How to use
- Copy the installation command and review the source package before installing it in your own agent environment.
- Check the source document for required tools, credentials and supported hosts.
- Describe your input and desired deliverable; review the output against the source material.
npx skills add https://github.com/playcanvas/skills --skill find-examplesBefore you start
- Installation does not include a model subscription, API allowance or permission to access your files.
- Repository stars and installation counts describe activity, not an independent quality or security test.
Rendered from the source repository. Headings, examples, code, tables, links, and referenced images are preserved.
Official examples
Examples are version-matched recipes to adapt, not modules to import. When the Engine ships a script for the behaviour, use reuse-scripts first.
Find the example
If node_modules/playcanvas/examples/src/examples exists, it is a linked or source checkout: read it locally. The npm package omits examples/, so otherwise fetch from the installed tag:
TAG="v$(node -p "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('node_modules/playcanvas/package.json')).version")" || exit 1
gh api "repos/playcanvas/engine/git/trees/$TAG?recursive=1" | grep -o '"examples/src/examples/[^"]*\.example\.mjs"'
gh api "repos/playcanvas/engine/contents/examples/src/examples/<category>/<name>.example.mjs?ref=$TAG" \
--jq .content | base64 --decodeRead the resolved package, not the dependency list; playcanvas is often transitive. An empty list means an invalid tag: stop rather than guess. Use main only when the version has no tag.
| Surface | Repository | Ref | Example paths |
|---|---|---|---|
| direct Engine | playcanvas/engine | v<version> | examples/src/examples/<category>/<name>.example.mjs |
| Web Components | playcanvas/web-components | v<version> | examples/<name>.html |
| React | playcanvas/developer-site | main | docs/user-manual/react/examples/<name>.mdx |
Search the surface's catalog first, then the Engine's. React pages track the latest package; verify each prop against the installed declarations. Fetch example assets, including the Draco, Basis, and Ammo decoders under examples/assets/wasm, from the same ref.
Adapt it
Keep component options, scene setup, materials, shaders, assets, and update logic; drop the example browser's controls and imports. When one example joins several systems, such as layers, depth, camera frame, and sky, get that baseline rendering before customizing it.
Read only the reference matching the code: direct Engine, React, or Web Components.
