@jgengine/convex 0.10.0 → 0.12.0

package/dist/server.js

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import { defineSchema, defineTable, internalMutationGeneric, mutationGeneric, queryGeneric, } from "convex/server";
 import { ConvexError, v } from "convex/values";
 import { createFeedWriteGate, validateFeedWrite, } from "@jgengine/core/multiplayer/feedWriteGate";
-import { decidePoseSync, spawnPresenceState, } from "@jgengine/core/multiplayer/presenceModel";
+import { DEFAULT_POSE_SYNC_RULES, decidePoseSync, spawnPresenceState, } from "@jgengine/core/multiplayer/presenceModel";
 import { createGameRuntime } from "@jgengine/core/runtime/gameRuntime";
 import { buildHydratePlayers, planServerPersist, shouldAutoSave, trimFeedEntries } from "@jgengine/core/runtime/hostPersistence";
+import { isAutoJoinCandidate, isListablePublicly, isPrivateJoinBlocked, isServerFull, isServerMember, statusAfterLeave, withJoinedMember, withoutMember, } from "@jgengine/core/runtime/hostPolicy";
 import { clearDirtyFlags, createEmptyServerRow } from "@jgengine/core/runtime/snapshot";
 import { applyCommandWithOcc, commitIfRevisionMatch } from "./occ.js";
+/** @internal Re-export shared host-policy pure helpers so existing convex imports keep working. */
+export { canJoinPrivateServer, isListablePublicly, } from "@jgengine/core/runtime/hostPolicy";
 const saveConfigValidator = v.union(v.literal("none"), v.object({
     auto: v.string(),
     scope: v.union(v.literal("player"), v.literal("chunks"), v.literal("player+chunks")),
 }));
+/** @internal */
 export function jgengineTables() {
     return {
         jgGameServers: defineTable({
@@ -30,7 +34,10 @@ export function jgengineTables() {
             dirtyAt: v.optional(v.number()),
             createdAt: v.number(),
             updatedAt: v.number(),
-        }).index("by_game_and_status", ["gameId", "status"]),
+        })
+            .index("by_game_and_status", ["gameId", "status"])
+            .index("by_status", ["status"])
+            .index("by_dirty", ["dirtyAt"]),
         jgPlayerProfiles: defineTable({
             userId: v.string(),
             gameId: v.string(),
@@ -91,7 +98,8 @@ export function jgengineTables() {
  * Convex table for the hosted GameContext-world path: one row per (gameId, serverId) holding the full
  * `WorldSnapshot` blob, its revision, the member roster, and each member's held input. A sibling of
  * {@link jgengineTables} — spread either (or both) into `defineSchema`.
- */
+  * @internal
+  */
 export function jgengineHostedTables() {
     return {
         jgHostedWorlds: defineTable({
@@ -104,21 +112,19 @@ export function jgengineHostedTables() {
             tickAnchorMs: v.number(),
             createdAt: v.number(),
             updatedAt: v.number(),
-        }).index("by_game_and_server", ["gameId", "serverId"]),
+        })
+            .index("by_game_and_server", ["gameId", "serverId"])
+            .index("by_tick_anchor", ["tickAnchorMs"]),
     };
 }
 const schemaForTypes = defineSchema(jgengineTables());
 const query = queryGeneric;
 const mutation = mutationGeneric;
 const internalMutation = internalMutationGeneric;
-export const DEFAULT_CONVEX_POSE_RULES = {
-    maxSpeed: 12,
-    maxVerticalOffset: 3,
-    minElapsedSec: 0.05,
-    maxElapsedSec: 0.5,
-    keepAliveRefreshMs: 10_000,
-};
-/** Resolve the acting user id under a {@link JgAuthMode}: the Convex identity when signed in (rejecting a mismatched claim), the claimed external id under `"anonymous"`, else `null`. */
+export const DEFAULT_CONVEX_POSE_RULES = DEFAULT_POSE_SYNC_RULES;
+/** Resolve the acting user id under a {@link JgAuthMode}: the Convex identity when signed in (rejecting a mismatched claim), the claimed external id under `"anonymous"`, else `null`.
+ * @internal
+ */
 export async function resolveActor(ctx, claimedExternalId, mode) {
     const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity();
     if (identity !== null) {
@@ -138,10 +144,34 @@ async function requireServerMember(ctx, serverId, actorUserId) {
     const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", serverId);
     if (!server)
         return null;
-    if (!server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
+    if (!isServerMember(server.memberUserIds, actorUserId))
         return null;
     return server;
 }
+/** Resolve the acting user for a mutation, throwing the standard error when unauthenticated.
