Get list of clip mattes for a MediaPoolItem. Args: clip_id: Unique ID of the clip.
AI agents call get_clip_matte_list to retrieve information from DaVinci Resolve MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation that retrieves metadata about clip mattes. There are no modifications to data, no code execution, no irreversible actions, and no financial implications. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as querying clip matte information cannot damage the project, delete content, or cause unintended side effects.
From the tool's definition The tool description states it 'Get[s] list of clip mattes for a MediaPoolItem', which is a retrieval operation with no side effects. The action is purely informational—it queries existing matte data associated with a clip.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_clip_matte_list 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 get_clip_matte_list:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_clip_matte_list": {}
}
}get_clip_matte_list is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get list of clip mattes for a MediaPoolItem. Args: clip_id: Unique ID of the clip. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_clip_matte_list: 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.
get_clip_matte_list is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_clip_matte_list 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 get_clip_matte_list. 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.
get_clip_matte_list 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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