Export a folder to a DRB file or other format. Args: folder_name: Name of the folder to export export_path: Path to save the exported file export_type: Export format (DRB is default and currently the only supported option)
AI agents use export_folder 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 is a Write operation because it creates new data (an exported file) at a user-specified path. While export operations are generally lower-risk than destructive actions, they create artifacts that consume storage and could potentially be used to exfiltrate project data if an agent misuses the export_path parameter.
From the tool's definition Tool exports a folder to a file (DRB or other format), creating a new file at a specified location. The operation is reversible—the exported file can be deleted and the original remains unchanged.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access export_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 export_folder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"export_folder": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "export_folder_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}export_folder 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 a folder to a DRB file or other format. Args: folder_name: Name of the folder to export export_path: Path to save the exported file export_type: Export format (DRB is default and currently the only supported option). 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_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.
export_folder 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_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 export_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.
export_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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