+ * @internal
+ */
+async function requireActor(ctx, externalId, mode) {
+    const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, externalId, mode);
+    if (!actorUserId)
+        throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
+    return actorUserId;
+}
+/**
+ * Resolve the actor and confirm server membership, invoking `fn` only when both hold and yielding
+ * `deniedResult` for every denial (unauthenticated or non-member). The uniform-denial path shared by
+ * the read handlers whose not-authenticated and not-member cases return the same value.
+ * @internal
+ */
+async function withMember(ctx, mode, args, deniedResult, fn) {
+    const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
+    if (!actorUserId)
+        return deniedResult;
+    const server = await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId);
+    if (server === null)
+        return deniedResult;
+    return fn(server, actorUserId);
+}
 const builtinRuntimeCommands = {
     "engine.ping": {
         validate: (_snapshot) => null,
@@ -223,6 +253,7 @@ async function loadServerSnapshot(ctx, server, runtime) {
         revision: server.revision,
     });
 }
+/** @internal */
 export async function applyLeaderboardIncrements(ctx, gameId, entries) {
     const now = Date.now();
     for (const entry of entries) {
@@ -324,6 +355,7 @@ async function flushServerIfDue(ctx, server, now, runtime) {
     return true;
 }
 export const JG_RUNTIME_TICK_MS = 1_000;
+/** @internal */
 export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
     const mode = options?.auth ?? "required";
     const hostSlotsPerServer = options?.slotsPerServer ?? 16;
@@ -344,10 +376,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
             isNew: v.boolean(),
         }),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId) {
-                throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
-            }
+            const actorUserId = await requireActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
             const now = Date.now();
             const runtime = resolveRuntime(registry, args.gameId);
             const save = runtime.save;
@@ -369,13 +398,12 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
                     joinable.push(...rows);
                 }
                 server =
-                    joinable.find((row) => {
-                        if (row.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
-                            return true;
-                        if (row.memberUserIds.length >= row.slotsPerServer)
-                            return false;
-                        return (row.visibility ?? "public") !== "private";
-                    }) ?? null;
+                    joinable.find((row) => isAutoJoinCandidate({
+                        memberUserIds: row.memberUserIds,
+                        slotsPerServer: row.slotsPerServer,
+                        visibility: row.visibility,
+                        userId: actorUserId,
+                    })) ?? null;
             }
             if (!server) {
                 const serverId = await ctx.db.insert("jgGameServers", {
@@ -399,13 +427,16 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
                 if (!server)
                     throw new ConvexError("Failed to create server");
             }
-            if (server.memberUserIds.length >= server.slotsPerServer &&
-                !server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId)) {
+            if (isServerFull(server.memberUserIds, server.slotsPerServer, actorUserId)) {
                 throw new ConvexError("Server is full");
             }
-            if ((server.visibility ?? "public") === "private" &&
-                !server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId) &&
-                args.serverId === undefined) {
+            if (isPrivateJoinBlocked({
+                visibility: server.visibility,
+                memberUserIds: server.memberUserIds,
+                userId: actorUserId,
+                joinCode: server.joinCode,
+                suppliedCode: args.joinCode,
+            })) {
                 throw new ConvexError("Server is private");
             }
             const profile = await ctx.db
@@ -413,9 +444,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
                 .withIndex("by_user_and_game", (q) => q.eq("userId", actorUserId).eq("gameId", args.gameId))
                 .unique();
             const isNew = profile === null;
-            const memberUserIds = server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId)
-                ? server.memberUserIds
-                : [...server.memberUserIds, actorUserId];
+            const memberUserIds = withJoinedMember(server.memberUserIds, actorUserId);
             await ctx.db.patch(server._id, {
                 memberUserIds,
                 status: "running",
@@ -438,20 +467,15 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         },
         returns: v.null(),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId) {
-                throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
-            }
-            const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
-            if (!server)
-                return null;
-            if (!server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
+            const actorUserId = await requireActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
+            const server = await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId);
+            if (server === null)
                 return null;
             const now = Date.now();
             const runtime = resolveRuntime(registry, server.gameId);
             const snapshot = await loadServerSnapshot(ctx, server, runtime);
             await persistServerSnapshot(ctx, server, snapshot, server.save);
-            const memberUserIds = server.memberUserIds.filter((id) => id !== actorUserId);
+            const memberUserIds = withoutMember(server.memberUserIds, actorUserId);
             const sessionPlayers = { ...server.sessionPlayers };
             delete sessionPlayers[actorUserId];
             await ctx.db.patch(server._id, {
@@ -459,7 +483,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
                 sessionPlayers,
                 updatedAt: now,
                 dirtyAt: now,
-                status: memberUserIds.length === 0 ? "open" : server.status,
+                status: statusAfterLeave(memberUserIds.length, server.status),
