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25 guidesGetting started with PlayWeld
Install or build the IDE, open the Control Room, and prepare your first game workspace.
GuideExtensionsInstalling extensions
Choose the right package type, inspect compatibility, and use the matching desktop installation workflow.
GuidePublishingPublishing your first extension
Create a useful marketplace listing, upload a checked package, and understand first approval and later releases.
GuideEngine integrationsConnect Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot to PlayWeld
Inspect native project files, headless tools, and live editor connections as separate engine capabilities.
GuideAI workflowsConfigure AI models, skills, and agent roles in PlayWeld
Set up provider accounts, discover eligible models, and choose routing policies for project chat and agent work.
GuideRecoveryTroubleshoot PlayWeld IDE setup and connections
Narrow down startup, project, routing, engine, package, and recovery failures using the records that own them.
GuideProjectsCreate and organize a PlayWeld project
Understand project creation, engine identity, native files, and the records kept alongside your game.
GuideGetting startedLearn PlayWeld with Lantern Workshop
Walk through a disposable Godot example, from project creation to discussions, chat, and cited knowledge search.
GuideAI workflowsUse project chat and hand work to agents
Choose a conversation, model, and mode; attach file context deliberately and inspect delegated work.
GuideAI workflowsReview agent changes before integration
Submit a bounded Swarm request, handle questions, inspect evidence, and verify that changes reach the intended workspace.
GuideAI workflowsUnderstand tool approvals and access modes
Distinguish task questions from tool authorization and inspect the policies that govern a requested operation.
GuideEngine integrationsConnect authoring tools and validate exported assets
Configure DCC installations, specify an export contract, and check files before importing them into your engine.
GuideKnowledge & decisionsTurn project discussions into durable decisions
Record proposals and evidence, explicitly adopt a decision, and inspect the synchronized design record.
GuideKnowledge & decisionsSearch project knowledge and refresh the index
Use citations, choose lexical or semantic retrieval deliberately, and check indexing after documents change.
GuideGetting startedManage settings, scopes, and redacted transfers
Inspect where an effective value comes from, reset overrides, and preview a settings import before applying it.
GuideAI workflowsUse skills and agent roles for game development
Read bundled guides, inspect project trust and eligibility, and assign focused responsibilities to agent work.
GuideAssets & connectionsConnect MCP tools to a PlayWeld project
Choose a transport and scope, inspect discovered tools, and verify identity before using an editor connection.
GuideAssets & connectionsReview and import generated assets
Separate job completion, human review, file import, and validation in the destination engine.
GuideExtensionsInspect plugin capabilities before installation
Review compatibility and privileges, understand activation, and diagnose runtime isolation separately from installation.
GuideRecoveryBack up a project and rehearse recovery
Verify an archive, restore into a new empty location, and check the recovered project or profile before relying on it.
GuideRecoveryInspect audit records and collect useful diagnostics
Connect a visible problem to its task, run, and tool call without sharing credentials or unrelated project data.
GuideGetting startedFind your way around the Control Room
Learn what each PlayWeld screen owns and where to inspect configuration, work, and results.
GuideDevelopmentUnderstand the PlayWeld IDE system
See how the desktop Control Room, local service, project files, connectors, and website fit together.
GuideDevelopmentBuild and launch PlayWeld from source
Prepare a native development environment and distinguish the desktop application from the browser development target.
GuideRecoveryCheck PlayWeld releases and update verification
Understand package availability, source identity, checksums, signatures, and the limits of update and rollback evidence.
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