# editor_set_editor_setting

Set an editor preference.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `editor_set_editor_setting`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/yanhuifair-godot-mcp/editor-set-editor-setting

## Facts

- Tool: `editor_set_editor_setting`
- 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `key` | string | yes |  |
| `value` | 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_set_editor_setting",
    "arguments": {
      "key": "<key>",
      "value": "<value>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why editor_set_editor_setting is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies editor preferences/settings, which is a Write-category operation. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), or handle finances (Financial). The severity is medium because misconfigured editor settings could degrade developer experience, affect project configuration persistence, or interfere with editor functionality, but changes are typically reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Set an editor preference — modifies editor configuration settings, a reversible change to application state."

## Use case

AI agents use editor_set_editor_setting 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_set_editor_setting": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "editor_set_editor_setting_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

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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