# threejs-debug-profiler

Tracks down blank canvases and runtime render bugs in Three.js browser games. Measures draw calls, shaders, and memory bottlenecks without breaking playability.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3100 installs · ★ 2588
- Author: majidmanzarpour
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/threejs-debug-profiler/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/threejs-debug-profiler

## What it does

This skill enforces a disciplined workflow for 3D browser games. Instead of guessing, the agent reproduces the issue under the exact URL and command, then inspects console and network logs. It checks specific modules: renderer, camera, loop, physics, assets, and input. For non-obvious issues, it relies on the triage order in `references/debug-playbook.md` and the `__THREE_GAME_DIAGNOSTICS__` shape.

Performance profiling runs strictly against a production preview. Development builds carry overhead that skews draw calls and shader costs, so unminified test numbers are misleading. The process isolates a single baseline scenario, classifies the bottleneck, applies one fix at a time, and confirms that visual fidelity holds.

The final report summarizes the root cause, modified files, before-and-after measurements, and any remaining risks.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --skill threejs-debug-profiler -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --skill threejs-debug-profiler -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --skill threejs-debug-profiler -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills threejs-debug-profiler
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/threejs-debug-profiler/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --skill threejs-debug-profiler -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --path skills/threejs-debug-profiler
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills --skill threejs-debug-profiler -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/majidmanzarpour/threejs-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/threejs-debug-profiler/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- identify the cause of blank canvas errors
- fix canvas display size and drawing buffer mismatches
- isolate draw call spikes and heavy textures
- resolve mobile input and touch handling failures

## Example prompts
- Trace why the Three.js canvas remains blank using console errors and `__THREE_GAME_DIAGNOSTICS__`
- Profile draw calls and triangles on the production preview of this scene
- Fix the canvas resize logic when display size drifts from drawing buffer

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: threejs-debug-profiler
description: "Debug and profile Three.js browser games: blank canvases, render and runtime bugs, asset and audio loading, animation, resize, mobile input, plus performance profiling of draw calls, triangles, textures, memory, shader and post-processing cost, and bundle size."
---

# Three.js Debug Profiler

Find root causes and optimize measured bottlenecks without breaking playability.

Follow the changed behavior's scope. Reuse the lead's existing reproduction and evidence; verify the affected path after a fix. A passing focused check only needs broader testing when shared behavior changed or an unresolved risk warrants it. Return measurements and defects to the lead for the consolidated verification pass.

## Reference

`references/debug-playbook.md` — ordered triage for blank canvas, asset and audio loading, loop/animation/physics, input and mobile, the profiling sequence, and the `__THREE_GAME_DIAGNOSTICS__` shape. Read it when debugging or profiling anything non-obvious.

## Debug

Reproduce first, with the same command and URL the user had, and read the console, page, and network errors. Find the module that owns the failure (renderer, loop, camera, scene, assets, audio, input, physics, UI, or base path), fix the root cause there, and retest the exact broken path. The playbook's triage order covers the common causes, such as more than one active loop, a canvas whose display size doesn't match its drawing buffer, and wrong delta units.

## Profile

Profile the production preview when user-facing performance matters. Baseline one fixed scenario, classify the bottleneck (CPU, GPU draw, fragment, vertex, memory, or network), change one thing, and re-measure the same scenario, confirming visuals and playability held. The playbook lists the metrics to baseline and the optimizations in order of payoff.

## Report

Lead with the root cause or the measured bottleneck. Then files changed, baseline and post metrics, commands, screenshots, the broken path retested, and residual risks.
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