MG-CLI

A .NET 10.0 global tool for managing CI/CD pipelines for Godot game projects — building export presets, versioning, deploying to Steam/itch.io/DigitalOcean, and posting Discord notifications.

Installation

dotnet tool install --global mg-cli

Commands

Godot commands are grouped under godot, Steam commands under steam, and itch.io commands under itchio.

Command	Description
godot install	Install Godot engine and export templates
godot import	Run the Godot import process
godot build	Build a Godot project for one or more export presets
godot version	Get or bump the version in project.godot
csproj-versioning	Bump the version in a .csproj file
commit	Commit and tag the current build
discord-hook	Send a Discord webhook with build info and changelog
steam setup	Install SteamCMD from the Steamworks SDK
steam deploy	Deploy a build to Steam
itchio setup	Install Butler (itch.io CLI)
itchio deploy	Deploy a build to itch.io
digitalocean	Deploy a build to a DigitalOcean droplet

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Godot Install

Install the Godot engine and export templates for a specific version. Supports Windows, Linux, and macOS.

mg-cli godot install <version>

Argument	Required	Description
version	Yes	Godot version to install (e.g. 4.4.1)

Downloads the engine and export templates from the official Godot GitHub releases, extracts them to the standard platform location, and sets executable permissions. On Linux, a desktop entry is created at ~/.local/share/applications/godot.desktop.

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Godot Import

Run the Godot headless import process for a project.

mg-cli godot import <project-path> <godot-version>

Argument	Required	Description
project-path	Yes	Path to the Godot project directory
godot-version	Yes	Godot version to use

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Godot Build

Build a Godot project for one or more export presets. Supports both interactive selection and explicit preset names.

# Release build
mg-cli godot build -p <project-path> -v <godot-version> -r <preset-name>

# Debug build
mg-cli godot build -p <project-path> -v <godot-version> -d <preset-name>

# Interactive mode — select presets from a list
mg-cli godot build -p <project-path> -v <godot-version> -i

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--projectPath	-p	Yes	Path to the Godot project
--godotVersion	-v	Yes	Godot version
--export-release	-r	No	Export preset name (release)
--export-debug	-d	No	Export preset name (debug)
--interactive	-i	No	Select presets interactively

Before building, the command runs dotnet build to catch C# compilation errors and ensures the .godot directory exists (running import if needed). Build logs are written to builds/Logs/<preset>.log. On macOS, the resulting .app bundle is automatically unsigned and de-quarantined.

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Godot Version

Get or bump the version in a Godot project.godot file. Uses a YYYY.MM.BUILD scheme — year and month are set automatically, and the build number is incremented. Also preserves any config/version_suffix. Run from the Godot project directory.

# Print the current version
mg-cli godot version

# Bump the version
mg-cli godot version --bump

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--bump	-b	No	Bump the version number instead of printing it

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Csproj Versioning

Bump the patch version in a .csproj file. Increments the third segment of a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH version string.

mg-cli csproj-versioning <path-to-csproj> [property-name]

Argument	Required	Default	Description
path	Yes	—	Path to the .csproj file
propertyName	No	AssemblyVersion	The XML element to update

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Commit

Stage all changes, commit with the current build version, create a git tag, and push to origin/main.

mg-cli commit <project-path>

Argument	Required	Description
project-path	No	Path to the Godot project (defaults to current directory)

Commit message format: _Build Version: <version> Tag format: v<version>

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Discord Hook

Send a Discord webhook embed with the latest build version and a changelog generated from git commits since the previous tag.

mg-cli discord-hook -p <project-path> -h <webhook-url> -s <steam-url> -l <logo-url>

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--projectPath	-p	Yes	Path to the Godot project
--hookUrl	-h	Yes	Discord webhook URL
--steamUrl	-s	Yes	Steam store page URL
--logoUrl	-l	Yes	URL to a logo/thumbnail image
--noChangeLog	—	No	Skip the changelog in the embed

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Steam Setup

Download and install SteamCMD from the Steamworks SDK.

mg-cli steam setup

Installs the content builder to ~/steamcmd. No arguments required.

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Steam Deploy

Deploy a build to Steam using SteamCMD and a VDF build configuration file.

mg-cli steam deploy -p <project-path> --vdf <path-to-vdf> -u <username> -pw <password>

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--projectPath	-p	Yes	Path to the Godot project
--vdf	—	Yes	Path to the .vdf build config
--username	-u	Yes	Steamworks username
--password	-pw	Yes	Steamworks password
--preview	-pv	No	Mark the build as a preview

The VDF file's Desc field is automatically set to the current version.

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Itch.io Butler Setup

Download and install Butler, the itch.io command-line deployment tool.

# Install Butler
mg-cli itchio setup

# Check installed version
mg-cli itchio setup -v

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--version	-v	No	Print the installed Butler version instead of installing

After installation you will be prompted to log in interactively.

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Itch.io Deploy

Push a build to itch.io using Butler.

mg-cli itchio deploy <build-path> <company/game:platform> -p <project-path>

Argument	Required	Description
build-path	Yes	Path to the build directory
company/game:platform	Yes	itch.io target (e.g. my-studio/my-game:windows)

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--projectPath	-p	Yes	Path to the Godot project

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DigitalOcean Deploy

Deploy a build to a DigitalOcean droplet over SSH. Copies a systemd service file, an optional nginx config, and build files to the server, then restarts the service.

mg-cli digitalocean <ip-address> <service-file-path> <build-path> [-n <nginx-config>]

Argument	Required	Description
ip-address	Yes	IP address of the DigitalOcean droplet
service-file-path	Yes	Path to the systemd .service file to deploy
build-path	Yes	Path to the local build directory to copy to the server

Option	Alias	Required	Description
--nginx-config	-n	No	Path to an nginx .conf file to deploy

The command reads WorkingDirectory and ExecStart from the service file to determine where to deploy and what to make executable. It stops the existing service, cleans the remote directory, copies all files via scp, and restarts the service with systemctl.

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CI/CD

The repository includes a GitHub Actions workflow that runs on every push to main (skipped when commit message contains [skip ci]):

1. Bumps the package version via csproj-versioning
2. Commits the version change and creates a git tag
3. Builds, packs, and publishes to NuGet

To set up publishing, add a NUGET_API_KEY secret to your repository (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions).

License

MIT