Dojo Client Integration

Connect your game client or frontend to your deployed Dojo world across multiple platforms.

When to Use This Skill

"Set up JavaScript SDK for my Dojo game"
"Integrate Dojo with Unity"
"Generate TypeScript bindings"
"Connect React app to my world"

What This Skill Does

Handles client integration for:

JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (primary)
Unity, Unreal, Godot, Bevy (game engines)
Typed binding generation
Query/subscription patterns

Supported Platforms

Platform	Language	Package
JavaScript/TypeScript	JS/TS	`@dojoengine/sdk`
Unity	C#	`dojo.unity`
Unreal Engine	C++	`dojo.unreal`
Godot	GDScript	`dojo.godot`
Bevy	Rust	`dojo.bevy`
C/C++	C/C++	`dojo.c`

JavaScript/TypeScript Integration

Quick Start

Use the quickstart wizard:

pnpx @dojoengine/create-dojo start

Manual Setup

Install dependencies:

# Essential packages
pnpm add @dojoengine/core @dojoengine/sdk @dojoengine/torii-client

# Controller + starknet-react (recommended)
pnpm add @cartridge/connector @cartridge/controller @starknet-react/core @starknet-react/chains starknet

# For state management
pnpm add @dojoengine/state zustand immer

# Build tools for WASM support
pnpm add -D vite-plugin-wasm vite-plugin-top-level-await

Create dojoConfig.ts:

import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
import manifest from "../path/to/manifest_dev.json";

export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({ manifest });

Important: The manifest must contain a valid world ABI with at least one type: "interface" entry. If manifest.world.abi is missing or empty, starknet.js throws "Unable to determine Cairo version". This is populated automatically by sozo build — if you see this error, rebuild your contracts.

Generate TypeScript bindings:

DOJO_MANIFEST_PATH="../path/to/Scarb.toml" sozo build --typescript

Initialize the SDK:

import { init } from "@dojoengine/sdk";
import { DojoSdkProvider } from "@dojoengine/sdk/react";
import { dojoConfig } from "./dojoConfig.ts";
import { setupWorld } from "./bindings/typescript/contracts.gen.ts";
import type { SchemaType } from "./bindings/typescript/models.gen.ts";

async function main() {
    const sdk = await init<SchemaType>({
        client: {
            worldAddress: dojoConfig.manifest.world.address,
            toriiUrl: "http://localhost:8080",
            relayUrl: "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090",
        },
        domain: {
            name: "MyDojoProject",
            version: "1.0",
            chainId: "KATANA",
            revision: "1",
        },
    });

    // Use in React
    createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
        <DojoSdkProvider sdk={sdk} dojoConfig={dojoConfig} clientFn={setupWorld}>
            <StarknetProvider>
                <App />
            </StarknetProvider>
        </DojoSdkProvider>
    );
}

Controller Integration (starknet-react)

Cartridge Controller is the recommended way to handle account management in Dojo games. It provides session-based authentication via starknet-react.

Define policies and create the connector (outside React components):

import { ControllerConnector } from "@cartridge/connector";
import { SessionPolicies } from "@cartridge/controller";

const policies: SessionPolicies = {
    contracts: {
        [ACTIONS_CONTRACT_ADDRESS]: {
            methods: [
                { name: "spawn", entrypoint: "spawn" },
                { name: "move", entrypoint: "move" },
            ],
        },
    },
};

const connector = new ControllerConnector({ policies });

Wrap your app with StarknetConfig:

import { StarknetConfig } from "@starknet-react/core";
import { sepolia, mainnet } from "@starknet-react/chains";

function StarknetProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
    return (
        <StarknetConfig
            autoConnect
            chains={[mainnet, sepolia]}
            connectors={[connector]}
            provider={provider}
        >
            {children}
        </StarknetConfig>
    );
}

Connect/disconnect:

import { useConnect, useDisconnect, useAccount } from "@starknet-react/core";

function ConnectWallet() {
    const { connect, connectors } = useConnect();
    const { disconnect } = useDisconnect();
    const { address } = useAccount();

    return address ? (
        <button onClick={() => disconnect()}>Disconnect</button>
    ) : (
        <button onClick={() => connect({ connector: connectors[0] })}>
            Connect
        </button>
    );
}

The useAccount() hook used in the "Executing Systems" section below returns the Controller session account once connected.