             });
             const pose = await ctx.db
                 .query("jgPoses")
@@ -479,15 +503,12 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         },
         returns: v.union(v.object({ ok: v.literal(true) }), v.object({ ok: v.literal(false), reason: v.string() })),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId) {
-                throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
-            }
+            const actorUserId = await requireActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
             const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
             if (!server) {
                 return { ok: false, reason: "Server not found" };
             }
-            if (!server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId)) {
+            if (!isServerMember(server.memberUserIds, actorUserId)) {
                 return { ok: false, reason: "Not a member of this server" };
             }
             const loadedRevision = server.revision;
@@ -524,14 +545,9 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         },
         returns: v.boolean(),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId) {
-                throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
-            }
-            const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
-            if (!server)
-                return false;
-            if (!server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
+            const actorUserId = await requireActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
+            const server = await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId);
+            if (server === null)
                 return false;
             const runtime = resolveRuntime(registry, server.gameId);
             const snapshot = await loadServerSnapshot(ctx, server, runtime);
@@ -557,15 +573,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
             sessionPlayers: v.any(),
             updatedAt: v.number(),
         }), v.null()),
-        handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId)
-                return null;
-            const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
-            if (!server)
-                return null;
-            if (!server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
-                return null;
+        handler: (ctx, args) => withMember(ctx, mode, args, null, (server, actorUserId) => {
             const sessionPlayers = server.sessionPlayers;
             const ownSession = sessionPlayers[actorUserId];
             return {
@@ -581,7 +589,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
                 sessionPlayers: ownSession === undefined ? {} : { [actorUserId]: ownSession },
                 updatedAt: server.updatedAt,
             };
-        },
+        }),
     });
     const getPlayerProfile = query({
         args: {
@@ -622,17 +630,13 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         },
         returns: v.array(v.any()),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId)
-                return [];
-            const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
-            if (!server || !server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId))
-                return [];
-            const row = await ctx.db
-                .query("jgFeedBuffers")
-                .withIndex("by_server_and_action", (q) => q.eq("serverId", args.serverId).eq("action", args.action))
-                .unique();
-            return row?.entries ?? [];
+            return withMember(ctx, mode, args, [], async () => {
+                const row = await ctx.db
+                    .query("jgFeedBuffers")
+                    .withIndex("by_server_and_action", (q) => q.eq("serverId", args.serverId).eq("action", args.action))
+                    .unique();
+                return row?.entries ?? [];
+            });
         },
     });
     const pushFeedEntry = mutation({
@@ -644,16 +648,13 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         },
         returns: v.null(),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId) {
-                throw new ConvexError("Not authenticated");
-            }
+            const actorUserId = await requireActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
             const allowed = validateFeedWrite(feedWriteGate, args.action);
             if (!allowed.ok) {
                 throw new ConvexError(allowed.reason);
             }
             const server = await ctx.db.get("jgGameServers", args.serverId);
-            if (!server || !server.memberUserIds.includes(actorUserId)) {
+            if (!server || !isServerMember(server.memberUserIds, actorUserId)) {
                 throw new ConvexError("Not a member of this server");
             }
             const now = Date.now();
@@ -691,11 +692,15 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
             updatedAt: v.number(),
         })),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
+            const limit = args.limit ?? 20;
             const rows = await ctx.db
                 .query("jgGameServers")
                 .withIndex("by_game_and_status", (q) => q.eq("gameId", args.gameId).eq("status", "running"))
-                .take(args.limit ?? 20);
-            return rows.map((row) => ({
+                .take(Math.min(limit * 4, 200));
+            return rows
+                .filter((row) => isListablePublicly(row.visibility))
+                .slice(0, limit)
+                .map((row) => ({
                 _id: row._id,
                 status: row.status,
                 memberCount: row.memberUserIds.length,
@@ -709,12 +714,13 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         args: {},
         handler: async (ctx) => {
             const now = Date.now();
-            const servers = await ctx.db.query("jgGameServers").collect();
+            const servers = await ctx.db
+                .query("jgGameServers")
+                .withIndex("by_status", (q) => q.eq("status", "running"))
+                .collect();
             let ticked = 0;
             let saved = 0;
             for (const server of servers) {
-                if (server.status !== "running")
-                    continue;
                 if (server.memberUserIds.length === 0)
                     continue;
                 const elapsedMs = now - server.tickAnchorMs;
