Create/import/manage assets, material graphs, material instances, procedural textures, render targets, and dependency analysis. Required: action. Select one enum value, then provide only parameters relevant to that action. Params by action: assetPath, directory, classNames, packagePaths, recursiv...
Risk signalsAccepts file system path (directory) · Accepts freeform code/query input (code) · High parameter count (123 properties)
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AI agents use manage_asset to create or modify resources in Unreal Engine. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call manage_asset repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Unreal Engine.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"manage_asset": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "manage_asset_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Unreal Engine policy for all 23 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access manage_asset gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Create/import/manage assets, material graphs, material instances, procedural textures, render targets, and dependency analysis. Required: action. Select one enum value, then provide only parameters relevant to that action. Params by action: assetPath, directory, classNames, packagePaths, recursivePaths, recursiveClasses, limit, offset, sourcePath, destinationPath, assetPaths, lodCount, posX, posY, newName, overwrite, save, fixupRedirectors, directoryPath, name, path, parentMaterial, width, height, depth, format, meshPath, tag, metadata, nodeType, nodeId, sourceNodeId, targetNodeId, inputName, parameterName, value, x, y, maxDepth, prefix, suffix, searchText, replaceText, paths, description, checkoutFiles, showConfirmation, pinName, materialPath, texturePath, coordinateIndex, parameterType, tags, folderPath, type, defaultValue, force, recursive, reportType, pattern, replacement, materialDomain, blendMode, shadingModel, domain, twoSided, uTiling, vTiling, operation, constA, constB, code, outputType, inputs, additionalOutputs, group, sourcePin, targetPin, direction, downstream, startNodeId, endPin, orphansOnly, functionPath, inputType, instancePath, layerName, blendType, layers, nodeIds, sourceTexture, strength, scale, octaves, samples, newWidth, newHeight, filterMethod, inBlack, inWhite, gamma, curvePoints, amount, radius, channel, redTexture, greenTexture, blueTexture, baseTexture, blendTexture, opacity, compressionSettings, textureGroup, lodBias, virtualTextureStreaming, neverStream, streamingPriority, speed, speedX, speedY, levels, params.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Unreal Engine MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Unreal Engine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for manage_asset: 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 Unreal Engine. Nothing to install.
manage_asset 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 manage_asset 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 manage_asset. 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.
manage_asset is provided by the Unreal Engine MCP server (ChiR24/Unreal_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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