why the skill suggests keeping the data graph acyclic.

## Requirements
- Works with: Godot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-resources -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-resources -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-resources -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills godot-resources
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-resources -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --path skills/godot/godot-resources
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-resources -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/gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/godot/godot-resources/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- model items and stats as data instead of constants
- author `.tres` files and edit fields in the Inspector
- load a config from a variable path at runtime
- duplicate a resource before mutating it so other nodes stay intact
- save a generated resource to `user://`

## Example prompts
- Create an `ItemResource` class with `id`, `display_name` and `max_stack`, then make `sword.tres` from it
- Load `user://config.tres` with `ResourceLoader` and check `ResourceLoader.exists` first
- Why does editing one `.tres` change every node, and how do I copy a resource before mutating it?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: godot-resources
description: >
  Design data-driven Godot 4.7 games with custom Resource classes: define typed
  data with class_name + @export, save/load .tres/.res files, instance and duplicate
  resources, and load on demand with ResourceLoader (incl. threaded loading). Use
  when modeling items/stats/configs as data in a Godot project, creating .tres
  resources, or working with custom Resource subclasses and ResourceLoader/ResourceSaver.
---

# Godot Resources (4.x)

Model game data as reusable, Inspector-editable `Resource` objects instead of hard-coded
values, and load/save them as `.tres`/`.res`. Targets **Godot 4.7**.

## When to use

- Use when representing items, stats, enemy configs, dialogue lines, or level metadata as
  data; authoring `.tres` files in the Inspector; or loading/saving custom resources.

**When *not* to use:** nodes/scene structure → `godot-nodes-scenes`; saving the player's
*runtime progress* (engine-agnostic save format/slots) → `save-systems`; the C# variant of
this pattern → `godot-csharp`.

## Core workflow

1. **Subclass `Resource`** with `class_name` and `@export` fields. It now appears in the
   "New Resource" dialog and as an `@export` type, editable in the Inspector.
2. **Create instances as `.tres`** files in the FileSystem dock (text, diff-friendly) or
   `.res` (binary, smaller/faster). Edit their fields in the Inspector — no code needed.
3. **Reference resources from nodes** via `@export var data: ItemResource`, or arrays
   `@export var loot: Array[ItemResource]`.
4. **Load at runtime** with `preload` (constant path) or `load`/`ResourceLoader.load`
   (variable path). Use threaded loading for large assets.
5. **Duplicate before mutating** a shared resource at runtime, or every node using it
   changes too (resources are shared references).
6. **Save generated/edited resources** with `ResourceSaver.save`.

## Patterns

### 1. A custom data resource

```gdscript
# item.gd
extends Resource
class_name ItemResource

@export var id: StringName = &""
@export var display_name: String = "Item"
@export_multiline var description: String = ""
@export var icon: Texture2D
````
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