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May 2026v2.1.3

MCP Server & AI Panel

May brought the most ambitious feature yet: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integration. zStudio now exposes a full MCP server that AI assistants (like Claude) can connect to and drive the editor programmatically. Via MCP, an AI can create scenes, import assets, generate images, set properties, navigate orientation, and more. A companion AI panel was added to the editor UI — a chat-like interface where you can type requests and have the AI assistant execute them directly against the open scene. The MaskInspector arrived, letting you set a PIXI mask on any container. Collapsible inspector sections made the Properties panel far less cluttered. The BottomPanel was reorganised. All four importer packages received significant updates in May: zImporter_PIXI7 underwent a major Spine loading refactor with improved animation handling. Masking support landed across all four packages. zImporter_html gained cue point support — you can now listen for named timeline markers directly in plain-HTML projects. zImporter_PIXI8 published its first README.

Highlights

  • →MCP Server — AI can drive zStudio programmatically
  • →AI panel (chat interface in the editor)
  • →AI reference documentation (AiReference)
  • →MaskInspector (PIXI mask support)
  • →Collapsible inspector sections
  • →TitleInspector section headers
  • →Spine looping + play-on-start properties
  • →Bitmap text controls in AI tools
  • →Code obfuscation in production build
  • →zImporter_PIXI7: Spine loading overhaul, masking, play-on-start
  • →zImporter_Phaser: masking, Spine looping, transform synchronisation
  • →zImporter_html: masking, cue points, playOnStart/looping
  • →zImporter_PIXI8: masking, Spine looping, README published
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