# rename_node

Rename a node in the scene tree

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `rename_node`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/keeveeg-godot-mcp/rename-node

## Facts

- Tool: `rename_node`
- 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: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `path` | string | yes | Current node path |
| `new_name` | string | yes | New name for the node |

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": "rename_node",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "<path>",
      "new_name": "<new_name>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why rename_node is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data (a node's name) within a Godot scene tree without permanently deleting or destructively altering content. The change is reversible—a node can be renamed again. It does not execute arbitrary code, move money, or irreversibly delete data. It fits the Write category (reversible modification).

From the tool's own definition: "rename_node – 'Rename a node in the scene tree' – modifies the name property of an existing node, which is a reversible change to scene metadata."

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (path)

## Use case

AI agents use rename_node to create or update resources in Godot, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Godot environment.

## 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": {
    "rename_node": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "rename_node_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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## For agents

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- 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