@@ -738,11 +744,12 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
         args: {},
         handler: async (ctx) => {
             const now = Date.now();
-            const servers = await ctx.db.query("jgGameServers").collect();
+            const servers = await ctx.db
+                .query("jgGameServers")
+                .withIndex("by_dirty", (q) => q.gt("dirtyAt", 0))
+                .collect();
             let saved = 0;
             for (const server of servers) {
-                if (server.dirtyAt === undefined)
-                    continue;
                 const runtime = resolveRuntime(registry, server.gameId);
                 const snapshot = await loadServerSnapshot(ctx, server, runtime);
                 await persistServerSnapshot(ctx, server, clearDirtyFlags(snapshot), server.save);
@@ -768,6 +775,7 @@ export function createGameServerFunctions(options) {
 }
 const leaderboardScopeValidator = v.union(v.literal("global"), v.literal("server"), v.literal("profile"));
 const MAX_LEADERBOARD_TOP_LIMIT = 100;
+/** @internal */
 export function createLeaderboardFunctions(options) {
     void options;
     const getTop = query({
@@ -831,6 +839,7 @@ export function createLeaderboardFunctions(options) {
     });
     return { getTop, getProfile, incrementMany };
 }
+/** @internal */
 export function createPresenceFunctions(options) {
     const mode = options?.auth ?? "required";
     const freshWindowMs = options?.freshWindowMs ?? 10_000;
@@ -848,25 +857,22 @@ export function createPresenceFunctions(options) {
             lastSeenAt: v.number(),
         })),
         handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId)
-                return [];
-            if ((await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId)) === null)
-                return [];
-            const threshold = Date.now() - freshWindowMs;
-            const rows = await ctx.db
-                .query("jgPoses")
-                .withIndex("by_server", (q) => q.eq("serverId", args.serverId))
-                .collect();
-            return rows
-                .filter((row) => row.updatedAt >= threshold)
-                .map((row) => ({
-                userId: row.userId,
-                position: { x: row.x, y: row.y, z: row.z },
-                rotationY: row.rotationY,
-                rotationPitch: row.rotationPitch,
-                lastSeenAt: row.updatedAt,
-            }));
+            return withMember(ctx, mode, args, [], async () => {
+                const threshold = Date.now() - freshWindowMs;
+                const rows = await ctx.db
+                    .query("jgPoses")
+                    .withIndex("by_server", (q) => q.eq("serverId", args.serverId))
+                    .collect();
+                return rows
+                    .filter((row) => row.updatedAt >= threshold)
+                    .map((row) => ({
+                    userId: row.userId,
+                    position: { x: row.x, y: row.y, z: row.z },
+                    rotationY: row.rotationY,
+                    rotationPitch: row.rotationPitch,
+                    lastSeenAt: row.updatedAt,
+                }));
+            });
         },
     });
     const sync = mutation({
@@ -882,12 +888,7 @@ export function createPresenceFunctions(options) {
             externalId: v.optional(v.string()),
         },
         returns: v.null(),
-        handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId)
-                return null;
-            if ((await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId)) === null)
-                return null;
+        handler: (ctx, args) => withMember(ctx, mode, args, null, async (_server, actorUserId) => {
             const now = Date.now();
             const existing = await ctx.db
                 .query("jgPoses")
@@ -923,7 +924,7 @@ export function createPresenceFunctions(options) {
                 await ctx.db.insert("jgPoses", { serverId: args.serverId, userId: actorUserId, ...patch });
             }
             return null;
-        },
+        }),
     });
     const leave = mutation({
         args: {
@@ -946,6 +947,7 @@ export function createPresenceFunctions(options) {
     });
     return { list, sync, leave };
 }
+/** @internal */
 export function createChatFunctions(options) {
     const mode = options?.auth ?? "required";
     const historyLimit = options?.historyLimit ?? 100;
@@ -964,12 +966,7 @@ export function createChatFunctions(options) {
             body: v.string(),
             at: v.number(),
         })),
-        handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-            const actorUserId = await resolveActor(ctx, args.externalId, mode);
-            if (!actorUserId)
-                return [];
-            if ((await requireServerMember(ctx, args.serverId, actorUserId)) === null)
-                return [];
+        handler: (ctx, args) => withMember(ctx, mode, args, [], async () => {
             const rows = await ctx.db
                 .query("jgChatMessages")
                 .withIndex("by_server_channel", (q) => q.eq("serverId", args.serverId).eq("channelId", args.channelId))
@@ -985,7 +982,7 @@ export function createChatFunctions(options) {
                 body: row.body,
                 at: row.at,
             }));
-        },
+        }),
     });
     const sendMessage = mutation({
         args: {
@@ -1041,6 +1038,7 @@ const JG_CRON_SPECS = [
     { name: "jg tick", intervalSeconds: 1, functionKey: "tickActiveServers" },
     { name: "jg flush", intervalSeconds: 60, functionKey: "flushDirtyServers" },
 ];
+/** @internal */
 export function jgengineCronSpecs() {
     return JG_CRON_SPECS;
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@jgengine/convex",
-  "version": "0.10.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "Convex adapters for JGengine: game transport, presence transport, and backend wiring over @jgengine/core.",
-  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "repository": {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
-    "llms.txt"
+    "skills"
   ],
   "exports": {
     ".": {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "check-types": "tsgo --noEmit -p tsconfig.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@jgengine/core": "^0.10.0"
+    "@jgengine/core": "^0.12.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "convex": "^1.31.2",

package/skills/jgengine/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+---
+name: jgengine
+description: Route game work to the smallest useful JGengine guidance set.
