unreal-editor-tooling

Unreal Editor Tooling

Purpose

Create Unreal editor tools, validators, utility widgets, or commandlets that reduce manual work and pipeline risk.

Use When

• content workflows are too manual
• asset validation is inconsistent
• editor productivity needs safer tooling

Inputs

• workflow pain points
• asset conventions
• validation needs
• engine/tooling constraints

Process

1. pick the smallest high-value tooling intervention
2. build safe bulk-edit and validation behavior
3. document how the tool fits the pipeline
4. ensure failures explain how to recover
5. retire or mark obsolete tools instead of leaving hidden clutter

Outputs

• editor tooling plan
• validator behavior
• workflow notes
• maintenance ownership

Quality Bar

• respects Unreal framework ownership, packaging, and content pipeline realities
• keeps C++, Blueprints, plugins, and content boundaries intentional
• makes replication, map setup, and packaging risk explicit

Common Failure Modes

• Blueprint graph sprawl hiding ownership
• using Tick where event-driven logic is clearer
• packaging or plugin state changing without documentation

Related Agents

• tools-programmer
• unreal-reviewer
• technical-artist

Related Commands

• tools-pass
• unreal-review
• unreal-blueprint-audit

Notes

• Keep this skill aligned with the relevant rules layer and current project documentation.
• If engine-specific constraints materially change the workflow, hand off to the matching engine skill or engine-specific reviewer.