editor_get_camera
Get the 3D editor viewport camera position.
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What editor_get_camera does on Godot
AI agents call editor_get_camera to retrieve information from Godot without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why editor_get_camera is rated Low
This tool retrieves camera position data from the Godot editor viewport. It performs no modifications, deletions, or side effects—it is purely a read operation. The low severity reflects that unauthorized access to camera position is a minor information leak with minimal blast radius for an AI agent misuse scenario.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'editor_get_camera' and description 'Get the 3D editor viewport camera position' indicate a retrieval operation that queries the current state of the editor camera without modifying anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs editor_get_camera safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Godot, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For editor_get_camera, this is the rule to start with:
editor_get_camera 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 Godot, apply this rule, and every editor_get_camera call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about editor_get_camera
Get the 3D editor viewport camera position. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Godot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Godot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for editor_get_camera: 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 Godot. Nothing to install.
editor_get_camera 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 editor_get_camera 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 editor_get_camera. 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.
editor_get_camera is provided by the Godot MCP server (@yanhuifair/godot-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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