Unity GameObject Skills

Overview

BATCH-FIRST: Use *_batch skills when operating on 2+ objects to reduce API calls from N to 1.

Common Mistakes

DO NOT (common hallucinations):

• gameobject_move / gameobject_rotate / gameobject_set_scale do not exist → use gameobject_set_transform (handles position, rotation, and scale together)
• gameobject_set_position does not exist → use gameobject_set_transform with posX/posY/posZ
• gameobject_add_component does not exist → use component_add (component module)
• gameobject_get_transform does not exist → use gameobject_get_info (returns position/rotation/scale)

Routing:

• To add/remove components → use component module
• To set material/color → use material module
• To search objects by name/tag/component → gameobject_find (this module) or scene_find_objects (scene module, Semi-Auto)

Object Targeting: All single-object skills accept three identifiers: name (string), instanceId (int, preferred for precision), path (string, hierarchy path like "Parent/Child"). Provide at least one. When only name is shown in a parameter table, instanceId and path are also accepted.

Skills Overview

Query Skills (no batch needed):

• gameobject_find - Find objects by name/tag/layer/component
• gameobject_get_info - Get detailed object information

Single-Object Skills

gameobject_create

Create a new GameObject (primitive or empty).

Returns: {success, name, instanceId, path, parent, position}

gameobject_delete

Delete a GameObject.

*At least one identifier required

gameobject_duplicate

Duplicate a GameObject.

Returns: {originalName, copyName, copyInstanceId, copyPath}

gameobject_rename

Rename a GameObject.

Returns: {success, oldName, newName, instanceId}

gameobject_find

Find GameObjects matching criteria.

Returns: {count, objects: [{name, instanceId, path, tag, layer}]}

gameobject_get_info

Get detailed GameObject information.

Returns: {name, instanceId, path, tag, layer, isActive, position, rotation, scale, parent, parentPath, childCount, components, children}

gameobject_set_transform

Set position, rotation, scale, and/or RectTransform properties. All transform params are optional — only supplied fields are applied.

*At least one identifier required

Returns (3D): {success, name, instanceId, isUI: false, position, localPosition, rotation, scale} Returns (UI): {success, name, instanceId, isUI: true, anchoredPosition, anchorMin, anchorMax, pivot, sizeDelta, rect, localPosition}

gameobject_set_parent

Set parent-child relationship.

*At least one child identifier and one parent identifier required

gameobject_set_active

Enable or disable a GameObject.

*At least one identifier required

Recipe path rule: ../../recipes/gameobject/<command>.md

Batch Skills

gameobject_create_batch

Create multiple GameObjects in one call.

Item properties: name, primitiveType, x, y, z, rotX, rotY, rotZ, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, parentName, parentInstanceId, parentPath

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, name, instanceId, path, position}]}

gameobject_delete_batch

Delete multiple GameObjects. items accepts an array of strings (names) or objects {name, instanceId, path}.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, target}]}

gameobject_duplicate_batch

Duplicate multiple GameObjects.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, originalName, copyName, copyInstanceId, copyPath}]}

gameobject_rename_batch

Rename multiple GameObjects.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, oldName, newName, instanceId}]}

gameobject_set_transform_batch

Set transforms for multiple objects. Each item accepts the same fields as gameobject_set_transform plus name/instanceId/path.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, name, pos: {x,y,z}}]}

gameobject_set_active_batch

Toggle multiple objects. Each item: {name, instanceId, path, active}.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, target, active}]}

gameobject_set_parent_batch

Parent multiple objects. Each item supports childName/childInstanceId/childPath and parentName/parentInstanceId/parentPath.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, target, parent}]}

gameobject_set_layer_batch

Set layer for multiple objects. Each item: {name, instanceId, path, layer, recursive}. Set recursive: true to apply to all children.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, target, layer}]}

gameobject_set_tag_batch

Set tag for multiple objects. Each item: {name, instanceId, path, tag}.

Returns: {success, totalItems, successCount, failCount, results: [{success, target, tag}]}