# runtime_screenshot

Capture the current game frame as a PNG and return it as image content so the assistant can see the running game.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `runtime_screenshot`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/runtime-screenshot

## Facts

- Tool: `runtime_screenshot`
- Server: Breakpoint (`breakpoint-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y breakpoint-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/breakpoint-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `peer` | string | no | Target a headless peer by id (from runtime_spawn_peers). Omit to address the default running game. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why runtime_screenshot is rated Low

This tool performs a passive screenshot capture of the running game state and returns the image data. It does not modify, execute code, delete data, or commit financial transactions. The operation is purely observational with no mutations or external side effects beyond reading the current visual state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Capture[s] the current game frame as a PNG and return it as image content' — a read-only retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "runtime_screenshot": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Breakpoint (273)

- `anim_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/anim-delete.md
- `anim_remove_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/anim-remove-key.md
- `filesystem_move` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/filesystem-move.md
- `gd_rename` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/gd-rename.md
- `inputmap_erase_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/inputmap-erase-action.md
- `mp_wire_rpc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/mp-wire-rpc.md
- `node_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/node-delete.md
- `project_remove_autoload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/project-remove-autoload.md
- `resource_save` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/resource-save.md
- `resource_set_import_settings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/resource-set-import-settings.md
- `runtime_node_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/runtime-node-remove.md
- `runtime_peer_stop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/runtime-peer-stop.md
- `scene_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/scene-close.md
- `scene_reload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/scene-reload.md
- `shader_set_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/shader-set-code.md
- `tilemap_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/tilemap-clear.md
- `vcs_restore` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/vcs-restore.md
- `vcs_stash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/vcs-stash.md
- `cs_dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-attach.md
- `cs_dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-continue.md
- `cs_dbg_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-launch.md
- `cs_dbg_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-restart.md
- `cs_dbg_set_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-breakpoints.md
- `cs_dbg_set_exception_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-exception-breakpoints.md
- `cs_dbg_set_variable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-variable.md
- `cs_dbg_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-step.md
- `dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-attach.md
- `dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-continue.md
- `dbg_data_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-data-breakpoints.md
- `dbg_goto` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-goto.md
- …and 243 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp.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`

---

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