# editor_rename_asset

Rename a file via editor filesystem.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `editor_rename_asset`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-rename-asset

## Facts

- Tool: `editor_rename_asset`
- 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: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `to` | string | yes |  |
| `from` | string | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "editor_rename_asset",
    "arguments": {
      "to": "<to>",
      "from": "<from>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why editor_rename_asset is rated Medium

This tool modifies metadata (filename) in the Godot project filesystem. While reversible, renaming files can break references, imports, or scripts that depend on the old filename, causing project issues. This qualifies as Write rather than Destructive since the operation is undoable and the asset data itself remains intact.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states: 'Rename a file via editor filesystem.' Renaming is a file modification operation that is reversible (the original name can be restored by renaming again)."

## Use case

AI agents use editor_rename_asset to create or update resources in Godot, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Godot environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "editor_rename_asset": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "editor_rename_asset_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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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