# pixijs-scene-particle-container

Guides coding agents through PixiJS v8 ParticleContainer setup. Helps render thousands of lightweight sprites in a single draw call.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5800 installs · ★ 358
- Author: pixijs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pixijs-scene-particle-container/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pixijs-scene-particle-container

## What it does

This skill guides AI assistants on using `ParticleContainer` and `Particle` instances in PixiJS v8. The specialized container is tailored for particle bursts and bullet patterns where you need numerous similar objects with minimal overhead. Every particle shares a single base texture source and uses a restricted transform set instead of standard container hierarchy.

\`ParticleContainer` holds elements in its internal `particleChildren` array and rejects standard display children. You must call `addParticle` instead of `addChild`. Without configuring `boundsArea`, the container reports empty bounds `(0, 0, 0, 0)` for performance, causing immediate culling as invisible whenever culling is active.

The `dynamicProperties` object specifies which attributes re-upload to the GPU every frame. Only `position` defaults to true. Keeping rotation, UVs, and colors static preserves frame rates during heavy workloads.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-particle-container -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-particle-container -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-particle-container -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pixijs/pixijs-skills pixijs-scene-particle-container
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pixijs-scene-particle-container/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-particle-container -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --path skills/pixijs-scene-particle-container
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-particle-container -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/pixijs/pixijs-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pixijs-scene-particle-container/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- render tens of thousands of sprites within a single draw call
- configure dynamicProperties to upload only changing attributes to the GPU
- set boundsArea to keep particle batches visible when culling is active
- spawn bullet patterns using shared base textures

## Example prompts
- Show how to set up a ParticleContainer in PixiJS v8 for 10000 particles with a shared texture.
- How do I configure dynamicProperties in ParticleContainer to animate position without updating rotation?
- Why are particles disappearing from my PixiJS stage when culling is enabled?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: pixijs-scene-particle-container
description: "Use this skill when rendering thousands of lightweight sprites in PixiJS v8. Covers ParticleContainer with Particle instances, addParticle/removeParticle, particleChildren array, dynamicProperties (vertex, position, rotation, uvs, color), boundsArea, roundPixels, update, inherited alpha/tint/blendMode from ancestors. Triggers on: ParticleContainer, Particle, IParticle, addParticle, particleChildren, dynamicProperties, boundsArea, particle effects, particle alpha, particle tint, fade particles, constructor options, ParticleContainerOptions, ParticleOptions."
license: MIT
---

`ParticleContainer` is a specialized container for rendering hundreds to tens of thousands of lightweight sprites in a single draw call. Use it for particle effects, bullet patterns, or any case where you need a large number of similar-looking objects with minimal per-object overhead. Particles share a single base texture and have a restricted transform set; they are not full `Container` children.

Assumes familiarity with `pixijs-scene-core-concepts`. `ParticleContainer` is a special leaf in a different sense: it contains `Particle` instances in its own `particleChildren` array and rejects normal PixiJS children. Use `addParticle`, not `addChild`, and wrap the whole `ParticleContainer` in a `Container` if you need to group it with other scene objects.

The Particle API is new in v8 but is stable for production use.

## Quick Start

```ts
const texture = await Assets.load("particle.png");

const container = new ParticleContainer({
  texture,
  boundsArea: new Rectangle(0, 0, app.screen.width, app.screen.height),
  dynamicProperties: {
    position: true,
    rotation: false,
    color: false,
  },
});

for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
  container.addParticle(
    new Particle({
      texture,
      x: Math.random() * app.screen.width,
      y: Math.random() * app.screen.height,
    }),
  );
}

app.stage.addChild(container);
```

**Related skills:** `pixijs-scene-core-concepts` (scene graph basics), `pixijs-scene-sprite` (when you need full features per object), `pixijs-assets` (shared textures, atlases), `pixijs-performance` (batching, texture optimization), `pixijs-scene-container` (wrap with other display objects).

## Constructor options

### ParticleContainerOptions
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