---
name: pp-roblox
description: "Investigate Roblox's fragmented public web data from one agent-friendly CLI. Trigger phrases: `look up a Roblox user`, `investigate a Roblox group`, `compare Roblox users`, `research a Roblox game`, `use Roblox`, `run Roblox`."
author: "Kieran Maynard"
license: "Apache-2.0"
argument-hint: "<command> [args] | install cli|mcp"
allowed-tools: "Read Bash"
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      bins:
        - roblox-pp-cli
    install:
      - kind: go
        bins: [roblox-pp-cli]
        module: github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/social-and-messaging/roblox/cmd/roblox-pp-cli
---
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# Roblox — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `roblox-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install roblox --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `roblox-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into `$GOPATH/bin` (default `$HOME/go/bin`), so add that directory to `$PATH` instead:

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/social-and-messaging/roblox/cmd/roblox-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

Query public users, groups, avatars, games, badges, inventory, catalog, and thumbnails across Roblox API hosts. Cross-resource investigation commands and a local SQLite store turn isolated responses into reproducible research workflows.

## When to Use This CLI

Use this CLI for public Roblox identity, group, game, catalog, badge, inventory, presence, or thumbnail research and for repeatable agent workflows over those records. Prefer its investigation and local-history commands when a task spans multiple Roblox API hosts.

## Anti-triggers

Do not use this CLI for:
- Do not use this CLI instead of Roblox Studio for experience development.
- Do not use anonymous commands for account mutations that require Cookie and CSRF state.
- Do not treat this legacy public-data CLI as the Roblox Open Cloud creator-administration API.

## Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

### Cross-resource investigations
- **`investigate user`** — Assemble a public Roblox user's identity, avatar, groups, badges, inventory visibility, and thumbnails in one result.

  _Use this when an agent needs broad public context for one Roblox identity rather than a single record._

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli investigate user 1 --agent
  ```
- **`investigate group`** — Resolve a Roblox group, its owner, roles, and other public context in one command.

  _Use this for repeatable public ownership and affiliation checks on a Roblox group._

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli investigate group 1 --agent
  ```
- **`catalog creator-footprint`** — Summarize a Roblox creator's public games, bundles, and catalog-facing identity in one result.

  _Use this for creator or competitor research that spans more than one catalog endpoint._

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli catalog creator-footprint 1 --agent
  ```
- **`ecosystem game`** — Build a game-centered view of public universe details, creator context, media, and related badges.

  _Use this for game or competitor research that spans more than a single universe response._

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli ecosystem game 1534453623 --agent
  ```

### Local relationship analysis
- **`network overlap`** — Find shared public groups and relationship records between two locally synced Roblox users.

  _Use this when comparing two Roblox identities and their observable public affiliations._

