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Advises on Unity Inspector authoring UX — SerializeField usage, Tooltip/Header organization, validation, and custom Inspector display. Use when designing how a component appears in the Inspector, organizing serialized fields, adding tooltips/headers, or improving authoring UX, even if the user just says "Inspector怎么设计" or "字段怎么显示". 为 Unity Inspector 编写体验提供建议(SerializeField 用法、Tooltip/Header 组织、校验、自定义 Inspector 显示);当用户要设计组件在 Inspector 的呈现、组织序列化字段、添加提示/分组或改善编辑体验时使用。

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/Besty0728/Unity-Skills/blob/HEAD/SkillsForUnity/unity-skills~/skills/inspector/SKILL.md

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Unity Inspector Design

Use this skill when scripts need to be easier to author, configure, and review in the Inspector.

Guardrails

Mode: Documentation only — no REST skills to gate; load freely under any operating mode (Approval / Auto / Bypass).

  • Prefer [SerializeField] private over unnecessary public fields.
  • Do not over-decorate with attributes when simple naming suffices.

Default Rules

  • Use [Header], [Tooltip], [Space], [Range], [Min], [TextArea] when they clarify authoring intent.
  • Use [RequireComponent] for mandatory sibling dependencies.
  • Use [CreateAssetMenu] for config/data assets that designers should create directly.
  • Use OnValidate only for lightweight editor-time validation and normalization.
  • Use SerializeReference only when polymorphic serialized data is genuinely needed.

Inspector Quality Checklist

  • Are defaults safe?
  • Are required references obvious?
  • Are fields grouped by responsibility?
  • Are tuning values constrained?
  • Are debug-only fields separated from authoring fields?
  • Will another person understand this script from the Inspector alone?

Output Format

  • Field exposure strategy
  • Recommended attributes
  • Validation rules
  • Authoring UX improvements
  • Over-design to avoid