unity-shader

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Triggers

• Creating or editing handwritten shaders
• Listing or finding .shader files
• Inspecting properties/keywords
• Create or edit hand-written shaders, list/find .shader files, inspect properties and keywords

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

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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}

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 }

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Example Usage

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

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

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Exact Signatures

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