Export the current frame as a still image. Args: file_path: Absolute path for the exported still image.
AI agents use export_current_frame_as_still 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 writes data to disk by creating a new image file. It is reversible (the file can be deleted) and does not irreversibly destroy data or execute arbitrary code, so it does not qualify as Destructive or Execute. The primary risk is unintended file creation in sensitive locations or disk space exhaustion, warranting a medium severity classification. Confidence is high because the function's purpose is explicit.
From the tool's definition The tool description states it 'Export[s] the current frame as a still image' to a specified file path. This creates a new file on the filesystem.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access export_current_frame_as_still 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 export_current_frame_as_still:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"export_current_frame_as_still": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "export_current_frame_as_still_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}export_current_frame_as_still 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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Export the current frame as a still image. Args: file_path: Absolute path for the exported still image. 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 export_current_frame_as_still: 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.
export_current_frame_as_still 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 export_current_frame_as_still 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 export_current_frame_as_still. 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.
export_current_frame_as_still 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.
Deterministic rules across all 369 DaVinci Resolve MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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