editor.config

Read/write access to Unreal Engine INI config files and project settings inspection

`editor.config.get`

Read a config value by section, key, and file.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`section`	string	Yes	INI section name (e.g. /Script/Engine.Engine)
`key`	string	Yes	Key name within the section
`file`	string	Yes	Config file shorthand (Engine, Game, Input, Editor, Scalability, GameUserSettings, DeviceProfiles, EditorPerProjectUserSettings) or a direct path

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`found`	boolean	Whether the key was found
`section`	string	Section name queried
`key`	string	Key name queried
`file`	string	Resolved config file path
`value`	string\|null	The config value (string), or null if not found

Example Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "editor.config.get",
  "params": {
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "key": "gc.MaxObjectsNotConsideredByGC",
    "file": "Engine"
  }
}

Example Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "found": true,
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "key": "gc.MaxObjectsNotConsideredByGC",
    "file": "../../Saved/Config/Windows/Engine.ini",
    "value": "0"
  }
}

`editor.config.set`

Write a config value by section, key, and file. Creates the section/key if it doesn't exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`section`	string	Yes	INI section name
`key`	string	Yes	Key name within the section
`value`	string\|number\|boolean\|null	Yes	Value to set (numbers and booleans are converted to strings)
`file`	string	Yes	Config file shorthand or direct path

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Always true on success
`section`	string	Section name written to
`key`	string	Key name written to
`value`	string	Value that was written (as string)
`file`	string	Resolved config file path

Example Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "editor.config.set",
  "params": {
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "key": "gc.MaxObjectsNotConsideredByGC",
    "value": "1024",
    "file": "Engine"
  }
}

Example Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "result": {
    "success": true,
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "key": "gc.MaxObjectsNotConsideredByGC",
    "value": "1024",
    "file": "../../Saved/Config/Windows/Engine.ini"
  }
}

`editor.config.getCategories`

List all section names in a config file. Useful for discovering available settings sections.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`file`	string	Yes	Config file shorthand or direct path

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`file`	string	Resolved config file path
`count`	number	Number of sections found
`sections`	string[]	Array of section names

Example Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "method": "editor.config.getCategories",
  "params": {
    "file": "Engine"
  }
}

Example Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "result": {
    "file": "../../Saved/Config/Windows/Engine.ini",
    "count": 12,
    "sections": [
      "/Script/Engine.Engine",
      "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
      "/Script/Engine.StreamingSettings",
      "TextureStreaming"
    ]
  }
}

`editor.config.getProjectSettings`

Get all key/value pairs within a specific section of a config file.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`section`	string	Yes	INI section name (e.g. /Script/Engine.Engine)
`file`	string	Yes	Config file shorthand or direct path

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`section`	string	Section name queried
`file`	string	Resolved config file path
`count`	number	Number of key/value pairs
`settings`	object	Key/value pairs (all values are strings)

Example Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 4,
  "method": "editor.config.getProjectSettings",
  "params": {
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "file": "Engine"
  }
}

Example Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 4,
  "result": {
    "section": "/Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings",
    "file": "../../Saved/Config/Windows/Engine.ini",
    "count": 3,
    "settings": {
      "gc.MaxObjectsNotConsideredByGC": "0",
      "gc.SizeOfPermanentObjectPool": "0",
      "gc.MaxObjectsInEditor": "12000000"
    }
  }
}