Agent skill

Ue Gameplay Abilities

by quodsoler in quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills

A skill your agent uses when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent.

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Install Ue Gameplay Abilities

skills CLI
$ npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-gameplay-abilities -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills ue-gameplay-abilities --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/quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities .claude/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities && rm -rf skills-src

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

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Facts

Skill name
ue-gameplay-abilities
GitHub stars
362
Token cost
~6.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,628 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent.

  • Debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities
  • SKILL.md covers Context, GAS Architecture, ASC Ownership and Initialization and Gameplay Abilities, plus 9 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Cues and the AbilitySystemComponent

What it does

Ue Gameplay Abilities is an agent skill from quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills. Use when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent. Also use when the user mentions 'GAS', 'UGameplayAbility', 'ActivateAbility', 'CommitAbility', 'UGameplayEffect', 'UAttributeSet', 'FGameplayAttributeData', 'AbilitySystemComponent', 'InitAbilityActorInfo', 'GiveAbility', 'TryActivateAbility', 'ability task', 'GameplayCue', 'cooldown', 'cost', 'buff', 'debuff', 'damage execution' or 'ASC on PlayerState'. For montage…

Its SKILL.md is about 6.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/ability-task-reference.md`, `references/gameplay-effect-reference.md` and `references/gas-setup-patterns.md`).

It sits in Databases, covering Database administration. It works with C++. The repository describes itself as: Unreal Engine C++ skills for AI coding agents. 27 skills covering gameplay, rendering, networking, animation, and more. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any agent… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities
  • Cues and the AbilitySystemComponent
  • The user mentions GAS
  • UGameplayAbility

Example prompts

  • “UGameplayAbility”
  • “ActivateAbility”
  • “CommitAbility”
  • “/ue-gameplay-abilities”

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    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

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    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are cpp).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

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    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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Ue Gameplay Abilities loads about 6.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~17k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 159 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,628 words of instructions outside code blocks.

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SKILL.md

The full file from quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills at commit f3742d7, republished under its MIT licence (© quodsoler). 1,628 words, ~6,626 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ue-gameplay-abilities
description
Use when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent. Also use when the user mentions 'GAS', 'UGameplayAbility', 'ActivateAbility', 'CommitAbility', 'UGameplayEffect', 'UAttributeSet', 'FGameplayAttributeData', 'AbilitySystemComponent', 'InitAbilityActorInfo', 'GiveAbility', 'TryActivateAbility', 'ability task', 'GameplayCue', 'cooldown', 'cost', 'buff', 'debuff', 'damage execution' or 'ASC on PlayerState'. For montage playback, see ue-animation-system; for replication modes and prediction, see ue-networking-replication.
metadata.version
2.0.0
metadata.engine
5.8

UE Gameplay Ability System

Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

GAS ships as the GameplayAbilities plugin (Engine/Plugins/Runtime/GameplayAbilities), which is production-ready, not Experimental. Enable it in the .uproject, then add "GameplayAbilities", "GameplayTags" and "GameplayTasks" to PublicDependencyModuleNames in your module's Build.cs. This skill covers UAbilitySystemComponent, UGameplayAbility, UGameplayEffect, UAttributeSet, UAbilityTask and Gameplay Cues.

Context

Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

Request is about…Go to
Where the ASC lives, init order, respawn, replication modeASC Ownership and Initialization
Writing an ability, activation, cost, cooldown, policiesGameplay Abilities
Waiting on montages, events, targeting, timers, tag queriesAbility Tasks
Damage, buffs, stacking, executions, immunity, GE componentsGameplay Effects
Health/mana floats, clamping, attribute replicationAttribute Sets
Tags that block, grant or cancel abilities; loose tagsTags in GAS
Particles, sounds, hit impacts, cue notify classesGameplay Cues
Cue scan paths, global curve tables, project configProject Settings

GAS Architecture

PillarClassHeaderPurpose
ComponentUAbilitySystemComponentAbilitySystemComponent.hOwns abilities, effects, attributes, tags
AbilitiesUGameplayAbilityAbilities/GameplayAbility.hWhat happens when activated
EffectsUGameplayEffectGameplayEffect.hData-driven attribute mutation
AttributesUAttributeSetAttributeSet.hReplicated FGameplayAttributeData stats
TasksUAbilityTaskAbilities/Tasks/AbilityTask.hLatent steps inside an ability

Gameplay tags thread through all of them as requirements, grants and blockers.

