Export a layout preset to a file. Calls Resolve.ExportLayoutPreset() to export a preset to disk. Args: preset_name: Name of the preset to export. export_path: Absolute file path to export the preset to.
AI agents use export_layout_preset_tool 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.
While exporting a preset is reversible (the exported file can be deleted), it does modify the filesystem by creating a new file. This is a Write category action. Severity is medium because a compromised export path could write to sensitive locations or overwrite existing files, but the impact is limited to layout presets rather than video content or financial data.
From the tool's definition The tool calls Resolve.ExportLayoutPreset() to export a preset to disk, which creates a new file at a specified path. This is a write operation that creates data on the filesystem.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access export_layout_preset_tool 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_layout_preset_tool:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"export_layout_preset_tool": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "export_layout_preset_tool_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}export_layout_preset_tool 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 layout preset to a file. Calls Resolve.ExportLayoutPreset() to export a preset to disk. Args: preset_name: Name of the preset to export. export_path: Absolute file path to export the preset to. 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_layout_preset_tool: 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_layout_preset_tool 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_layout_preset_tool 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_layout_preset_tool. 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_layout_preset_tool 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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