# Godot Export

Export and build a Godot 4.7 project for distribution: install export templates, define...

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- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
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## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-export -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-export -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-export -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills --skill godot-export -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills`

## Description

Export and build a Godot 4.7 project for distribution: install export templates, define export presets (Windows/macOS/Linux/Web/Android), run headless command-line exports for CI, and handle web (HTML5) COOP/COEP and dedicated-server/headless builds. Use when exporting a Godot game, configuring export_presets.cfg, building for web/desktop/mobile, or automating builds from the command line.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Godot Export & Builds (4.x)

Turn a project into runnable platform builds via export presets and the command line, and
handle the web/dedicated-server gotchas. Targets **Godot 4.7**.

## When to use

- Use when producing a shippable build: installing export templates, creating/editing
  export presets, exporting from the editor or headless CLI (CI), or troubleshooting web
  (HTML5) and dedicated-server exports.

**When *not* to use:** storefront publishing flows → `steam-publish`/`itch-publish`; the
networking code of a server → `godot-multiplayer` (this skill covers building it headless).

## Core workflow

1. **Install export templates** matching your engine version: Editor menu >
   *Manage Export Templates* (download), or install the `.tpz` offline. Versions must
   match the editor exactly. Since 4.7 the downloader can fetch templates for a single
   platform or architecture instead of the full set.
2. **Add export presets** in *Project > Export*: pick a platform (Windows Desktop, macOS,
   Linux, Web, Android, iOS), set the export path, icons, features, and resource
   include/exclude filters. Presets are saved to `export_presets.cfg`.
3. **Export from the editor** with *Export Project* (release) or *Export PCK/ZIP*.
4. **Or export headless from the CLI** for automation/CI using
   `--export-release "<preset name>" <output path>`.
5. **Per platform:** Web needs cross-origin isolation (COOP/COEP) only if the preset's
   *Thread Support* is on (off by default); Android needs the SDK/keystore; macOS/iOS need
   signing for distribution.
6. **Smoke-test the build** on the target before shipping, exported builds use `res://`
   read-only; write to `user://`.

## Patterns

### 1. Headless CLI export (CI-friendly)

The rest: https://github.com/gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/godot/godot-export/SKILL.md