ASC Ownership and Initialization

OwnerWhenNotes
APlayerStateNetworked player charactersASC survives pawn death; use Mixed replication
APawn / ACharacterAI, single-playerSimplest; use Minimal for AI, Full if a pawn-owned ASC needs full data on all clients

Every actor that owns or exposes an ASC implements IAbilitySystemInterface:

cpp
// MyCharacter.h
#pragma once

#include "GameFramework/Character.h"
#include "AbilitySystemInterface.h"
#include "MyCharacter.generated.h"

class UAbilitySystemComponent;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API AMyCharacter : public ACharacter, public IAbilitySystemInterface
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    AMyCharacter();

    virtual UAbilitySystemComponent* GetAbilitySystemComponent() const override;

protected:
    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "GAS")
    TObjectPtr<UAbilitySystemComponent> AbilitySystemComponent;
};
cpp
// MyCharacter.cpp
#include "MyCharacter.h"
#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"

AMyCharacter::AMyCharacter()
{
    AbilitySystemComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<UAbilitySystemComponent>(TEXT("AbilitySystemComponent"));
    AbilitySystemComponent->SetIsReplicated(true);
    AbilitySystemComponent->SetReplicationMode(EGameplayEffectReplicationMode::Mixed);
}

UAbilitySystemComponent* AMyCharacter::GetAbilitySystemComponent() const
{
    return AbilitySystemComponent;
}

InitAbilityActorInfo(OwnerActor, AvatarActor) must run on both server and client. For a pawn-owned ASC that is BeginPlay with (this, this). For a PlayerState-owned ASC it is PossessedBy on the server and OnRep_PlayerState on the client, with (PlayerState, Character). Full dual-path code, respawn handling and the AI variant are in gas-setup-patterns.md.

EGameplayEffectReplicationModeEffect on simulated proxies
MinimalNo GE replication; minimal tag/cue data only. AI and non-player actors
MixedFull GEs to the owning connection, minimal to everyone else. Player characters
FullEvery GE replicates to every client

Mixed sends full GE data to the connection that owns the ASC's owner actor (GameplayEffect.cpp:5240), so it works for a PlayerState-owned ASC and for a pawn-owned ASC once a PlayerController possesses the pawn. Choosing Full over Mixed is a bandwidth decision, not a correctness one. Minimal does not work for player-owned ASCs (AbilitySystemComponent.h:83). See ue-networking-replication for what each mode costs on the wire.

Gameplay Abilities

cpp
// MyFireballAbility.h
#pragma once

#include "Abilities/GameplayAbility.h"
#include "MyFireballAbility.generated.h"

class UGameplayEffect;

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API UMyFireballAbility : public UGameplayAbility
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UMyFireballAbility();

    virtual bool CanActivateAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayTagContainer* SourceTags = nullptr,
        const FGameplayTagContainer* TargetTags = nullptr,
        OUT FGameplayTagContainer* OptionalRelevantTags = nullptr) const override;

    virtual void ActivateAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
        const FGameplayEventData* TriggerEventData) override;

    virtual void EndAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
        bool bReplicateEndAbility, bool bWasCancelled) override;

    virtual void CancelAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
        const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
        const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
        bool bReplicateCancelAbility) override;

protected:
    UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = "GAS")
    TSubclassOf<UGameplayEffect> DamageEffect;
};

Constructor sets the policies and the ability's own tags:

cpp
// MyFireballAbility.cpp
#include "MyFireballAbility.h"
#include "AbilitySystemBlueprintLibrary.h"
#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"

UMyFireballAbility::UMyFireballAbility()
{
    InstancingPolicy = EGameplayAbilityInstancingPolicy::InstancedPerActor;
    NetExecutionPolicy = EGameplayAbilityNetExecutionPolicy::LocalPredicted;
    NetSecurityPolicy = EGameplayAbilityNetSecurityPolicy::ClientOrServer;

    FGameplayTagContainer Tags;
    Tags.AddTag(FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("Ability.Skill.Fireball")));
    SetAssetTags(Tags);

    ActivationOwnedTags.AddTag(FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("Ability.Active.Casting")));
    ActivationBlockedTags.AddTag(FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("State.Stunned")));
    CancelAbilitiesWithTag.AddTag(FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("Ability.Active.Melee")));
}

SetAssetTags is constructor-only; read them back with GetAssetTags().

