Delete a folder from the current project folder location. Args: folder_name: Name of the folder to delete.
AI agents call delete_project_folder 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 project folders. Once deleted, the folder and its contents cannot be recovered through normal means. While the blast radius is limited to the project folder structure (not system-wide), the destructive nature and potential loss of editing work, media assets, or project data within the folder justifies 'Destructive' classification and 'high' severity.
From the tool's definition delete_project_folder" - the tool name explicitly contains "delete" and the description states "Delete a folder from the current project folder location," indicating irreversible removal of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete_project_folder 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_project_folder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"delete_project_folder"
]
}delete_project_folder 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 folder from the current project folder location. Args: folder_name: Name of the folder 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_project_folder: 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_project_folder 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_project_folder 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_project_folder. 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_project_folder 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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