Create a new Shader Graph from a template. Templates: urp_lit, urp_unlit, urp_sprite_lit, urp_sprite_unlit, urp_decal, hdrp_lit, hdrp_unlit, blank. Requires Shader Graph package.
AI agents use unity_shadergraph_create to create or update resources in Unity MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Unity MCP Server environment.
This tool creates new shader graph assets within a Unity project, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies the project state by adding new resources but does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, or move money. The blast radius is medium because malicious shader creation could impact project performance or introduce visual artifacts, but the operation is easily undoable and localized to shader assets.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'create' and description states 'Create a new Shader Graph from a template', indicating creation of new assets/data in the Unity project.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access unity_shadergraph_create gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Unity MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for unity_shadergraph_create:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"unity_shadergraph_create": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "unity_shadergraph_create_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}unity_shadergraph_create stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a new Shader Graph from a template. Templates: urp_lit, urp_unlit, urp_sprite_lit, urp_sprite_unlit, urp_decal, hdrp_lit, hdrp_unlit, blank. Requires Shader Graph package. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Unity MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Unity MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for unity_shadergraph_create: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Unity MCP Server. Nothing to install.
unity_shadergraph_create is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the unity_shadergraph_create rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for unity_shadergraph_create. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
unity_shadergraph_create is provided by the Unity MCP Server MCP server (anklebreaker-studio/unity-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 324 Unity MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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324 Unity MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.