EnumValuesUse
EGameplayAbilityInstancingPolicyInstancedPerActor, InstancedPerExecutionInstancedPerActor is the default choice; per-execution when several copies may run at once
EGameplayAbilityNetExecutionPolicyLocalPredicted, LocalOnly, ServerInitiated, ServerOnlyLocalPredicted for responsive player abilities
EGameplayAbilityNetSecurityPolicyClientOrServer, ServerOnlyExecution, ServerOnlyTermination, ServerOnlyRejects client requests the server should own
cpp
void UMyFireballAbility::ActivateAbility(const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle,
    const FGameplayAbilityActorInfo* ActorInfo,
    const FGameplayAbilityActivationInfo ActivationInfo,
    const FGameplayEventData* TriggerEventData)
{
    Super::ActivateAbility(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo, TriggerEventData);

    // CommitAbility applies cost and cooldown; it fails if either cannot be paid.
    if (!CommitAbility(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo))
    {
        EndAbility(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo, true, true);
        return;
    }

    const FGameplayEffectSpecHandle Spec =
        MakeOutgoingGameplayEffectSpec(DamageEffect, GetAbilityLevel());
    const FGameplayAbilityTargetDataHandle TargetData =
        UAbilitySystemBlueprintLibrary::AbilityTargetDataFromActor(ActorInfo->AvatarActor.Get());

    ApplyGameplayEffectSpecToTarget(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo, Spec, TargetData);
    EndAbility(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo, true, false);
}

Split the commit when the two halves must happen at different times: CommitAbilityCost(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo) and CommitAbilityCooldown(Handle, ActorInfo, ActivationInfo, ForceCooldown) — note the cooldown overload takes the extra const bool ForceCooldown.

Inside an instanced ability, GetAbilitySystemComponentFromActorInfo_Ensured() returns the ASC and logs an ensure instead of crashing when actor info is not set up.

Granting and activating, from the server:

cpp
const FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle Handle =
    ASC->GiveAbility(FGameplayAbilitySpec(UMyFireballAbility::StaticClass(), 1));

ASC->TryActivateAbility(Handle);
ASC->TryActivateAbilityByClass(UMyFireballAbility::StaticClass());
ASC->TryActivateAbilitiesByTag(
    FGameplayTagContainer(FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("Ability.Skill.Fireball"))));
ASC->ClearAbility(Handle);

Ability Tasks

Ability tasks make an ability span frames. The pattern is always: static factory → bind delegates → ReadyForActivation() (inherited from UGameplayTask). Task delegates are dynamic, so each handler needs UFUNCTION():

cpp
// In the ability's header:
UFUNCTION()
void HandleMontageCompleted();

UFUNCTION()
void HandleMontageInterrupted();
cpp
#include "Abilities/Tasks/AbilityTask_PlayMontageAndWait.h"

UAbilityTask_PlayMontageAndWait* Task =
    UAbilityTask_PlayMontageAndWait::CreatePlayMontageAndWaitProxy(
        this, NAME_None, AttackMontage, 1.f);
Task->OnCompleted.AddDynamic(this, &UMyFireballAbility::HandleMontageCompleted);
Task->OnInterrupted.AddDynamic(this, &UMyFireballAbility::HandleMontageInterrupted);
Task->ReadyForActivation();
TaskWaits for
UAbilityTask_PlayMontageAndWaitAn UAnimMontage to finish, blend out, interrupt or cancel
UAbilityTask_PlayAnimAndWaitA raw UAnimSequence played into a slot, for linked anim layers
UAbilityTask_WaitGameplayEventA gameplay event tag sent to the ASC (anim notify, hit registration)
UAbilityTask_WaitDelayA fixed number of seconds
UAbilityTask_WaitTargetDataAn AGameplayAbilityTargetActor to confirm targets
UAbilityTask_WaitAttributeChange / ...ChangeThresholdAn attribute to change or cross a comparison
UAbilityTask_WaitGameplayTagQueryAn FGameplayTagQuery over the target's tags to become true or false
UAbilityTask_WaitGameplayTagCountChangedThe count of one tag on the ASC to change
UAbilityTask_WaitGameplayEffectApplied_Self / _TargetA GE matching tag requirements (or an FGameplayTagQuery via the _Query factories)

Full factory signatures, delegate names, the custom-task template and the task pitfalls are in ability-task-reference.md.