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli network overlap --user-a 1 --user-b 156 --agent
  ```

## Command Reference

**asset-thumbnail-animated** — Manage asset thumbnail animated

- `roblox-pp-cli asset-thumbnail-animated` — Thumbnails asset animated.

**asset-to-category** — Manage asset to category

- `roblox-pp-cli asset-to-category` — Lists a mapping for assets to category IDs to convert from inventory ID to catalog ID.

**asset-to-subcategory** — Manage asset to subcategory

- `roblox-pp-cli asset-to-subcategory` — Lists a mapping for assets to subcategory IDs to convert from inventory ID to catalog ID.

**assets** — Manage assets

- `roblox-pp-cli assets` — Thumbnails assets.

**assets-thumbnail-3d** — Manage assets thumbnail 3d

- `roblox-pp-cli assets-thumbnail-3d` — Thumbnails assets.

**avatar** — Manage avatar

- `roblox-pp-cli avatar create` — Requests the authenticated user's thumbnail be redrawn.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar create-setbodycolors` — Sets the authenticated user's body colors.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar create-setplayeravatartype` — This is the avatar type chosen on the Avatar page.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar create-setscales` — Sets the authenticated user's scales.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar list` — Returns details about the authenticated user's avatar.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar list-metadata` — Returns metadata used by the avatar page of the website.

**avatar-2** — Manage avatar 2

- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-2 create` — Sets the authenticated user's body colors.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-2 create-setwearingassets` — Only allows items that you own, are not expired, and are wearable asset types.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-2 get` — Includes assets, bodycolors, and playerAvatarType.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-2 get-users` — Gets a list of outfits for the specified user.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-2 list` — Returns details about the authenticated user's avatar.

**avatar-outfits** — Manage avatar outfits

- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-outfits create` — Fails if any of the assetIds are not owned by the user, or not wearable types.
- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-outfits update` — Fails if the user does not own any of the assetIds or if they are not wearable asset types. Accepts partial updates.

**avatar-rules** — Manage avatar rules

- `roblox-pp-cli avatar-rules` — BodyColorsPalette is a list of valid brickColors you can choose for your avatar.

**avatar-users** — Manage avatar users


**badges** — Manage badges

- `roblox-pp-cli badges` — Thumbnails badge icons.

**badges-2** — Manage badges 2

- `roblox-pp-cli badges-2 get` — Gets badge information by the badge Id.
- `roblox-pp-cli badges-2 list` — Gets metadata about the badges system.
- `roblox-pp-cli badges-2 update` — Updates badge configuration.

**badges-user** — Manage badges user

- `roblox-pp-cli badges-user <badgeId>` — Removes a badge from the authenticated user.

**badges-users** — Manage badges users


**batch** — Manage batch

- `roblox-pp-cli batch` — Returns a list of thumbnails with varying types and sizes

**birthdate** — Manage birthdate

- `roblox-pp-cli birthdate create` — Update the user's birthdate
- `roblox-pp-cli birthdate list` — Get the user's birthdate

**bundles** — Manage bundles

- `roblox-pp-cli bundles` — Get bundle thumbnails for the given CSV of bundle ids

**catalog** — Manage catalog

- `roblox-pp-cli catalog` — There is an item count limit per request. Exceeding this returns 400 Bad Request.

**catalog-assets** — Manage catalog assets


**catalog-bundles** — Manage catalog bundles

- `roblox-pp-cli catalog-bundles` — Returns details about the given bundleIds.

**catalog-search** — Manage catalog search

- `roblox-pp-cli catalog-search` — This endpoint is for search by item type ids.

**catalog-users** — Manage catalog users


**categories** — Manage categories

- `roblox-pp-cli categories` — Lists Category Names and their Ids.

**collectible-items** — Manage collectible items


**collections** — Manage collections

- `roblox-pp-cli collections create` — Adds an item to the appropriate collection
- `roblox-pp-cli collections delete` — Removes an item to the appropriate collection

**description** — Manage description

- `roblox-pp-cli description create` — Update the user's description
- `roblox-pp-cli description list` — Get the user's description

**developer-products** — Manage developer products

- `roblox-pp-cli developer-products` — Thumbnails developer product icons.

**display-names** — Manage display names

- `roblox-pp-cli display-names` — Validate a display name for a new user.

**economy-user** — Manage economy user

- `roblox-pp-cli economy-user` — Currency can only be retrieved for the authenticated user.

**favorites** — Manage favorites

- `roblox-pp-cli favorites create` — Create a favorite for an asset by the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites create-users` — Create a favorite for the bundle by the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites delete` — Delete a favorite for an asset by the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites delete-users` — Delete favorite for the bundle by the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get` — Gets the favorite count for the given asset Id.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get-bundles` — Gets the favorite count for the given bundle Id.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get-users` — Gets the favorite model for the asset and user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get-users-2` — Gets the favorite model for the bundle and user.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get-users-3` — Lists the marketplace assets favorited by a given user with the given assetTypeId.
- `roblox-pp-cli favorites get-users-4` — Lists the bundles favorited by a given user with the given bundle subtypeId.

**featured-content** — Manage featured content

- `roblox-pp-cli featured-content create` — Sets the featured event for a group
- `roblox-pp-cli featured-content delete` — Deletes the featured event for a group
- `roblox-pp-cli featured-content list` — Gets the featured event for a group

