# navigate_character

Move a character to a target position using direct movement or pathfinding

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `navigate_character`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/keeveeg-godot-mcp/navigate-character

## Facts

- Tool: `navigate_character`
- Server: Godot (`@keeveeg/godot-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/keeveeg-godot-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @keeveeg/godot-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@keeveeg/godot-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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `method` | string | no | Navigation method (default: direct) |
| `target` | array | yes | Target position [x, y, z] |
| `character_path` | string | yes | Node path in the scene tree (e.g. 'Player/Sprite2D'). Use just the node name for root-level children (e.g. 'Player'), or empty string '' for the scene root itse |

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": "navigate_character",
    "arguments": {
      "target": [],
      "character_path": "<character_path>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why navigate_character is rated High

This tool executes game engine operations that modify runtime state—specifically moving in-game entities. The effects are dynamic and depend on supplied arguments (target position), making it Execute rather than Write. It's not Destructive since movement is reversible, nor Read since it modifies state rather than querying.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs 'move a character to a target position' which executes an action within a game engine context (Godot)."

## Use case

AI agents invoke navigate_character to trigger actions in Godot. 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:

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

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## 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=keeveeg-godot-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/keeveeg-godot-mcp
