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name: using-cesiumjs-skills description: Use when a conversation begins with a CesiumJS development request - maps the 14 domain skills on offer and explains how passive activation selects between them

CesiumJS Skills Orientation

This plugin provides 14 domain skills covering CesiumJS v1.144 (~563 public symbols). Skills activate passively via description matching — no explicit invocation is required.

Available Skills

Skill	Use when...
cesiumjs-viewer-setup	Initializing a CesiumJS app, configuring widgets, setting Ion tokens, bootstrapping a globe
cesiumjs-camera	Positioning the camera, flyTo animations, constraining navigation, custom camera controllers, entity tracking
cesiumjs-entities	Adding points/labels/models/polygons and segmented paths, loading GeoJSON/KML/CZML/GPX through DataSources
cesiumjs-3d-tiles	Loading tilesets, compressed/CAD glTF content, MVT, metadata, voxels, point clouds, and clipping
cesiumjs-imagery	Adding/swapping base map layers, configuring imagery providers, split-screen comparisons
cesiumjs-terrain-environment	Configuring terrain, querying heights, atmosphere/sky/fog/lighting/shadows, panoramas
cesiumjs-primitives	Performance-critical static geometry, custom shapes, batching, BufferPrimitive collections, GeoJsonPrimitive
cesiumjs-materials-shaders	Fabric materials, ImageBasedLighting, post-processing effects, bloom, tonemapping
cesiumjs-custom-shader	Writing GLSL shader bodies for Model/Cesium3DTileset/VoxelPrimitive; reading feature IDs or structural metadata inside a shader
cesiumjs-time-properties	Time-dynamic attributes, simulation clocks, interpolation, and interval/sampled path materials
cesiumjs-spatial-math	Coordinate conversions, ellipsoid geometry, model matrices, intersection tests, projections
cesiumjs-interaction	User clicks on the globe, multi-modifier input actions, entity/feature selection, edge-snap picking, hover effects, drag interactions
cesiumjs-models-particles	glTF/GLB loading, KHR meshopt compression, CAD display extensions, animations, and particles
cesiumjs-core-utilities	HTTP requests via Resource, Color, Event, error handling, helper functions

Cross-Domain Questions

When a question spans multiple domains, consult wiki/Domain-Mapping.md — the definitive ownership map assigning every public CesiumJS class, function, and enum to exactly one skill.

Runtime Verification

Chrome DevTools MCP is available for browser-based iteration: console error checking, network inspection, screenshots, and Lighthouse audits.