Manage stills in gallery albums (best results on Color page). Actions: get_stills(album_index?) -> {count} get_label(still_index, album_index?) -> {label} set_label(still_index, label, album_index?) -> {success} import_stills(paths, album_index?) -> {success} export_stills(folder_path, prefix?, f...
AI agents use gallery_stills 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 spans both Write (set_label, import_stills) and Destructive (delete_stills) categories. However, the core functionality centers on managing stills through reversible operations like labeling and importing. The delete_stills action, while destructive, appears to be an ancillary feature rather than the primary purpose.
From the tool's definition The tool includes actions that modify data: set_label() modifies still labels, import_stills() adds stills to galleries, and delete_stills() removes stills.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access gallery_stills 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 gallery_stills:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"gallery_stills": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "gallery_stills_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}gallery_stills 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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Manage stills in gallery albums (best results on Color page). Actions: get_stills(album_index?) -> {count} get_label(still_index, album_index?) -> {label} set_label(still_index, label, album_index?) -> {success} import_stills(paths, album_index?) -> {success} export_stills(folder_path, prefix?, format?, album_index?) -> {success} grab_and_export(folder_path, prefix?, format?, album_index?, delete_after?, cleanup?) -> {files} delete_stills(still_indices, album_index?) -> {success} album_index defaults to current album. still_index is 0-based. format for export: dpx, cin, tif, jpg, png, ppm, bmp, xpm, drx (default: dpx). grab_and_export grabs a still from the current frame and exports it immediately, keeping the live GalleryStill reference (more reliable than separate grab + export). Requires Color page. Automatically produces a companion .drx grade file. File data is inlined in the response (DRX as text, images as base64). cleanup (default true) deletes exported files from disk after inlining. 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 gallery_stills: 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.
gallery_stills 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 gallery_stills 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 gallery_stills. 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.
gallery_stills 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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