Agent skill

Unity Shader

“Manage HLSL/ShaderLab .shader files”

— description from SKILL.md by Besty0728

Install Unity Shader

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .claude/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .claude/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .agents/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .agents/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .cursor/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .cursor/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git --path 'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader'

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .gemini/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .gemini/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .github/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .github/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Besty0728/Unity-Skills unity-shader --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/'SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader' .opencode/skills/unity-shader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "unity-shader" agent skill from https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/tree/main/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader into .opencode/skills/unity-shader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "unity-shader", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: unity-shader
GitHub stars: 1.8k
Token cost: ~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 754 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 82
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Works in 5 steps: Use consistent shader naming… → Organize shaders in dedicated folder → Start with templates, modify as needed → …
SKILL.md covers Triggers, Operating Mode, Guardrails and Skills Overview, plus 4 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

Unity Shader is a skill in Besty0728/Unity-Skills (1.8k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens. Licence: MIT.

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Use consistent shader naming (Category/Name)
Organize shaders in dedicated folder
Start with templates, modify as needed
Test shaders in different lighting conditions
Consider mobile compatibility for builds

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12a40e4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Unity Shader loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 12 tokens; SKILL.md has 754 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~12
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~2.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Besty0728/Unity-Skills at commit 12a40e4, republished under its MIT licence (© Besty0728). 754 words, ~2,069 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/unity-shader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: unity-shader
description: Manage HLSL/ShaderLab .shader files

Before calling any skill in this module: if you are about to call a skill with parameters guessed from its name or description, STOP — read this file (or fetch its schema via GET /skills/recommend?includeSchema=true) first. If you already have the parameter definitions from recommend/schema, you may proceed straight to dryRun.

Triggers

Creating or editing handwritten shaders
Listing or finding .shader files
Inspecting properties/keywords
创建或编辑手写 shader、列出/查找 .shader 文件、检查属性与关键字

Unity Shader Skills

Work with .shader HLSL/ShaderLab files (create from templates, read source, list, find, get keywords/properties/variants, check errors, delete, toggle global keywords). For node-based ShaderGraph use the shadergraph module.

Operating Mode

Query skills (shader_read, shader_list, shader_find, shader_get_properties, shader_check_errors, shader_get_keywords, shader_get_variant_count) are SkillMode.SemiAuto — they run in all three modes without grant.
Mutating skills (shader_create, shader_create_urp, shader_set_global_keyword) are SkillMode.FullAuto — under Approval they need user grant (grant triggers one server-side execute returning the result); under Auto / Bypass they execute directly.
shader_delete carries SkillOperation.Delete and is auto-forbidden in Approval / Auto modes (NeverInSemi). Only Bypass or the user-managed Allowlist can run it.

Guardrails

DO NOT (common hallucinations):

shader_set_property does not exist → use material_set_float/material_set_color/etc. on the material, not the shader
shader_apply / shader_assign do not exist → use material_set_shader to change a material's shader
shader_get_properties returns shader property definitions (name/type/range), not current values → for material instance values use material_get_properties
Shader names are case-sensitive and path-like: "Standard", "Universal Render Pipeline/Lit", not "standard" or "URP Lit"

Routing:

For material property changes → use material module
For shader keyword control → material_set_keyword (material module)
For global shader keywords → shader_set_global_keyword (this module)

Skills Overview

Skill	Description
`shader_create`	Create shader file
`shader_read`	Read shader source
`shader_list`	List all shaders
`shader_find`	Find shader by name
`shader_delete`	Delete shader file
`shader_get_properties`	Get shader properties
`shader_check_errors`	Check shader for compilation errors
`shader_get_keywords`	Get shader keyword list
`shader_get_variant_count`	Get shader variant count for performance analysis
`shader_create_urp`	Create a URP shader from template
`shader_set_global_keyword`	Enable or disable a global shader keyword

Skills

shader_create

Create a shader file. The template parameter is raw shader source code that gets written verbatim into the .shader file — it is not a preset name. If you pass template="Standard" the literal string Standard will be written to disk and the shader will fail to compile.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`shaderName`	string	Yes	-	Shader name written into the `Shader "..."` declaration (e.g., "Custom/MyShader")
`savePath`	string	Yes	-	Save path (e.g., "Assets/Shaders/My.shader")
`template`	string	No	`null`	Full ShaderLab/HLSL source string. When omitted, a built-in Unlit template (`_MainTex` + `_Color`, single CGPROGRAM pass) is used. There are no other built-in presets.

