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lookAt

Make the player look in a specific direction or at coordinates

How to control lookAt ↓

What lookAt does on MCP Minecraft Remote

AI agents invoke lookAt to trigger actions in MCP Minecraft Remote. 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.

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Why lookAt needs a policy

This tool triggers an external operation in the Minecraft game environment — it controls the player's view orientation. While it has no direct destructive or financial impact, it actively executes an action on a remote Minecraft player/client, changing game state. It can facilitate or aim attacks, mining, or building actions, giving it moderate misuse potential.

From the tool's definition Make the player look in a specific direction or at coordinates

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access lookAt gives an agent:

How to control lookAt

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Minecraft Remote, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for lookAt:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "lookAt": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "lookat_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

lookAt stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register MCP Minecraft Remote — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about lookAt

What does the lookAt tool do? +

Make the player look in a specific direction or at coordinates. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the MCP Minecraft Remote MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on lookAt? +

Register the MCP Minecraft Remote MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookAt: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches MCP Minecraft Remote. Nothing to install.

What risk level is lookAt? +

lookAt is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit lookAt? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lookAt rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block lookAt completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for lookAt. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides lookAt? +

lookAt is provided by the MCP Minecraft Remote MCP server (nacal/mcp-minecraft-remote). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MCP Minecraft Remote tool call.

Start from MCP Minecraft Remote, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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