Private release candidate / UE 5.8 developer tool
GhostLink
A private Unreal tool for reviewing AI-requested editor changes, approving selected operations locally and inspecting their results.
The problem
An editor change can encounter unsaved work or stale state, and an interrupted operation can leave an uncertain result. The person using an AI tool needs to inspect the proposal, decide whether to proceed and see what happened.
My contribution
I define supported editor workflows, approval boundaries and review scenarios, using AI coding tools extensively for C++ implementation and iteration. I review the behaviour and recorded evidence before extending the operation scope.
- Inspect and plan
- Approve locally
- Execute and inspect the result
Implementation choices
Use Unreal's tool boundary
GhostLink registers selected operations through UE 5.8's experimental Unreal MCP and Toolset Registry plugins. The operator workspace separates inspection and planning from execution.
Require a local decision
The workflow uses dry-run validation, an expiring one-shot approval and an explicit continuation step. The person at the local approval surface reviews the proposed operation before it proceeds.
Preserve uncertain results
Local operation records retain results across sessions. An uncertain operation remains available for inspection rather than automatic retry. Backup checks compare recorded manifests, hashes and sizes; Unreal restore and loadability require separate acceptance.
Result
The private candidate implements this review-and-approval workflow for selected editor operations, with retained native-editor and MCP validation. I am continuing save/backup and Undo qualification before a broader release.
Availability and scope
GhostLink remains a project-local private release candidate. Save/backup concurrency and Undo provenance still have open qualification work. The repository is unpublished, and the selected-operation checks do not establish a general-purpose autonomous editor.
Project notes reviewed October 7, 2026. Development status is separate from Nexus reception updates.
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