# roblox-server-data

A skill for Roblox cross-server data: OrderedDataStore leaderboards, MessagingService, MemoryStore coordination, seasons and guilds.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 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/core/roblox-server-data/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/roblox-server-data

## What it does

The skill tells the agent which Roblox service fits a given job. OrderedDataStore handles global leaderboards, MessagingService carries messages between servers, MemoryStoreService covers temporary coordination like matchmaking and leases, and GlobalDataStore holds non-player state such as guilds and seasons.

There is a pitfalls section worth reading before you ship. MessagingService is fire-and-forget and unordered, so handlers need to be idempotent. For request/response flows the skill suggests correlating with `{reqId}`, an ack and a timeout — and warns that a missing ack does not mean the work never ran. Replay the same `{reqId}` instead of granting twice.

MemoryStoreService quotas are game-level, one shared pool rather than per server. A read batch comes out of a queue only after processing succeeds. For identity the skill points at `player.User` (`User.Id`, `DomainType`, `DomainId`) and recommends keying cross-server data on `UserId`, since domain IDs are per-experience.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TabooHarmony/roblox-brain --skill roblox-server-data -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/core/roblox-server-data/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a global leaderboard on OrderedDataStore
- broadcast an event to every running server
- run a matchmaking queue with expiring entries
- keep season or guild state outside a player session
- debug a request that granted a reward twice

## Example prompts
- Build a global coin leaderboard with OrderedDataStore
- Set up a cross-server event announcement via MessagingService
- Review my MemoryStoreService matchmaking queue for lost entries

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: roblox-server-data
description: "Use when building or fixing Roblox cross-server data: OrderedDataStore leaderboards, MessagingService, MemoryStore, world state, seasons."
when_to_use: "Also for global leaderboards, cross-server announcements or events, matchmaking queues, shared counters, and reviewing non-player persistence."
last_reviewed: 2026-10-14
sources:
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/MemoryStoreSortedMap
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/OrderedDataStore
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/MessagingService
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/MemoryStoreService
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/DataStoreService
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud-services/data-stores/right-to-be-forgotten
  - https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud-services/data-stores/error-codes-and-limits
  - original
---

# Roblox Server & Shared Data

## When to Load

Load for leaderboards, messaging, MemoryStore coordination, world state, seasons, or guilds. Player persistence: `roblox-data`; Open Cloud: `roblox-cloud`.

## Quick Reference

### OrderedDataStore (Leaderboards)
- Sortable DataStore: string keys (`tostring(UserId)`), integer sort values; `GetSortedAsync` → pages; `BatchGetAsync` multi-key read (missing keys omitted).
- Budget bursts via `GetRequestBudgetForRequestType(OrderedWrite)` (per server: 30 + numPlayers×5 writes/min).
- Leaderboards only, never player saves. Keep `player_<UserId>` a static key substring so RTBF templates match.

### MessagingService (Cross-Server)
- `SubscribeAsync` / `PublishAsync`; no delivery or ordering guarantee — design for idempotency.
- Request/response: `{reqId}` correlation + ack + timeout; no ack ≠ not executed — replay same reqId, don't double-grant.
- Budget broadcast receives, not just sends; limits and polling trade-offs: full.md. <!-- temporal: 2026-10 -->

### GlobalDataStore (Shared State)
- Persistent non-player state (guilds, seasons, counters). Use `UpdateAsync`; never for player session data.

### MemoryStoreService (Temporary Coordination)
- Queues and sorted maps for expiring matchmaking, leases, coordination.
- Remove a read batch only after successful, idempotent processing.
- Sorted-map paging: last item's `{key, sortKey}` = next exclusive bound. Quotas are **game-level** (one shared pool): request units 1000+120×CCU/min, memory 64 KB+1.2 KB/user, value ≤32 KB, TTL 45 days; batch calls bill per item. <!-- temporal: 2026-10 -->

### Cross-Server Patterns
- Register servers with expiring heartbeats; notify via MessagingService.

### User Identity
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