Project Initialization

For New Projects

1. Create Directory Structure

code

scripts/
  autoload/
scenes/
assets/
  sprites/
  audio/

2. Create project.godot

ini

; Engine configuration file (Godot 4.3+)

config_version=5

[application]
config/name="Game Name"
run/main_scene="res://scenes/main.tscn"
config/features=PackedStringArray("4.3")

[display]
window/size/viewport_width=1024
window/size/viewport_height=600
window/stretch/mode="canvas_items"

[input]
move_left={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":65,"key_label":0,"unicode":97)]
}
move_right={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":68,"key_label":0,"unicode":100)]
}
move_up={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":87,"key_label":0,"unicode":119)]
}
move_down={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":83,"key_label":0,"unicode":115)]
}
shoot={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventMouseButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"button_mask":1,"position":Vector2(0,0),"global_position":Vector2(0,0),"factor":1.0,"button_index":1,"canceled":false,"pressed":true,"double_click":false)]
}
jump={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":32,"key_label":0,"unicode":32)]
}
pause={
"deadzone": 0.5,
"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194305,"key_label":0,"unicode":0)]
}

[rendering]
textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_filter=0

3. Create Minimal Main Scene

Write scenes/main.tscn:

code

[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/main.gd" id="1"]
[node name="Main" type="Node2D"]
script = ExtResource("1")

Write scripts/main.gd:

gdscript

extends Node2D

func _ready():
    print("Game started!")

4. Verify with MCP

After creating files:

•godot_reload_filesystem — tell editor to scan
•godot_run_scene — verify it launches
•godot_get_errors — check for issues

For Existing Projects

Scan and Report

•Call godot_get_project_state
•Report: project name, main scene, file counts
•Identify gaps (missing scripts/, scenes/ dirs, no main scene)
•Fix issues

Add Missing Structure

If directories don't exist, create them. If project.godot is missing key settings, add them. If no main scene: create one and set it.

Pixel Art vs Smooth

•Pixel art: Set rendering/textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_filter=0
•Smooth: Set rendering/textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_filter=1

Input Actions

Always create these standard actions (already in project.godot template above):

•move_left (A), move_right (D), move_up (W), move_down (S)
•shoot (Left Mouse Button)
•jump (Space)
•pause (Escape)

For genre-specific actions, add them to the [input] section following the same format.