dress_citizen
Dress a spawned Citizen (or any GameObject with a SkinnedModelRenderer) by applying .clothing resources. Pass an array of clothing resource paths; they
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What dress_citizen does on Sbox
AI agents use dress_citizen 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 dress_citizen is rated Medium
This tool modifies an existing game object's appearance by applying clothing resources. It is a reversible write operation (clothing can be changed/removed) with limited blast radius confined to the game engine environment. No code execution, deletion, or financial operations are involved.
From the tool's definition 'Dress a spawned Citizen...by applying .clothing resources' — modifies the appearance/state of a game object by applying clothing resources
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The rule that runs dress_citizen 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 dress_citizen, this is the rule to start with:
dress_citizen 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 dress_citizen call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about dress_citizen
Dress a spawned Citizen (or any GameObject with a SkinnedModelRenderer) by applying .clothing resources. Pass an array of clothing resource paths; they. 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 dress_citizen: 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.
dress_citizen 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 dress_citizen 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 dress_citizen. 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.
dress_citizen 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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