# launch_editor

Launch Godot editor for a specific project

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `launch_editor`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/launch-editor

## Facts

- Tool: `launch_editor`
- Server: Godot MCP (`6ninelives/godot-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/6NineLives/godot-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "launch_editor",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why launch_editor is rated High

This tool triggers execution of the Godot editor application, which is an external process whose behavior and effects depend on project state, system configuration, and user actions within the editor. While not destructive by itself, launching an editor can enable subsequent modifications to game files, scripts, and project settings.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Launch Godot editor for a specific project' — launching the editor is an executable action that triggers an external application and can have broad side effects on the project state and environment."

## Use case

AI agents invoke launch_editor to trigger actions in Godot MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Godot MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "launch_editor": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "launch_editor_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Godot MCP (17)

- `remove_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/remove-node.md
- `run_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/run-project.md
- `stop_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/stop-project.md
- `get_debug_output` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-debug-output.md
- `get_documentation_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-documentation-file.md
- `get_documentation_tree` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-documentation-tree.md
- `get_godot_version` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-godot-version.md
- `get_project_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-project-info.md
- `get_uid` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/get-uid.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/list-projects.md
- `add_node` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/add-node.md
- `create_scene` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/create-scene.md
- `edit_node` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/edit-node.md
- `export_mesh_library` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/export-mesh-library.md
- `load_sprite` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/load-sprite.md
- `save_scene` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/save-scene.md
- `update_project_uids` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/6ninelives-godot-mcp/update-project-uids.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=6ninelives-godot-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/6ninelives-godot-mcp