GameObject / Component / Get

Get detailed information about a specific Component on a GameObject. Returns component type, enabled state, and optionally serialized fields and properties. Use this to inspect component data before modifying it. Use 'gameobject-find' tool to get the list of all components on the GameObject.

Inputs

• gameObjectRef — the host GameObject.
• componentRef — the specific component to inspect (matched by index or instance ID).
• includeFields (default true) — populate the legacy Fields list.
• includeProperties (default true) — populate the legacy Properties list.
• deepSerialization (default false) — when populating legacy lists, recurse into nested members.

Path-scoped reads (token-saving)

Supply paths (a list of paths) to read only the listed fields/elements via Reflector.TryReadAt, or viewQuery (a ViewQuery) to navigate to a subtree and/or filter by name regex / max depth / type via Reflector.View. The result is returned in the View field of the response, and the legacy Fields/Properties lists are skipped. These two parameters are mutually exclusive — supply at most one.

Path syntax

fieldName, nested/field, arrayField/[i], dictField/[key]. Leading #/ is stripped.

How to Call

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-component-get --input '{
  "gameObjectRef": "string_value",
  "componentRef": "string_value",
  "includeFields": false,
  "includeProperties": false,
  "deepSerialization": false,
  "paths": "string_value",
  "viewQuery": "string_value"
}'

For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-component-get --input-file args.json

Or pipe via stdin (recommended):

unity-mcp-cli run-tool gameobject-component-get --input-file - <<'EOF'
{"param": "value"}
EOF

Troubleshooting

If unity-mcp-cli is not found, either install it globally (npm install -g unity-mcp-cli) or use npx unity-mcp-cli instead. Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
gameObjectRef	any	Yes	Find GameObject in opened Prefab or in the active Scene.
componentRef	any	Yes	Component reference. Used to find a Component at GameObject.
includeFields	boolean	No	Include serialized fields of the component.
includeProperties	boolean	No	Include serialized properties of the component.
deepSerialization	boolean	No	Performs deep serialization including all nested objects. Otherwise, only serializes top-level members.
paths	any	No	Optional. List of paths to read individually via Reflector.TryReadAt. When supplied, the legacy 'Fields'/'Properties' lists are skipped and the result is returned in 'View'. Path syntax: 'fieldName', 'nested/field', 'arrayField/[i]', 'dictField/[key]'. Mutually exclusive with 'viewQuery'.
viewQuery	any	No	Optional. View-query filter routed through Reflector.View. When supplied, the legacy 'Fields'/'Properties' lists are skipped and the filtered subtree is returned in 'View'. Mutually exclusive with 'paths'.

