Unity Prefab Skills

BATCH-FIRST: Use prefab_instantiate_batch when spawning 2+ prefab instances.

Skills Overview

Single Object	Batch Version	Use Batch When
prefab_instantiate	prefab_instantiate_batch	Spawning 2+ instances

No batch needed:

• prefab_create - Create prefab from scene object
• prefab_apply - Apply instance changes to prefab
• prefab_unpack - Unpack prefab instance
• prefab_get_overrides - Get instance overrides
• prefab_revert_overrides - Revert to prefab values
• prefab_apply_overrides - Apply overrides to prefab
• prefab_create_variant - Create a prefab variant
• prefab_find_instances - Find all instances of a prefab in scene

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Skills

prefab_create

Create a prefab from a scene GameObject.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No*	Source object name
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID
path	string	No*	Object path
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID
savePath	string	Yes	Prefab save path

Returns: {success, prefabPath, sourceObject}

prefab_instantiate

Instantiate a prefab into the scene.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
prefabPath	string	Yes	-	Prefab asset path
name	string	No	prefab name	Instance name
x, y, z	float	No	0	Position
parentName	string	No	null	Parent object

Returns: {success, name, instanceId, prefabPath, position}

prefab_instantiate_batch

Instantiate multiple prefabs in one call.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
items	array	Yes	Array of instantiation configs

Item properties: prefabPath, name, x, y, z, rotX, rotY, rotZ, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, parentName

unity_skills.call_skill("prefab_instantiate_batch", items=[
    {"prefabPath": "Assets/Prefabs/Enemy.prefab", "x": 0, "z": 0, "name": "Enemy_01"},
    {"prefabPath": "Assets/Prefabs/Enemy.prefab", "x": 2, "z": 0, "name": "Enemy_02"},
    {"prefabPath": "Assets/Prefabs/Enemy.prefab", "x": 4, "z": 0, "name": "Enemy_03"}
])

prefab_apply

Apply instance changes back to the prefab asset.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No*	Prefab instance name
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID
path	string	No*	Object path
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID

Returns: {success, gameObject, prefabPath}

prefab_unpack

Unpack a prefab instance (break prefab connection).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	No*	-	Prefab instance name
instanceId	int	No*	-	Instance ID
path	string	No*	-	Object path
instanceId	int	No*	-	Instance ID
completely	bool	No	false	Unpack all nested prefabs

Returns: {success, gameObject, mode}

prefab_get_overrides

Get list of property overrides on a prefab instance.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No*	Prefab instance name
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID

Returns: {success, overrides: [{type, path, property}]}

prefab_revert_overrides

Revert all overrides on a prefab instance back to prefab values.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No*	Prefab instance name
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID

prefab_apply_overrides

Apply all overrides from instance to source prefab asset.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No*	Prefab instance name
instanceId	int	No*	Instance ID

prefab_create_variant

Create a prefab variant from an existing prefab.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
sourcePrefabPath	string	Yes	-	Path to the source prefab asset
variantPath	string	Yes	-	Save path for the new variant

Returns: { success, sourcePath, variantPath, name }

prefab_find_instances

Find all instances of a prefab in the current scene.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
prefabPath	string	Yes	-	Prefab asset path to search for
limit	int	No	50	Maximum number of instances to return

Returns: { success, prefabPath, count, instances: [{ name, path, instanceId }] }

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Example: Efficient Enemy Spawning

import unity_skills

# BAD: 10 API calls for 10 enemies
for i in range(10):
    unity_skills.call_skill("prefab_instantiate",
        prefabPath="Assets/Prefabs/Enemy.prefab",
        name=f"Enemy_{i}",
        x=i * 2
    )

# GOOD: 1 API call for 10 enemies
unity_skills.call_skill("prefab_instantiate_batch", items=[
    {"prefabPath": "Assets/Prefabs/Enemy.prefab", "name": f"Enemy_{i}", "x": i * 2}
    for i in range(10)
])

Best Practices

1. Organize prefabs in dedicated folders
2. Use prefabs for repeated objects
3. Apply changes to update all instances
4. Unpack only when unique modifications needed
5. Use batch instantiation for level generation