game-design-doc

What problem does it solve?

Writing full Game Design Documents (GDDs) for small, low-risk changes like balance tweaks or minor mechanic adjustments wastes valuable development time. This skill removes that overhead by providing a fast, structured workflow to create concise, actionable design specs for small changes in minutes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Intelligent Change Classification: Automatically categorizes changes into tuning, tweaks, additions, or new small systems to apply the correct spec template and avoid over-documentation.
• Context-Aware Drafting: Scans existing GDDs and prior quick specs to ensure new specs align with established game systems and avoid contradictions.
• Structured, Implementation-Ready Output: Generates formatted quick design specs with clear change rationale, testable acceptance criteria, and GDD cross-references for seamless handoff to development teams.
• Real-World Use Case: For example, if you want to increase a character's jump height by 1 unit to improve platforming feel, this skill will generate a complete spec with old/new values, rationale, and test criteria without requiring a full GDD rewrite.

Quick Start

Use the game-design-doc skill to create a quick design spec for increasing the player's jump height by 1 unit.