# build_plugin

Build a plugin standalone.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `build_plugin`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/build-plugin

## Facts

- Tool: `build_plugin`
- Server: Unreal (`@jjpxdev/unreal-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @jjpxdev/unreal-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jjpxdev/unreal-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `platform` | object | no | Target platform |
| `output_path` | object | yes | Output directory for the built plugin |
| `plugin_path` | string | yes | Path to the .uplugin file |

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": "build_plugin",
    "arguments": {
      "output_path": {},
      "plugin_path": "<plugin_path>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why build_plugin is rated High

This tool triggers compilation and build processes, which are external code execution operations. While not destructive by itself, building plugins can invoke arbitrary build scripts, dependencies, and external tools. The blast radius is substantial if an attacker controls what gets built or can inject malicious code into the build pipeline.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'build_plugin' with description 'Build a plugin standalone.' The verb 'build' indicates compilation/execution of code."

## Use case

AI agents invoke build_plugin to trigger actions in Unreal. 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 Unreal:

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

## Other tools on Unreal (126)

- `delete_actor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/delete-actor.md
- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/delete-asset.md
- `delete_material_expression` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/delete-material-expression.md
- `remove_graph_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/remove-graph-node.md
- `build_cook_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/build-cook-run.md
- `build_graph` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/build-graph.md
- `build_target` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/build-target.md
- `call_preset_function` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/call-preset-function.md
- `clean_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/clean-project.md
- `compile_blueprint` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/compile-blueprint.md
- `content_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/content-audit.md
- `cook_content` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/cook-content.md
- `execute_console_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/execute-console-command.md
- `execute_python` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/execute-python.md
- `generate_lods` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/generate-lods.md
- `package_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/package-project.md
- `recompile_material` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/recompile-material.md
- `reinit_niagara_system` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/reinit-niagara-system.md
- `render_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/render-sequence.md
- `reset_niagara_system` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/reset-niagara-system.md
- `run_all_automation_tests` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-all-automation-tests.md
- `run_automation_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-automation-test.md
- `run_automation_tests_by_category` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-automation-tests-by-category.md
- `run_editor_utility_blueprint` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-editor-utility-blueprint.md
- `run_editor_utility_widget` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-editor-utility-widget.md
- `run_gauntlet` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-gauntlet.md
- `run_map_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-map-check.md
- `run_stat_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/run-stat-command.md
- `spawn_niagara_at_location` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/spawn-niagara-at-location.md
- `spawn_niagara_attached` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/spawn-niagara-attached.md
- …and 96 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-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=jjpxdev-unreal-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp