# roblox-input

A skill for Roblox input: touch, gamepad, keyboard, mouse, on-screen buttons and cross-platform bindings.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 127
- Author: TabooHarmony
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TabooHarmony/roblox-brain/tree/HEAD/skills/gameplay/roblox-input/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/roblox-input

## What it does

The skill loads when a project needs work on Roblox input: touch, gamepad, keyboard, mouse, on-screen buttons, cross-platform bindings. It is client-only — server-authority simulation input goes through the Input Action System.

Inside is a quick reference for `InputBegan/Changed/Ended` and filtering `gameProcessedEvent`, plus `ContextActionService:BindAction` with a `state` check and stacking via `BindActionAtPriority`. For mobile it advises reading `UserInputService.PreferredInput` through `GetPropertyChangedSignal` instead of a cached `TouchEnabled`. On-screen buttons should fire only for touches that began on the button. Gameplay input is gated while a window is open, a `TextBox` is focused, `GuiService.MenuIsOpen` is set, or `GuiService.SelectedObject` is assigned.

Cancel is not release: holds reset on window open, `Cancel`, unequip, focus loss, input switch or pad disconnect. For key hints there are `GetStringForKeyCode`, `GetImageForKeyCode` and `InputActionLabel` — hardcoding Xbox names is a bad idea. Device Simulator and Controller Emulator are the places to check behaviour.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-input -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-input -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-input -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TabooHarmony/roblox-brain roblox-input
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-input -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --path skills/gameplay/roblox-input
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-input -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/TabooHarmony/roblox-brain/tree/HEAD/skills/gameplay/roblox-input/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- separate touch, gamepad and keyboard in one input handler
- build on-screen buttons that ignore camera drags across them
- fix controls that break on mobile or console
- show the right key prompt instead of a hardcoded name
- reset a held button when a menu opens or a pad disconnects

## Example prompts
- Why does the attack button not work on mobile? Check with roblox-input.
- Set up ContextActionService bindings for gamepad and touch
- Key prompts show the wrong button on Xbox — sort it out

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: roblox-input
description: "Use when handling Roblox touch, gamepad, keyboard, mouse or motion input, on-screen action buttons, or cross-platform action binding."
when_to_use: "Also when a button fires by accident, controls don't work on mobile or console, a controller gets stuck in a menu, or button prompts show the wrong key."
last_reviewed: 2026-10-14
sources:
  - https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-correct-way-to-design-mobile-buttons/2494558
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/UserInputService
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/enums/PreferredInput
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/input/mobile
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/production/publishing/console-guidelines
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/ContextActionService
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/Tool
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/studio/controller-emulator
  - original
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/projects/server-authority
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/ui/3D-drag-detectors
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/ui/ui-drag-detectors
---

# Roblox Input

## When to Load

Touch, gamepad, keyboard, mouse or motion input, on-screen action buttons, cross-platform binding. Client-only; Server Authority simulation input uses the Input Action System.

## Quick Reference

- **Events:** `InputBegan/Changed/Ended` give `(input, gameProcessedEvent)`; filter it for gameplay. Wheel fires only `InputChanged`.
- **Bindings:** prefer `ContextActionService:BindAction(name, handler, touchButton, ...keys)`; gate on `state` (touch is `KeyCode.Unknown`); stack order, so `BindActionAtPriority`. Server Authority: `InputAction`/`InputContext` + `RunService:BindToSimulation()` (needs `Workspace.UseFixedSimulation`).
- **Mobile first, hybrid aware:** show controls from `UserInputService.PreferredInput` (`Enum.PreferredInput`), observed with `GetPropertyChangedSignal`, not from `TouchEnabled` cached once.
- **Touch action buttons:** fire only for touches that began on the button; camera drags across it never fire. Place from the measured jump button under `PlayerGui.TouchGui`; clear the thumbstick zone.
- **Gate gameplay:** block attacks while a game window is open, a `TextBox` is focused, `GuiService.MenuIsOpen`, or `GuiService.SelectedObject` is set.
- **Cancel is not release:** holds cancel on window open, `Cancel`, unequip, focus loss, input switch or pad disconnect.
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