# editor_get_running_scene_tree

Get the live scene tree while the game is running.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `editor_get_running_scene_tree`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-get-running-scene-tree

## Facts

- Tool: `editor_get_running_scene_tree`
- Server: Godot (`@yanhuifair/godot-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @yanhuifair/godot-mcp`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/yanhuifair/Godot-MCP.git
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "editor_get_running_scene_tree",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why editor_get_running_scene_tree is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries data (the scene tree structure) during runtime. It performs no side effects, creates no modifications, executes no code, and deletes nothing. It is a read-only inspection operation typical of debuggers and editors.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'editor_get_running_scene_tree' and description 'Get the live scene tree while the game is running' indicate a retrieval operation that queries the current state of the scene tree without modifying, deleting, or executing code."

## Use case

AI agents call editor_get_running_scene_tree 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Godot:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "editor_get_running_scene_tree": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Godot (281)

- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/delete-file.md
- `editor_delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-delete-asset.md
- `editor_delete_selected` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-delete-selected.md
- `editor_remove_autoload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-remove-autoload.md
- `editor_remove_input_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-remove-input-action.md
- `editor_remove_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-remove-node.md
- `remove_animation_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-animation-track.md
- `remove_audio_bus` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-audio-bus.md
- `remove_autoload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-autoload.md
- `remove_input_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-input-action.md
- `remove_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-node.md
- `remove_shader_graph_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/remove-shader-graph-node.md
- `compile_shader` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/compile-shader.md
- `editor_bake_lightmaps` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-bake-lightmaps.md
- `editor_bake_navigation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-bake-navigation.md
- `editor_debug_break` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-debug-break.md
- `editor_debug_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-debug-continue.md
- `editor_debug_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-debug-step.md
- `editor_debug_step_over` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-debug-step-over.md
- `editor_enable_plugin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-enable-plugin.md
- `editor_evaluate_expression` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-evaluate-expression.md
- `editor_focus` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-focus.md
- `editor_get_class_doc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-get-class-doc.md
- `editor_open_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-open-asset.md
- `editor_open_dock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-open-dock.md
- `editor_play` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-play.md
- `editor_reimport_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-reimport-asset.md
- `editor_reload_scene` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-reload-scene.md
- `editor_run_gdscript` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-run-gdscript.md
- `editor_run_specific_scene` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-run-specific-scene.md
- …and 251 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp.md

## For agents

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=yanhuifair-godot-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/yanhuifair-godot-mcp
