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- git:20260808.3727d02, committed Aug 8, 2026
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- Apache-2.0
Persist player data in Roblox with DataStoreService: GetDataStore, GetAsync/ SetAsync/UpdateAsync/IncrementAsync wrapped in pcall, load-on-join and save-on-leave plus BindToClose, retries, and OrderedDataStore leaderboards. Use when saving or loading persistent data in a Roblox experience — when the user mentions DataStore, DataStoreService, GetAsync, SetAsync, UpdateAsync, save player data, or leaderboards. For general Luau scripting use roblox-luau.
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What the file says
# Roblox DataStores
Persist data across sessions in Roblox with `DataStoreService`: loading on join,
saving on leave and shutdown, safe updates, retries, and ordered stores for
leaderboards. Server-side only.
## When to use
- Use to save/load player progress (coins, inventory, levels), build persistent
leaderboards, or fix data loss, overwrites, and throttling.
- Use when server code calls `DataStoreService`, `GetDataStore`, `GetAsync`,
`SetAsync`, `UpdateAsync`, or `GetOrderedDataStore`.
**When *not* to use:** general scripting, services, remotes, the client/server
split → `roblox-luau`. High-frequency temporary state (matchmaking, per-round) →
memory stores (a different service). Engine-agnostic persistence theory →
`save-systems`.
## Core workflow
1. **Enable Studio access once.** File → Game Settings → Security → *Enable Studio
Access to API Services* (use a test place; Studio hits live data). DataStores
work only from server `Script`s, never `LocalScript`s.
2. **Get a store, then read/write by key.** `DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Name")`;
key per player is usually `"Player_" .. player.UserId`.
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How to install
mdr add gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills/roblox-datastores@sha256:b64a11db8cee8b03The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260808.3727d02, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
gamedev-skills/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills · 1,784 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-09 · branch main
API
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