A useful FiveM toolchain is small and reproducible: an editor, Git, the official Cfx documentation, a local/staging server, database tools and built-in profiling before third-party optimizers. Add a tool only when it owns a clear part of the workflow.
Konserwacja: links and roles were checked on 9 August 2026. FiveMX does not require a particular editor or AI tool.
Core FiveM development toolkit
| Praca | Narzędzie | Why it belongs |
|---|---|---|
| Platform reference | Cfx Documentation | Canonical resource, native and server reference |
| Code editing | Visual Studio Code or another LSP-capable editor | Lua/JS/C# navigation, formatting and repository search |
| Version control | Git | Reviewable changes, rollback and release tags |
| Server administration | txAdmin | FXServer monitoring, restarts, access and operational controls |
| API testing | curl or an HTTP client |
Repeatable webhook and endpoint checks without UI guesswork |
| Database work | MariaDB/MySQL CLI plus a read-only GUI when useful | Schema inspection, migrations and query evidence |
| Profilowanie | Cfx profiler and resource monitor commands | Measures bottlenecks before code is rewritten |
| Mapping/assets | Creator-documented GTA asset tools | Specialist work; licensing and export formats must be verified per tool |
Recommended project workflow
- Keep every custom resource in Git, excluding credentials, caches and generated server data.
- Use a resource manifest and pin dependencies to known revisions.
- Develop against a local or staging server with production-like framework and database versions.
- Run formatting/static checks available for the language, then start the resource and inspect both consoles.
- Test joins, reconnects, restarts and at least two simultaneous players.
- Profile the real interaction before optimizing; record the baseline and result.
- Deploy a tagged revision with a database backup and documented rollback.
Debugging before adding another tool
Start with the first server-console error, then the client F8 console, resource start order and dependency versions. Use repository search to find the registered event, command or export. For slow code, measure server and client resource time under a repeatable scenario. A generic “optimizer” cannot fix an unindexed database query, a tight loop or excessive network events without identifying the cause.
Using AI safely
AI can explain an error or draft a test, but it cannot prove an export, native, event or permission exists. Verify generated code against the installed source and official documentation, review all server-side authorization, and never paste secrets or private player data into a prompt. Keep the final change small enough to understand and roll back.
Source and license hygiene
Record each resource’s original repository, license, version and required attribution. Avoid reuploads with no provenance. Keep third-party updates separate from local modifications so security and compatibility fixes remain mergeable.
Next: create a FiveM server or review the AI-assisted scripting guide.