get_editor_settings

What get_editor_settings does on Godot

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

Why get_editor_settings is rated Low

This tool retrieves editor configuration and UI preferences (theme, layout, font, scale). It queries state without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The data returned is metadata about the editor environment, not sensitive application secrets or credentials that would elevate risk. This is a standard informational read operation with minimal blast radius if misused.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_editor_settings' with description 'Get all editor settings (theme, layout, font, scale, etc.)' — the verb 'Get' and action of retrieving settings without modification indicates a read operation.

The rule that runs get_editor_settings safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Godot, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_editor_settings, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_editor_settings": {}
  }
}

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