# AbilityDef

> Kinbarrow modding reference — content tree `4a103dcdb658a75a`, version `0.2.0+main.e011511f4`.

One row of the open ability registry.

**Note on syntax:** these files are RON, not JSON. The shapes below are exact,
but punctuation follows RON — read a real `data/*.ron` file alongside.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | `Ability` | required | Stable authored id used by every ability-bearing row. |
| `name` | `string` | required | Player-facing full name. |
| `short` | `string` | required | Player-facing short label. |

## Nested shapes

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### Ability

An open, validated Ability id interned from authored data.