Input JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "gameObjectRef": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.GameObjectRef"
    },
    "componentRef": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.ComponentRef"
    },
    "includeFields": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "includeProperties": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "deepSerialization": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "paths": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Collections.Generic.List(System.String)"
    },
    "viewQuery": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.ViewQuery"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "System.Type": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "AIGD.GameObjectRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If it is '0' and 'path', 'name', 'assetPath' and 'assetGuid' is not provided, empty or null, then it will be used as 'null'. Priority: 1 (Recommended)"
        },
        "path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path of a GameObject in the hierarchy Sample 'character/hand/finger/particle'. Priority: 2."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Name of a GameObject in hierarchy. Priority: 3."
        },
        "assetType": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Type",
          "description": "Type of the asset."
        },
        "assetPath": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path to the asset within the project. Starts with 'Assets/'"
        },
        "assetGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier for the asset."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Find GameObject in opened Prefab or in the active Scene."
    },
    "AIGD.ComponentRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "index": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Component 'index' attached to a gameObject. The first index is '0' and that is usually Transform or RectTransform. Priority: 2. Default value is -1."
        },
        "typeName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Component type full name. Sample 'UnityEngine.Transform'. If the gameObject has two components of the same type, the output component is unpredictable. Priority: 3. Default value is null."
        },
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If this is '0', then it will be used as 'null'."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "index",
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Component reference. Used to find a Component at GameObject."
    },
    "System.Collections.Generic.List(System.String)": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.ViewQuery": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "Path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Navigate to this path first, then serialize only that subtree. Path segments are separated by '/'. Use '[i]' for array/list index (e.g. 'users/[2]/name') and '[key]' for dictionary entry (e.g. 'config/[timeout]'). A leading '#/' is stripped automatically. Examples: 'admin/name', 'users/[0]/email', 'config/[timeout]'. Leave null to start from the root object."
        },
        "NamePattern": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Case-insensitive .NET regex pattern matched against field and property names. Only branches containing at least one match are kept in the result tree. Examples: 'orbitRadius' (exact name), 'orbit.*' (prefix match), 'radius|speed' (either name). When nothing matches, the root envelope is returned with empty fields/props. Leave null to return all fields and properties without filtering."
        },
        "MaxDepth": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Maximum nesting depth of the returned serialized tree. 0 = root type name and value only — no nested fields or properties. 1 = one level of fields/props visible, their children stripped. 2 = two levels visible, and so on. Leave null (default) for unlimited depth."
        },
        "TypeFilter": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Type",
          "description": "When set, prunes the result tree to members whose runtime type is assignable to this type. Non-matching branches are removed; the root envelope is always preserved. Examples: typeof(float) keeps only float fields, typeof(IEnumerable) keeps only collections. Leave null to include members of any type."
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gameObjectRef",
    "componentRef"
  ]
}

Output

Output JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.GetComponentResponse"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "AIGD.ComponentRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "index": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Component 'index' attached to a gameObject. The first index is '0' and that is usually Transform or RectTransform. Priority: 2. Default value is -1."
        },
        "typeName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Component type full name. Sample 'UnityEngine.Transform'. If the gameObject has two components of the same type, the output component is unpredictable. Priority: 3. Default value is null."
        },
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "instanceID of the UnityEngine.Object. If this is '0', then it will be used as 'null'."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "index",
        "instanceID"
      ],
      "description": "Component reference. Used to find a Component at GameObject."
    },
    "AIGD.ComponentDataShallow": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "instanceID": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "typeName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "isEnabled": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "False",
            "True",
            "NA"
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "instanceID",
        "isEnabled"
      ]
    },
    "System.Collections.Generic.List(com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember)": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember"
      }
    },
    "com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "typeName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full type name. Eg: 'System.String', 'System.Int32', 'UnityEngine.Vector3', etc."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Object name."
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "Value of the object, serialized as a non stringified JSON element. Can be null if the value is not set. Can be default value if the value is an empty object or array json."
        },
        "fields": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember",
            "description": "Nested field value."
          },
          "description": "Fields of the object, serialized as a list of 'SerializedMember'."
        },
        "props": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember",
            "description": "Nested property value."
          },
          "description": "Properties of the object, serialized as a list of 'SerializedMember'."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "typeName"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMemberList": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember"
      }
    },
    "AIGD.GetComponentResponse": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "Reference": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.ComponentRef",
          "description": "Reference to the component for future operations."
        },
        "Index": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Index of the component in the GameObject's component list."
        },
        "Component": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/AIGD.ComponentDataShallow",
          "description": "Basic component information (type, enabled state)."
        },
        "Fields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Collections.Generic.List(com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember)",
          "description": "Serialized fields of the component. Populated only on the legacy code path (no 'paths' / no 'viewQuery')."
        },
        "Properties": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/System.Collections.Generic.List(com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember)",
          "description": "Serialized properties of the component. Populated only on the legacy code path (no 'paths' / no 'viewQuery')."
        },
        "View": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/com.IvanMurzak.ReflectorNet.Model.SerializedMember",
          "description": "Path-scoped read or view-query result, populated when 'paths' or 'viewQuery' was supplied. Null otherwise."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "Index"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ]
}