get_world_info

What get_world_info does on Unreal-MCP

AI agents call get_world_info to retrieve information from Unreal-MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_world_info is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query of editor state information. It has no side effects, does not modify any assets, and simply returns metadata about the current level. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent cannot cause damage by reading world information. Severity is low because the tool cannot be weaponized to cause operational harm or data loss.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get current editor level info (world name, actor count, actor list)' — retrieves and queries data about the current world state without modifying, creating, or deleting anything.

The rule that runs get_world_info safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Unreal-MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_world_info, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_world_info": {}
  }
}

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