# get_asset_info

Get detailed metadata for an asset.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_asset_info`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/get-asset-info

## Facts

- Tool: `get_asset_info`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `asset_path` | string | yes | Asset path (e.g., /Game/Meshes/MyMesh.MyMesh) |

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": "get_asset_info",
    "arguments": {
      "asset_path": "<asset_path>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_asset_info is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries metadata about assets in Unreal Engine without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It falls squarely into the Read category with low severity since information disclosure about asset metadata poses minimal risk compared to tools that can execute code or modify engine state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_asset_info' and description 'Get detailed metadata for an asset' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'get' and the absence of any modification language confirm this is a read-only operation."

## Use case

AI agents call get_asset_info to retrieve information from Unreal 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 Unreal:

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

## 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_plugin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jjpxdev-unreal-mcp/build-plugin.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
- …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
