Sync audio across multiple clips. Mirrors MediaPool.AutoSyncAudio([items], {audioSyncSettings}) per docs lines 600-614. Args: clip_ids: List of MediaPoolItem unique IDs to sync. sync_mode: 'waveform' or 'timecode' (default on Resolve side: 'timecode'). channel_number: int >= 1 for channel offset,...
AI agents use auto_sync_audio to create or update resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your DaVinci Resolve MCP environment.
This tool modifies clip properties by synchronizing audio tracks across multiple clips. It alters the audio alignment and potentially metadata of existing media pool items, which is a reversible write/modification operation. It does not delete data, execute arbitrary code, or involve financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Sync audio across multiple clips... Mirrors MediaPool.AutoSyncAudio([items], {audioSyncSettings})
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access auto_sync_audio gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and DaVinci Resolve MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for auto_sync_audio:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"auto_sync_audio": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "auto_sync_audio_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}auto_sync_audio stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Sync audio across multiple clips. Mirrors MediaPool.AutoSyncAudio([items], {audioSyncSettings}) per docs lines 600-614. Args: clip_ids: List of MediaPoolItem unique IDs to sync. sync_mode: 'waveform' or 'timecode' (default on Resolve side: 'timecode'). channel_number: int >= 1 for channel offset, or 'automatic' (-1) / 'mix' (-2). Only used in waveform mode. retain_embedded_audio: keep clip's embedded audio after sync. retain_video_metadata: keep video clip's metadata after sync. It is categorised as a Write tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for auto_sync_audio: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches DaVinci Resolve MCP. Nothing to install.
auto_sync_audio is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the auto_sync_audio rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for auto_sync_audio. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
auto_sync_audio is provided by the DaVinci Resolve MCP server (samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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