Gameplay Effects

EGameplayEffectDurationTypeBehaviour
InstantExecutes once against the base value; fires PostGameplayEffectExecute
HasDurationAggregates onto the current value for DurationMagnitude seconds
InfiniteAggregates until removed explicitly
cpp
const FGameplayEffectContextHandle Ctx = ASC->MakeEffectContext();
const FGameplayEffectSpecHandle Spec =
    ASC->MakeOutgoingSpec(UMyDamageEffect::StaticClass(), Level, Ctx);

Spec.Data->SetSetByCallerMagnitude(
    FGameplayTag::RequestGameplayTag(TEXT("SetByCaller.Damage")), 75.f);

ASC->ApplyGameplayEffectSpecToSelf(*Spec.Data.Get());
ASC->ApplyGameplayEffectSpecToTarget(*Spec.Data.Get(), TargetASC);

ASC->RemoveActiveGameplayEffect(ActiveHandle);
ASC->RemoveActiveGameplayEffectBySourceEffect(UMyDamageEffect::StaticClass(), nullptr);

Modifier ops live in EGameplayModOp (a namespaced enum, so values are TEnumAsByte<EGameplayModOp::Type>). The aggregation equation is ((BaseValue + AddBase) * MultiplyAdditive / DivideAdditive * MultiplyCompound) + AddFinal.

ValueMeaning
AddBaseAdded to the base before anything else
MultiplyAdditiveMultipliers summed, then multiplied against the running result
DivideAdditiveDivisors summed, then divided against the running result
MultiplyCompoundMultiplied into the running result, compounding with other compounds
AddFinalAdded after all multiplication
OverrideReplaces the computed value

Behaviour that used to be monolithic properties on UGameplayEffect now lives in UGameplayEffectComponent subclasses under GameplayEffectComponents/. Stacking, magnitude calculations, UGameplayEffectExecutionCalculation, periodic effects, immunity, queries, lifecycle delegates and the full component list are in gameplay-effect-reference.md.

Attribute Sets

cpp
// MyHealthSet.h
#pragma once

#include "AttributeSet.h"
#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"
#include "MyHealthSet.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API UMyHealthSet : public UAttributeSet
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UMyHealthSet();

    virtual void PreAttributeChange(const FGameplayAttribute& Attribute, float& NewValue) override;
    virtual void PostGameplayEffectExecute(const struct FGameplayEffectModCallbackData& Data) override;
    virtual void GetLifetimeReplicatedProps(TArray<FLifetimeProperty>& OutLifetimeProps) const override;

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, ReplicatedUsing = OnRep_Health, Category = "Health")
    FGameplayAttributeData Health;
    ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSORS_BASIC(UMyHealthSet, Health)

    UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, ReplicatedUsing = OnRep_MaxHealth, Category = "Health")
    FGameplayAttributeData MaxHealth;
    ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSORS_BASIC(UMyHealthSet, MaxHealth)

protected:
    UFUNCTION()
    void OnRep_Health(const FGameplayAttributeData& OldHealth);

    UFUNCTION()
    void OnRep_MaxHealth(const FGameplayAttributeData& OldMaxHealth);
};

ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSORS_BASIC generates GetHealthAttribute(), GetHealth(), SetHealth() and InitHealth(). Projects that want extra accessors define their own macro chaining GAMEPLAYATTRIBUTE_PROPERTY_GETTER, GAMEPLAYATTRIBUTE_VALUE_GETTER, GAMEPLAYATTRIBUTE_VALUE_SETTER and GAMEPLAYATTRIBUTE_VALUE_INITTER.

Each OnRep_ body is one GAMEPLAYATTRIBUTE_REPNOTIFY(UMyHealthSet, Health, OldHealth) call, and every attribute needs a DOREPLIFETIME_CONDITION_NOTIFY(UMyHealthSet, Health, COND_None, REPNOTIFY_Always) line. The full .cpp with clamping is in gas-setup-patterns.md.