**friends-users** — Manage friends users


**game-passes** — Manage game passes

- `roblox-pp-cli game-passes` — Thumbnails game pass icons.

**game-start-info** — Manage game start info

- `roblox-pp-cli game-start-info` — The server will call this on game server start to request general information about the universe This is version 1.

**games** — Manage games

- `roblox-pp-cli games get` — Get games recommendations based on a given universe
- `roblox-pp-cli games list` — Gets a list of games' detail
- `roblox-pp-cli games list-gamesproductinfo` — Gets a list of games' product info, used to purchase a game
- `roblox-pp-cli games list-multigetplacedetails` — Get place details
- `roblox-pp-cli games list-multigetplayabilitystatus` — Gets a list of universe playability statuses for the authenticated user

**games-2** — Manage games 2


**games-users** — Manage games users


**gender** — Manage gender

- `roblox-pp-cli gender create` — Update the user's gender
- `roblox-pp-cli gender list` — Get the user's gender

**groups** — Manage groups

- `roblox-pp-cli groups` — Fetches thumbnail URLs for a list of groups. Ids that do not correspond to groups will be filtered out.

**groups-2** — Manage groups 2

- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 create` — This endpoint will charge Robux for the group purchase. Accepts 'icon' and 'coverPhoto' in Files object.
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 create-policies` — Gets group policy info used for compliance.
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 get` — Gets group information
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 list` — Gets Groups contextual information: Max number of groups a user can be part of.
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 list-configuration` — Gets Group configuration contextual information
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 list-search` — Search for groups by keyword.
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 list-search-2` — Should only be used for direct lookups where a user is inputting a group name, shouldn't be used for search pages.
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 list-search-3` — Although there is no reason for this to require an authenticated user right now, in the future
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-2 update` — Updates the group icon.

**groups-user** — Manage groups user

- `roblox-pp-cli groups-user create` — Sets the authenticated user's primary group
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-user delete` — Removes the authenticated user's primary group
- `roblox-pp-cli groups-user list` — Gets groups that the authenticated user has requested to join

**groups-users** — Manage groups users


**inventory** — Manage inventory

- `roblox-pp-cli inventory <assetId>` — Give up an asset owned by the authenticated user.

**inventory-assets** — Manage inventory assets


**inventory-users** — Manage inventory users


**inventory-users-2** — Manage inventory users 2


**metadata** — Manage metadata

- `roblox-pp-cli metadata` — List

**my** — Manage my

- `roblox-pp-cli my create` — Create
- `roblox-pp-cli my get` — Get
- `roblox-pp-cli my list` — Get the number of friends a user has
- `roblox-pp-cli my list-friends` — Get all users that friend requests with targetUserId using exclusive start paging
- `roblox-pp-cli my list-newfriendrequests` — List newfriendrequests
- `roblox-pp-cli my list-trustedfriends` — Get the number of trusted friends a user has
- `roblox-pp-cli my list-trustedfriends-2` — Get all incoming trusted friend requests using exclusive start paging.

**outfits** — Manage outfits


**packages** — Manage packages


**places** — Manage places

- `roblox-pp-cli places` — Fetches game icon URLs for a list of places. Ids that do not correspond to a valid place will be filtered out.

**presence** — Manage presence

- `roblox-pp-cli presence` — Get user

**roles** — Manage roles

- `roblox-pp-cli roles` — Gets the Roles by their ids.

**subcategories** — Manage subcategories

- `roblox-pp-cli subcategories` — Lists Subcategory Names and their Ids.

**thumbnails-games** — Manage thumbnails games

- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-games list` — Fetches game icon URLs for a list of universes' root places.
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-games list-multiget` — Fetch game thumbnail URLs for a list of universe IDs.

**thumbnails-users** — Manage thumbnails users

- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list` — Get Avatar Full body shots for the given CSV of userIds
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list-avatar3d` — Get Avatar 3d object for a user
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list-avatarbust` — Get Avatar Busts for the given CSV of userIds
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list-avatarheadshot` — Get Avatar Headshots for the given CSV of userIds
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list-outfit3d` — Get 3d object for an outfit
- `roblox-pp-cli thumbnails-users list-outfits` — Get outfits for the given CSV of userOutfitIds

**topic** — Manage topic

- `roblox-pp-cli topic` — Get topic given TopicRequestModel.

**universes** — Manage universes


**user** — Manage user

- `roblox-pp-cli user create` — Returns whether or not the current user is following each userId in a list of userIds
- `roblox-pp-cli user list` — Return the number of pending friend requests.
- `roblox-pp-cli user list-trustedfriendrequests` — Return the number of pending trusted friend requests.

**usernames** — Manage usernames

- `roblox-pp-cli usernames` — This endpoint will also check previous usernames.

**users** — Manage users

- `roblox-pp-cli users create` — Does not require X-CSRF-Token protection because this is essentially a get request but as a POST to avoid URI limits.
- `roblox-pp-cli users get` — Gets detailed user information by id.
- `roblox-pp-cli users list` — Gets the minimal authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli users list-authenticated` — Gets the age bracket of the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli users list-authenticated-2` — Gets the country code of the authenticated user.
- `roblox-pp-cli users list-authenticated-3` — Gets the (public) roles of the authenticated user, such as `'Soothsayer'` and `'BetaTester'`.
- `roblox-pp-cli users list-search` — Searches for users by keyword.


### Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

