# ue-input-system

A skill for Enhanced Input in Unreal Engine 5.8: action binding, mapping contexts, triggers, modifiers and runtime key rebinding.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 405
- Author: quodsoler
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ue-input-system/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ue-input-system

## What it does

The skill steers an agent through player input in Unreal C++ on Enhanced Input. It covers `UInputAction` and `UInputMappingContext`, handler binding in `SetupPlayerInputComponent`, picking between `Started`, `Triggered` and `Completed`, built-in triggers such as hold and double-tap, and modifiers for dead zones or WASD-to-2D. A routing table points from the request to the right section: context priority, input mode filtering, input without a `PlayerController`, per-platform data, debugging.

Setup comes first. Add `"EnhancedInput"` to `PublicDependencyModuleNames` in `Build.cs`, then point `DefaultPlayerInputClass` and `DefaultInputComponentClass` at the Enhanced Input classes in `DefaultInput.ini`. Code that touches `FKey` or `EKeys` also needs `"InputCore"`, and input-mode filtering or the user-settings failure-reason containers pull in `"GameplayTags"`. Skip those and the build breaks at link time, which is the first thing worth checking.

The skill reads `.agents/ue-project-context.md` when it exists and carries on when it does not. APIs are verified against the 5.8 headers, with older forms kept in a separate deprecated section. UI input modes and CommonUI routing live in `ue-ui-umg-slate`; `PlayerController` and `Pawn` possession live in `ue-gameplay-framework`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Unreal Engine

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-input-system -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-input-system -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-input-system -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills ue-input-system
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-input-system -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --path skills/ue-input-system
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-input-system -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/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ue-input-system/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a `UInputAction` and `UInputMappingContext` for a player action
- bind movement and jump handlers in `SetupPlayerInputComponent`
- choose between `Started`, `Triggered` and `Completed` for one action
- set a dead zone and turn WASD into a 2D vector
- add runtime key rebinding through `UEnhancedInputUserSettings`

## Example prompts
- Set up Enhanced Input for my character: a mapping context and a jump action
- Why doesn't `Triggered` fire on hold — walk me through the triggers
- Build a key rebinding screen with `UEnhancedInputUserSettings`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: ue-input-system
description: "Use when wiring player input in Unreal C++ with Enhanced Input — input actions, mapping contexts, triggers, modifiers, binding handlers and runtime key rebinding. Also use when the user mentions 'Enhanced Input', 'UInputAction', 'UInputMappingContext', 'AddMappingContext', 'BindAction', 'SetupPlayerInputComponent', 'ETriggerEvent', 'input trigger', 'input modifier', 'SwizzleAxis', 'dead zone', 'WASD', 'gamepad', 'key rebinding', 'UEnhancedInputUserSettings' or 'input mapping priority'. For UI input modes and CommonUI routing, see ue-ui-umg-slate; for PlayerController/Pawn possession, see ue-gameplay-framework."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.0"
  engine: "5.8"
---

# UE Input System

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Enhanced Input is the engine's only supported input path. It lives in the `EnhancedInput` plugin (`Engine/Plugins/EnhancedInput`, enabled by default in 5.8); add `"EnhancedInput"` to `PublicDependencyModuleNames` in your `Build.cs`, plus `"InputCore"` if you touch `FKey`/`EKeys` directly and `"GameplayTags"` if you use input-mode filtering or the user-settings failure-reason containers. The runtime pieces are `UEnhancedPlayerInput`, `UEnhancedInputComponent`, `UEnhancedInputLocalPlayerSubsystem`, the data assets `UInputAction` / `UInputMappingContext`, and `UEnhancedInputUserSettings` for player rebinding.

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Plugin, module, ini setup | [Setup](#setup) |
| Creating actions and mapping contexts | [Input Assets](#input-assets) |
| Binding handlers in C++ | [Binding Actions in C++](#binding-actions-in-c) |
| Which event to bind (`Started` vs `Triggered` vs `Completed`) | [Trigger Events](#trigger-events) |
| Hold, tap, double-tap, pulse, chord | [Built-in Triggers](#built-in-triggers) |
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