AI agents use export_project to create or update resources in O3de — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your O3de environment.
Export is a Write-class operation because it creates/produces new data artifacts (exported project files or bundles) in a reversible manner. It is not Destructive because the original project remains intact.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'export_project' on an O3DE (Open 3D Engine) automation server. Export operations on projects typically create or produce serialized copies of project data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access export_project gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and O3de, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for export_project:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"export_project": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "export_project_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}export_project stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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export_project. It is categorised as a Write tool in the O3de MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the O3de MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_project: 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 O3de. Nothing to install.
export_project is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the export_project 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 export_project. 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.
export_project is provided by the O3de MCP server (nickschuetz/o3de-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from O3de, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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