Querying Entities

import { ToriiQueryBuilder, KeysClause, MemberClause } from "@dojoengine/sdk";

// Simple query: Find a specific player
const entities = await sdk.getEntities({
    query: new ToriiQueryBuilder().withClause(
        KeysClause(["dojo_starter-Player"], ["0xabcde..."], "FixedLen").build()
    ),
});

// Access the results
entities.items.forEach((entity) => {
    const player = entity.models.dojo_starter.Player;
    console.log(`Player: ${player?.name}, Score: ${player?.score}`);
});

Complex Queries

const entities = await sdk.getEntities({
    query: new ToriiQueryBuilder()
        .withClause(
            MemberClause("dojo_starter-Player", "score", "Gt", 0).build()
        )
        .withLimit(10)
        .withOffset(0)
        .withOrderBy([{ field: "score", direction: "Desc" }]),
});

Subscribing to Changes

const [initialEntities, subscription] = await sdk.subscribeEntityQuery({
    query: new ToriiQueryBuilder()
        .withClause(
            MemberClause("dojo_starter-Player", "score", "Gt", 100).build()
        )
        .includeHashedKeys(),
    callback: ({ data, error }) => {
        if (data) {
            data.forEach((entity) => {
                const player = entity.models.dojo_starter.Player;
                console.log(`Player ${player?.id}: ${player?.score} points`);
            });
        }
    },
});

// Cancel later
// subscription.cancel();

React Hooks

import { useEntityQuery, useModels, useModel, useEntityId } from "@dojoengine/sdk/react";

function MyComponent() {
    // Subscribe to entity changes
    useEntityQuery(
        new ToriiQueryBuilder()
            .withClause(MemberClause("dojo_starter-Item", "durability", "Eq", 2).build())
            .includeHashedKeys()
    );

    // Get all items from the store
    const items = useModels("dojo_starter-Item");

    // Get a single item by entity ID
    const entityId = useEntityId(1);
    const item = useModel(entityId, "dojo_starter-Item");

    return (
        <div>
            {Object.entries(items).map(([id, item]) => (
                <div key={id}>Item {id}: durability {item?.durability}</div>
            ))}
        </div>
    );
}

Executing Systems

import { useDojoSDK } from "@dojoengine/sdk/react";
import { useAccount } from "@starknet-react/core";

function GameActions() {
    const { client } = useDojoSDK();
    const { account } = useAccount();

    async function spawn() {
        await client.actions.spawn({ account });
    }

    async function move(direction: number) {
        await client.actions.move({ account, direction });
    }

    return (
        <div>
            <button onClick={spawn}>Spawn</button>
            <button onClick={() => move(1)}>Move Right</button>
        </div>
    );
}

Game Engine Integration

Unity

See dojo.unity documentation for:

Package installation via Unity Package Manager
C# bindings generation
Entity synchronization patterns
Transaction handling

Unreal Engine

See dojo.unreal documentation for:

Plugin installation
Blueprint integration
C++ SDK usage

Godot

See dojo.godot documentation for:

GDScript integration
Signal-based subscriptions

Client Integration Checklist

Pre-Integration

World deployed (dojo-deploy skill)
Torii indexer running (dojo-indexer skill)
World address recorded
RPC endpoint accessible

Setup

Integration

Entity reads working
System executions working
Subscriptions configured
Error handling added

Troubleshooting

"Cannot connect to RPC"

Verify RPC URL is correct
Check Katana/Torii is running
Verify network is reachable

"World not found"

Check world address is correct
Verify world is deployed
Check RPC is pointing to correct network

"Model not found"

Ensure model is deployed
Check model name includes namespace (dojo_starter-Position)
Verify entity exists with that key

Next Steps

After client integration:

Test end-to-end workflow
Implement optimistic updates
Add error handling
Connect wallet for transactions

Related Skills

dojo-deploy: Deploy world first
dojo-indexer: Set up Torii for queries
dojo-world: Configure permissions
dojo-migrate: Update client after migrations

dojo-client