# dbg_evaluate

Evaluate a GDScript expression in the context of a stopped frame. DESTRUCTIVE: arbitrary code execution — confirm with the user and keep this capability gated.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `dbg_evaluate`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-evaluate

## Facts

- Tool: `dbg_evaluate`
- Server: Godot Breakpoint (`jlivingston-Cipher/godot-breakpoint-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/jlivingston-Cipher/godot-breakpoint-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": "dbg_evaluate",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why dbg_evaluate is rated High

This tool executes arbitrary GDScript code in a running Godot debugger context. Despite being labeled 'DESTRUCTIVE' in the description, the primary risk is arbitrary code execution, which is the most dangerous capability an AI agent can misuse. It can read/write/delete files, modify game state, or trigger any system-level operation available to the Godot runtime.

From the tool's own definition: "Evaluate a GDScript expression in the context of a stopped frame. DESTRUCTIVE: arbitrary code execution — confirm with the user and keep this capability gated."

## Use case

AI agents invoke dbg_evaluate to trigger actions in Godot Breakpoint. 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 Breakpoint:

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

## Other tools on Godot Breakpoint (238)

- `anim_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/anim-delete.md
- `anim_remove_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/anim-remove-key.md
- `cs_rename` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-rename.md
- `filesystem_move` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/filesystem-move.md
- `inputmap_erase_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/inputmap-erase-action.md
- `node_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/node-delete.md
- `project_remove_autoload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/project-remove-autoload.md
- `scene_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/scene-close.md
- `scene_reload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/scene-reload.md
- `shader_set_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/shader-set-code.md
- `tilemap_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/tilemap-clear.md
- `cs_dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-attach.md
- `cs_dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-continue.md
- `cs_dbg_evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-evaluate.md
- `cs_dbg_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-launch.md
- `cs_dbg_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-restart.md
- `cs_dbg_set_exception_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-exception-breakpoints.md
- `cs_dbg_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-step.md
- `dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-attach.md
- `dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-continue.md
- `dbg_goto` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-goto.md
- `dbg_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-launch.md
- `dbg_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-restart.md
- `dbg_set_exception_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-set-exception-breakpoints.md
- `dbg_set_variable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-set-variable.md
- `dbg_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/dbg-step.md
- `filesystem_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/filesystem-scan.md
- `godot_launch_editor` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/godot-launch-editor.md
- `godot_run_managed` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/godot-run-managed.md
- `godot_run_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-breakpoint-mcp/godot-run-project.md
- …and 208 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/godot-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`

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