HookFiresUse for
PreAttributeChangeEvery current-value recomputeClamping the current value only
PreAttributeBaseChangeBefore a base-value write (const)Clamping the base value
PostGameplayEffectExecuteAfter an instant GE, or one period of a periodic GE, writes the base valueDeath, hit reactions, game events
PostAttributeChangeAfter a current value changedReacting to derived state

Registering and reading:

cpp
// Constructor of the ASC owner — the ASC finds subobject attribute sets automatically:
HealthSet = CreateDefaultSubobject<UMyHealthSet>(TEXT("HealthSet"));

// Runtime, authority only:
UMyHealthSet* NewSet = NewObject<UMyHealthSet>(this);
ASC->AddSpawnedAttribute(NewSet);

const float CurrentHealth = ASC->GetNumericAttribute(UMyHealthSet::GetHealthAttribute());

One ASC can host several UAttributeSet subclasses, but only one instance per class.

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Tags in GAS

Tag definition (native tag macros, .ini tag sources), container matching and FGameplayTagQuery semantics belong to ue-gameplay-tags-messaging. What is GAS-specific:

cpp
// On the ability CDO (constructor): tags granted while the ability runs, and the gates.
ActivationOwnedTags.AddTag(CastingTag);
ActivationRequiredTags.AddTag(WeaponEquippedTag);
ActivationBlockedTags.AddTag(StunnedTag);
BlockAbilitiesWithTag.AddTag(MeleeTag);
CancelAbilitiesWithTag.AddTag(ChannelTag);

// On the ASC: query and react.
ASC->HasMatchingGameplayTag(StunnedTag);
const FGameplayTagContainer& Owned = ASC->GetOwnedGameplayTags();
ASC->RegisterGameplayTagEvent(StunnedTag, EGameplayTagEventType::NewOrRemoved)
    .AddUObject(this, &AMyCharacter::HandleStunnedTagChanged);

The callback is declared as void HandleStunnedTagChanged(const FGameplayTag Tag, int32 NewCount); and needs no UFUNCTION() — tag events are plain multicast delegates.

Loose tags are set directly instead of through a GE. The third argument chooses how the tag replicates:

cpp
ASC->AddLooseGameplayTag(StunnedTag);                                              // local only
ASC->AddLooseGameplayTag(BuffedTag, 1, EGameplayTagReplicationState::TagOnly);     // tag to all
ASC->AddLooseGameplayTag(BuffedTag, 1, EGameplayTagReplicationState::CountToOwner);// + count to owner
ASC->RemoveLooseGameplayTag(BuffedTag, 1, EGameplayTagReplicationState::TagOnly);
ASC->SetLooseGameplayTagCount(BuffedTag, 3, EGameplayTagReplicationState::TagAndCountToAll);

EGameplayTagReplicationState values: None, SimulatedTagOnly, TagOnly, CountToOwner, TagAndCountToAll. Anything other than None must be added on the server.

Gameplay Cues

Cues are cosmetic only. Tag prefix GameplayCue.; a GE triggers them through its GameplayCues array, or code fires them directly:

cpp
ASC->ExecuteGameplayCue(HitCueTag, ASC->MakeEffectContext());   // one-shot
ASC->AddGameplayCue(BuffCueTag);                                // persistent
ASC->RemoveGameplayCue(BuffCueTag);
const bool bActive = ASC->IsGameplayCueActive(BuffCueTag);
ClassBaseOverrideUse
UGameplayCueNotify_StaticUObjectOnExecute_ImplementationBurst cue with no spawned actor
UGameplayCueNotify_BurstUGameplayCueNotify_Staticdata-driven burst effectsOne-shot particles/sounds, no code
UGameplayCueNotify_HitImpactUGameplayCueNotify_Staticdata-driven impact effectsSurface-typed impacts
AGameplayCueNotify_ActorAActorOnActive_/WhileActive_/OnRemove_ImplementationPersistent cue needing an actor
AGameplayCueNotify_BurstLatentAGameplayCueNotify_Actordata-driven burst effectsBurst that must spawn an actor
AGameplayCueNotify_LoopingAGameplayCueNotify_Actordata-driven looping effectsLooping auras and channels
cpp
// MyHitCue.h
#pragma once

#include "GameplayCueNotify_Static.h"
#include "MyHitCue.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAME_API UMyHitCue : public UGameplayCueNotify_Static
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    virtual bool OnExecute_Implementation(AActor* MyTarget,
        const FGameplayCueParameters& Parameters) const override;
};

UGameplayCueManager discovers cue assets under the scan paths configured in project settings.

