Cardinal Game Studios

Local npm MVP for installing the Cardinal Game Studios workflow into an existing Unity, Godot, Unreal, or generic game project.

Local Usage

cd E:\Unity_project\cardinal-game-studios
npm run prepare:resources
node bin\cardinal-game-studios.js doctor --target E:\Unity_project\cardinaltest-hdrp
node bin\cardinal-game-studios.js init --dry-run --target E:\Unity_project\cardinaltest-hdrp --mode standard --hooks safe

After packing locally:

npm pack
npm install -g .\cardinal-game-studios-0.1.0.tgz
cardinal-game-studios init --target E:\Unity_project\cardinaltest-hdrp --mode standard --hooks safe

Install From npm

npm install -g cardinal-game-studios
cardinal-game-studios init --target E:\Unity_project\YourGameProject --mode standard --hooks none

Or run without global installation:

npx cardinal-game-studios init --target E:\Unity_project\YourGameProject --mode standard --hooks none

Commands

• init: install Cardinal Game Studios workflow files.
• doctor: inspect project type and installed workflow counts.
• update: re-run the installer and refresh managed files with backups.
• uninstall --yes: remove files recorded in .cardinal/game-studios-install.json and remove the managed CARDINAL.md section.

Install Modes

• minimal: CARDINAL.md, .cardinal/settings.json, and agents.
• standard: minimal plus skills and rules.
• full: standard plus docs, hooks, statusline, and agent memory.

Hook profiles:

• none: no Cardinal Game Studios hooks in settings.
• safe: session, notification, compact, and stop hooks.
• quality: all bundled hooks.

On Windows, --hooks none is the safest default unless Git Bash or another bash runtime is available in PATH.

Changed existing files are backed up with a .bak-<timestamp> suffix before replacement.