For a URP Unlit / Lit preset, use shader_create_urp (type: "Unlit" | "Lit") instead — it actually selects a template by name.

shader_read

Read shader source code.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`shaderPath`	string	Yes	Shader asset path

Returns: {path, lines, content}

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shader_list

List all shaders in project.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`filter`	string	No	null	Name filter
`limit`	int	No	100	Max results

Returns: {count, shaders: [{path, name, propertyCount}]}

shader_find

Find a shader by name.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`searchName`	string	Yes	Shader name to find

Returns: {found, name, path}

shader_delete

Delete a shader file.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`shaderPath`	string	Yes	Shader asset path

shader_get_properties

Get all properties defined in a shader.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`shaderNameOrPath`	string	Yes	Shader name or shader asset path

Returns: {success, properties: [{name, type, description}]}

`shader_check_errors`

Check shader for compilation errors.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`shaderNameOrPath`	string	Yes	-	Shader name or asset path (e.g., "Custom/MyShader" or "Assets/Shaders/My.shader")

Returns: { shaderName, hasErrors, messageCount }

`shader_get_keywords`

Get shader keyword list.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`shaderNameOrPath`	string	Yes	-	Shader name or asset path (e.g., "Custom/MyShader" or "Assets/Shaders/My.shader")

Returns: { shaderName, keywordCount, keywords: [{ name, type }] }

`shader_get_variant_count`

Get shader variant count for performance analysis.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`shaderNameOrPath`	string	Yes	-	Shader name or asset path (e.g., "Custom/MyShader" or "Assets/Shaders/My.shader")

Returns: { shaderName, subshaderCount, totalPasses }

`shader_create_urp`

Create a URP shader from template (type: Unlit or Lit).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`shaderName`	string	Yes	-	Shader name (e.g., "Custom/MyURPShader")
`savePath`	string	Yes	-	Save path (e.g., "Assets/Shaders/MyURP.shader")
`type`	string	No	"Unlit"	Template type: "Unlit" or "Lit"

Returns: { success, shaderName, path, type }

`shader_set_global_keyword`

Enable or disable a global shader keyword.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`keyword`	string	Yes	-	Global shader keyword name
`enabled`	bool	Yes	-	true to enable, false to disable

Returns: { success, keyword, enabled }

Example Usage

python

import unity_skills

# Create an unlit shader
unity_skills.call_skill("shader_create",
    shaderName="Custom/MyUnlit",
    savePath="Assets/Shaders/MyUnlit.shader",
    template="Unlit"
)

# Create a surface shader
unity_skills.call_skill("shader_create",
    shaderName="Custom/MyPBR",
    savePath="Assets/Shaders/MyPBR.shader",
    template="Standard"
)

# Read shader source
source = unity_skills.call_skill("shader_read",
    shaderPath="Assets/Shaders/MyUnlit.shader"
)
print(source['content'])

# List all custom shaders
shaders = unity_skills.call_skill("shader_list", filter="Custom")
for shader in shaders['shaders']:
    print(f"{shader['name']}: {shader['path']}")

Best Practices

Use consistent shader naming (Category/Name)
Organize shaders in dedicated folder
Start with templates, modify as needed
Test shaders in different lighting conditions
Consider mobile compatibility for builds

Exact Signatures

Exact names, parameters, defaults, and returns are defined by GET /skills/schema or unity_skills.get_skill_schema(), not by this file.

Files

Just SKILL.md in SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader of Besty0728/Unity-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12a40e4

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Questions about Unity Shader

How do I install Unity Shader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader in Besty0728/Unity-Skills) into .claude/skills/unity-shader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Unity Shader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/shader in Besty0728/Unity-Skills) into .agents/skills/unity-shader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Unity Shader in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Besty0728/Unity-Skills --skill unity-shader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/unity-shader, .gemini/skills/unity-shader, .github/skills/unity-shader and .opencode/skills/unity-shader in your project.

What does Unity Shader need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Unity Shader is instructions for the agent only.

Does Unity Shader access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Unity Shader safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Unity Shader use?

Unity Shader is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Unity Shader use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Unity Shader?

Besty0728 (a GitHub user) maintains it in Besty0728/Unity-Skills, which has 1,814 GitHub stars. The repository holds 82 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: Besty0728/Unity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Unity Shader

Facts

At a glance

About this skill

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Triggers

Unity Shader Skills

Operating Mode

Guardrails

Skills Overview

Skills

shader_create

shader_read

shader_list

shader_find

shader_delete

shader_get_properties

shader_check_errors

shader_get_keywords

shader_get_variant_count

shader_create_urp

shader_set_global_keyword

Example Usage

Best Practices

Exact Signatures

Files

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Questions about Unity Shader

`shader_check_errors`

`shader_get_keywords`

`shader_get_variant_count`

`shader_create_urp`

`shader_set_global_keyword`