# Assets Pipeline

Use when importing and managing assets, image compression, 3D scene import, audio...

- Repository: https://github.com/jame581/GodotPrompter (914 stars)
- Category: Media
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill assets-pipeline -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill assets-pipeline -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill assets-pipeline -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add jame581/GodotPrompter --skill assets-pipeline -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add jame581/GodotPrompter`

## Description

Use when importing and managing assets, image compression, 3D scene import, audio formats, resource formats, and import configuration

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

# Assets Pipeline in Godot 4.3+

All examples target Godot 4.3+ with no deprecated APIs. GDScript is shown first, then C#.

> **Related skills:** **audio-system** for audio playback and bus architecture, **3d-essentials** for 3D materials and lighting, **2d-essentials** for 2D rendering and sprites, **animation-system** for imported animations, **godot-optimization** for asset-related performance, **multithreading** for threaded resource loading.

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## 1. How Importing Works

### The Import System

When you add a file to `res://`, Godot auto-imports it based on its type. Import settings are stored in `.import` sidecar files alongside the original.

```
project/
├── textures/
│   ├── player.png           ← original file (committed to VCS)
│   └── player.png.import    ← import settings (committed to VCS)
└── .godot/
    └── imported/            ← compiled cache (NOT committed, .gitignore it)
```

### Key Rules

- **Never modify files in `.godot/imported/`**, they are regenerated from originals
- **Commit `.import` files** to version control, they store your settings
- **Reimport** after changing settings: select file → Import dock → click **Reimport**
- `.godot/` should be in your `.gitignore`

### Changing Import Settings

1. Select the file in the **FileSystem** dock
2. Open the **Import** dock (next to Scene dock by default)
3. Change settings
4. Click **Reimport** (or **Reimport All** for batch changes)

> Import settings can also be set via **Advanced Import Settings** for 3D scenes (double-click the `.glb`/`.gltf` file).

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## 2. Image Import

### Compression Modes

The rest: https://github.com/jame581/GodotPrompter/blob/HEAD/skills/assets-pipeline/SKILL.md