Project Settings

GAS configuration is a UDeveloperSettings class: UGameplayAbilitiesDeveloperSettings (Project Settings → Gameplay Abilities). Read it with GetDefault<UGameplayAbilitiesDeveloperSettings>(). Notable fields: GameplayCueNotifyPaths, ReplicateActivationOwnedTags, bAllowGameplayModEvaluationChannels, plus the global curve/attribute tables. Runtime helpers stay on UAbilitySystemGlobals (GetGameplayCueNotifyPaths(), AddGameplayCueNotifyPath(), GetAttributeSetInitter()).

Deprecated — do not use

Do not emitUse in 5.8Source
AGameplayCueNotify_StaticUGameplayCueNotify_Static (a UObject)Class never existed; GameplayCueNotify_Static.h:19
EGameplayModOp::MultiplicativeEGameplayModOp::MultiplyAdditive (legacy alias is spelled Multiplicitive)GameplayEffectTypes.h:112-148
EGameplayModOp::Additive / DivisionAddBase / DivideAdditiveHidden back-compat aliases, GameplayEffectTypes.h:141-143
EGameplayAbilityInstancingPolicy::NonInstancedInstancedPerActorUE_DEPRECATED_FORGAME(5.5) in Abilities/GameplayAbilityTypes.h:46
UGameplayAbility::AbilityTagsGetAssetTags() / SetAssetTags()UE_DEPRECATED_FORGAME(5.5) in Abilities/GameplayAbility.h:474
GetAbilitySystemComponentFromActorInfo_Checked()GetAbilitySystemComponentFromActorInfo_Ensured()UE_DEPRECATED(5.5) in Abilities/GameplayAbility.h:168
NetUpdateFrequency assignment on an actorSetNetUpdateFrequency(100.f)UE_DEPRECATED(5.5) in GameFramework/Actor.h:903
UGameplayEffect::StackingType (public read)GetStackingType()UE_DEPRECATED(5.7) in GameplayEffect.h:2407
UGameplayEffect::GrantedApplicationImmunityTagsUImmunityGameplayEffectComponentUE_DEPRECATED(5.3) in GameplayEffect.h:2379
AddReplicatedLooseGameplayTagAddLooseGameplayTag(Tag, Count, EGameplayTagReplicationState::CountToOwner) (the deprecation message's replacement; TagOnly if no client needs the count)Function removed (no declaration in 5.8); the backing ReplicatedLooseTags member is UE_DEPRECATED(5.7) at AbilitySystemComponent.h:1941
FGameplayAbilitySpec::DynamicAbilityTagsGetDynamicSpecSourceTags()UE_DEPRECATED(5.5) in GameplayAbilitySpec.h:242
UAbilitySystemBlueprintLibrary::MakeSpecHandleMakeSpecHandleByClassUE_DEPRECATED(5.5) in AbilitySystemBlueprintLibrary.h:249
UAbilitySystemGlobals config membersGetDefault<UGameplayAbilitiesDeveloperSettings>()UE_DEPRECATED(5.5) throughout AbilitySystemGlobals.h
FGameplayEffectSpec::GetModifierMagnitude(ModifierIdx, bFactorInStackCount)GetModifierMagnitude(int32 ModifierIdx)UE_DEPRECATED(5.6) in GameplayEffect.h:1153
FActiveGameplayEffectHandle(int32), ResetGlobalHandleMap(), RemoveFromGlobalMap()FActiveGameplayEffectHandle::GenerateNewHandle() or GetInstantExecutedHandle(); the global map is goneUE_DEPRECATED(5.8) in ActiveGameplayEffectHandle.h:30,66,69

Common Mistakes

Implementing IAbilitySystemInterface only on the pawn: when the ASC lives on the PlayerState, the PlayerState must implement the interface too, otherwise UAbilitySystemBlueprintLibrary::GetAbilitySystemComponent fails on the owner.

Calling InitAbilityActorInfo only on the server: clients need it as well. Server path is PossessedBy, client path is OnRep_PlayerState. Without the client call, attribute change delegates never fire on the owning client.

