Export a Media Pool folder to a file. Args: file_path: Absolute path for the export. folder_path: Path from root. Empty for current folder.
AI agents use folder_export 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.
The tool exports data (Media Pool folder contents) to a file, which is a reversible write operation. It creates a new file at a specified path but does not delete, execute code, or move financial assets. The severity is medium because unintended exports could overwrite files or create unintended backups, but the operation is reversible and the blast radius is limited to file I/O.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'folder_export' and description 'Export a Media Pool folder to a file' indicates creating/writing exported file content to disk.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access folder_export 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 folder_export:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"folder_export": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "folder_export_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}folder_export 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 Media Pool folder to a file. Args: file_path: Absolute path for the export. folder_path: Path from root. Empty for current folder. 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 folder_export: 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.
folder_export 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 folder_export 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 folder_export. 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.
folder_export 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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