```bash
roblox-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"
```

`which` resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code `0` means at least one match; exit code `2` means no confident match — fall back to `--help` or use a narrower query.

## Recipes

### Narrow a public user response

```bash
roblox-pp-cli users get 1 --agent --select results.id,results.name,results.displayName
```

Return only stable identity fields to conserve agent context.

### Investigate a group

```bash
roblox-pp-cli investigate group 1 --agent
```

Resolve public group and owner context together.

### Refresh selected local resources

```bash
roblox-pp-cli sync --resources users,groups --max-pages 1
```

Populate a bounded local snapshot for later search and comparison.

## Auth Setup

Public lookup commands require no credentials. Some legacy Roblox endpoints require a browser session cookie and CSRF handling; this CLI does not claim that account mutations are available without those protections. Roblox Open Cloud API keys and OAuth are a separate creator-administration surface.

Run `roblox-pp-cli doctor` to verify setup.

## Agent Mode

Add `--agent` to any command. Expands to: `--json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes`.

- **Pipeable** — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
- **Filterable** — `--select` keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

  ```bash
  roblox-pp-cli asset-thumbnail-animated --asset-id 42 --agent --select id,name,status
  ```
- **Previewable** — `--dry-run` shows the request without sending
- **Offline-friendly** — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
- **Non-interactive** — never prompts, every input is a flag
- **Explicit retries** — use `--idempotent` only when an already-existing create should count as success, and use `--ignore-missing` only when a missing delete target should count as success

### Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

```json
{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}
```

Parse `.results` for data and `.meta.source` to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable `N results (live)` summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal AND no machine-format flag (`--json`, `--csv`, `--compact`, `--quiet`, `--plain`, `--select`) is set — piped/agent consumers and explicit-format runs get pure JSON on stdout.

## Paths and state

Agents should treat the CLI's path resolver as part of the runtime contract:

- Use `--home <dir>` for one invocation, or set `ROBLOX_HOME=<dir>` to relocate all four path kinds under one root.
- Use per-kind env vars only when a specific kind must diverge: `ROBLOX_CONFIG_DIR`, `ROBLOX_DATA_DIR`, `ROBLOX_STATE_DIR`, `ROBLOX_CACHE_DIR`.
- Resolution order is per-kind env var, `--home`, `ROBLOX_HOME`, XDG (`XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `XDG_DATA_HOME`, `XDG_STATE_HOME`, `XDG_CACHE_HOME`), then platform defaults.
- `config` contains settings like `config.toml` and profiles. `data` contains `credentials.toml`, `data.db`, cookies, and auth sidecars. `state` contains persisted queries, jobs, and `teach.log`. `cac