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Description

Makes it possible to identify the cause when editing a Prefab asset does not change what the scene shows because scene-side overrides remain. Adds override listing and targeted apply and revert operations to manage_prefabs.

Type of Change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Breaking change
  • Documentation update
  • Refactoring
  • Test update

Changes Made

  • list_overrides returns propertyPath, instanceValue, and prefabValue for each object and component, and lists added and removed components and GameObjects.
  • apply_overrides / revert_overrides are limited to the target object. Children, components, properties, and structural overrides can be selected explicitly. Selecting a child by a name shared by several siblings is rejected as ambiguous, and selection by instance ID is limited to that object alone.
  • Unity default overrides are normally excluded. Selection indices are preserved when display settings change, and traversal stops revisiting cyclic managed references.
  • Validates the target Prefab lineage and references in advance. Selecting a nonexistent array element does not expand the application scope to the entire array; the array itself must be selected explicitly.
  • Updates the Python API, 3 CLI commands, manifest, generated reference, CLI guide, and both copies of the skill.

Compatibility / Package Source

  • Unity: macOS / 6000.3.20f1, Test Framework 1.6.0.
  • Package source: A file: UPM package from a working branch based on beta.
  • Base commit: 142ea0af4890337f0ff6658df61db23982313717. Package-lock resolution via a Git URL was not used.
  • For the removed-GameObject override API, caches the MethodInfo and PropertyInfo and reports in the response whether it is available. Returns an empty array on unsupported versions and rejects writes for that override type.
  • The CI-specified versions 2021.3.45f2, 2022.3.62f1, 6000.0.75f1, and 6000.4.8f1 were not installed, so all 4 checks in the multi-version check script were skipped. Older-version APIs were cross-checked against the official reference source, but there are no execution results from older versions.

Testing/Screenshots/Recordings

  • Python tests: 1,594 passed / 18 skipped.
  • Unity EditMode tests: 68 passed (32 new, 29 existing Prefab CRUD, 7 Stage).
  • Unity PlayMode tests: Not run because the scope is Prefab operations in the Editor.
  • Package import/compile check: Performed with the Unity version above.
  • Before the fix, 1 listing test failed with Unknown action: list_overrides.
  • Verified property-level apply and revert, 4 types of structural overrides, preservation of children, same-named siblings, nested prefabs, variants, default overrides, arrays, cyclic references, reference values, and invalid apply destinations.
  • generate_docs_reference.py --check, the full Python test suite including the manifest, comparison of CLI help against the documentation tables, and git diff --check passed.
  • Fixed findings from the read-only review and added a Unity regression test for each.

Documentation Updates

  • I have added/removed/modified tools or resources
  • The LLM prompt at tools/UPDATE_DOCS_PROMPT.md
  • Manual review of the generated changes

Related Issues

Fixes #1435

Additional Notes

Applying overrides changes the Prefab asset and therefore also affects other instances. Retrieve selection indices again after writing. Unreadable serialized values are indicated by availability flags. Operations use AutomatedAction and do not guarantee that entries are added to the Undo history. Windows, Linux, and the other CI-specified Unity versions are not verified.

The scope of array application and handling of cyclic references were checked against Unity's official ApplyPropertyOverride and SerializedProperty.Next documentation.

Fork CI verification

Checked the GitHub Actions results for the same commit 9ee1c16f2f90ef1f2e05fce60430ad6a2badd1f2. The Python tests succeeded, as did the harness tests that run without Unity.

C# compilation also succeeded with Unity 6000.0.75f1. Runtime and Editor were compiled for each of the Windows, macOS, and Linux configurations.

The docs build succeeded. The generated-docs drift check also succeeded.

The E2E tests and the Unity Editor tests that require a license were skipped.

The upstream GitHub Actions are waiting for a maintainer to approve the run for the current commit. The CI successes above are results from runs on the fork that verified the same commit.

Review follow-up

Commit 78b8f0ed7cd5d152294b8587fdb264c306d683a7 addresses the automated review finding that a failure part-way through applying or reverting overrides left partial changes behind a generic "Internal error". Each entry is now applied inside a guard: the scene is marked dirty when anything changed, the exception is logged, and the response says how many overrides completed, which one failed (type, child path, index) and that nothing was rolled back. The success path and the validation phase are unchanged. A unit test covers the error response for apply and revert; a real mid-loop failure cannot be provoked deterministically, so that path is covered by review only.

