Find the nearest X visible players to the bot.
AI agents call find_nearest_players to retrieve information from Minecraft Survival MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a lookup or query of existing game state (player positions) and returns data to the agent. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions—it only retrieves information. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as querying player locations cannot directly harm the game, game economy, or player data. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'find_nearest_players' and description 'Find the nearest X visible players to the bot' indicate a query operation that retrieves information about player locations within the game world.
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Find the nearest X visible players to the bot. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_nearest_players: 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 Minecraft Survival MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_nearest_players is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find_nearest_players 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for find_nearest_players. 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.
find_nearest_players is provided by the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP server (netherite-stack/minecraft-survival-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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