What problem does it solve? Working with TouchDesigner through the td-builder MCP servers involves silent failure modes — invisible GLSL compile errors, frozen sessions from modal save dialogs, stacked nodes at (0,0), and broken absolute paths — that cost hours of debugging. This Skill encodes the non-negotiable rules and recovery recipes so an AI agent avoids these traps before they happen. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Failure-mode prevention: Enforces rules for exec-scope scripting, GLSL compile verification via get_glsl_status, dialog-proof checkpointing with save_td_project, mandatory node placement, and relative-path references. - Tool selection guidance: Maps each job (create node, set params, capture output, KB lookup) to the correct td-builder or td-builder-live tool, with a KB-first mandate before configuring any operator. - Error diagnosis cheat sheet: Maps symptoms (stale point data, silent Execute DAT callbacks, uniforms reading as 0) to their real root causes and fixes. - Use Case: An agent asked to build a feedback POP simulation in a live TouchDesigner session loads this Skill first, queries the KB for exemplars, pulses init/start/play params correctly, and checkpoints the project before risky operations. ## Quick Start Load this Skill before making any td-builder or td-builder-live MCP tool call when building or debugging a TouchDesigner network.