+---
+
+# JGengine intake and router
+
+Read the repository [README](../../../README.md) for package truth, commands, layering, and license. This skill decides what to load; it is not an engine manual.
+
+## 1. Establish the target
+
+Treat the pitch as a unique composition of needs, not a genre to fill in — never reach for a genre kit, preset, archetype, or class template ("default sports car", "default RPG", "default FPS") in the SDK or skills (see [AGENTS.md](../../../AGENTS.md)). Use `game-design` to turn the pitch into a testable player promise, verbs, loops, progression, failure, and completion scenario. Use `level-design` when play depends on authored spaces, routes, encounters, exploration, or spatial pacing. Capture only decisions that change architecture:
+
+- player point of view and controls
+- world shape and authored content
+- core loop, interaction, combat, and progression
+- solo, local, hosted, or persistent multiplayer
+- HUD/menu states and **custom** UI art direction (every game owns its presentation — no stock drop-in face)
+- one observable completion scenario
+
+For a new in-repo game, scaffold with `bun run new:game "<id-or-title>"` (thin script alias for `jgengine create`, auto-detects the in-repo variant). Outside this monorepo, start with `npx jgengine create`; never copy `Games/*`.
+
+## 2. Select domains
+
+Load only rows the target needs. Do not preload every domain.
+
+| Need | Skill | Owner |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| player promise, pillars, verbs, loops, economy, progression, balance | `game-design` | experience and rule intent |
+| metrics, topology, encounters, navigation, spatial pacing | `level-design` | playable space intent |
+| scene placement, terrain painting, paths, asset authoring | `jgengine-editor` | editor document and authoring tools |
+| runtime world, movement, input, interaction, AI, navigation, audio | `jgengine-world` | spatial simulation and world runtime |
+| game state, systems, inventory, crafting, quests, economy, turns | `jgengine-gameplay` | non-combat rules and state |
+| targeting, stats, damage, effects, abilities, projectiles, loot | `jgengine-combat` | combat resolution |
+| HUD, menus, layout, accessibility, touch presentation | `jgengine-ui` | player-facing interface |
+| models, sprites, materials, audio files, source licensing | `jgengine-assets` | asset discovery and catalogs |
+| authority, transport, replication, sessions, host persistence | `jgengine-multiplayer` | network topology and persistence adapters |
+
+World content routes editor-first: any request that adds, moves, restyles, or removes something visible in the world — however phrased ("design this world", "place the enemies", "make it look better") — starts in `jgengine-editor`; the other domains consume the authored document. Scenes normally require both `jgengine-editor` for authoring and `jgengine-world` for runtime consumption. Combat and multiplayer are opt-in, not default intake.
+
+## 3. Discover before designing
+
+Within each selected domain:
+
+1. Search `capabilities.md` by intent; it maps needs to imports.
+2. Open `api.md` only when exact signatures or export inventory are needed.
+3. Open the linked reference only for a deeper recipe or trap.
+4. For how several primitives wire into a running loop, read the domain's `recipes/` — connected, genre-free walkthroughs organized by composition seam; this skill's own [recipes/minimal-game.md](recipes/minimal-game.md) is the default whole-game walkthrough. Prefer a recipe over reading a game's source; the games under `Games/*` are not templates or references, and a hybrid game is just a different composition of the same primitives.
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+If no capability fits, identify the upstream package seam before writing game-local code. In this repository, implement a reusable primitive with its first adopter; if editor-owned content cannot be expressed, file the editor gap first.
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+## 4. Build and finish
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+Keep scene coordinates in the editor document, state serializable, randomness injected, and hot-path work bounded. Use `jgengine-verify` for evidence appropriate to the change. Inside this monorepo, `workflow` owns issue/PR completion. Visual polish work also uses the `jgengine-ui` quality reference.