Delete a keyframe at the specified frame for a timeline item property. Args: timeline_item_id: The ID of the timeline item property_name: The name of the property with keyframe to delete frame: Frame position of the keyframe to delete
AI agents call delete_keyframe to permanently remove resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs an irreversible deletion operation on keyframe data within a DaVinci Resolve project. Keyframes are critical animation/property control points in video editing workflows. Once deleted, they cannot be automatically recovered without undo functionality being explicitly called by the user.
From the tool's definition The tool is named 'delete_keyframe' and the description states it will 'Delete a keyframe at the specified frame for a timeline item property.' The use of 'Delete' indicates irreversible removal of data from the video editing timeline.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete_keyframe 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 delete_keyframe:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"delete_keyframe"
]
}delete_keyframe disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Delete a keyframe at the specified frame for a timeline item property. Args: timeline_item_id: The ID of the timeline item property_name: The name of the property with keyframe to delete frame: Frame position of the keyframe to delete. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_keyframe: 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.
delete_keyframe is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete_keyframe 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 delete_keyframe. 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.
delete_keyframe 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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