apply_post_fx_look
Apply just a camera post-processing look (no lights/fog): cinematic (tonemap + bloom + soft vignette), filmic-horror (desaturated, high-contrast, heavy vignette, film grain), or clean (tonemap only). Errors if the scene has no CameraComponent. Returns { applied, look, components, camera } listing...
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What apply_post_fx_look does on Sbox
AI agents use apply_post_fx_look to create or update resources in Sbox, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Sbox environment.
Why apply_post_fx_look is rated Medium
Modifies camera visual settings reversibly; no data deletion or code execution involved.
From the tool's definition Apply camera post-processing look, adds effect components to main camera
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The rule that runs apply_post_fx_look safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Sbox, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For apply_post_fx_look, this is the rule to start with:
apply_post_fx_look 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Sbox, apply this rule, and every apply_post_fx_look call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about apply_post_fx_look
Apply just a camera post-processing look (no lights/fog): cinematic (tonemap + bloom + soft vignette), filmic-horror (desaturated, high-contrast, heavy vignette, film grain), or clean (tonemap only). Errors if the scene has no CameraComponent. Returns { applied, look, components, camera } listing the effect components added to the main camera — tune them individually afterwards with add_post_process. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Sbox MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Sbox MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for apply_post_fx_look: 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 Sbox. Nothing to install.
apply_post_fx_look 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 apply_post_fx_look 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 apply_post_fx_look. 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.
apply_post_fx_look is provided by the Sbox MCP server (sbox-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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