Verification for the latest commit:

  • Unity 6000.3.20f1 (macOS), EditMode, local run of ManagePrefabInstanceOverridesTests, ManagePrefabsCrudTests, ManagePrefabsStageTests: 72 passed, 0 failed.
  • Fork CI (haranishi/unity-mcp#7): the license-free C# compile check (win/osx/linux defines), the Python tests and the generated-docs drift check succeeded.
  • Not run: the Unity versions pinned by CI, and Windows/Linux. The fork has no Unity license, so its Unity Tests and E2E jobs are skipped, not passed. The upstream workflows for this PR are waiting for a maintainer to approve the run.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Inspect scene-instance prefab overrides, with filters for child objects, components, and properties.
    • Apply selected overrides to a prefab asset or revert them from a scene instance. Structural changes can be selected by type and index.
    • Use the overrides, apply-overrides, and revert-overrides CLI commands.
    • Applying overrides to a prefab asset can affect other instances that use that asset.

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Adds scene prefab-instance override listing, filtering, selective apply, and revert operations to the Unity tool, server interface, and CLI. The change validates targets and write selections, reports property and structural overrides, and adds tests and documentation.

Changes: Prefab Instance Overrides

Layer / File(s) Summary
Unity override handling and dispatch
MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/Prefabs/ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides.cs, MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/Prefabs/ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides.cs.meta, MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/Prefabs/ManagePrefabs.cs
Unity adds override listing, filtering, and selective apply or revert handling. It validates targets and write selections, reports property values and structural overrides, and marks the scene dirty after completed writes.
Server, CLI, and documentation wiring
Server/src/services/tools/manage_prefabs.py, Server/src/cli/commands/prefab.py, manifest.json, .claude/skills/unity-mcp-skill/*, unity-mcp-skill/*, website/docs/guides/cli.md, website/docs/reference/cli.md, website/docs/reference/tools/*
The server tool and CLI expose override actions and selectors. Documentation describes target scope, filters, write requirements, and prefab asset destinations.
Override operation validation
Server/tests/test_manage_prefabs.py, Server/tests/test_prefab_overrides_cli.py, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Scripts/TestAsmdef/PrefabOverrideTestComponent.cs, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Scripts/TestAsmdef/PrefabOverrideTestComponent.cs.meta, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Tools/ManagePrefabInstanceOverridesTests.cs, TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Tests/EditMode/Tools/ManagePrefabInstanceOverridesTests.cs.meta
Server tests check request forwarding and invalid options. Unity EditMode tests cover property and structural overrides, selection errors, prefab variants and nesting, and serialized-value cases.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant ServerManagePrefabs
  participant UnityManagePrefabs
  participant ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides
  CLI->>ServerManagePrefabs: Send override action and selectors
  ServerManagePrefabs->>UnityManagePrefabs: Forward manage_prefabs request
  UnityManagePrefabs->>ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides: Dispatch action and parameters
  ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides-->>UnityManagePrefabs: Return listing or write result
  UnityManagePrefabs-->>ServerManagePrefabs: Return command result
  ServerManagePrefabs-->>CLI: Format and return result
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Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #1435 requires listing prefab-instance overrides and targeted apply/revert actions. The PR adds list_overrides, apply_overrides, and revert_overrides to manage_prefabs. The implementatio…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within Issue #1435. The Unity handler, API, CLI, manifest, generated references, guides, skill files, and tests support prefab-instance override inspection and targeted apply/revert…
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding listing, applying, and reverting Prefab instance overrides.
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@MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/Prefabs/ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides.cs:
- Around line 131-145: Update the apply loop over candidates so each entry’s
ApplyPropertyOverride or Native.Apply failure is caught per entry; report the
number and paths of entries successfully applied before failure. Ensure
EditorSceneManager.MarkSceneDirty(scene) runs in a finally block, including when
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  • Server/src/cli/commands/prefab.py
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  • TestProjects/UnityMCPTests/Assets/Scripts/TestAsmdef/PrefabOverrideTestComponent.cs
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  • website/docs/guides/cli.md
  • website/docs/reference/cli.md
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Comment thread MCPForUnity/Editor/Tools/Prefabs/ManagePrefabInstanceOverrides.cs Outdated
Apply and revert validate every entry first, but a later write can still throw
after earlier entries were written. The exception reached the generic handler,
which returned "Internal error" without saying what had changed and skipped
MarkSceneDirty.

Catch the failure per entry, mark the scene dirty when anything changed, log
the exception, and return an error that says how many overrides completed,
which one failed, and that nothing was rolled back.
@haranishi haranishi changed the title feat: Prefabインスタンスの上書き一覧・適用・取消を追加 (#1435) feat: list, apply and revert Prefab instance overrides (#1435) Oct 13, 2026
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[Feature]: List / revert / apply prefab-instance overrides (scene overrides silently mask prefab edits)

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