Applying GEs before init: granting abilities or applying effects before InitAbilityActorInfo runs leaves the ASC without actor info and the attribute sets unregistered.

Clamping in the wrong hook: PreAttributeChange fires on every aggregator recompute, so it may only clamp NewValue. Death, hit reactions and gameplay events belong in PostGameplayEffectExecute, which only runs for executions (instant GEs and periodic ticks).

Forgetting CommitAbility: the ability runs, but no cost is paid and no cooldown starts.

Assuming loose tags replicate: AddLooseGameplayTag(Tag) defaults to EGameplayTagReplicationState::None. Pass TagOnly or CountToOwner from the server, or grant the tag through a GE.

Stacks silently capped: applications beyond GetStackLimitCount() are rejected without an error. Check GetCurrentStackCount(Handle) before assuming a stack landed.

Startup effects in BeginPlay without an authority check: late joiners re-apply them. Gate every GiveAbility and startup GE behind HasAuthority().

AI with no PlayerState: put the ASC on the AI character, call InitAbilityActorInfo(this, this) and set Minimal replication.

  • ue-gameplay-tags-messaging — tag definition (native tag macros, ini tag sources), containers, FGameplayTagQuery and gameplay messaging
  • ue-networking-replication — DOREPLIFETIME variants, RPCs, prediction keys, push model
  • ue-animation-system — montage assets, notifies and slots that the montage ability tasks drive
  • ue-character-movement — movement modes that root-motion ability tasks manipulate
  • ue-cpp-foundations — UPROPERTY/UFUNCTION specifiers, delegates, TSubclassOf, subsystems
  • ue-data-assets-tables — UCurveTable and UDataTable assets behind attribute initialisation and FScalableFloat
  • ue-state-trees — running abilities from State Tree tasks
  • ue-actor-component-architecture — component creation, subobject registration, replication of subobjects
  • ue-gameplay-framework — PlayerState and Pawn lifecycle, and damage without GAS (TakeDamage, UDamageType)
  • ue-input-system — Enhanced Input actions bound to ability input ids
  • ue-game-features — granting abilities and attribute sets from a game feature plugin
  • ue-niagara-effects — Niagara systems, user parameters, data interfaces and data channels
  • ue-ui-umg-slate — UMG widgets, Slate, Common UI and MVVM

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/ue-gameplay-abilities of quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/ability-task-reference.md
  • references/gameplay-effect-reference.md
  • references/gas-setup-patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f3742d7

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Questions about Ue Gameplay Abilities

What does Ue Gameplay Abilities do?

A skill your agent uses when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent. Ue Gameplay Abilities is an agent skill from quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills. Use when implementing or debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities, effects, attributes, cues and the AbilitySystemComponent.

When should I use Ue Gameplay Abilities?

Ue Gameplay Abilities fits situations like: debugging the Gameplay Ability System in C++ — abilities; cues and the AbilitySystemComponent; the user mentions GAS; UGameplayAbility.

How do I install Ue Gameplay Abilities in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-gameplay-abilities -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ue-gameplay-abilities in quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills) into .claude/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ue Gameplay Abilities in Codex?

Run `npx skills add quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-gameplay-abilities -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ue-gameplay-abilities in quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills) into .agents/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ue Gameplay Abilities 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 quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills --skill ue-gameplay-abilities -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities, .gemini/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities, .github/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities and .opencode/skills/ue-gameplay-abilities in your project.

What does Ue Gameplay Abilities need to run?

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

Does Ue Gameplay Abilities 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 Ue Gameplay Abilities 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 Ue Gameplay Abilities use?

Ue Gameplay Abilities 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 Ue Gameplay Abilities use?

About 6.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 27k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 10k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ue Gameplay Abilities: Ue Specifiers (fjz13/UnrealSpecifiers, 1.1k stars), Triage Tt Metal Asserts (tenstorrent/tt-mlir, 314 stars), Tlaplus Spec Generator (ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE, 253 stars) and Hybrid Cloud Outboxes (getsentry/sentry, 46k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ue Gameplay Abilities?

quodsoler (a GitHub user) maintains it in quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills, which has 362 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

Source: quodsoler/unreal-engine-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.