fix: add parameter validation to manage_gameobject tool

UnityMcpBridge/Editor/Tools/ManageGameObject.cs

@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ public static object HandleCommand(JObject @params)
                             );
                         // Pass the includeNonPublicSerialized flag here
                         return GetComponentsFromTarget(getCompTarget, searchMethod, includeNonPublicSerialized);
+                    case "get_component":
+                        string getSingleCompTarget = targetToken?.ToString();
+                        if (getSingleCompTarget == null)
+                            return Response.Error(
+                                "'target' parameter required for get_component."
+                            );
+                        string componentName = @params["componentName"]?.ToString();
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(componentName))
+                            return Response.Error(
+                                "'componentName' parameter required for get_component."
+                            );
+                        return GetSingleComponentFromTarget(getSingleCompTarget, searchMethod, componentName, includeNonPublicSerialized);
                     case "add_component":
                         return AddComponentToTarget(@params, targetToken, searchMethod);
                     case "remove_component":
@@ -1008,6 +1020,70 @@ private static object GetComponentsFromTarget(string target, string searchMethod
             }
         }
 
+        private static object GetSingleComponentFromTarget(string target, string searchMethod, string componentName, bool includeNonPublicSerialized = true)
+        {
+            GameObject targetGo = FindObjectInternal(target, searchMethod);
+            if (targetGo == null)
+            {
+                return Response.Error(
+                    $"Target GameObject ('{target}') not found using method '{searchMethod ?? "default"}'."
+                );
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Try to find the component by name
+                Component targetComponent = targetGo.GetComponent(componentName);
+
+                // If not found directly, try to find by type name (handle namespaces)
+                if (targetComponent == null)
+                {
+                    Component[] allComponents = targetGo.GetComponents<Component>();
+                    foreach (Component comp in allComponents)
+                    {
+                        if (comp != null)
+                        {
+                            string typeName = comp.GetType().Name;
+                            string fullTypeName = comp.GetType().FullName;
+
+                            if (typeName == componentName || fullTypeName == componentName)
+                            {
+                                targetComponent = comp;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (targetComponent == null)
+                {
+                    return Response.Error(
+                        $"Component '{componentName}' not found on GameObject '{targetGo.name}'."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                var componentData = Helpers.GameObjectSerializer.GetComponentData(targetComponent, includeNonPublicSerialized);
+
+                if (componentData == null)
+                {
+                    return Response.Error(
+                        $"Failed to serialize component '{componentName}' on GameObject '{targetGo.name}'."
+                    );
+                }
+
+                return Response.Success(
+                    $"Retrieved component '{componentName}' from '{targetGo.name}'.",
+                    componentData
+                );
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                return Response.Error(
+                    $"Error getting component '{componentName}' from '{targetGo.name}': {e.Message}"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         private static object AddComponentToTarget(
             JObject @params,
             JToken targetToken,

UnityMcpBridge/UnityMcpServer~/src/tools/manage_gameobject.py

@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 def register_manage_gameobject_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
     """Register all GameObject management tools with the MCP server."""
 
-    @mcp.tool(name="manage_gameobject", description="Manage GameObjects. Note: for 'get_components', the `data` field contains a dictionary of component names and their serialized properties.")
+    @mcp.tool(name="manage_gameobject", description="Manage GameObjects. Note: for 'get_components', the `data` field contains a dictionary of component names and their serialized properties. For 'get_component', specify 'component_name' to retrieve only that component's serialized data.")
     @telemetry_tool("manage_gameobject")
     def manage_gameobject(
         ctx: Context,
-        action: Annotated[Literal["create", "modify", "delete", "find", "add_component", "remove_component", "set_component_property", "get_components"], "Perform CRUD operations on GameObjects and components."],
+        action: Annotated[Literal["create", "modify", "delete", "find", "add_component", "remove_component", "set_component_property", "get_components", "get_component"], "Perform CRUD operations on GameObjects and components."],
         target: Annotated[str,
                           "GameObject identifier by name or path for modify/delete/component actions"] | None = None,
-        search_method: Annotated[str,
-                                 "How to find objects ('by_name', 'by_id', 'by_path', etc.). Used with 'find' and some 'target' lookups."] | None = None,
+        search_method: Annotated[Literal["by_id", "by_name", "by_path", "by_tag", "by_layer", "by_component"],
+                                 "How to find objects. Used with 'find' and some 'target' lookups."] | None = None,
         name: Annotated[str,
-                        "GameObject name - used for both 'create' (initial name) and 'modify' (rename)"] | None = None,
+                        "GameObject name for 'create' (initial name) and 'modify' (rename) actions ONLY. For 'find' action, use 'search_term' instead."] | None = None,
         tag: Annotated[str,
                        "Tag name - used for both 'create' (initial tag) and 'modify' (change tag)"] | None = None,
         parent: Annotated[str,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def manage_gameobject(
                                         - Access shared material: `{"MeshRenderer": {"sharedMaterial.color": [1, 0, 0, 1]}}`"""] | None = None,
         # --- Parameters for 'find' ---
         search_term: Annotated[str,
-                               "Search term for 'find' action"] | None = None,
+                               "Search term for 'find' action ONLY. Use this (not 'name') when searching for GameObjects."] | None = None,
         find_all: Annotated[bool,
                             "If True, finds all GameObjects matching the search term"] | None = None,
         search_in_children: Annotated[bool,
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ def manage_gameobject(
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         ctx.info(f"Processing manage_gameobject: {action}")
         try:
+            # Validate parameter usage to prevent silent failures
+            if action == "find":
+                if name is not None:
+                    return {
+                        "success": False,
+                        "message": "For 'find' action, use 'search_term' parameter, not 'name'. Remove 'name' parameter. Example: search_term='Player', search_method='by_name'"
+                    }
+                if search_term is None:
+                    return {
+                        "success": False,
+                        "message": "For 'find' action, 'search_term' parameter is required. Use search_term (not 'name') to specify what to find."
+                    }
+
+            if action in ["create", "modify"]:
+                if search_term is not None:
+                    return {
+                        "success": False,
+                        "message": f"For '{action}' action, use 'name' parameter, not 'search_term'."
+                    }
+
             # Prepare parameters, removing None values
             params = {
                 "action": action,
@@ -125,4 +145,4 @@ def manage_gameobject(
             return response if isinstance(response, dict) else {"success": False, "message": str(response)}
 
         except Exception as e:
-            return {"success": False, "message": f"Python error managing GameObject: {str(e)}"}
+            return {"success": False, "message": f"Python error managing GameObject: {str(e)}"}