find_objects_near
Find GameObjects within a world-space radius of exactly one explicit position or originId, sorted nearest first. Optional name/component/tag filters are applied before the capped result, and the Scene root is excluded. Returns pivot-distance results plus requestedRadius/radiusClamped and total/sh...
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What find_objects_near does on Sbox
AI agents call find_objects_near to retrieve information from Sbox without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why find_objects_near is rated Low
Retrieves spatial data about game objects with no side effects or modifications.
From the tool's definition Find GameObjects within world-space radius, sorted nearest first. Read-only
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs find_objects_near 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 find_objects_near, this is the rule to start with:
find_objects_near is read-only, so it stays allowed. 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 find_objects_near call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about find_objects_near
Find GameObjects within a world-space radius of exactly one explicit position or originId, sorted nearest first. Optional name/component/tag filters are applied before the capped result, and the Scene root is excluded. Returns pivot-distance results plus requestedRadius/radiusClamped and total/showing/truncated/scanned; it deliberately does not pretend render or collider overlap is pivot distance. Read-only and play-aware. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sbox MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sbox MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_objects_near: 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.
find_objects_near 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_objects_near 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_objects_near. 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_objects_near 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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