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Agent Skills: SteamVR Tracking (Base Stations / Lighthouse)

SteamVR Tracking (Lighthouse/Base Stations) setup + specs. Use for playspace sizing, base station placement, compatibility, and troubleshooting across SteamVR-tracked headsets.

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steamvr-tracking
Description
SteamVR Tracking (Lighthouse/Base Stations) setup + specs. Use for playspace sizing, base station placement, compatibility, and troubleshooting across SteamVR-tracked headsets.

SteamVR Tracking (Base Stations / Lighthouse)

Use when the user is:

  • Setting up Valve/HTC base stations
  • Using a headset/controller/tracker that relies on SteamVR Tracking (outside-in)
  • Debugging tracking drift, occlusion, or playspace geometry

What To Ask First (Only If It Blocks Progress)

  1. Base station generation: 1.0 or 2.0?
  2. How many base stations: 2, 3, or 4?
  3. Target playspace size and ceiling height?

Key Concepts

  • Base stations are not cameras; they sweep IR laser patterns that tracked devices read.
  • Tracking quality is mostly about:
  • Visibility (avoid occlusion)
  • Placement geometry (cover the full volume)
  • Reflective surfaces (windows/mirrors) and IR interference

Quick Placement Rules

  • Start with 2 base stations, opposite corners, high up, angled down.
  • Add a 3rd/4th station only to cover dead zones or larger spaces.
  • Avoid direct reflections (mirrors, glossy TV, large windows).

Compatibility / Gotchas

  • Base station 2.0 requires 2.0-tracking-capable hardware.
  • For headsets that support both inside-out and SteamVR Tracking (e.g., Varjo/Pimax variants), make sure the runtime and tracking mode match the app:
  • SteamVR/OpenVR apps: ensure SteamVR Tracking mode is active and the vendor SteamVR add-on is enabled.

Interleave With

  • varjo-xr-4 for XR-4 tracking mode + Varjo Base runtime switches
  • ar-vr-xr for comfort/perf defaults
  • jepsen-testing when the XR experience depends on a shared-state backend correctness claim